What are the biggest and most interesting national parks in Kenya?
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The main attraction of Kenya - National parks and reserves. There are about sixty of them in the country, and they occupy about 7, 5% of the territory. Perhaps the most famous are Tsavo, Sibilon, Mount Kenya, Masai Mara, Aberdare, Mount Elgon, Samburu, Amboseli. Almost all representatives of African flora and fauna can be found here in the natural environment, and comfortable bungalows and lodges are built for tourists, safaris are regularly held.
For example, the Tsavo National Park is located halfway between Nairobi and Mombasa, sq. m. km, and its boundaries are symbolically marked by streams of frozen lava. It is famous for the canyon of Ngulia, the Yatta Plateau, the sources of Mzim, the Tsavo River, on the banks of which you can see almost all the most significant representatives of the animal world of East Africa .- $
Masai-Mara National Park 275 km west of Nairobi is at the height 1 650 m above sea level and borders with the Serengeti - the National Park of Tanzania. Almost all animals inhabiting East Africa are found here, including a population of unique black lions.
Amboseli National Reserve is located at the foot of Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak. It is believed that this is the place where you can get the most classical idea of Africa. Representatives of the "magnificent five" of African animals are guarded here: leopard, buffalo, rhinoceros, elephant and lion.
Answer Vyacheslav Oreshkov
The largest park - Tsavo. The most "top" is Masai Mara. But in Kenya there are many other interesting parks. More about them you can read here.
October 31, 2012
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