Game viewing

Mwea national reserve is a home to animals namely; striped ground squirrels, Genet, black backed jackals, rock hyraxes, yellow baboons, water bucks, zebras, buffalos, bush bucks, African leopards, African elephants, impalas, lesser kudus, common duikers, Nile crocodiles, giraffes, bush pigs, water bucks, Sykes monkey, warthogs and hartebeest to mention a few. These game drives give you a clear view of animals in the park and the activity is best done in 4×4 wheeled vehicles where you will have a scenic view of the park and animals with the use of binoculars and cameras.

Bird watching

Mwea national reserve is a home to over 200 bird species, some of which are endemic to the area. Some of the birds seen include: Hinde’s babbler, Pel’s fishing owl, Malagasy pond heron, white-backed night heron among others. The birds can be spotted during game drives and nature walks in the reserve, which calls for tourists to move with their binoculars and cameras during their safaris.

Boat riding

Tourists at Mwea reserve can have a thrilling experience at Kamburu dam and see many water birds, beautiful sceneries and lots of hippos coming close to their boat. Boat riding gives you a good view of water animals like crocodiles, hippos, and other animals around the dam, vegetation and birds.

Camping

Mwea national reserve has got several campsites making camping one of the best ways to feel closer to the wild than even spending a night in a luxury hotel. The reserve has seven campsites namely; Githechu camp, Sylvester camp, Kyangosi camp, Kanyonga camp, Mbogo camp and Hippo point camp and these camps always provide all basic needs for your Safari to be memorable.

Nature guided walks

There are a variety of walking trails that have been created to suit your walking safari with animal sighting points with an escort of a tour guide and park rangers in the greenery and forests of the reserve. This activity is most cases done during morning hours when the weather is fresh and animals are active. Nature walks most cases include birding activities and cultural encounters depending on your choices.

Picnics

The best way to explore the reserve is on a planned picnic trip and although it’s small, it can be explored within two hours. There are a number of picnic sites put in place where you can enjoy your lunch with greater views of nature, and in the evening, you will enjoy a sunset moment in the grasslands of the park.

How to get to Mwea National Reserve

By road

Mwea National Reserve can be accessed from Nairobi via Thika road and the journey usually lasts about three hours and is 200 km from Nairobi. There is also an optional and bear route tourist can use via Embu route instead of Thika. It is the best means used which gives you a comfortable and fresh air of the road during your drive through different roads and routes.

By air

Mwea National Reserve can be accessed with flights through an airstrip near the reserve called masinga airstrip for those who prefer travelling by air, making it also easy to reach the reserve for those who have a tight itinerary.