Safaris & Tours to Kora National Park – Best time to Visit and where to stay.

Safaris and trips to Kora National Park – “The Last Wilderness” Originally the residence of George and Joy Adamson, the Kora National Park provides a pure wilderness filled with lofty inselbergs and blessed by the Tana River on which the Adamson’s Falls, Grand Falls and Kora Rapids are located. Along with visiting George Adamson’s tomb, visitors may take advantage of the varied birds and fishing on Tana River rock-climbing.

Another coastal National Park and reserve in Kenya is Kora National Park. Along the Tana River, 1,7800sqkm of park land stretches 125km east of Mount Kenya.

About 1990, the previous nature reserve underwent transformation into a Kenya wildlife game park. Gentle sloping slopes from the Aberdare mountains and Mount Kenya from central Kenya make up the park. Mostly composed of granite inselbergs rising to 488m, the terrain has bushes, forests, doum palms.

The Adamson’s in the movie Born Free or Talk of the Lioness Elsa make the park famous. Before it became a National park, George Adamson was slain by poachers on this particular reserve in 1989. Spend some time visiting George Adamson’s burial located in the park.

Safaris and excursions to Kora National Park: Many seasonal rivers, including Tana River and Mwitamyisi on the north eastern boundary, intersect and feed the park. From Mount Kenya’s slopes on the northern edge of the park, the Tana River traces its 65km path generating Adam’s falls, Grand Falls and Kora rapids.

Elephants, cheetahs, wild dogs, striped and spotted hyenas, leopards, lesser kudu, genet, hippos, caracal, lion, serval, very many more small animals abound in the park. Game watching and rock climbing may be done at the rich game park any time of year.

Kora national park fishing.

With catches like Tilapia and perch, fishing in the Tana River yields over 21 types of fish. The park supports more than forty different reptiles, mollusks, and 500 insect species.

How Get There

280km route north east of Nairobi leads to Kora National Park from Thika, Mwingi, and Kyuso towns. Often used by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), there is an airport ten kilometers east of the park. The park is linked to the nearby Meru National Park by a little bridge.

Although there is minimal or nonexistent park accommodation, adjacent Meru National Park has several safari hotels and camps.