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A place to view wild animals |
Special Features of the Park
 Dogon-ruwa falls
Dogon Ruwa Falls: A seasonal waterfall (July – October) spreading over many strata of polished rock outcrops before being deposited into a gorge several meters down depicting a natural swimming pool. This site is ideal for bird watching. Dogon Ruwa is an exciting expanse of naturally occurring igneous rocks that spans over 4 hectares. The undulating slopes and ingeniously arranged crevices are a delight to watch both in the wet and dry season. During the wet season, a film layer of water mass flows over the rock surfaces and cascades into the innumerable gorges and rock receptacles in a surreal waterfall regimen.
In the dry season, the vista is spectacularly awesome, revealing the luminosity of the multi-strata formation of the rocks, while the ebbing sands at the base of the rocks inadvertently create an almost endless stretch of breath-taking seasonal beach of fine white sand that is ideal for outdoor camping and recreation. The Dogon Ruwa is indeed an “ecotourist treasure” that a visitor to Kamuku must endeavour to experience.
Kwakwa Shida: Sets of wild palms naturally arranged in a straight line that attracts the admiration of any visitor or tourist. The Kwakwa shida can indeed be likened to an oasis in a vast desert. Ensconced in the midst of a typical Savannah greenery of dominant Isoberlinia and Afzelia species, the six, tall, straight wild palms, perpendicularly arranged in a set of four and another sets that occur in a straight line over a triangular mould of earth, are indeed startling sites to behold in the midst of the drudgery of the surrounding bushes.
Tsaunin Rema: Rock boulders occurring in layers (one on top of the other) which is a good spot for risk adventure and mountain climbing. It’s also a dwelling place for Rock Hyrax.
Goron Dutse Inselberg: A rock outcrop that could be used for risk adventure. This is a single large inselberg with smooth surface stratified into square patterns in black and white. It is reputed to be a relic of Zagi Zagi settlement.
Parnono Shrine: A place of worship by the local inhabitants mainly the Kamukus. Visitors are usually thrilled with the sacred objects and the palpable religious ambience of the shrine.
Kade Mai’nono: A myth believed by the inhabitants that women may drop their babies to be fed by this female-like shaped tree Viteleria paradoxum (Shea Nut tree) while they go for their daily chores (Firewood collection, farming etc). This was popular with the Gwaris and Kamukus, especially with the advent of civilization.
Ostrich: An arid-zone feature kept at the Kamuku National Park Head Office for ecotourism attraction and to equally stimulate interest in the farming f this species by the local farmers in the host communities.
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