Saiwa Swamp National Park

Saiwa Swamp National Park, KE

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The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) conserves and manages Kenya’s wildlife for the Kenyan people and the worldKWS manages about 8 per cent of the total landmass of the country. This land contains 22 National Parks, 28 National Reserves and 5 National SanctuariesIn Kenya, the environment and tourism have always been inextricably linked, and this is a truly symbiotic relationshipGenuine eco-tourism means tourism that has no negative impact on eco-systems, and positively contributes to the destination on a social and environmental levelA veritable haven for nature lovers, the Saiwa Swamp National Park is a forested paradise filled with exotic flowers, trees and birds. It is also the habitat of the rare and endangered semi-aquatic Sitatunga antelope and as a preserve for the rare De Brazza’s monkey. Within this tropical wetlands and mosaic of riverine forest, sedges and acacia woodlands, with fringing dense rushes and grass bedsBird life is abundant. Water birds include the lesser jacana, grey heron and the African black duck while the forest shelters the Narina trogons, the collared and orange-tufted sunbird, the yellow bishop, Hatlaub’s marsh widow bird and the Noisy Ross’s turacos which are difficult to miss. Bird WatchingPlantsWithin this tropical wetlands and mosaic of riverine forest, sedges