Saiwa Swamp National park
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Forest & wetland habitat with viewing platforms, home to rare sitatunga antelopes & birdlife.
One of Kenya's smallest national parks with great scenery, plenty of birdlife, and the rare sitatunga antelope. Note that it's a nature walk through the park — you can't drive through it. Amazing swamp expeditions with viewing towers great for bird watching, and the camping site with nature trails is well maintained.
Highlights
- Wheelchair accessible
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Google reviews
- Francis M.Google review · 2 Jan 2026
This is one of the smallest national parks in Kenya. Note that it’s more of a nature walk through the park; you can’t drive through it. It has great scenery, plenty of birdlife, and the rare sitatunga. Make sure you go very early in the morning to spot this shy antelope - we were at the gate at 6:30 a.m. I’d recommend using a guide to show you around the park, though you can also explore on your own. The park also has camping facilities, including cabins.
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- Feysal F.Google review · 28 Nov 2025
Beautiful out of this world park that allows for nature tracking. Offers amazing swamp expeditions with viewing towers great for bird watching and watching the native swamp antelopes. A must visit if you have a love for nature and the raw wild. The indigenous wild bananas are also fantastic plants to see.
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- Dorcas M.Google review · 1 Oct 2024
The sceneries were amazing, the camping site, the nature trails were very articulate and well maintained.... The hospitality by the caretakers, tour guides and staff was kind and five star,very demure,very nature authentic😊
- Big Y.Google review · 2 Apr 2023
Serene environment. The walking trails are well laid out. The wildlife and birds not so many. Amazing picnic, camping and choma zone. Bring your meat. For solo meditation it's 100pc.
- Esther O.Google review · 25 Jul 2018
Nice quiet place to visit. It can be as a school trip, quick visit or a camping trip. There is a camp site and a tree top house to stay in. I really tried getting a good shot of the elusive sitatunga antelope. There are also Colobus monkeys, squirrels and lots of birds amongst other animals but you have to be patient to see them
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Location
Saiwa
Kitale Town
