🇰🇪 Kenya central-eastern Kenya 1 tour

Meru National Park

Born Free country — the reserve where Joy Adamson raised Elsa the lioness.

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Country

🇰🇪 Kenya

Region

central-eastern Kenya

Best time

June–September

Coordinates

-1.286, 36.817

About Meru National Park

Meru is rugged, watered by 13 rivers, and bursting with doum palms and baobabs. Its rhino sanctuary, river crossings and the memorial to Elsa (of 'Born Free') make it one of Kenya's most atmospheric parks.

Highlights

  • Elsa's grave (Born Free)
  • Rhino sanctuary
  • 13-river watered landscape
  • Doum palm groves
Live forecast · Meru National Park
23°C Overcast · 8 km/h wind
Updated 2026-05-18T16:00
  1. 🌦 24° 16° 💧 1.1mm
  2. 🌦 24° 15° 💧 0.2mm
  3. 🌦 25° 16° 💧 0.4mm
  4. 🌦 24° 15° 💧 2.1mm
  5. 🌦 25° 14° 💧 0.3mm
  6. 🌦 24° 16° 💧 1.2mm
  7. 🌦 26° 16° 💧 0.3mm
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Live wildlife observations
Recently spotted near Meru National Park

Real observations published to GBIF by researchers, lodges, and citizen scientists — refreshed daily.

Anastomus lamelligerus
2026-01-02 · Kenya
Trioceros jacksonii
2026-01-04 · Kenya
Moringa oleifera
2026-01-04 · Kenya
Cercopithecus mitis
2026-01-04 · Kenya
Papilio phorcas
2026-01-05 · Kenya
Trioceros jacksonii
2026-01-04 · Kenya
Source: GBIF.org — Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Best time to visit

June–September

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