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	PARKS AND RESERVES IN KENYA

	Samburu National Reserve
	Samburu Reserve was established in 1985 and located in the homeland of the nomadic and colorful Samburu people. It is home to unique local species of giraffe and zebra. Samburu is famous for its leopard and river game including hippos and crocodiles as well as the usual plains wildlife. It is no wonder a popular stop for game watchers. The Samburu Reserve has a permanent water supply that acts like a magnet for the numerous animal species found in this area. You will see species here you won’t see anywhere else and yes, they are uniformly beautiful: Reticulated giraffe, boldly marked blocks separated by the finest of lines, delicately browse through acacia branches.


	Mount Kenya National Park
			Mount Kenya is an extinct volcano straddled across the equator and lies approximately 700 sq kms, with a landscape consisting mainly of forest and bare rock. The region is home to a variety of wildlife including some unique species, such as Black and White colobus and Sykes monkeys, bushbuck, buffalo, elephant, Olive baboon, waterbuck, black rhino, leopard, hyena, bongo and at high altitudes zebra and eland can be found. It is Africa’s second highest peak with an altitude ranging from between 10,000 to 17,058 ft, with the highest peak being Batian at 17, 058 ft and Nelion at 17,022ft. Batian and Nelion are regularly climbed by experienced climbers though few are they that really make it to the top. Lenana peak (16,354ft) is much easier to climb and can be
	climbed without the use of specialist equipment. Climbers are often accompanied by a guide, with ports being available.The best time of the year for climbing is from mid-January to late February and from late August through September.


	Aberdare National Park
	Aberdare National Park is part of the Aberdare Mountain Range which forms the steep eastern edge of the Rift Valley. The scenery in this region is spectacular and impressive as is the range of wildlife. It is a highland forest park which was created in 1950 and is well known for its montane vegetation, scenic views, waterfalls and the rare bongo in addition to other wildlife such as the elephant, buffalo and leopard. Animals are not that easily seen due to the dense forest vegetation and as such you will need to do some searching for the wildlife, but there are many purposes built game viewing lodges which one can use to view the wild animals. Animals such as buffalo, leopard, genet cats, giant forest hog, elephant, lion, black rhino and many others are found in this park. Accommodation include two lodges, Treetops and the Ark which both provide night game viewing facilities and three self-catering sites, eight tented campsites and one public campsite.

	Lake Bogoria National Reserve
			Most of Lake Bogoria National Reserve is occupied by Lake Bogoria which was recently announced as a new location of flamingoes. Like Lake Nakuru, the alkaline lake waters grow blue-green algae which seasonally attract thousands of flamingos. Apart from the flamingoes, Lake Bogoria’s other attractions are the hot springs and geysers which are hot enough to boil an egg in a matter of seconds. The park was primarily established to protect the greater kudu, found on the western slopes of the Laikipia Escarpment. Other than this wildlife specie, the park also hosts a large population of beautiful pink flamingoes, small herds of Thompson’s gazelle, groups of zebra, warthog, klipspringers and if lucky, you may spot leopards and cheetahs. But the main attraction of this park is its furiously erupting hot springs and geysers. There is one lodge, three public campsites, one professional campsite and one picnic site at the geysers.
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