Which national park inspired the setting of The Lion King?

Remember Pride Rock and the sun kissed majestic landscape in which Simba emerges as the true king? Who could forget the sweeping cliffs and deep gorge! The animators of the movie travelled to Kenya to discover a dramatic landscape for the film and they ended up in Hell’s Gate National Park.

Hell’s Gate is a comparatively smaller national park situated in a Rift Valley which is full of red cliffs. It also contains two volcanic plugs and hot springs. The Park has a varied wildlife. The big animals in the Pak include lions, leopards and cheetahs. There are more than 103 species of birds in the Park. It is also home to the rare lammergeier vultures.

Hell’s Gate National Park is also famous for safaris.

 

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