As you skirt your way through Mount Kenya to the East via Embu and Meru, you will come across a hidden gem, tucked away in Meru and known to the adventurers few. It is a lovely place to visit in these mountains. Meru National Park is one of Africa’s most beautiful parks though little visited due to a history of insecurity. Spirited rehabilitation by the Kenya Wildlife Service and partners over the last couple of years has seen the park become more accessible.
The environment is secure, several wildlife species have been restocked, and it is a favorite safari destination for discerning travelers and wildlife for professionals. Meru Park vegetation is magnificent. It is typical Savannah, hot and dry but with plenty of water in the form of fourteen permanent rivers flowing through the park. This combination breeds a unique vegetation formation that makes the park a haven for photographic safaris. <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9770610857642756"
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The park also boasts the Big Five. It also hosts other northern range wildlife like the Grevy zebra, Beisa oryx, the reticulated giraffe and the lesser kudu. Hippos and Nile crocodiles also inhibit the rivers. Meru’s landscape is made even more spectacular by the numerous rocky outcrops that form habitats for pythons, baboons and leopards. It is here where Joy and George Adamson released their most famous lioness, Elsa, back into the wild. The tales are told in the book and film Born Free. Accommodation ranges form the posh Elsa Kopje tented camp; KWS managed Bandas to several campsites.
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