ARABUKO SOKOKE FOREST RESERVE - KENYA

ARABUKO SOKOKE NATIONAL PARK DETAILS

Arabuko Sokoke was proclaimed a Crown Forest and gazetted in 1943. Part of the forest was gazetted as a strict nature reserve in the late 1960s. The reserve lies a few kilometers inland, between the towns of Kilifi and Malindi, 110 km north of Mombasa. It is the largest existing fragment of the tropical forests that covered much of the East African coast and is an important habitat for endemic/endangered birds, insects and mammal species.

Location:
Coastal strip, Kilifi District, covering 6 km².

Climate:
Average annual rainfall ranges from 900mm in the dry and scrubby northwest to 1100mm in the east.

HOW TO GET THERE

Roads:
Access through Mombasa, Tarmac road -75 km.
Access through Malindi.

Airstrips:
Malindi and Mombasa Airports.

MAJOR ATTRACTIONS
Endemic Bird species, butterflies, Remnant coastal forest.

ACTIVITIES
Bird Watching, walking Trails.




Source: Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS)
P. O. Box 40241 Nairobi Kenya
URL: http://www.kws.org

A Sokoke Scoops Owl. at the Arabuko Sokoke Forest Reserve at the Coast province. Photo courtesy of T. Langton.

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