Tourists activities in Kora National Park

George Adamson’s grave

George Adamson was shot and killed by bandits or poachers on August 20 1989 while attempting to help a tourist escape. Adamson’s body was cremated and buried in Kora National Park, a place where he spent his last decades and stubbornly refused to leave even when violence continues to escalate. He rests next to his brother, Terence, who died two years earlier at the park, and two of his lion.

Adamson’s fall

Adamsons Falls are situated in Southwest National Park, approximately 10 – 15km’s from Dover in southern Tasmania. The walk to the falls commences outside of the national park and is a relatively easy track to negotiate, starting off slightly downhill before encountering a gradual climb. The track steepens just before Adamsons Falls and can be slippery when damp. The falls can be accessed at different levels and are most attractive from the top. About 50m down, you can stand under the falls. Can be quite slippery but well worth seeing after heavy rain.

Wildlife in Kora National Park

Kora is connected to several other parks and reserves including Meru National Park. All the big safari animals roam across the borders and can be found in Kora. Due to heavy poaching, animal densities are quite low, however, and the park shouldn’t be visited for the typical wildlife experience. Elephant, hippo, hyena, and several antelope species are just some of the animals you could encounter. Spotting wildlife is one of the main Tourists activities in Kora National Park.

Bird species

Birdlife in Kora National Park Kora National Park is an ideal birding spot with diverse bird species such as spot anked barbet, black-throated barbet, Pel’s fishing owl, white-backed night heron, African foot, eastern paradise whydahs, the eastern yellow-billed hornbills, Von der decken’s hornbills, violet woodhoopoes, orange-bellied parrots, Basra reed warbler, Malindi pipit.

The magnificent scenery

The scenery of Kora is its main appeal. The endless plains are interrupted by inselbergs, or domed hills, which seemingly ‘float’ above the landscape. The beautiful Tana River forms one of the boundaries of the park, and magnificent doom palms line its banks.