Ruma National Park
Photo: Beatriz de Castro Lima Varella / CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Kenya Lake Victoria basin 1 tour

Ruma National Park

Kenya's only home of the roan antelope — remote, rarely visited, Lambwe Valley.

Country

Kenya

Region

Lake Victoria basin

Best time

June–October

About Ruma National Park

Ruma is a little-visited park in the Lambwe Valley — the only Kenyan reserve to protect the roan antelope, plus Rothschild's giraffe, leopard and serval.

Highlights

  • Roan antelope (Kenya's only population)
  • Rothschild's giraffe
  • Bird-rich grasslands
  • Lambwe Valley landscapes

Best time to visit

June–October

Itineraries

Tours that visit Ruma National Park

Choose a curated departure or use any of these as a starting point — we'll tailor the itinerary, dates and pace to you.

Western Kenya: Kakamega Forest & Lake Victoria — 5 Days
Photo: Josep M. Gracia / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Kenya
From
$1180/pp
5 days / 4 nights
Birding & Photography Moderate

Western Kenya: Kakamega Forest & Lake Victoria — 5 Days

Congo-Basin rainforest, rock-art islands and Rothschild's giraffe at Ruma.

  • Return road transfers Nairobi–Kakamega–Kisumu in a 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof
  • Services of an English-speaking driver-guide throughout
  • 4 nights accommodation on full-board basis (breakfast, lunch and dinner)