Aberdare National Park has a group of isolated volcanic range. These forms the eastern wall of the Great Rift Valley. They run roughly 100km north south between Nairobi and Thomsons Falls.

Amboseli National Park is crowned by Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak. The Amboseli National Parks is one of Kenya's most popular parks. The name "Amboseli" means "salty dust"

Lake Nakuru National Park was first gazetted as a bird sanctuary in 1960 and upgraded to National Park status in 1968. Lake Nakuru National Park has Kenya’s largest population of rhinos.

Masai Mara National Reserve is one of the most popular African safari destination in Kenya. The reserve is located in the Great Rift Valley in primarily open grassland.

Nairobi National Park is a short drive out of Nairobi’s central business district. Wide open grass plains and backdrop of the city scrapers, scattered acacia bush play host to a wide variety of wildlife.

Samburu National Reserve is one of the lesser-known national parks, but is nevertheless teeming with life. Situated alongside the Ewaso Nyiro River

Tsavo East National Park is by far the bigest of Kenya’s National parks. At more than 13,700km², Tsavo East is nine times bigger than the Maasai Mara National Reserve.

Tsavo West National Park covers 7,065 square km or 2,728 square miles, which is a little less than a third of the total area comprising all of Kenya's national parks.