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Meru National Park

Best remembered as the setting where Elsa, {Joy Adamson’s lioness} was returned to the wild. Meru provides a stunning combination of diverse habitats.

On the lower slopes of Mt. Kenya it remains an unspoilt wilderness with Dense riverine forests that attracts Leopards, and a full complement of ‘the big five’ including Black Rhino. This dramatic setting is adorned with doum palms and Over 300 species of birdlife have also been recorded. Wooded thorn bush and grasslands in volcanic rock, give way to open red soil grasslands over in the east. Highlights include Mulika Swamp and the noisy Adamson’s fall where the Rojweru and Tana rivers converge.