Aberdares Kenya Walking Safaris
3 days Kenya safari Aberdares walking safaris
3-day Aberdare walking safari offers misty forest hikes, wildlife viewing (elephants, buffalo, leopards, birds) with armed rangers, waterfalls, and unique stays at tree lodges like The Ark or Treetops, combining trekking with lodge-based animal viewing at waterholes, departing from and returning to Nairobi for a diverse Kenyan mountain & wildlife adventure.
Overview
The Aberdares National Park is fascinating, with stunning hiking terrains, natural forests, and beautiful landscapes. Your safari holiday starts and ends in Nairobi.
The holiday begins with a drive from Nairobi to Aberdare where you will spend three days watching wildlife and going on nature walks through the moorlands and viewing the beautiful hills, valleys, waterfalls as well as the wildlife.
Experience a unique 3-day safari to Aberdare National Park, a misty highland paradise known for its lush forests, cascading waterfalls, and incredible wildlife.
This adventure offers a chance to see elephants, buffalos, leopards, and the rare bongo antelope while enjoying a serene stay at one of the park’s famous tree lodges.
The safari offers a thrilling adventure at Aberdare National Park. The park is not far from the capital city. Aberdare is unique amongst Kenya’s wildlife reserves with its rainforests, waterfalls, green mountainous terrain and rugged moorlands.
Here you’ll find the bamboo groves and high alpine foliage buffalo, antelope, elephant, antelope – even baboon and monkey.
The park also herds a large herd of black rhino and some big cats like lion and the back leopard.
3 days Kenya safari Aberdares walking safaris
When’s the last time you took a little time for yourself? We suggest you book this 3-day Aberdare National Park Safari if you can’t recall. Aberdare National Park is outstanding, wild, insanely captivating, and, by all accounts, exciting.
It is a birders’ paradise with over 250 species and a photographer’s haven with picturesque waterfalls, valleys, grasslands and sunsets.
It’s where wildlife enthusiasts converge for a showcase like no other; one that features lions, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos and elephants (the famous Big Five).
It also offers waterbuck, leopards, antelopes, hyenas, dik-dik, reedbucks, and forest hogs. And the generous amounts of wild cats, civet cats, duikers, serval cats, and genets.
It’s where loners seek the quiet life escape, seeing that the park lies within an isolated volcanic range, 100kms or so from Nairobi.
Aberdares Kenya Walking Safaris
Day 1: Nairobi – Aberdares
You have the morning link up with our driver/guide either at Jomo Kenyatta Airport or at your Nairobi Hotel. Depart for your Aberdares National Park trekking expedition.
You access the Park through the Treetops Gate. Enjoy an introductory game viewing drive at the Park. You may watch elephants, giant forest hog, buffalos and plenty of birdlife among others.
Drive on through the montane forest, bamboo and hegenia zones and breathtaking moorland where you watch a couple of waterfalls. Dinner and overnight at Reedbuck Campsite. Half board
Day 2: Reedbuck – Honi River Campsite
Breakfast. With the company of an armed park ranger drive to the Wandare-Chania junction. Commence your hike using the Moorland track. It is dotted with giant heather, tussock grass, open forest glades and rosewood with your packed lunches.
During the hike you may encounter elephants, buffalos, several species of antelopes and birds. Overnight at Honi River Campsite. Full board
Aberdares walking safaris in Kenya
Day 3: Honi River-Le Satima Peak- Nairobi
Breakfast. Take the 3-hour trek to the Peak of the Aberdares, Le Satima Peak (4,001 metres); with your packed lunches.
On a clear day you can observe Mount Kenya, Mount Kilimanjaro, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru and the Daiga Hills from here.
After some photographs descend and take your transfer vehicle to Nairobi arrive in the late afternoon. Breakfast and lunch
Included
– The mentioned game drives at the Aberdares National Park.
– The mentioned trekking activities and nature walks to the waterfalls.
– 2 nights’ accommodation in budget tents.
– Services of a trekking guide.
– Services of porters.
– Rescue to a private hospital (if need be).
– Services of an armed Park ranger.
– Full board during the expedition (includes breakfast, lunch and dinner).
– The round transport from and back to Nairobi.
– The mentioned packed lunches during the Adventure.
– Aberdare National Park entrance fees.
Not Included
– Trekking equipment.
– Items not mentioned as included.
Aberdares walking safaris in Kenya
Aberdares walking/trekking safari is a fascinating national park with stunning hiking terrains, natural forests, and beautiful landscapes. Your safari holiday starts and ends in Nairobi.
The holiday begins with a drive from Nairobi to Aberdare where you will spend three days watching wildlife and going on nature walks through the moorlands and viewing the beautiful hills, valleys, waterfalls as well as the wildlife.