The deck overlooking Meru National Park at Elsa's Kopje
Meru National Park's claim to international popularity stems from the book and movie "Born Free". Authored by Joy Adamson, it tells about their lion and cheetah research. The famous "Elsa" lioness is the most famous of the lions in the park, and her grave is marked here. The park lies about 348 km from Nairobi and covers an area of about 870 square kilometers.
Meru National Park is wild and beautiful, it offers spectacular views of Mt Kenya. Straddling the equator and bisected by 13 rivers and numerous mountain-fed streams, it is an especially beautiful area of Kenya. It has diverse scenery from woodlands at 3,000 feet on the slopes of Nyambeni Mountain Range, northeast of Mount Kenya, to wide open plains with wandering riverbanks dotted with doum palms.
Luxury open air accommodation at Elsa's Kopje
Elsa's kopje open plan luxury cottages overlooking the wildlife
Game to view includes lion, buffalo, elephant, cheetah, leopard, lesser kudu, duiker, dikdik, hippo, and crocodile. Over 300 species of birds have been recorded including: the Peter's Finfoot which inhabits the Murera and Ura Rivers. It also incorporates a 44km2 Rhino Sanctuary home of 40 white and 20 black rhino.
Activities at Meru Park include day and night game drives, bush walks, cultural visits, line fishing (cat fish and barbel), day excursion to the Tana River and sundowners.
Meru Park is approximately a four hour drive or a 1hr10 min daily scheduled flight from Nairobi.
