Meru

Remote and alluring, Meru national park covers 1,800 sq km beginning in the foothills of Mount Kenya and extending southwards to the and extending southwards to the Tana River in eastern in eastern Kenya. It is a captivating wilderness with seldom more than a handful of holiday visitors staying at any one time; a place where whole days can be spent on safari without encountering another person or vehicle.

. It is a captivating wilderness with seldom more than a handful of holiday visitors staying at any one time; a place where whole days can be spent on safari without encountering another person or vehicle.

 

 

Known to many as the home of Elsa, the lioness made famous in the film Born Free, Meru has a wide array of landscapes - including forest, swamp and savannah -

all fed by numerous streams flowing off the foothills of Mt Kenya and the Nyambene Hills.

 

 

With lion, leopard, buffalo, huge elephant herds and northern species such as Grevy’s zebra, beisa oryx and reticulated giraffe, visitors can observe animals without being disturbed by another soul. Birding in Meru is exceptional. The mosaic of waterways, riverine forest and dry bush harbour more species than any other park in Kenya, including many rare local varieties.

, including many rare local varieties.

 

 

Meru lodges: Elsa’s Kopje, Offbeat Meru Camp

 

Booking information: for more information email us or call  0207 622 5114  and ask to speak to a Kenya consultant about Meru National Park