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34 Lake Turkana Moyale SOUTHERN REGION Kenya's largest game Lodwar park offers top quality camps and lodges MOUNT ELGON Kitae Eldoret Wajir The Southern Region circuit is dominated by the Tsavo East and West game parks which together form Kenya’s largest game park. Kisumu MOUNT KENYA Lake Victoria Amboseli National Park offers a well managed game watching experience against the stunning backdrop of Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. Amboseli is arguably one of Kenya’s best places in which to view elephant. NAIROBI Garissa Tsavo, which straddles the Mombasa to Nairobi road and railway, covers an area of more than 30,000 square metres. Much of this is a wilderness that rarely sees visitors. Tsavo West alone accounts for some 30 per cent of Kenya’s total park area. It offers excellent upmarket accommodation, both camps and lodges, as well as some of the nation’s largest elephant herds. There is a less plentiful supply of accommodation in the smaller Tsavo East. 1 2 4 3 Malindi Watamu Kilifi Kipini Ungama Bay INDIAN OCEAN Lamu Tarmac Roads Murram Earth Roads Railway Line EXCURSIONS Being close to the Indian Ocean, Tsavo is an ideal one-day or two-day excursion that is popular with people on holiday at the coast who can fly in and out with ease. An added incentive is the good choice of accommodation. SOUTHERN REGION CIRCUIT 1 Amboseli National Park - Page 37 2 Chyulu Hills National Park - Page 40 3 Tsavo East National Park - Page 62 4 Tsavo West National Park - Page 63 Much of the region is savannah, but rocky outcrops and ridges punctuate the landscape. Palms and even mountain vegetation can be found at Chyulu Hills. With its commanding views over the open savannah, Chyulu is a great vantage point that also provides an opportunity to see lava flows and ash cones. Within the park, close to the Tanzanian border, is beautiful Lake Jipe, fed by the run-off from Mount Kilimanjaro. In the north of the park lie the Mzima Springs, where water gushes from the Chyulu Hills into a series of crystal-clear pools. Pemba Island
35 WESTERN KENYA REGION Going off-trail in search of undiscovered secrets Lake Turkana Lodwar Moyale This is one of the nation’s least visited regions in terms of tourism numbers. Yet Western Kenya is an area with hidden gems for those who enjoy life off the regular tourist trail. MOUNT ELGON Wajir As one might expect, accommodation here is limited and perhaps less luxurious than elsewhere in Kenya. However, there are lodges and camps up to three-star standard as well as a selection of other accommodation such as the bandas available at Kakamega. The easiest way to reach this region is by regular scheduled flights into Kisumu Airport or by the generally good road from Nairobi. RARE SPECIES 5 4 Lake Victoria 3 6 Kitae 2 1 Kisumu Eldoret NAIROBI MOUNT KENYA Garissa This area of rich forests, swamp and strange rock formations is home to some of Kenya’s rarest animal species. In particular, it features the rain forest of Kakamega, covering 240 square kilometres, which provides a habitat for over 300 species of birds and experiences an annual rainfall of more than 2,000 mm. The Kakamega Forest also contains a variety of animal species including the endangered De- WESTERN KENYA CIRCUIT 1 Kakamega Forest National Reserve - Page 41 2 Kisumu Impala Sanctuary - Page 42 3 Mount Elgon National Reserve - Page 50 4 Ndere Island National Park - Page 56 5 Ruma National Park - Page 57 6 Saiwa Swamp National Park - Page 58 Brazza’s monkey, which is found in the nearby Kisere Forest Reserve. Visitors should also consider a trip to Ndere Island in Lake Victoria, the Kisumu Impala Sanctuary or Ruma National Park – the last refuge in Kenya of the roan antelope. This is also the only place in Kenya where it is possible to view traditional bullfighting – not quite the spectacle seen in Spain, because, in this case, the fighting takes place between two bulls. Mombasa Malindi Watamu Kilifi Pemba Island Kipini Ungama Bay INDIAN OCEAN
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Page 9 and 10: 7 Welcome to magical Kenya - where
Page 13: Cultural variety is the spice of Ke
Page 17 and 18: 5 A year-round climate made for gol
Page 19 and 20: 17 Go on - treat yourself to a spot
Page 21 and 22: In addition to residential diving,
Page 23 and 24: The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
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Page 30 and 31: 28 PARK INDEX & ROUTE PLANNER CENTR
Page 32 and 33: 30 Lodwar COASTLINE REGION An ocean
Page 34 and 35: 32 NORTH RIFT REGION A rugged lands
Page 38 and 39: 36 ABERDARE NATIONAL PARK Majestic
Page 40 and 41: 38 ARABUKO SOKOKE FOREST NATIONAL P
Page 42 and 43: 40 CHYULU HILLS NATIONAL PARK SOUTH
Page 44 and 45: 42 KISITE MPUNGUTI MARINE NATIONAL
Page 46 and 47: 44 LAIKIPIA NORTH RIFT REGION Laiki
Page 48 and 49: 46 MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE The
Page 50 and 51: 48 MARSABIT NATIONAL PARK Misted mo
Page 52 and 53: 50 MOMBASA MARINE NATIONAL PARK & R
Page 54 and 55: 52 MOUNT LONGONOT NATIONAL PARK She
Page 56 and 57: 54 NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK The world'
Page 58 and 59: 56 NASOLOT NATIONAL RESERVE A sceni
Page 60 and 61: 58 SAIWA SWAMP NATIONAL PARK Sanctu
Page 62 and 63: 60 SHIMBA HILLS NATIONAL RESERVE La
Page 64 and 65: 62 TSAVO EAST NATIONAL PARK Theatre
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