Travel Eye on Arabuko Sokoke (Kenya)

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Overview:

This tiny national park in Kilifi district, with only 6 km², is a small part of the largest stretch of indigenous coastal forest that survives today in East Africa. The forest preserves the landscape that formerly covered all the strip adjacent to the shore line of the Indian Ocean. This jewel of nature has been declared the second most important forest in Africa for bird conservation, and is currently under consideration for the rank of World Heritage Site.

Locality:

The Arabuko Sokoke forest, with 358 km², settles in the region from north of Kilifi to Gedi, south of Malindi, and inland toward the town of Jilore.

Entertainment/Facilities/Attractions/Things to do:

Although not a major tourist national park by any stretch, Arabuko Sokoke hosts a large biological diversity, with plenty of rare species of birds, butterflies, amphibians and plants and is popular among tourists wanting something 'a little different' from the more popular Kenya national parks.