Summary
A visit to Aberdare’s National park Kenya's third highest mountain range where elephants roam through lichen-hung forests as spectacular waterfalls plunge into churning pools.
Activities
- Bird Photography
- Game Walk
- General Photography
- Scenic Drive
- Wildlife Photography
- Game drive
Physical Condition
- Sportive
Connectivity
- WiFi and phone coverage at some lodges
Day-by-day Description
Day 1NAIROBI – ABERDARE NATIONAL PARK.
Activities Included
Bird Photography General Photography Landscape photography Morning Drives Scenic Drive Wildlife photograph Wildlife Photography Game drive Bird Watching Photo-safariPicked up from the Airport/ Hotel/ designation area as you depart Nairobi early and drive to Aberdare’s National park Kenya's third highest mountain range where elephants roam through lichen-hung forests as spectacular waterfalls plunge into churning pools, Arrive in time for lunch at the hotel and later proceed for an afternoon game drive. Exhale as you savour the unspoiled glories of the Aberdare range and absorb the breath-taking vistas of Mount Kenya's glittering coronet, sorrounded by the sparkling lakes of the Great Rift Valley. The park is rich in alpine flora and fauna, and renowned for its torrential waterfalls plunging from cloud-shrouded heights to spray-filled ravines. Gura waterfall, which cascades 300 m into an impenetrable ravine, is the most precipitious fall in Kenya while Karura Falls is the longest (273 m), occuring in three steps of 117 m, 26 m, and 130 m. Among the 2,000 elephants that roam the clouded hills and misty glades there are few remaining habitats of the exclusive rare Bongo antelope and the rare giant forest hog. Black rhinos are also present in the park, large herds of Cape buffalo browse, Abundant birdlife greets most dawns as a chorus of birdsong pours out of the forests, over 290 species have been recorded including the Aberdare cisticola that is critically endangered amd the Jackson's francolin which is regionally endemic. Dinner and overnight at the lodge: Fullboard
Day 2DEPARTURE
After breakfast check out from the hotel and depart to Nairobi and be dropped at the airport for your flight back home.
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