Overview
Aberdare National Park is located in central Kenya’s Rift Valley, approximately 95 miles from Nairobi, with the nearest town, Nyeri, situated 9 miles away,Aberdare National Park is approximately 296 square miles in size,
Established to protect the Aberdare Mountain Range, originally founded by Scottish explorer Joseph Thomson in 1884. The Aberdare National Park was officially established in 1950 and named after Lord Aberdare. Its most famous visitor is Queen Elizabeth II, who found out about her father’s passing while staying in the reserve in 1952
