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Sunday, January 17, 2010
Chyulu Hills National Park
Fact File
Altitude 1, 500 - 2, 160m above sea level
Area: 471 km
Fauna: buffalo, eland, mountain reedbuck, steinbuck, bush pig, leopard and elephants
Birds: more than 300 species
The worlds Youngest Mountains
Approximately 80 km long the Chyulu hills are one of the worllds youngest mountain ranges the most recent volcanic activity having occurred about 500 years ago.
Camping
A KWS campsite is available 1km from the Chyulu gate.
Where to Stay
Lodges and tented camps are available around the ungazetted areas of the Chyulu Park
HELL’S GATE
HELL’S
Hell’s Gate despite the name provides an ideal venue for a trip from
Situated deep on the floor of the
The scenery is truly enchanting; the glowering cliffs, water gouged gorges, stark rock towers, scrub-clad volcanoes and belching plumes of geothermal steam make it one of the most atmospheric parks in
FACTS
Altitude: 1,560 – 2, 187m above sea level
Area: 68 sq. km
Vegetation: A wide variety of Succulents
Fauna: Eland,
Birds: More than 100 species
Special Interest: Hell’s Gate has been designated as a World Heritage and enjoys global protection as one of the most unique natural sites on earth.
How to Get There
Take route A104 from
The Game
Herds of
Where to Stay
Although there is no accommodation in the park a lot of accommodation services are available around Naivasha town.