Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park (18 Sq. Km)
Ol Donyo Sabuk or Sleeping Buffalo, also called Kilima Mbogo in Swahili meaning the Hill of buffalo, lies about 80 kilometers east of Nairobi and beyond Thika town on the Thika-Garissa road. The Mountain was established as a National park in 1967. The park covers the forested slopes and the summit of the mountain (2,148 meters or 7,040 ft.), with outstanding scenic beauty and wonderful views.
On clear mornings the view of the snow peaks of Mt. Kenya, over 100 kilometers away add to the charming beauty of the green grasslands and coffee estates below the mountain. A nine kilometer motor track through the forest to the summit, pass the graves of Sir William Northrup, a wealthy American farmer and Lady McMillan who were buried on the mountain. Sir William was knighted for his service in the First World War.
A short distance before the entrance of the park are the beautiful Fourteen Falls on the Athi River dropping thunderously over a 27m (90 ft.) deep slope.
Commonly seen animals include buffalo, Bushbuck, Sykes monkey and Black-faced vervet monkey. Black rhino and Leopard may be seen
Governors' Camp Game Report, Masai Mara
