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Situated in Central Kenya in the Eastern Arm of the Great East African Rift Valley, Aberdare National Park is a protected area in the Aberdare mountain range. It covers a total area of 766 square kilometers and was established as a full National Park in 1950.

This Park lies on an altitude that range between 2000m - 4000m. Its beauty is formed by a range of beautiful landscapes that include majestic mountain peaks, waterfalls, bamboo forests, rainforests, Moorland and the deep v-shaped valleys that are intersected by streams and rivers

Rainfall occur throughout the year and precipitation vary according to region. It’s 1000mm on the northwestern slopes and 3000mm in the southeastern part.

Aberdare National park’s lush habitats are home to abundant Wildlife species. Expect to see Cape buffalo, suni, side-striped jackal, eland, duiker, olive baboon, black and white colobus monkey, and Sykes monkey, lion, leopard, elephant, East African wild dog, giant-forest-hog, bushbuck, mountain reedbuck and waterbuck.

African golden cat and the bongo are rarely seen. If you are after the common eland, and serval cats, you can easily find them in the higher moorlands. This park as well play hosts large numbers of Eastern black rhinoceros.

Aside from Wild animals, Aberdare is inhabited by over 250 species of birds. Some of these are the endangered Aberdare cisticola, sparrow hawk, African goshawk, sunbirds, plovers and African fish eagle.

How to get there.

You have two options to choose from. Either go by road means or plane. By road, the park can be reached on a tarmac road from Nyeri and Naro Moru on the eastern side. It is about 160km from Nairobi.

This road crosses the park to connect with another road from North Kinangop and Naivasha. The major towns where you can base include Nyahururu, Nyeri and Naivasha.

If you use air transport means, you will land at Nyeri airstrip which is 12km from Mweiga headquarters or Mweiga airstrip which is just next to the park headquarters.

Once you reach the park suburbs, you can use one of the gates (Kiandagoro, Mutubio, Wandare, and Kiandagoro, Treetops, Ruhuruini and Ark gate).

What to do in the Park

Game Drives

If you are up to Aberdare’s Wildlife, then Game driving is for you. Offered in a 4x4 Safari vehicle with pop up roof, this excursion can be done during day or at night for lovers of nocturnal species.

It rewards tourists with amazing sights of numerous wild animals like baboons, skyes monkeys, lions, black and white colobus monkeys.

This is how it’s done for those who are after night game drives. Once the animals visit the water holes, a bell will ring in the visitors’ rooms reminding them to be set for the night drive.

 

Hiking Adventures.

Mountain Climbing in AbardareAberdare National park is located within Aberdare mountain range, therefore hiking is no wonder in this protected area. Also known as Mount lesatima, Mount Satima is the third highest in Kenya and the best for hiking adventures in Aberdare National Park.

Another option is Mount kipipiri though it’s isolated in the wanjohi valley on the kinangop plateau. This mountain is detached from the main Aberdare range and sits between miharati and geta-Bushi area.

 

 

Birding

Aberdare is a paradise for bird watching. Birders usually see their favorite species of birds while on game drives, nature walks or hiking adventures. The most common birds in this park are the sunbirds.

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Rwanda Safari Destinations

  • Akagera National Park
  • Volcanoes National Park
  • Nyungwe Forest National Park

 

Uganda Safari destinations

  • Kidepo Valley National Park ( Uganda)
  • Bwindi Impenetrable Park ( Uganda)
  • Queen Elizabeth National Park ( Uganda)
  • Murchison Falls National Park ( Uganda)
  • Virunga National Park ( DR Congo)
  • Kibale Forest National Park ( Uganda)
  • Lake Mburo National Park ( Uganda)

Kenya National Parks

  • Aberdare National Park
  • Amboseli National Park
  • Lake Nakuru National Park
  • Meru National Park
  • Mount Kenya National Park
  • Nairobi National Park
  • Samburu National Reserve
  • Tsavo East National Park
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Tanzania National Parks

  • Arusha National Park
  • Gombe Stream National Park
  • Katavi National Park
  • Kilimanjaro National Park
  • Kitulo National Park
  • Lake Manyara National Park
  • Mikumi National Park
  • Ruaha National Park
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  • Tarangire National Park

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Rwanda National Parks

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  • Volcanoes National Park
  • Nyungwe Forest National Park

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