Kora National Park

One man spent decades here, releasing lions back into the wild and paying for it with his life. His name was George Adamson, and Kora National Park is where his extraordinary story, and the story behind the iconic film 'Born Free'; permanently belongs. Home to the Adamsons' Camp, 'Kampi ya Simba', Kora National Park is a pristine, remote wilderness 280 kilometres north-east of Nairobi, straddling the Tana River in Tana River County. The park's landscape of towering inselbergs, acacia woodlands and doum palm forests is carved through by the Tana River, along which the Adamson's Falls, Grand Falls and Kora Rapids are found. It is a wilderness that shaped one of conservation's most celebrated legacies, and remains one of Kenya's least visited and most rewarding wild spaces.

Kora supports a remarkable diversity of wildlife including but not limited to: Lions; Leopards; Cheetahs; and Elephants, roam its acacia woodlands, while the rare African Wild Dog, Lesser Kudu, Striped Hyena and Spotted hyena are among the more elusive residents. Tana River and its surroundings attract Crocodiles, Hippopotamus and a rich variety of Water Birds, making the riverine corridor one of the most rewarding wildlife watching zones in the park.

For many visitors, Kora's most powerful draw is its human story. George Adamson, known to the Kora community as 'Baba ya Simba', Father of Lions; lived and worked here for over two decades until his tragic death in 1989. His grave and his former camp, Kampi ya Simba, remain within the park and are open to visitors. Every year the park hosts the George Adamson Memorial, a tribute to a man whose life's work transformed global attitudes towards wildlife conservation and whose legacy continues to draw visitors from around the world to this remote corner of Kenya.