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Mount Kilimanjaro

mountain massif in Kilimanjaro National Park in Tanzania

49km

-3.07637.353

Arusha National Park

– includes Mount Meru, a 4,562 m active stratovolcano

81km

-3.2536.83333333

Arusha

city in Arusha Region, Tanzania

101km

-3.3669236.69107

Tsavo West National Park

Tsavo West is in Kenya close to the city of Mombasa.

123km

-3.316738.1333

Nairobi National Park

Nairobi National Park is the closest national park to Nairobi in Kenya. It is a half-hour drive from the city, making it a good destination for a day trip.

147km

-1.3733333336.85888889

Nairobi

Nairobi, a city of nearly four million, is the capital and largest city in Kenya.

158km

-1.283336.8167
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Mzima Springs

Mzima Springs are a series of four natural springs in Tsavo National Park, Kenya. They are located in the west of the Park, around 48 km from Mtito Andei. The source of the springs is a natural reservoir under the Chyulu Hills to the north. The Chyulu range is composed of volcanic lava rock and ash, which is too porous to allow rivers to flow. Instead, rain water percolates through the rock, and may spend 25 years underground before emerging 50 kilometres away at Mzima. The natural filtration process gives rise to Mzima's famously clear stream, which flows through a series of pools and rapids. Two kilometres downstream from the springs, the stream is blocked by a solidified lava flow and disappears below the surface again.

94km

-2.9833333338.02166667
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Amboseli National Park

Kenya
Someday we will visit Amboseli National Park or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Amboseli National Park

Amboseli National Park is in Kenya.

In 1883, Joseph Thompson was the first European to penetrate the feared Maasai region known as Empusel (meaning 'salty, dusty place' in Maa). He, too, was astonished by the fantastic array of wildlife and the contrast between the arid areas of the dry lake bed and the oasis of the swamps, a contrast that persists today.

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