Tana River Primate Reserve

• Tana River Primate Reserve is situated 350km east of Nairobi and two hundred and forty kilometres north of Mombasa in the Tana River County.
• The reserve was formed to protect the two endangered primates; the red colobus monkey and Mangabey and the Tana riverine forest.
• The ecosystem is made up of dry woodlands, riparian forests, and savannah habitats on the east and west of the lower Tana River.
• Much of the river runs through Kenya safari parks carrying along a lot of mud and soils and is a source of life within these game parks, fringed by a riverine strip of forests.

Other wildlife that can be spotted in the reserve include giraffe, Grevy’s zebra, buffalo, Oryx, lesser kudu, Endemic red colubus, Mangabey monkeys, crocodile and hippo. The major wildlife attraction to the reserve is the two primate species. More than two hundred bird species have also been recorded here, these includes the African Open-bill Stork, White-winged Apalis, African Pygmy-falcon, Black-bellied Glossy-starling, African Barred Owlet, Martial Eagle, Scaly Babbler, Bat Hawk and the Golden Pipit.

From Nairobi take the A2 highway to Thika, then turn east on the A3 turning south on to the B8 to Garsen about 10 km before Garissa. 4WD required.