Famous
for its classic savanna safaris, Kenya is a country of dramatic
extremes and classic contrasts. Deserts and alpine snows; forests and
open plains; the metropolis of Nairobi and colorful tribal cultures;
freshwater lakes and coral reefs. For many people, Kenya is East Africa
in microcosm. The wildlife safaris have been the top
tourist attractions in Kenya
for decades while other activities include trekking Mount Kenya,
ballooning over the Masai Mara and snorkeling in Malindi on the Indian
Ocean coast.
10Nairobi National Park
Nairobi National Park is just a 10 minutes drive from the center of
Nairobi
with only a fence separating the park’s wildlife from the metropolis.
Nairobi’s skyscrapers can be seen from the park. Despite its proximity
to the city and the relative small size of the park, Nairobi National
Park boasts a large and varied wildlife population. Migrating wildebeest
and zebra gather in the park during the dry season, and it is one of
Kenya’s most successful rhinoceros sanctuaries.
9Malindi
Malindi
provides a very nice introduction to the coastal tourist attractions in
Kenya with its extensive coral reefs and beautiful beaches. There are
surfing, snorkeling, deep-sea fishing and other water sports. The
Malindi Marine National Park is protected and has fine beaches clear
water and very colorful fish.
Malindi is served with a domestic airport and a highway between Mombasa and Lamu.
8Mount Kenya
Mount
Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second-highest in
Africa, after Kilimanjaro. The mountain offers a beautiful sight. Its
series of peaks are crowned with snow, and its slopes are covered with
forest. The 5199 meter (17,057 ft) high summit is a difficult technical
climb, several lowers peaks however are an easy destination for any fit
trekker.
7Samburu National Reserve
Samburu National Reserve
is a very peaceful national park in Northern Kenya. It attracts
wildlife because of the Uaso Nyiro River that runs through it and the
mixture of forest and grassland vegetation. All three big cats, lion,
cheetah and leopard, can be found here, as well as elephants, buffalo
and hippos. The Uaso Nyiro River contains large numbers of Nile
crocodile.
6Hell's Gate National Park
Hell’s
Gate National Park is a tiny park named after a narrow break in the
cliffs, once a tributary of a prehistoric lake that fed early humans in
the Rift Valley. It is unique among Kenya’s wildlife parks, as you are
allowed to walk or cycle without a guide. There’s dramatic scenery, with
steep cliffs, gorges and basalt columns. The national park is home to a
wide variety of wildlife, though many are few in number. Examples of
little seen wildlife include lions, leopards, and cheetahs.
5Lamu Island
Lamu
Island is a part of Kenya’s Lamu Archipelago, and has managed to stay
unspoiled and untouched by the mass tourism that has hit much of Kenya’s
coastline. As the oldest living town in
Kenya,
Lamu Town has retained all the charm and character built up over
centuries. There are no roads on Lamu Island, just alleyways and
footpaths, and therefore, there are few motorized vehicles on the
island. Residents move about on foot or by boat, and donkeys are used to
transport goods and materials.
4Tsavo National Park
Tsavo
is the largest national park in Kenya and one of the largest in the
world. Due to its size the park was divided into Tsavo West and Tsavo
East. The Tsavo West has spectacular scenery with a rolling volcanic
landscape while Tsavo East has more open savannah than its western
sibling. Tsavo National Park is the ideal destination in Kenya for
people who seek solitude and privacy as well as the chance to explore
the wilderness.
3Lake Nakuru
Lake
Nakuru is a very shallow lake in central Kenya. The lake’s abundance of
algae attracts vast quantities of lesser flamingos, sometimes more than
one million at once. Often called the greatest bird spectacle on earth,
the flamingos are one of Kenya’s top attractions. Sadly, in recent
years the number of flamingos at Lake Nakuru has been decreasing, due to
environmental degradation and pollution.
2Amboseli National Park
Amboseli
National Park is a relatively small park located close to the Tanzania
border at the foot of Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. The
park is famous for being the best place in Africa to get close to
free-ranging elephants. Other attractions of the
Amboseli National Park include opportunities to meet the Maasai people and spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro.
1Masai Mara National Reserve
The
Masai Mara National Reserve
is one of the top tourist attractions in Kenya and the country’s most
popular game park. Each year the Masai Mara National Reserve is visited
by thousands of tourists who come here to watch the exceptional
population of game and the annual migration of zebra and wildebeest. The
“Great Migration” takes place every year from July to October when
millions of wildebeest and zebra migrate from the Serengeti in Tanzania.
1. Nairobi Kenya
Nairobi attracts the visitors at once because of the Nairobi National Park, Ol Donyo Sabuk
National Park
where visitors can see Zebra, Lion, Giraffe, Rhino, and Cheetah in
front of their eyes. More than that they can visit “Fourteen Falls”
waterfalls at Thirlka. They can also enjoy white water rafting on the
beautiful Tana River.
2. Kisumu
Kisumu
is the third largest town of the country. In 1910 it became the
administration center of the area as soon as the railway line from
Mombassa was completed. The economy of Kisumu was dependent on the main
port in the old days as it was a hub of transport activity between the
coast and Uganda and Western Tanganyika.
3. Mombasa
Mombasa
is a city steeped in history and yet value progress. Mombasa is a
fascinating profitable and cosmopolitan port town. This island is
connected to the mainland through various bridges and ferries. Mingling
of commercial shipping and traditional sailing dhows can be noticed in
the wide harbor..
4. Eldoret
It
was initially known as 64 because Eldoret was establish at the 64th
mile post on the wagon route from Londiani. The name Eldoret was derived
from the Maasai word “eldore”, which means “stony river”. The reason
behind this was the bed of the stony Sosiani River.
5. Lamu
In
Lamu most of the women wear black wrap in the region of roles and cover
their head as well in black. A few of them cover their entire face
except for slits around their eyes. The men usually wear full length
white robes and different skull type caps.
6. Nakuru
In
Maasai language Nakuru means "dust or dusty place". Nakuru is the
fourth largest town of Kenya. It is the capital of the Rift valley
Province. Around 300,000 people inhabit the place. It is mainly an
agriculture oriented area, with a great vegetable market. Nakuru is an
attractive tourist spot.
7. Meru
Meru
is located ion east Kenya. Meru has a population of 42,677. Situated on
the Kathita River on the northeast slope of Mt Kenya, Meru is a lovely
tourist spot. Meru is placed five miles north of the equator. Meru is an
area of mixed forest, clearings, small towns, villages and rural farms.
8. Malindi
Malindi is mainly dependent on tourism, especially
beach-tourism.
But due to some inconvenience the tourists have chosen some other
spots. So Malindi is economically declining and trying to get back its
older position.Malindi is a place with busy market, shops, and tourist
boutiques. It is the place where you can get the best pizza, pasta and
ice-cream of Africa. Cotton, sisal and fishing is the main source of
economy.
9. Kericho
Kericho
is situated at the western side of the Great Rift Valley and is named
after a Maasai chief Ole Kericho, who was killed in a war by the Gusii
in the 18th century. Kericho has a war memorial and Holy Trinity church.
10. Nyeri
Nyeri
is the gateway to the Aberdares from where you can get the view of the
majestic Mt Kenya on a clear day. At the beginning of 20th century the
Italian missionaries constructed Mathari Mission, which is a home to
many dwellings, stalls.
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