|
|
 |
Marsabit National
Park: |
|
Marsabit,
which means "Place of Cold", with its swirling
mists and moss-hung cloud forests, is a remote mountane
paradise located in the burning wastes of Kenya's rugged
northern region. Though born of volcanic fire, Marsabit
is a cool, green, forested realm often swathed in mist.
Rising like a mirage above the surrounding burning desert,
Mount Marsabit is famous for the dreamy waters of Lake Paradise
which are located on its peak, for the foothills of rugged
grandeur that fan out from its volcanic craters, and for
the cloud forests which shelter both greater kudu and an
ancient dynasty of elephants famous for their huge tusks. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fact
File on Marsabit National Park: |
|
|
| Area
:
360
sq km
Altitude:
420
- 1,700 meters above sea level. |
|
Access
from Nairobi : Road : 560kms
( 8 hours ). |
|
Location
: Marsabit District,
Eastern Province. |
|
Animals
: Elephant,
buffalo, reticulated giraffe, Grevy's zebra, leopard, lion,
baboon. |
| Vegetation
: Arid
thorny bush on the lower zone merging into acacia grassland.
|
| Birds
: Over 400
species of bird recorded. |
| Facilities
: Marsabit
Lodge and several campsites including L. Paradise Camp on
the shores of L. Paradise |
|
Attractions:
Elephants
with huge tusks weighing over 30kg. |
|
Climate: Hot
and dry with some wetness during the year. |
|
|
