Arabuko Sokoke National Park
The Arabuko Sokoke Forest Reserve near the Malindi and Watamu Reserves and Parks is the largest surviving coastal dry forest in East Africa. The forest provides important habitat for its unique and endangered birds, insects and animals.
Game to view includes: the extremely rare Arder’s Duiker, the rare Golden-Rumped Elephant Shrew as well as the Sokoke Scops Owl, Clarke’s Weaver, African pitta, sokoke pipit, green barbet, nicator, amani sunbird, scaly babbler and other rare birds, plus over 80 species of butterfly.
Climate:
Average annual rainfall ranges from 900mm in the dry and scrubby northwest to 1100mm in the east.
Major attractions:
Endemic Bird species, Butterflies, Remnant coastal forest.