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The Abaredares National Park is 750 sqkm large mountain range south of Mount Kenia. Unlike the other parks in Kenia ist covered with dense forests and swampy highl ands which are rarely visited. Most visitors just stay overnight in on of the two lodges (the ark, treetops), watching the wildlife around the salt ponds close by.
The wildlife contains mainly elephants and buffalos in great numbers as well as waterbucks and other antelopes, hyenas and rarely leopards and the giant forest hog.
If you stay a day longer a trip throgh the forests to highlands can be organised. You might spot Sykes and Colobus monkeys in the forests and can visit the nice waterfalls.
Protection by a KWS ranger is mandatory.
Kinyanjui Hager
DE
Visited:
January 2012
Reviewed: Apr 23, 2012
Email Kinyanjui Hager | 35-50 years of age
Aberdare has wonderful landscapes and lots of beautyful waterfalls. It is a perfect place for hiking.
Ian Macfadyen
GB
Visited:
September 2010
Reviewed: Apr 30, 2012
50-65 years of age
Not quite the Africa one expects! More like North Wales! Some areas were astoundingly beautiful - scores highly on scenic value. Elephants very shy and retiring compared with those we're used to seeing at Amboseli and Masai Mara.
hollisa
DE
Visited:
December 2009
Reviewed: May 7, 2012
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Sometimes it´s hard to find the animals in this large area, but the scenic beauty of the different landscapes is breath-taking!!
Wim
KE
Visited:
February 2009
Reviewed: May 7, 2012
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
WW
US
Visited:
October 2008
Reviewed: May 25, 2012
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
We enjoyed it the 3 times we were there but Treetops, The Ark and Outspan (we were there another time for a business conference) were just adequate accommodations. Even though The Ark was more upscale, the game experience wasn't great. I don't like being captive by having the animals come to the hotel water holes.
Tom Vohya
Visited:
April 2014
Reviewed: Apr 25, 2014
We drove through the Aberdare National Park from Naivasha en-route to Shaba. It is stunningly beautiful! Incredible views and lush vegetation. There are several waterfalls to see. We stopped at Karuru Waterfall. You can walk about 15mins down a path to get to the viewing point. It is breathtaking - water plummeting down from 700ft!
florette kingston
Visited:
February 2009
Reviewed: May 24, 2014
Margaret Lamont
Visited:
November 2013
Reviewed: Apr 16, 2015
Wherever you go in Kenya there is something new. Different species, different scenery but always good accommodation
Narayan
AU
Visited:
January 2015
Reviewed: Apr 19, 2015
Email Narayan | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unique wildlife viewing experience from THE ARK
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a unique experience in viewing wildlife. Travellled through Kenya Budget Safaris- tour guide excellent. Staff of THE ARK also very good and helpful.