Saiwa Safari
Saiwa Swamp is Kenya’s smallest National Park with an area of less than 3 km’b2. The relatively little visited park was created to protect the habitat of the rare semi-aquatic and endangered Sitatunga antelope. It has no roads and does not need them, thus is traversed by some 18 km of walking trails and well-timbered walkways and four observation towers, which can be climbed to achieve an aerial view of the swamp and its unique inhabitants. Besides hosting more than 370 species of birds, including forest birds and water fowls, the swamp is also home to other wildlife including various species of monkeys, porcupines, several cats, fish otters, snakes and fish. Saiwa Swamp remains, the only place in Kenya where the elusive Sitatunga have become relatively habituated to the proximity of humans. Their shaggy coat is oily and water repellent, while its elongated hooves allow it to move on submerged vegetation.
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Rare Semi-Aquatic Sitatunga Antelope
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370 Species of Birds
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Submerged Vegetaion
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