SAFARI
JUNE 29, 2021
The Five Best Safari Parks In Kenya
Here are the five best safari parks in Kenya that you should visit when you are looking for real wildlife adventure :
1. Masai Mara National Reserve
This is the most renowned safari park in Kenya. Masai Mara famous for its exceptional population of Masai lions, African leopards and cheetahs.
It is also the best place to watch the Great Migration: the yearly movement of gazelle, zebra and wildebeest to and from the Serengeti in Tanzania. The park has many elephants and almost every other kind of wildlife found in Kenya.
And if you want to find the most approachable animals, this is the best place.
Best time to visit the park is between June to October.
You can get there by using local airlines, a 35-minute flight from Nairobi. Alternatively you can ask your tour guide to organize a five-hour drive from the capital.
2. Amboseli National Park
When you visit Kenya, the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro is a must-see safari object. The mountain comes out from the mist in the early morning with some huge herds of wild animals drinking water from surface springs.
The are as many as 370 species of birds flying around the park. As always you can expect to see zebras, cheetahs, wildebeest, lions, giraffes, buffalo, as well as warthogs, jackals and leopards.
Best time to go is July to October as this is usually the dry season. With a four-hour drive or a short flight from Nairobi you can reach the park easily.
3. Lake Nakuru National Park
If you love birds especially Flamingoes, then this is a must-see site. You can find more than a million pink flamingoes flock on the shores of Lake Nakuru. Join with the herd are warthogs, white rhinos, hippos, giraffes, zebra, ostriches and lions.
The Lake Nakuru National Park is located only 165 kilometres north-west of Nairobi. Best news is you can go to the park all time in a year. Furthermore, the park is just a three-hour drive from Nairobi.
4. Samburu Game Reserve
The safari wouldn’t be perfect without visiting Samburu. This is the perfect place to start your wildlife journey. Meet hundreds of elephants, lions, buffalos and leopards.
You will encounter the ‘Special Five’ of Samburu : the Beisa Oryx, Somali ostrich, Grevy’s zebra, gerenuk and reticulated giraffe. Or try the camel safari – an African adventure you’ll never forget.
You can reach the park by daily flights from Nairobi or prepare your physical condition for a full-day drive. June to September is considered the best place to start your trip.
5. Tsavo National Parks
The two national parks of Tsavo create the largest protected wildlife sanctuary in Kenya. This site is more remote than other safari parks, but the massive area offers vast landscapes to explore. Elephants spraying the blue waters of the Galana River is one you’ll cherish for life.
Observe the life of giraffe, cheetah, lion, leopard, oryx, gazelle, antelope, stripped hyena, impala and approximately 500 species of various birds. Tsavo East is a home to two iconic trees, the baobab and the doum palm.
The ideal time to visit here is between May to October. Both parks are around 10 hours drive from Nairobi or you can reach it by charter flight.
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