Tana River County covers an area of 38, 436.9 sq Km. It is situated in a semi-arid area with annual relief rainfall varying between 400mm and 750mm with a mean annual temperature ranging between 300C and 330C. Its Local Authority is the county Council of Tana River. Hola town is the administrative headquarters.
Tourists Attractions in Tana River County
Kora National Park
The home of the legendary Bwana Simba aka George Adamson of the Born Free fame, Simba had his camp at the base of the 442-metre-high Kora Rock.
Gazetted in 1973 as a reserve, Kora National Park attained national park status in 1990. This triangle of dense woodland and scrub has as its northern boundary 65km of the Tana River, which begins in the highlands of the Aberdares and Mount Kenya to flow 700km to the Indian Ocean. The western boundary follows a straight line from the Tana River to Mwingi National Reserve. The eastern boundary runs along Mwitamyisi River.
The park has several rocky inselbergs, the highest of which are Mansumbi at 488 metres and Kumbulanwa at 450,metres. The park has several seasonal rivers.
Location
Tana County and covers 1,787 km2
Diriections
Road: 280km northwest of Nairobi. Access is via Thika to Mwingi then northeast through Kyuso village. The Adamson’s bridge across the Tana River joins the Park with Meru National Park. The park has a road network.
Airstrips: An airstrip for the reserve’s administration and another on the eastern side.
Major Attractions
Pristine wilderness, inselbergs, Tana River with Adamson’s Falls, Grand Falls and Kora rapids, diverse birdlife, George Adamson’s grave and that of his brother Terence and favorite lion, Boy.
Activities
Game drives, rock climbing, George Adamson’s grave and the annual commemoration of George Adamson on 20th August (he was shot by the Shifta bandits in 1989) fishing in River Tana.
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