Kenya Vacation and Travel Guide

Meru National Park Meru National Park is located about 21Miles (35km) east of Maua town of Meru District. The park lies on the foot of Nyambene Hills, which is about 190 miles (300 Km) North East of Nairobi. This area has numerous permanent streams, draining from the Nyambene hills and flowing towards the Tana River.

A section of the park is designated as a wilderness area and there are no roads in this section. This park was made famous by the famous writer Joy Adamson.

Elephant at Meru National Park1

Giraffe at Meru National Park2

Getting There:

Roads: You can reach there by road from Nairobi via the Nyeri-Nanyuki-Meru or via the Embu-Meru road. These are paved all weather roads.

Airstrips: There are two airstrips, one at Kina, next to Meru Mulika Lodge and the other one is the Elsa's Kopje airstrip.

Attractions:

A few of the animals you may see here include the lions, cheetahs, leopard, elephant, antelopes, white Rhino and buffalo. You can find many hippo and crocodile in the surrounding rivers too.

You can also see the former home of Joy and George Adamson who were famous conservationists. There are great views of Mount Kenya and surrounding Rivers including River Tana.

Accommodation:

Meru National Park has several comfortable Lodges and campsites. The campsites include Kampi Baridi; Kitanga; Makutano; Rojoweru; Mugunga; Ken Mare and Kanjoo.

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Images under Creative Commons Attribution Licence. 1 by Robbin Hutton 2 by Robin Huttom