Fundamentally undiscovered, pristine and undisturbed, Mwea National Reserve is an oasis of calm and tranquility in a populous landscape. Boldly painted on a parchment canvas of dusty dry bush and feathered acacia, this diverse pocket of wilderness is traversed by torrential seasonal rivers and stubbed with bulbous baobab trees.
The ecosystem’s main features are the meeting point of rivers Tana and Thiba, Kamburu and Masinga hydroelectric dams, which harbor a variety of biodiversity. The reserve is renowned for its birds and waders and shelters two other rare species; Pel’s fishing owl and the white-backed night heron. It is the only protected reserve in which the globally threatened and Kenya-endemic Hinde’s Babber is found.
The park holds great rewards for those in search of peace, calm and tranquility. If you value solitude and reflection, come delight in soaking your senses in sights and sounds that nature gives freely. Mwea excels in diverse wildlife which include elephant, common zebra, lesser kudu, nile crocodile, hippo, leopard, grey duiker, black headed jackal, bushbuck, waterbuck, olive baboon and impala. Over 200 bird species have been recorded in the reserve.
