Haller Park

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Haller Park - Bamburi Nature Trail. Mombasa, Kenya. A Nature Sanctuary created from reclaimed old coral limestone quarry works. At Bamburi Portland Cement Company. Project start in 1971 by Dr Rene Haller. Started with a sucessful tree-planting effort, which now includes fish breeding and the establishment of a wildlife park.
Haller Park is the largest animal sanctuary in Mombasa. Located next to the Bamburi Cement Factory, the Park boasts an enormous variety of animals, reptiles, insects and botanical gardens. Walking along the trail is the ideal way to look at the various animals, and on many occasions holding or feeding a reptile such as a snake is allowed under close supervision of a guide. Educational videos are also shown, with emphasis on the the history and continuous improvement of the trail. It was previously a barren piece of land that had been stripped of its resources through limestone mining, and was redeveloped through reforestation and conservation efforts, and is now a habitat for a large number of flora and fauna species.