3 Days Meru National Park Safari

A commonly accepted area as the setting where Elsa, Joy Adamson’s lioness, was returned to the wild. Meru provides an astonishing combination of incomparable habitats. On the lower slopes of Mt. Kenya, it remains a virgin wilderness. Dense riverine forests attract Leopards and a full complement of ‘the big five’ including Black Rhino, in a dramatic setting adorned with doum palms. Over 300 species of birdlife have also been recorded.

Meru national park is famous for its birdlife with forest and riverine as well as the arid species. Regular sightings include elephant, white rhino, Gerenuk, eland, reticulated Beisa, Oryx, Grevy’s Zebra, grants gazelle, Giraffe, and their predator’s; lion, leopard, cheetah and the hyena. http://www.kws.go.ke/content/meru-national-park

Activities include; Exploring the park on foot, guided nature walks, bush breakfasts on the plains, line fishing, sundowners at the hippo pools, swimming in the horizontal pool cleft in the rocks.