Top 10 Nature & Wildlife Areas in Rift Valley Province, Kenya

July 30, 2021 Roger Rusk

Rift Valley Province (Swahili: Mkoa wa Bonde la Ufa) of Kenya, bordering Uganda, was one of Kenya's eight provinces, before the Kenyan general election, 2013. Rift Valley Province was the largest and one of the most economically important provinces in Kenya. It was dominated by the Kenya Rift Valley which passes through it and gives the province its name. According to the 2009 Census, the former province covered an area of 182,505.1 square kilometres (45,098,000 acres; 70,465.6 sq mi) and would have had a population of 10,006,805, making it the largest and most populous province in the country. The bulk of the provincial population is a strip between former Nairobi and Nyanza Province. The capital was the town of Nakuru.
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1. Musiara Swamp

Maasai Mara National Reserve 00200 Kenya +254 720 650869 http://www.smiletoafricaadventure.com/
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5.0 based on 60 reviews

Musiara Swamp

Excellent game-watching location to see lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant, giraffe.

Reviewed By sead161

Dramatic life & death action with a dozen crocodiles circling the hippos trying to snatch one of the young.

2. Eluai Plain

Maasai Mara National Reserve Kenya
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5.0 based on 14 reviews

Eluai Plain

Reviewed By reeceyb - Chichester, United Kingdom

This is part of the masai mara so its amazing it is a good part to visit as you can see for miles and catch sight of some good game we even had picnic lunch under one of the trees

3. Mount Suswa Conservancy

Mai Mahiu-Narok Road, Narok 20500 Kenya
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Mount Suswa Conservancy

Suswa has a unique double crater with a moat-like inner crater surrounding a tilted block of rock. The mountain is also known for its lava tube caves on the northeast side of the outer crater.

4. Mara Triangle

83 Muthaiga Road, Maasai Mara National Reserve 00619 Kenya (254) 3749-632 [email protected] http://www.maratriangle.org/
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Mara Triangle

The Mara is a beautiful but sensitive environment that can survive only if properly respected. Well-watered by the Mara River, enjoying abundant vegetation, wildlife and rainfall, its ecology would appear, at first sight, to be relatively resilient. It also appears to have withstood the erosive effects of huge numbers of visiting tourists extraordinarily well. There are signs, however, that the delicate balance between tourist numbers and wildlife populations cannot be properly maintained for much longer as evidenced by the reduction in the protective vegetation cover and the emergence of a series of dust bowls. Meanwhile, the Reserve is host to 95 species of mammals, amphibians and other reptiles and 485 species of birds. During the dry season (July to October) it also hosts a major concentration of migratory herbivores including about 250,000 zebra and 1.3 million wildebeest. Amongst the list of easy-to-view species are: gazelle, elephant, topi, buffalo, lion (Kenya's largest population), black rhino, hippo, hyena, giraffe, leopard and mongoose.

Reviewed By flexivelkenyasafaris - Nairobi, Kenya

Mara triangle is among the best parks within Masai Mara.you get to find that their roads are well maintained,signs on the roads with speed limits e.t.c I can not hesitate to recommend to any traveler to choose the Mara triangle. Game viewing is perfect especially when the great wildebeest migration is on. While watching the animals,you are allowed off-road driving in a supervised manner,where by sometimes the rangers will supervise that. Thanks for that Mara triangle management.

5. Selenkay Conservancy

Kenya +254 722 525660 [email protected] http://www.porini.com/kenya.html?sub=amboseli-and-selenkay
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Selenkay Conservancy

Masai-owned conservancy and safari camp near the Amboseli National Park.Selenkay Conservancy shares the same eco-system as Amboseli National Park and is established on land leased from the local Maasai by Gamewatchers Safaris & Porini Camps with the aim of protecting the wildlife habitat and encouraging wildlife conservation as an alternative to farming as a means for the local population to earn a living. Migrating species from Amboseli previously killed or driven off land set aside for farming are now able to make the conservancy their home. Recent years have witnessed a significant increase in wildlife numbers with elephants returning to Selenkay after a 20 year absence.

