ONE DAY SHIMBA HILLS SAFARIS
Shimba hills national park is the second largest coastal forest in east africa , first one being arabuka sokoke 110km from mombasa
It was opened in 1968 and branded by kws as paradise of the sable antelope in 2011,it covers an area 0f 300sq km with an altitude of 120-450m
Drive for 33km from Mombasa along the coastal settlements blended coconut plantations and small farmlands of cassavas and cashewnuts and maize to the main gate of shimba hills national park (other 3 gates are kivumoni, kidongo and shimba gates)
Shimba hills national park is the only park in east africa that provides sanctuary to the endangered sable antelopes which had become prey to excessive hunting and almost got extinct
The sable antelopes are termed as the most beautiful of the large antelopes and are gregarious
sable antelopes
A relatively serene park with very little traffic animals seem to be shy though during your gamedrives you get to see buffalos elephants bushbucks ,hyenas masai girraffes waterbucks monkeys baboons among others
an elephant at shimba hills
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