North of Kitale, this small, rarely visited park, is a real treat. Originally set up to preserve the habitat of Kenya’s only population of sitatunga antelope, the 15.5-sq-km reserve is also home to blue, vervet and de Brazza’s monkeys and some 370 species of birds. The fluffy black-and-white colobus and the impressive crowned crane are both present, and you may see the Cape clawless and spot-throated otters (watch tower 4 is the best place from which to look for these).
The park is only accessible on foot and walking trails skirt the swamp, duckboards go right across it, and there are some rickety observation towers.
