ACACIA WOODLANDS

The acacia woodlands offer the best overall wildlife viewing in the park. This habitat is favored by the park’s famous tree-climbing lions, leopards and giraffes and can claim the greatest elephant concentration in East Africa. The first long-term field study of elephants in the wild was conducted here and the book entitled ‘Among the Elephants’ by Iain Douglas-Hamilton documents this pioneering work.

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Highlights

Best Known For

  • Self-guided walkway for blue monkey viewing
  • Large baboon troop ever recorded
  • Lush forest and colorful birds
  • Dramatic rift valley view

Size

10 square miles

Topography

Ground-water Forest, Springs, Canopy Forest

Main Species

Dwarf Mongoose, Blue Monkey, Vervet Monkey, Baboon, Elephant, Dik Dik Antelope, Impala