Game Reserves in Kenya

There are many National Parks and Game Reserves in Kenya where you can enjoy wildlife viewing of the big game as well as exotic birds, including Africa’s largest birds of prey, and many other attractions to make your stay in Kenya memorable. Certain parks are known for special varieties of animals and rare species, so before you plan your trip research the animals you are most interested in viewing and find out where they can be seen.

The Wildebeest migration that can be seen in Masai Mara is one of the most wondrous sights on earth. The largest elephant herds can be seen in Amboseli and Tsavo whereas Lake Nakuru is known for the magnificent flocks of flamingos that gather by the thousands to feed in the lake and stretch their wings in the sun.

Other parks like Hells Gate National Park have the fame and fortune of being visited by celebrities in need of a good location for their movies.

Amboseli National Park
Views of Mount Kilimanjaro
140 kms south of Nairobi on the border with Tanzania
Small park famous for herds of elephants
Dry, dusty terrain, areas of shrub forest and marshland

Lake Nakuru National Park
Rift Valley location
Spectacular sights of thousands of flamingos and other birds
Giraffes, Rhinos

Masai Mara Game Reserve
Located in Western Kenya, borders Tanzania’s Serengeti
Savannah grasslands
Big game viewing
Wildebeest migrations

Mount Kenya National Park
Northeast of Nairobi
Forest and rock
Extinct volcano
Good rock climbing
Wide variety of game, wildlife, flora and fauna

Shaba Game Reserve
Central Kenya
Semi-desert
Greyy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe and gerenuk.
Other big game, birds.

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