Meru

Highlights

The park lies about 100 km northeast of the Mount Kenya massif, at an altitude of 300 to 940 m above sea level and borders the Bisanadi Reserve to the east. The Tana River to the south, Ura River to the southwest and Rojeweru River to the east border the park. Meru is rather less visited than some of the more popular parks in Kenya is scenic with tall doum palms growing along the park's many watercourses.

Landscape

The main habitat of the Meru is the Grassland savannah.

Meru is particularly scenic. The savannah landscape flattens out from the hilly and wetter northwest towards the east. In the north there is a lot of grassland. Further south, bushveld grows. The Tana River on the southern border is Kenya's largest waterway, and several small streams flow through the park. Beautiful doum palms and baobab trees stand out against the sky and, with the red earth, form an impressive background for animals adapted to the aridity.

Entrance gate