Outamba-Kilimi National Park

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Outamba-Kilimi National Park is located in northwest Sierra Leone near the border with the Republic of Guinea. The park is divided into two areas, Outamba (741 km²) and Kilimi (368 km²). From Freetown it is reached by traveling to Makeni on excellent, new blacktop, from that point via the town of Kamakwie the road is dirt and becomes more rough closer to the park. Vehicles must cross the Little Scarcies River by ferry. There are camping facilities there as well as some primitive huts with double beds. The vegetation is a mixture of jungle and savannah.

[edit] Wildlife

Wildlife includes primates such as chimpanzees, colobus monkeys and sooty mangabeys. There are also hippopotamuses, as well as pygmy hippos, elephants, wart hogs and rare bongo antelopes. Reported also are giraffes and lions, along with over a hundred species of birds.