Aberdare National Park -- “the home of succession and fortunes..."

Set some 7,000 to 14,000 feet above sea level and well known to the world as the home of succession where in came a princess and out went the Queen of England while at Treetops lodge, Aberdares is a land of fortune and diversity covering 767 square kilometers. Opened in May 1950, the Aberdares National Park is part of the Aberdare mountain range and got it’s name from Lord Aberdare, one of the founder members of the Royal Geographical Society.

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Amboseli National Park

Amboseli National Park -- "on the feet of Kilimanjaro..." Set in rolling savannah scenery it is dwarfed by the presence of the pink-tinged, snow-capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro which, at 5,896 meters, is the highest free-standing mountain in the world and topped by one fifth of all the ice in Africa.

Against this magnificent backdrop roam vast herds of elephants accompanied by a kaleidoscope of other fabulous beasts - lion, buffalo, cheetah, giraffe, baboon, gazelle hippo and wildebeest to name but a few.

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Arabuko Sokoke National Park -- “Coastal Crown Forest…”

110 km to the North of Mombasa lies our Coastal Crown Forest; Arabuko Sokoke covering 6 km2.

Gazetted in 1943 Arabuko Sokoke lays a few kilometers inland, between the towns of Kilifi and Malindi and it is the largest existing fragment of the tropical forests that covered much of the East African coast.

Arabuko Sokoke is famous for the endemic bird species, Butterflies, Remnant coastal forest, walking trails, Bird Watching and sceneries. Accommodation;

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Hell's Gate National Park -- “The Land of the Daring and Adventurous….”

Covering an area of 68.25 km2 and about 90 km from Nairobi, Hell’s Gate welcomes you into the adventurous daring world of rock climbing, horseback safaris, Game viewing, home of the geysers, Raptor nesting in cliffs, walking along Spectacular gorge, geological sceneries, hot springs, scenic landscape, the Geothermal Station, Masai culture among others.

Famous for it’s natural hot geysers, eagle and vulture breeding grounds, visitors have a choice of driving or walking within the park.

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Lake Naivasha

Driving northwest from Nairobi through Limuru and then continuing down the escarpment and proceeding north across the floor of the Rift Valley one reaches the first of the Rift Lakes. Kenya’s seven Rift Valley lakes run from north to south on the map. All are the setting for magnificent bird-life.

They are a necklace of glittering jewels along the floor of Africa where water is precious and sight of it is always rejuvenating.

Lakes Naivasha, Elementeita and Nakuru, whose incredibly blue waters reflect sun-drenched mountains, may be seen in a day excursion from Nairobi, although there is accommodation at Lake Naivasha and at Nakuru.

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Lake Victoria & Kisumu

This massive (67,493 sq kms) lake, commonly known as Nyanza and the largest in Africa, forms a natural boundary between Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

The lake is the heart of the African continent, the source of its mightiest river, the Nile. In the 19th century the riddle of the Nile was one of the great enigmas of African exploration. After many expeditions failed, John Hanning Speke finally reached these shores in 1858.

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Mt. Longonot National Park

A young volcano, which rises to 2,776 meters above sea level, is an arresting sight for visitors to the Naivasha basin. Created amongst the massive eruptions which, formed the Great Rift Valley, it’s sides now have beautiful V – Shaped valleys and ridges with impenetrable forest around the area of the crater giving it a lush green aspect.

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Lake Baringo & Bogoria National Reserve –“the Great Rift Valley Lakes…..”

Watching, Hot springs, visit to Njemps fishing village at Baringo.North of Lake Nakuru, with unusually spectacular scenery is Lake Baringo, another fresh water lake. Cone-shaped islands make this stretch of water particularly interesting.

This is a breeding ground for many species of fresh water birds, such as Fish Eagles, Verreaux's Eagles, Darters, Cormorants and a large colony of Goliath Heron.Apart from the bird life there is also a large number of Hippo that live in the lake.

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Masai Mara National Reserve -- “New Seventh Wonder of the World….’’

Each year the Maasai Mara is the ground for the new Seventh Wonder of the World; The Great Migration, one of the most awe-inspiring natural events in the world. As the rains bring the grasslands of the Maasai Mara to life, the vast plains rumble with the thunder of approaching hooves as more than 1.5 million wildebeest migrate north from the Serengeti in Tanzania.

The resulting migratory known as the "greatest game show on earth" is considered one of the world's most impressive natural spectacles.

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Meru National Park –“The re-birth of Born Free destination.…”

Meru National Park became most famous as the setting for Joy Adamson’s book “Born Free” – the story of the Adamson’s life and research amongst lion and cheetah. “Elsa” the lioness was the most well known and her grave is marked here.

It was here that Joy Adamson set her lioness Elsa free, and also it is in this park that the last white rhinos in Kenya lived until 1988.

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