Reviewed By CalvinB90 - Marske-by-the-Sea, United Kingdom

The original conservancy. Having recently rained it was beautifully green and fresh. This did make for difficult animal tracking though, in fact we didn’t see any cats within the conservancy at all. The main purpose of the visit though was obviously elephants and Mount Kilimanjaro and it definitely delivered on those. Plenty of big tusk elephants there and they have no real issue with you being close to them which is great to experience and photograph

6. Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Nanyuki Private Bag, 10400 Kenya +254 707 187141 [email protected] http://olpejetaconservancy.checkfront.com/reserve/
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Ol Pejeta Conservancy

The Ol Pejeta Conservancy is a mosaic of grass plains, wooded grassland, Acacia woodland and evergreen thicket extending over 350 square kilometres. The Ol Pejeta Conservancy, East Africa’s Largest Black Rhino Sanctuary, is situated at the foot hills of the Aberdares and the magnificent snow-capped Mount Kenya. Ol Pejeta boasts an astounding variety of animals including non-indigenous chimpanzees and the Big Five (the endangered black and white rhino, leopard, elephant, buffalo & lion). The combination of amazing wildlife and stunning views across the open plains guarantees an unforgettable safari experience.

Reviewed By Sino_Africa_Safari_ - Nairobi, Kenya

Ol Pejeta Conservancy is a great conservancy in Kenya. It's famous because of Sudan. You will have a lot of activies in the conservancy including: dog tracking, guided bushwalk, night game drive, cross the equator, community visit, visit the chimpanzees and the blind rhino. It's one of the best organized park in Kenya!

7. Ol Kinyei Conservancy

Serengeti-Mara Eco-system, Maasai Mara National Reserve Kenya +254 722 525660 [email protected] http://www.porini.com/kenya.html?sub=maasai-mara
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Ol Kinyei Conservancy

Ol Kinyei Conservancy is 18,700 acres of wilderness which belongs to a Maasai community who leased it to Gamewatchers Safaris and Porini Camps for it to be set aside for the purposes of wildlife conservation. Ol Kinyei Conservancy is home to only two small permanent camps, the Porini Mara Camp and Porini Cheetah which between them accommodate a maximum of only 24 guests at any given time - making this not only an exclusive experience but one that respects the principles of eco-tourism. Located within the Serengeti-Mara eco-system, Ol Kinyei is renowned for its unspoilt and breathtaking scenery with diverse terrain offering on one hand open savannah plains and rolling hills on the other.

Reviewed By RosalindR72 - Nairobi, Kenya

We loved every minute of our weekend in Ol Kinyei, staying at Mara Porini. The wildlife viewing was amazing. We saw and learned so much from our excellent local safari guides. It was heartening to see how much the Mara ecosystem has expanded through the conservancies around the national reserve, of which Ol Kinyei was the first!

8. Olare Orok Conservancy

Maasai Mara National Reserve Kenya +254 727 794041 http://www.oocmara.com/
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Olare Orok Conservancy

Reviewed By sead161

I'm a local and grew up in the Mara triangle area decades before it became a park. This is my favorite gate because of the vast number of lions. Saw 9 in several hours.

9. The Reserve at Rimpa Estates Wildlife Conservancy

Rimpa Road, Kiserian Kenya +254 712 657998 [email protected] http://rimpaestates.com/the-reserve/
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The Reserve at Rimpa Estates Wildlife Conservancy

10. Mara Naboisho Conservancy

Adjoining the Eastern edge of the Masai Mara National Reserve Bordering the Masai Mara National Reserve, Narok 20500 Kenya +254 722 518843 [email protected] http://www.maranaboisho.com
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Mara Naboisho Conservancy

Reviewed By africanman_840 - Nairobi, Kenya

I was recently there and have to say that I really enjoyed it. The wildlife viewing was excellent. Furthermore, I saw only a few other tourists. I think that the problem of the Masai taking over the conservancies with their cattle has been somewhat exaggerated. There is still plenty of room for wildlife and cattle.

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