Attractions in Aberdare National Park

Attractions in Aberdare National Park : Aberdare National Park has got very interesting attractions: Aberdare National Park is a spectacular scenic site of the thrilling natural beauty that is located in the central region of Kenya, and East African Rift Valley, Aberdare National Park is the magnificent tourism safari destination and it is part of the Aberdare mountain range, which should be your first on your bucket list on a Kenya safari.

Aberdare national park is a supernatural destination that rewards tourists on a safari with the diverse and rewarding attractions and that’s why most of the tourists come over the various countries outside Kenya to come and visit Aberdare National Park.

Attractions in Aberdare National Park.

Wildlife.

Aberdare National Park is the incredible wildlife haven where the park has got large numbers of animal species including the big five mammals like elephants, buffalos, lions, leopards, rhinos. And this is a perfect safari destination for game viewing on a Kenya safari, as well the park has got the large population of the black rhinos in Kenya. Other animal species that are found in Aberdare National Park includes black and white colobus monkeys, hyenas, bushbucks, reedbucks, olive baboons and among others. Due to the fact that the park has got the Aberdare mountain ranges some of the animal species can be spotted from their like the serval, elands and among others where as well the site acts as the best place where the elephant migration corridor with the forests where other animal species do inhabit like the reedbuck, bushbucks, bush pigs and among others. Without forgetting the nocturnal animal species like the giant forest hog, African wild cat, blue duiker, large spotted genet and others.

Bird species.

Aberdare National Park is a birding paradise on a Kenya birding safari, where the park has got over 290 bird species with the indistinct Aberdare cisticola that is endemic to the region and found at the higher altitudes of the park that is such attractive and beautiful. Other bird species to be observed in Aberdare National Park includes Bar-tailed trogon, African green pigeon, Crowned eagle, Doherty’s bush-shrike, Hartlaub’s turaco, Bronzy sunbird, Crowned eagle, Golden-winged sunbird, Golden-winged sunbird, Moorland francolin, Olive ibis, Mountain buzzard, Montane white-eye, Montagu’s harrier, Moustached green tinker bird, Tacazze sunbird, Narina trogon, White-headed wood-hoopoe, Silvery-checked hornbill, Tambourine dove, Hartlaub’s turaco and among others.

Unique vegetation.

Aberdare national park is accumulated by the unique unusual types of vegetation that makes the park stunning. The vegetation in the park includes the steep ravines, open moorland and among others that makes Aberdare vegetation with about 778 vegetation and the plant species, sub species and among others in the park to the park’s altitude and rainfall, the vegetation is also contributed with the tree species in the park like podo, hagenia, cedar, camphor and many more.

Aberdare Ranges.

Aberdare National Park consists of the Aberdare ranges are the top attractions in the park where the ranges are 160 kilometer of an isolated volcanic range forming the eastern most wall of the Great Rift Valley. Abardare ranges are the magnificent sites for hiking on a Kenya safari. The ranges are such iconic with the maximum elevation of almost 4000 meters above the sea level together with the beautiful forested slopes along them which explains the nature and gives the ranges the attractive and green landscape. The Aberdare ranges are comprised of the rainforests, dense bamboo forests and moorland and in that the vegetation cover of the ranges as well boasts the habitats of animal species like bird species, antelopes, monkeys. The ranges in Aberdare national park includes of the ranges like,

Amount Santima, the most highest.

Mount Kanangop, the second highest peak at 3,906 meters and its located on the southern end of the range.

Chebuswa, located at 3364 meters.

Table Mountain, at 3791 meters.

Martini Hill, at 36998 meters.

Elephant at, 3590 meters.

On a safari to the Aberdare national park, when you reach in the Aberdare ranges there are local Kikuyu people that take the ranges so important as Nyandarua meaning where they used to hide because the nature of the ranges are distinctive fold of its silhouette, on the west part of the ranges there is a fall off steeply into the Kinangop plateau, then the East of the slopes there are more gently. If you leave the peak of the ranges, you spot Lake Naivasha and Mau Escarpments in a distance which brings you the best safari experiences through observing the blissful type of nature.

Abardare ranges in Aberdare national park got its name while honoring Lord Aberdare by Joseph Thomson in the period of 1884, Lord Aberdare was the president of the Royal Geographical Society and Royal Historical Society during that time, and again he was a liberal politician that served as Home secretary during the period of 1868 to 1873.

Waterfalls.

Aberdare national park is attractive safari destination with the sparkling waterfalls. This makes Aberdare national park the most incredible one with the beautiful waterfalls like Karura waterfalls which is the largest waterfall in the park and among others. The features of Karura waterfalls,

First step at 117 meters.

Second step at 26 meters

Third steep at 130 meters.

Not only Karura being the largest waterfall in Aberdare national park, other waterfalls in the park includes Gura falls, Magura falls. On a safari while coming in the park is through using Mutubio West Gate that is approximately 8 kilometers from the waterfall then you can be welcomed by the breathtaking views of the waterfalls. And this takes you 20 minutes hike to reach the falls.

Historical and cultural sites.

A safari cannot be complete minus exploring the attractive historical and cultural sites, in fact on a Kenya safari the destination is perfect for a Kenya cultural safaris with the following,

Mugumo fig tree.

Mugumo fig tree is among the historical site in Aberdare National Park. The tree is such attractive and it’s very old with rich history where the locals near the park can narrate the stories to you very well. It is said that during Mau-Mau rebellion the tree was used as a way of communication, as this is where the Mau fighters used to hide in the trunk of this tree and they used it as an undisclosed post office to put messages though their agents.

Again in the memory of the Dedan Kimathi the leader of Mau Mau rebellion the tree was named Kimathi Post Office, but famously the park is known for the of caves that were used as hideouts for freedom fighters in Guerrilla revolution against the British colonialists.

Kikuyu local community.

Kikuyu people are the ones that do reside near Aberdare National Park. As the Kikuyu people that the Aberdare rages are the homes of their god Ngai. On a safari to Aberdare National Park you sight the Kikuyu local community and get to learn about their community.