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David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

This non-profit venture was established in 1977 after the death of founder, David Sheldrick who served as anti-poaching warden at the Tsavo National Park. The centre is home to orphaned rhinos and elephants that are cared for and reintroduced back to the wild.

  • Animal Orphanage

  • Wildlife Conservancy

Elsamere Nature Reserve

Once a retirement home for the Adamsons, Elsamere remains unique as its both a game reserve and a museum. Here, history connects with the future as conservation is the main objective. It rekindles the memories of Born Free by watching the documentary, The Joy Adamson Story, and visiting the museum.

  • Animal Sanctuary

  • Historical Museum

English Point Marina

This is a contemporary development providing the ultimate beach and holiday resort pleasure. It has a hotel, restaurant, spa & gym, serviced marina, water-sport centre, boardwalk with retail outlets and underground car parking. It spreads out on a 4 acre beach front, across the creek from the historic Fort Jesus.

  • Marina

  • Surfing

Fourteen falls

Fourteen Falls waterfall near Thika town is spectacular 27 meter deep scenery. There is a lot to see and do in this scenic site. These include boating, fishing, photography, plant identification, and bird watching are among other activities.

  • Birding Site

  • Rock Formation

  • Waterfalls

Garissa Community Giraffe Sanctuary

This sanctuary is hosted by Bour-Algi village, south of Garissa town and was set to host internally displace giraffe that had been affected by the Kenya/Somali border skirmishes. Its name stems from the large presence of giraffes attracted by the abundant acacia trees.

  • Animal Sanctuary

Kamokwe Kayaking

Kamokwe, in local luo language means a serene place. This is lakeside beach with boats parked in wait for tourist who would like to take boat rides in lake Victoria, the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world. The guides registered here are experienced in boating and life saving.

  • Boating

Kazuri Beads and Pottery Centre

KAZURI, which means “small and beautiful” in Swahili, begani in 1975 as a tiny workshop experimenting on making handmade beads. The factory is located in what used to be part of the Karen Blixen Estate (of the Academy Award winning film "Out of Africa" fame.

We started with two Kenyan women and soon discovered that there were many other women in the villages around Nairobi, most of whom were single mothers, who were in great need of regular employment. Driven by the desire to provide such opportunities, Kazuri has grown and today we have a large work force skilled in the making of handmade jewellery.

We have further applied our knowledge of ceramics and the artistic flair that has made our necklaces so attractive, in the design and production of our own unique range of pottery-ware, which reflects the culture and wildlife of Kenya. Each piece, like our beads, is hand made and hand painted in rich colours and our range is extensive from individual collector pieces to dinnerware.

  • Community Tourism

  • Market

Kenya Boats

Set on a small creek with access to the Indian Ocean, Kenya Boats has marina on the edge of the Creek, just 3 kilometers from the ocean. It design and build and repair boats as well as selling boating and fishing gears. Boat rides and expedition can also be arranged.

  • Boating

  • Marina

Vanga Jimbo and Kiwegu Mangrove Forest

This mangrove forest reserve was gazetted as a conservation area under the Buda Forest station. The forests prevent coastal erosion and protect coral reefs by preventing siltation. It plays a significant role in tourism, recreation and research, as well as providing breeding and feeding grounds for fish.

  • Birding Site

  • Forest

  • Lake or River

  • Lake or River

Kereita Forest

The Kereita Forest shares the Aberdares range ecosystem and features many interesting hiking trails established by Kijabe Environment Volunteers (KENVO). This is a very serene and pristine area and is a designated birding site. It is very serene and pristine.

  • Birding Site

  • Forest

  • Lake or River

  • Lake or River

Karura Forest

This is an urban forest within the Nairobi city metropolitan. It is managed by Kenya Forest Services in collaboration with Friends of Karura Forest. The later is an NGO that was led by conservationists and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wangari Maathai, who was also the founder of Greenbelt Movement. Karura Forest Reserve is located in the northern part of Nairobi city. At 1,041 hectares, it is one of the largest urban gazetted forests in the world.  The forest contains nearly all the 605 species of wildlife found in Nairobi including three types of antelope. It is managed by Kenya Forest Service (KFS).

 

Attractions: Wildlife in Karura Forest

 

Mammals: include

Harvey’s Duiker, Grimm’s Duiker, Bushbucks, Bush pigs, Genet Cats, Civets, Bush babies, Porcupines, Syke’s Monkeys, Ground Squirrel, Hares and the Epauletted-bat.

 

Reptiles: Include

Pythons, green snakes and monitor lizards.

 

Birds:

The forest hosts around 200 species of birds including Ayres Hawk-eagle, the African Crowned Eagle, the Silvery-cheeked Hornbill, the Hartlaub’s Turaco, the Narina Trogon, Owls, Crested Cranes, Sparrows, Doves, Weavers and Vultures.

 

Butterflies:

Include the African Queen and Desmond’s Green Banded Swallowtail.

 

Plants in Karura Forest

Plantations: Cover 632 hectares. Species found include Araucaria cunninghamii, Eucalyptus saligna, E. globula, Grevillea robusta, Cupressus torulosa and Cupressus lusitanica.

 

Indigenous trees:

Cover 260 hectares. Species include Olea europeae subsp. auspidata, Croton megalocarpus, Warburgia ugandensis (Muthiga), Brachyleana huillensis (Muhugu), Uvaridendron anisatum, Markhamia lutea, Vepris nobilis, Juniperus procera (Cedar), Craebean brownii, Newtonia buchananii, Salvadora persica, Ficus thonningii, Trichilia emetica, Calondendrum capense and Dombeya goetzenii.
Shrubs: Include Strychnos henningsii (Muteta), Erythrococca bongensis (Muharangware), Vangueria madagascariensis (Mubiro), Rhamnus prinoides (Mukarakinga), Caesalpinia volkensii (Mubuthi), Solanum incanum (Mutongu), Elaeodendron buchananii (Mutanga) and Rhus natalensis (Muthigio).

Other plants: There are groves of Arudinaria alpina, Kenya’s native bamboo species along the riparian belts of Gitathuro and Ruaka rivers; exotic giant bamboo Dendrocalamus giganteus along Karura river near the tree nursery, and; small wetlands that are important habitats for birds.

  • Birding Site

  • Forest

  • Lake or River

  • Lake or River

South Nandi Forest

This area is a mid-elevation forest enjoying rainfall as high as 1,600 to 1,900 mm/year depending on altitude. The forest is drained by the Kimondi and Sirua rivers, which merge to form the Yala river. River Yala is one of the most important rivers flowing into lake Victoria.

  • Birding Site

  • Forest

  • Lake or River

  • Lake or River