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Shimba Hills

Kenya Kwale National Park

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About Shimba Hills

The Shimba Hills is a National Park in Kenya in the provinces of Kwale. The park was established on 01.01.1968 and covers an area of 0.3 km². The Shimba Hills offers the possibility of self-drive safaris.

The park is located about 30 km southwest of Mombasa, bordering the Mwaluganje Elephant Sanctuary to the northeast and only about 30 km from the famous Diani Beach. Shimba Hills protects one of the last large coastal rainforests in East Africa. It is a stronghold for the rare subspecies of sable antelope: Roosevelt's Sable. This is not a Big Five reserve, but some of the usual safari animals can be found here, as well as some interesting forest animals.

General information

Biodiversity	Sighting conditions
Very high	Okay

200Bird species

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Official Name

Shimba Hills

Provinces

Kwale

Area

0.3 km²

Foundation

1968-01-01

Vegetation

No information

Habitats

Grassland savannah,Rainforest

Big Five-reserves

Self-drive-reserve

Entrance gates

Highlights

Landscape

The main habitat of the Shimba Hills is the Grassland savannah.

The hilly landscape of the reserve consists of coastal rainforest and grassland interspersed with forest and coastal scrub. Shimba Hills is considered one of the most diverse forested ecosystems on the Kenyan coast and is home to over 1000 plant species.

Entrance gate

Name	Location
Park Entrance	North
Kidongo	South

General information

Biodiversity	Sighting conditions
Very high	Okay

200Bird species

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The best travel time for Shimba Hills

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Weather and climate

Excellent Good Okay Poor

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Best tavel time

July (Beginning) - September (End)

Dry time

December (Beginning) - March (End)

Climate

warm-fairly hot

Tavel time

April (Beginning) - May (End)

Climate

warm-fairly hot

High season

December (Beginning) - March (End)

July (Beginning) - October (End)

Low season

December (Beginning) - March (End)

Risk of Malaria

April - May

The climate in Shimba Hills is hot, tropical. The rainy season takes place from Beginning April to End May The dry season first extended over the months from Beginning December to End March inclusive. The best time to tour is Beginning July End September.

Strong breezes, misty mornings and clouds cool down the hot and humid climate. Temperatures are around 29°C in the afternoon. At night it cools down a bit, but it is still warm at around 20°C. Rainfall is common throughout the year, but peaks during the rainy seasons.

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Top animal species

The Shimba Hills is home to 0 mammals such as Elephant, Leopard, Cape Buffalo, Giraffe, Zebra as well as 200 bird species, 0 reptile species, 0 fish species and 0 amphibian species. The Shimba Hills provides Very high conditions for wildlife viewing.

Big Five

Elephant

Big Five

Leopard

Big Five

Cape Buffalo

Giraffe

Zebra

Spotted hyena

Wildebeest

Hippopotamus

Baboon

Vervet monkey

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