The Aberdare National Park is part of the Aberdare Mountain Range, a fascinating region of Kenya. From its vital catchments area, the Aberdare Rainforest feeds the entire local and Nairobi water supply. Deep ravines cut through the forested inclines, through which hidden trout streams flow and waterfalls cascade down hundreds of feet of rock face.
Mountain ranges and peaks soar to around 3,900m giving way to deep V-shaped valleys with streams and rivers cascading over spectacular waterfalls. This area is a must for landscape lovers.
Above the forest is a belt of bamboo, a favourite haunt of the bongo, a rare and elusive forest antelope. At 3,000m the bamboo gives way to moorlands, home to eland and spotted and melanistic serval cats. This is an ideal place for walking, picnics, camping and trout fishing in the rivers. The moorland thickets are home to bush duiker and the black rhino.
In the forest are red duiker, suni, bushbuck, elephants, buffalo, giant forest hog, leopard and colobus monkey. Bird life is abundant and varied. Perhaps the most conspicuous group is the sunbirds, though there is also a range of fascinating birds of prey.
Mountain ranges and peaks soar to around 3,900m giving way to deep V-shaped valleys with streams and rivers cascading over spectacular waterfalls. This area is a must for landscape lovers.
Above the forest is a belt of bamboo, a favourite haunt of the bongo, a rare and elusive forest antelope. At 3,000m the bamboo gives way to moorlands, home to eland and spotted and melanistic serval cats. This is an ideal place for walking, picnics, camping and trout fishing in the rivers. The moorland thickets are home to bush duiker and the black rhino.
In the forest are red duiker, suni, bushbuck, elephants, buffalo, giant forest hog, leopard and colobus monkey. Bird life is abundant and varied. Perhaps the most conspicuous group is the sunbirds, though there is also a range of fascinating birds of prey.
