IBILOI IS APPROXIMATELY 900 KM NORTH OF NAIROBI, an easy two and a half hour flight in a light aircraft. The Park lies on the eastern shores of Lake Turkana and its northern boundary is only some 40 kilometers from the Kenya/Ethiopia border. The Park covers an area of 1570 km2 and contains some of the world’s most important palaeontological and archaeological sites. Although it is one of the more remote and therefore less visited of Kenya’s parks, Sibiloi has plenty to offer alongside its rich palaeontological and archaeological heritage.
Sibiloi was declared a National Park by the government of Kenya in 1973. The reasoning behind this action was two fold: firstly the action was taken to ensure the protection of the wealth of important fossil sites in the area and secondly, to ensure the preservation of the wildlife and natural habitat. The area includes an important offshore zone, protected for the conservation of crocodiles, bird life and fish breeding grounds. This inclusion of an offshore zone as well as the combination of interests (wildlife and palaeontological) makes Sibiloi National Park unique in Eastern Africa and is the reason for its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The National Park is administered under the Kenya Wildlife Service.

LANDSCAPE:
The landscape of Sibiloi is dry, arid and hot but startlingly beautiful and well worth a visit. It offers panoramic views of scenic landscapes set in expansive areas of wilderness. The park contains several different types of habitats, from lake shore with water vegetation, hippos, and crocodiles to arid, desert-like lava rock terrain; savanna plains to riverine forest. For naturalists, Sibiloi National Park is a refuge to a number of dry country wildlife species including gerenuk, oryx, the rare lesser kudu and Grevy's zebra. Furthermore, an abundance of tiang (a subspecies of topi), and the more common Burchell’s zebra can be seen grazing along the shoreline. Carnivores include both the striped and spotted hyena, the side-striped and golden jackal, cheetah, lion and other small cats including caracal. Sibiloi is also a birders paradise with wonderful water birds along the shoreline including pelicans, numerous species of Heron, ducks, flamingos, gulls and the African Skimmer. There is also an incredible diversity of birds of prey and other bird species including those endemic to the area such as the Heuglin’s Bustard and the Crested Lark. For a more complete listing of the plants and animals populating Sibiloi..