You should easily observe Lion, Leopard, Black Rhino, Black & White Columbus Monkeys, Baboon and Sykes Monkey. If you are lucky, you may also see the African Golden Cat (a close relative of the Caracal) and Bongo. For those interested in Bird-Watching, the park is home to over 250 species including the endangered Goshawks, Sunbirds, Eagles, Jackson’s Fracolin, Aberdare Cisticola, Sparry Hawk and Eagles. It is strongly believed among the local Kikuyu population that the Aberdare Mountain Range is home of their Ngai (God). The Aberdares contains many varied landscapes from Streams, Rivers, Waterfalls and V-shaped valleys created by the high mountain peaks surrounding them.
The Aberdares are accessed easily by (good) roads from Nairobi (approx 160 km) or via the Mweiga Airstrip located close to the park headquarters.