TOP 6 BEST PLACES TO SEE ELEPHANTS IN KENYA
Top 6 Best Places To see Elephants in Kenya : Kenya is one of the Africa’s top safari destinations and this is due to the stunning scenery, wonderful and hospitable people, various species of wildlife and birdlife, favorable climatic conditions among other countless factors.
Kenya is a home to a variety of wildlife including the big Five the most sought for big game and annual wildebeest migration thus being an incredible destination for wildlife sightings. The country has a number of national parks, sanctuaries and reserve hosting various wildlife species, among the animals to lookout for during Kenya tours are elephants one of the member of the big Five and the largest land mammals on earth.
Because of the many tourists visiting Kenya intending to see the amazing elephants, this article lists and details the top 6 best places to see elephants in Kenya.
AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK
Amboseli national park is the top best place to see elephant in Kenya while on Kenya safaris tour, the park is found in the south east of Kenya close to the coast and Nairobi the capital of Kenya making travelling to the park for a Kenya safari easy.
Amboseli national park is a classic Kenya destination for wildlife safaris famously known for hosting huge herds of elephants with impressive tusks, elephants in Amboseli national park have been recorded to be approximately 1,600 and they are grouped in 58 families. For easy identification, each family has a 2 letter code for instance AA, BB, CA and others. Birth of twins have been witnessed in the elephants in Amboseli national park which is a rare occasion, the twins were male and female born to a mother belonging to the PA family a herd of 40 elephants.
Amboseli national park lies close to the border of Tanzania with a beautiful backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro the tallest mountain on the African continent, the dry plains of Amboseli are fed by the waters from the melting snow on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.
While on Kenya safaris in Amboseli national park you get excellent opportunity of watching elephants strolling in the savannah plains of the park and as they bathe in the waterholes.
THE CHYULU HILLS
Chyulu hills often pronounced as Chulu are extra ordinary volcanic peaks tucked away between Tsavo West national park and Amboseli national park , Chyulu Hills national park together with Amboseli national park and Taita form an 8000 square kilometers ecosystem extending across the border into Tanzania.
Chyulu Hills are covered situated east of Amboseli national park, the landscape of ancient volcano cones and craters along with the lava tunnels in the world are covered in beautiful evergreen forests forming a great habitat for wildlife including elephants
Elephants in Chyulu Hills are in large numbers and they are well known for congregating in large breeding herds, when you encounter these elephants during a Kenya tour, you will be fascinated by their impressively large tusks.
Because the lava of Chyulu Hills do not hold water, elephants and other game in the park are forced to descend to the plains of both Amboseli and Tsavo national parks (Tsavo East and Tsavo West).
SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE
Samburu national reserve is a fascinating Kenya safari destination majorly for sightings of elephants, the reserve is situated in the heart of northern Kenya’s wilderness in the North of Laikipia on the banks of Ewaso Nyiro rover.
Samburu national reserve is where you will find elephants in the big breeding herds, the reserve is the headquarters for Save the Elephants / Samburu Elephant Project the longest running study of its kind in the region.
Samburu national reserve is a fascinating place in Kenya to see elephants on a Kenya tours, these elephants are found in big breeding herds.
LEWA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy is a 62,000 acres conservancy situated in the Northern Kenya with the dramatic views of snow capped Mountain Kenya to the south and the arid lands of Tassia and Il Ngwesi to the North.
Lewa conservancy comprises of a range of wild habitats from highland forests, wide open grasslands, acacia woodland and melts water mountain springs supporting a variety of wildlife and birdlife making the conservancy one of the most important wildlife reserve in World.
Lewa Conservancy was registered as a rhino conservancy in 1983 and it became famous for its successful rhino and Grevy’s zebra breeding, elephants are among the 70 species of wildlife hosted in the conservancy and are recorded to be about 500 individuals.
Because of the big elephant population, Lewa conservancy has become to be ranked among the top 6 best places to see elephants in Kenya.
MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE
Maasai Mara national reserve is the most popular Kenya tour destination for wildlife sightings, the reserve is located in the South west part of Kenya in Narok spanning around an area of 1,510 square kilometers.
Maasai Mara national reserve is one of Africa’s Greatest Wildlife Reserve famous for hosting Africa’s most diverse, incredible and most spectacular eco-systems, the reserve is renowned for the great wildebeest migration and over 95 species of mammals including the elephants. Elephants in Maasai Mara national reserve are recorded to be over 30,000 individuals by 2015 making the park one of the top 6 places to see elephants in Kenya, these elephants are easily seen large herds strolling in the endless plains of the reserve during game drives.
DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST
David Sheldrick wildlife is not only unmissable destination Nairobi city but also one of the best places to see elephants in Kenya, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust operates as an orphan elephants rescue and wildlife rehabilitation program. The trust was founded in 1977 by Dame Daphne Sheldrick in honour of her late husband David Sheldrick, the orphanage is dedicated to the rescue and realizing elephants back in the wild.
David Sheldrick wildlife trust offers visitors an opportunity to get close encounter with the chimpanzees in the wild and get to feed them. Visitors can foster an elephant at about USD 50.
Kenya is one of the best destinations in the world to visit if your wish to see large herds of elephants, book your Kenya wildlife safari with us at info@wildlifekenyasafari.com.
