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Tour Holidays Kenya:
Aberdare National Park
Kenya Tour Vacations & Holidays
Author:
Robert Muhoho
The
Aberdares Mount National park is formed mainly by the Aberdares
Mount ranges. The Aberdares Mount resembles the temperate climates
of Europe. The forest in the Mount has trees covered in moss and wet
soils.
Other areas of Aberdares Mount National park have evergreen glades
with huge deciduous trees. The Kikuyu believe that in addition to
Mt. Kenya, the Aberdares Mount is a second home to Ngai the God of
the Kikuyu.
Mountain vacation Kenya-The altitude
The Kenya Aberdares Mount ranges are 7000-14000ft above sea level
measuring over 767 sq.kms. The Aberdares Mount national park is
located 180 km from Nairobi and has two main airstrips of Mweiga and
Nyeri.
The Aberdares Mount national park tour has a lot of Mount animals
including the Bongo, leopard, elephant, and black rhino among
others. The Aberdares Mount tour forest is a diverse ecosystem of
rainforest, waterfalls, Table Mountains and moorland.
Historical Kenya Aberdares tour
The Aberdares Mount Kenya national park is slant in historical
significance including the fact that it is here that Queen Elizabeth
learnt of her enthronement after the death of her father, the forest
was also a hide out for the famous freedom fighters and especially
the field marshal Dedan Kimathi. The Kenya park tour supports trout
fishing and moorland walks.
Mt Vacation Kenya at 14,000ft
The Mount ranges rise up to over 14,000ft dropping down to deep
ravines with clear watered streams and roaring waterfalls. Beyond
the forest is a bamboo cover which is favored by the elusive and
highly threatened Bongo antelope. The bamboo also gives way to
moorland which supports healthy herds of eland and melanistic serval
cats.
Vacation tour at the moorlands
Vegetation at the moorland includes the giant lobelia, groundsel and
heather. The moorland is ideal for picnicking and walking safaris
including camping and trout fishing. The moorland is similar to the
European highlands in Europe.
Animals of Kenya mt Aberdares
Animals abound in the forest. They include elephant, buffalo, giant
forest hog and Kenya's indigenous and endangered Black Rhino. The
entire forest is being fenced off to protect farmers from animal
raids and create a rhino and forest sanctuary. The Rhino Ark trust
organizes fund-raising events to build this fence.
Among the animals to be viewed in the Aberdares Mount national park
include the lion, baboon, leopard, black and white colobus monkey
and Sykes monkey. There are over 250 species of birds recorded in
Aberdares Mount forest including the African goshawk, eagles,
sunbirds, plovers, sparrow hawks etc
Kenya Lodge park accommodation at Aberdares mt vacation tour
Accommodation at the Aberdares Mount national park includes the
famous treetops lodge where the queen was staying during her
enthronement, the ark built in the form of the biblical Noahs ark.
Night game viewing is possible near the lodges in the salient area
of the park. Animal Sightings at the lodges include the elephant,
buffalo, lion and rhino drawn to the water hole by the salt licks at
the water hole.
There are a total of 2 lodges with a total abed capacity of 219
beds, three self help bandas sites with a total bed capacity of 18
beds, eight special campsites that require advance booking and one
public campsite at the moorland level. There are also five picnic
sites.
About the
Author:
Robert
Muhoho is a tour consultant with Landmark safaris. To tailor your
own
Kenya mt
vacation visit them @
http://www.landmarksafaris.com/tours/wildlife.php
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