Aberdare National park is a park filled with vast moorlands ,waterfalls and dense forests that is sure to be a favourite for nature lovers. The place was originally called Nyandarua but was later changed to Aberdare after who was the president of the Royal Geographical Society at the time. The park is best experienced through the various hikes cutting across the various trails in the park.

Olorgesailie is found at the floor of the Rift valley and was once a lake basin that existed during the late Pleistocene about 200,000 to 100,000 years ago Olorgesailie is a prehistoric site most known for the large number of stone tools found on the site and it is by the the only place in the world with such a high number of stone tools found on site. Besides the stone tools, Olorgesailie also has a number of fossils of extinct species including elephants, zebras and hippopotamus that are dated to be as old as 1.2 millions years. Olorgesailie as a prehistoric site plays a major role in showing human activity across time from 1.2 million to 400,000 years ago. In addition to its historic significance Olorgesailie is a suitable bird watching site boasting the highest number of migratory bird species in Kenya. Olorgesailie also has camping grounds and a picnic site. Being near Mt.Olorgesailie one could also have a hike to the top of the mountain and back within a day.