Easily included on the same western circuit is Ruma National Park. Created as a reserve in 1966 to protect the only remaining habitat of Roan Antelope, the park is in Lambwe Valley in Southern Nyanza, 140 kms. from Kisumu town.


The 120sq. km park is a mix of rolling savannah, woodlands, rivers and hills. Its main attractions are game viewing, birdwatching, hiking and walking and fishing in the rivers.

Game in this park include Bohor's reedbuck, Rothschild's Giraffe, Jackson's Hartebeest, Roan Antelope, buffalo, leopard, serval cat and hyena, as well as diverse birdlife.

There is no hotel/lodge accommodation in the park, but there are two campsites.

National Parks & Reserves in Western Kenya

• Mount Elgon National Reserve
• Kerio Valley National Reserve
• Saiwa Swamp National Park
• Kakamega Forest National Reserve
• Ruma National Park
• Ndere Island National Park
• Kisumu Impala Sanctuary