Aberdare National Park | Kenya
The Aberdare National Park is part of the Aberdare Mountain Range, a region of stunning and diverse landscape where jagged peaks soar up to 3,930m and deep ravines cut through the forested slopes. The park provides a habitat for elephants, black rhinos, leopards, spotted hyenas, olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys, buffalos, warthogs and bushbucks among others.
Rare sightings include those of the Giant Forest hog, bongo, golden cat, serval cat, African wild cat, African civet cat and the blue duiker.
Park Activities:
- Bird Watching
- Camping in the moorlands
- Game Viewing
- Photography
- Nature Walk
- Trout fishing in the rivers
Bird viewing is rewarding, with over 250 species of birds in the park, including the;
Attractions
- Wild animals: The easily seen in the park during game viewing include; African Elephant, black rhino, leopard, spotted hyena, olive baboon, black and white colobus monkey, sykes monkey, cape buffalo, warthog, common zebra (North Aberdare), bushbuck, reedbuck.
- Rare sightings include those of Giant Forest hog, bongo, golden cat, serval cat, African wild cat, African civet cat, blue duiker.
- Beautiful sceneries of Aberdare include;
- Magnificent waterfalls with the main ones being Karuru waterfalls which fall in three steps, 1st step 117M, 2nd step 26M and 3rd 130M, making a total of 273M, Chania waterfalls and many other smaller ones.
Adding to the beauty of Aberdare are many ridges and river valleys which attract mountain scenery photographers.
Bird viewing: It's rewarding with about 290 recorded bird species, including the Aberdare Cisticola that is critically endangered and the Jackson’s francolin, which is regionally endemic, sparry hawk, goshawks, eagles, sunbirds and plovers. Others includes; Jackson's Francolin, Sparrow hawks, Goshawks, Sunbirds, Plovers.
How to get there
By Road: The Park is readily accessible on tarmac from Nyeri and NaruMoru on the Eastern side and it’s 150 Kms from Nairobi. A road crosses the park through the lower slopes up to the Moorlands to connect with another one from Naivasha on the western side. Naivasha is 87 Kms from Nairobi .The park HQS is 15 Kms from Nyeri town, along the Nyeri – Nyahururu road.
By Air: The nearest airstrip is the Mweiga Airstrip on the opposite side from Park Hqs along Nyeri – Nyahururu road near Sasini Estate Farm.
Park Entry Fees Aberdare National Park
Citizen Resident Non-Resident
Adults Child Adults Child Adults Child
KSH KSH KSH KSH USD USD
250 200 250 200 30 20
- Languages spoken English
- Area (km2) 767
- Country name Kenya
- Aberdare national park is a protected area in the Aberdare mountain range in central Kenya located east of the Rift Valley.
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