Aberdares National Park

Aberdares National Park is a small park (767 square kilometres/296 square miles), situated 100 kilometres/62 miles north of Nairobi. Aberdare consists of the Nyandarua Mountain range, and the thickly forested hills and valleys are home to rhino, bongo antelope and black and white colobus monkeys.

Aberdare National Park was named by the explorer Thomson, who named the Park after Lord Aberdare, then president of the Royal Geographical Society. An Aberdare safari offers a game-rich experience and exceptional accommodation.

In the north of Aberdare National Park is Ol Doinyo Satima – at 3 995 metres/ 13,107 feet, the highest peak in the Park, and to the south, Kinangop. Between the two is moorland with rocky ridges, small forested areas and highland bogs and streams. A number of streams, home to brown and rainbow trout, cross this moorland and cascade down the slopes in a series of waterfalls. On the eastern and western slopes, mountane forest blends into bamboo and hagenia in the higher ground.

Predators are well represented at Aberdare National Park, and there is an abundance of bird species. The accommodation at Aberdare is exceptional and advance booking is essential.