Crossing Thimba river L to R, LG of Wanjiku Gacheru Photography, Munyaka of Bucketlist Adventures, Eliud of Safiri Nasi, Rosebell Of
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I have been to places but never been to this park so when a chance arose a decision was made quickly and I found myself and my Travel buddies depart Nairobi at 18:30 hrs for Embu so that we can spend more time in the reserve. we spent a night in Embu town and decided to try local delicacies and of course some ‘nyamchom’ but the guy grilling our nyama was in cloud nine and at some point we wondered did he even get our order right?? Anyway the nyama was on point.

The following day we departed for Mwea very early in the morning with Kenya wildlife service, Mt.Kenya Region. The landscape, the little towns and the rivers on the way were very panoramic, we got to Mwea NP within an Hour and the road was good even the 10km stretch all weather road to the park from the main highway was good. The warden welcomed us to the park and he gave us a history of the park.

The Mwea National Reserve is located within Mbeere District, in Eastern Province, a distance of about 200 km from Nairobi.  The savannah ecosystem comprises of small hills with bushy vegetation and scattered large trees. Other areas are open grasslands while along the main rivers, large trees with thick undergrowth are found. Trees mainly found within the ecosystem are the different Acacia species and baobab trees.  The ecosystem’s main features are the meeting point of rivers Tana and Thiba, Kamburu and Masinga hydro-electric dams, which harbour variety of biodiversity.

The Residents

Major wildlife attractions include the  elephants, Rothschild giraffes, Common zebras, Lesser kudu, Buffalo, Waterbuck, Bush buck, Impala, Vervet Monkeys, Aardvark, Yellow baboons, Grant’s gazelle, Dik dik, Cape hare, Warthog,  Black backed jackal, Duiker, Sykes monkeys, Genet cat, Slender mongoose, Striped ground squirrel, Dwarf mongoose, Crested porcupine, Rock Hyrax, Tree Hyrax and tortoise. Hippos and crocodiles are also found in the dams and rivers. Different birds and reptile species have been recorded in the reserve.

The Visitors

While here you can engage in other activities like boat rides and camping besides Game Drives and nature walks. We would recommend this park to all those looking for some quiet time out in the wilderness and I also think KWS should market this park especially to residents of Embu county and the surroundings as it is within reach. There are so many other places in this county that Travel agencies can combine and create packages off the already known and give travelers new experience as we bade Mwea Goodbye we can’t help but think how much God has Blessed us with a gorgeous Country that we have just assumed its normal. Lets  #TembeaKenya , #LiveTheMagic and #ExploreMore  so that we can be ambassadors of our own products.

The Goodbye was loong as the one giving it.

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