If you really want to get out to the true wilderness, consider traveling with us to an amazing best kept destination on the north-east side of Mt. Kenya. Unique on a magnificent scale, the Meru and Kora sister parks feature luxuriant jungle, coursing rivers, verdant swamp, khaki grasslands and gaunt termite cathedrals all under the sky’s great blue bowl. Little visited and utterly remote, few places are comparable to the incredible rugged atmosphere found here. 
Meru National Park was established in 1968 and is referred to as a ‘remote and rugged wilderness’. The area is famed for its connection to the orphaned lioness Elsa, who was hand-reared here by George and Joy Adamson, who subsequently wrote the popular non-fictional book Born Free. Meru protects an impressive area of tropical savannah set in the rain shadow of snow-capped Mount Kenya and is one of Kenya’s secret major savanna reserves. Lots of streams empty into the Tana River from the mountain. There is ample wildlife, and the vegetation is lush.
The low volume of tourist traffic ensures that animal sightings retain a genuine aura of exclusivity. All the Big Five animals are present, with both species of rhino likely to be seen in a densely bushed, drive-through rhinoceros sanctuary. An interesting feature of the park is the presence of localized northern Kenya animals such as the reticulated giraffe, rare Grevy’s zebra, rapier-horned Beisa oryx, stretchy-necked gerenuk and iridescent, cobalt-chested vulturine guineafowl. Over 300 species of bird have been recorded here and you can see some of the largest herds of buffalo in Kenya.
Meru also boasts one of the Kenya safari circuit’s most unique and beautifully situated lodges (Elewana Elsa’s Kopje Meru).
Kora is the sister park to Meru The Kora National Park provides a pristine forest filled with tall trees and graced by the Tana River on which the Adamson’s Falls, Grand Falls and Kora Rapids are located. Visitors enjoy abundant birdlife, rock-climbing, and fishing in the Tana River.
