Kenya · national park
Mount Elgons national park
Mount Elgons national park is a national park in Kenya, covering 169 km² (65 sq mi). It is the #15 largest of Kenya's 29 national parks.
- Area
- 169 km²
- Nearest airport
- EDL · 102 km
Nearest airports to Mount Elgons national park
- 1 EDL102 kmstraight line
- 2 KIS131 kmstraight line
- 3 SRT132 kmstraight line
Soroti, UgandaMore about Mount Elgons national park
Mount Elgons national park is one of 29 national parks in Kenya. It covers 169 km² (16,900 ha) — about 1.6 times the size of Paris, making it the #15 largest national park in Kenya (0.5% of the country's national park area).
Visiting Mount Elgons national park
The closest airport is Eldoret International Airport (EDL), about 102 km away — around 2 h 13 min by car; alternatively Kisumu International Airport (KIS, 131 km). Other national parks within reach include Mount Elgon National Park (1,279 km²), Saiwa Swamp National Park (3 km²), Ruma National Park (120 km²) and Lake Nakuru National Park (188 km²) — easy to combine on one trip.
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