Kenya’s only existing sanctuary for the endangered roan antelope and the only terrestrial park in the entire Nyanza region, Ruma National Park was initially established and gazetted as the Lambwe Valley Game Reserve in 1966 to protect its indigenous population of rare roan antelopes which exist nowhere else in Kenya. The park has an exceptional bird life.Ruma is also the only park in Kenya where the globally threatened blue swallow, a scarce intra-African migrant bird, is regularly recorded. To snack with the animals, visit the Twiga Picnic Site which is in the middle of the park. Ruma National Park can be visited all year round,daily between 6.00 am and 7.00 pm including public holidays and weekends. To get access into the park by road,tourists should use the main gate which is approximately 42km from Homa Bay town.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 12, 2017 06:22 UTC