{"id":36,"date":"2026-10-17T17:36:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T17:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/destinations\/meru-national-park\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T17:36:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T17:36:41","slug":"meru-national-park","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/destinations\/meru-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Meru National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meru National Park is one of Kenya&#8217;s quietest and most scenic reserves. Rivers, swamps, open grassland and thick bush make a varied landscape, and visitor numbers stay low, so game drives can feel like you have the park to yourself.<\/p>\n<h2>What makes Meru special<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rhino sanctuary:<\/strong> both black and white rhino are protected inside a fenced sanctuary.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wildlife variety:<\/strong> elephant, lion, cheetah, leopard, buffalo, reticulated giraffe and Grevy&#8217;s zebra.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Heritage:<\/strong> Meru is the setting of the story of Elsa the lioness, made famous by Joy and George Adamson.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Peace and quiet:<\/strong> a good choice if you want to avoid crowds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Best time to visit<\/h2>\n<p>The dry months of June to September and December to February offer the easiest game viewing. In the rains the park turns green and remote.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting to Meru<\/h2>\n<p>A short scheduled flight from Nairobi is the simplest way to reach Meru. It combines well with <a href=\"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/destinations\/samburu\/\">Samburu<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/destinations\/masai-mara\/\">Masai Mara<\/a>, as on our <a href=\"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/tours\/9-day-luxury-fly-in-kenya-safari-meru-samburu-masai-mara\/\">9-Day Luxury Fly-in Kenya Safari<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meru National Park safaris in Kenya: rhino sanctuary, elephants, lions and few crowds, in the land made famous by Elsa the lioness. Request a quote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-36","destination","type-destination","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/destination"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}