Meru Safaris

Meru was one of the two areas in which conservationists George and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness made famous in the award winning movie and bestselling book, Born Free. Joy also released Pippa the cheetah in this park.

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How to get there

Meru National Park is accessible by road from Nairobi via the Nyeri, Nanyuki or Meru. SUNSAFARIS can arrange flights and transfers to Meru National Park. There are also daily flights scheduled flights from Nairobi.
To/From Nairobi: There are daily flights from Nairobi to Kina, the main airstrip and to Elsa's Kopje's airstrip.

Leopard Rock Lodge

Leopard Rock Lodge has 15 large cottages decorated with traditional Lamu style teak furniture and Persian carpets. All suites are luxuriously spacious with en suite bathrooms have private terraces which overlook a tropical river and Bisandi reserve. The pool has a well stocked bar located at the centre of the pool where you can enjoy cocktails as you watch crocodiles basking in the river banks.

Leopard Rock Lodge

Offbeat Meru Camp

Set above Bisanadi River, Offbeat Meru Camp comprises of 6 large tents of 3 are twins and 3 are doubles. Each tent is furnished with a large iron bed, en suite bucket shower, wash basin and flush toilet. There is a large sitting room equipped with library, comfortable sofas, writing table and bar. Dining is informal and served in the mess tent or around the campfire. The camp also boasts a lovely swimming pool.

Offbeat Meru Camp

Meru National Park Game Viewing

Introduction

Meru National Park is a Kenyan forest reserve located 350km from Nairobi, east of Meru town. It is one of Kenya's lesser known parks, covering an area of 87 044 hectares. Meru is part of a complex of protected areas along the Tana River that includes the Bisanadi and Mwingi National Reserves, Kora National Park and Rahole National Reserve. The wetter north western sector is hilly with rich volcanic soils. Towards the east the land flattens and the soil appears grey and volcanic. As well as the many streams that cross Meru National Park, the park is bound by three large rivers: Rojeweru River to the East, Ura River to the south west and the Tana River to the south.

Game Viewing

Meru National Park has abundant rainfalls which results in tall grass and lush swamps which make it difficult to spot game. The park has a wide range of wildlife including elephant, lion, leopard, cheetah, black rhino and hippo. Buffalo, oryx, Oribi, zebra, giraffe, hartebeest, impala, kudu, mongoose, warthog, dik dik, civet, caracal, wild dog, baboons, hyena and vervet monkeys can also be spotted. Meru National Park is also to home to an abundance of birdlife that includes Pel's fishing owl, Peter's finfoot which inhabits the Murera and Ura Rivers, kingfishers, rollers, starlings, bee-eaters and numerous weavers to mention a few. Helped by the International Fund of Animal Welfare, the Kenya Wildlife Service restored Meru National Park from near ruin to one of the most promising tourist destinations in East Africa. This has also helped solve the park's poaching problems of the last decade.

Seasons

Meru National Park receives most of its rainfall towards the west of the park, at 635mm – 762mm per annum. The east is slightly drier at 305mm - 356mm per annum. The best time to visit the park is during the warm months of June until October, and then again from January until March.