Former home of George and Joy Adamson –’Kampi ya Simba’ Kora National Park offers a pristine wilderness dotted with tall inselbergs and graced by the Tana River on which the Adamson’s Falls, Grand Falls and Kora Rapids are found. The couple were wildlife conservationists and authors. They were depicted in the film Born Free and best-selling book with the same title, which is based on the true story of Elsa the Lioness, an orphaned lioness cub they had raised and later released into the wild.
The park’s topography consists of rocky formations that create a surreal landscape, acacia woodlands and doum palms. The park is crisscrossed by seasonal rivers and Tana River forms the northern boundary of this park and Meru National Park. Wildlife found in the park include; elephants, lesser kudus, wild dogs, striped and spotted hyenas, leopards, lions and cheetahs. There are about 500 species of insects and 40 reptile’s species in the park.
