Aberdare National Park is a 767 sq. Kilometers national park in the Central Highlands west of mountain Kenya, 180 kilometers from Nairobi. The Aberdare National Park was created in 1950 to protect the forested slopes and moors of the Aberdare Mountains. The Aberdare is the established name of a mountain range, for more than 160 kilometers which thrusts directly north from Nairobi. The park is located about 100 km north from Nairobi and stretches over a wide variety of terrains.
The Park covers altitudes from about 7,000 feet to 14,000 feet above sea level. The Aberdare National Park covers an area of 766 square kilometers and forms part of Aberdare Mountain Range. There are wide range of landscapes – mountain peaks with rise of 14,000 above sea level, v-shaped valleys intersected by streams, rivers and waterfalls. At lower altitudes moorland, bamboo forests and rainforests. The Park is open daily from 6.00 am to 7.00pm and no entry is allowed after 6.15 pm.
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