Explore Nasolot National Reserve — Kenya safaris and tours

Explore Nasolot National Reserve – Mountain melo, Kenya Safaris

Explore Nasolot National park – Beautiful and rugged, the Nasolot Reserve is located to the north of Mount Melo. The reserve is quite remote which means few visitors and a chance to be at one with nature in the seemingly endless plains within its borders. Visitors to this paradise can enjoy spectacular views from Nasolot Hill, bird watching, camping, fishing and nature walks. Nasolot National Reserve became established in 1979 and has 9,200 hectares of magnificently rocky land. It’s positioned to the north of Mount Melo. There are several magnificent vistas available, though many of the reserve are actually plains. Due to its remote location there aren’t many visitors.Climatic conditions are hot and arid

Wildlife of Nasolot national reserve.

Leading Destinations are made up of the rocky ridges at the edges on the reserve called Nasolot Hill, Game viewing for wildlife such as Elephant, lesser kudu, bushbuck, duiker, lion, leopard, Kirk’s dik-dik, spotted hyena, jackal, impala, Sykes’ monkey, beisa and fringe-eared Oryx, waterbuck, olive baboon, buffalo, gazelle and hippo.

Getting to Nasolot national reserve.

The reserve is actually 146 km north of Kitale towards the west of the A1 Kitale-Lodwar road. The reserve’s entrance lies 6.2 km down the A1 main road. There are air strips at Turkwell dam and Kaputirr. There are no accommodation options inside the reserve. Nevertheless self-catering accommodation as well as a campsite exists at the Marich Pass Field Studies Centre located 80 km south of the reserve from the A1 Kitale- Lodwar road. The area is frequented month in month out. Adventures consist of Game viewing, bird watching and fishing trips and boat rides on aturkwell dam, nature walks and camping out.

Explore Nasolot National Resserve activities

In addition to game viewing, visitors enjoy bird watching expeditions, guided nature walks and camping safaris. Sport fishing at Turkwel Dam combined with a boat ride is the most exciting thing to do when visiting this attraction.

Where to stay in Nasolot national reserve.?

There are no accommodation options in the reserve. However self –catering accommodation and a campsite are available at the Marich Pass Field Studies Centre located 80 km south of the reserve off the A1 Kitale –Lodwar road.