MOUNT KENYA AND THE ABERDARES NATIONAL PARKS .

Mount Kenya (5,199m) is the second highest mountain in Africa after Mount Kilimanjaro . Mount Kenya National Park was established in 1949 to protect the mountain forests and bamboo thickets with their varied wildlife, the alpine moorlands, and the glaciers. The park includes all the mountains area above the tree line.

Mount Kenya National Park offers game viewing, mountain climbing, and beautiful scenery with interesting variations of flora and fauna at different altitudes. Wildlife found in thisGame Park include Buffalos, Elephants, Rhinos, Leopards, Primates and many species of Antelope,. Sightings of albino Zebras have been recorded in this sanctuary. One interesting establishment close but outside the Game Park is the world renowned Mount Kenya Safari Club whose attractions include a game breeding ranch and the William Holden wildlife Education center.

ABERDARES NATIONAL PARK

About 95 km to the west of Mount to the West of Mount Kenya lies the Aberdares National Park . The park was set up for the protection and preservation of the indigenous forests as a water catchments area, the prolific wildlife, the moorlands, and for mountain climbing adventures. The most common wildlife in Aberdares National Park include the Elephant, Buffalo, Leopard, Giant Forest Hog, Spotted Hyena, Eland, and Bush Duiker. The rare and beautiful forest antelope, the Bongo, inhabits the higher bamboo zone.