kenya Adventures
Why kenya
Kenya has many tourist attractions ranging from the sandy beaches at the coast, diverse flora and fauna, game parks, cultural heritage, scenic landscapes just to name but a few. The Nairobi National Park is within the boundaries of the City of Nairobi. Also close by is the popular Giraffe Centre where visitors can watch and even feed the giraffes. Other attractions include the National museum, Amboseli National Park, Lake Nakuru, Hells gate, Tsavo East and West National park to mention but a few. The country’s notable tourist attraction is the annual Wildebeest Migration at the Maasai Mara. It is a sight to behold and has been dubbed the 7th Wonder of the World.Kenya is world renowned as the safari destination and is home to the twin migration of the Humpback whales and Wildebeests. The destination has been voted and awarded the world’s leading safari destination and recently been named Africa’s leading tourist destination by the Oscars of the travel industry; World Travel Awards (WTA)
Popular Parks
Aberdares National Park
Aberdare National Park is dominated by steep forest and open moorland. It provides home to various animals such as elephants, Black rhinos, leopards, hyenas Olive baboons black and white colobus monkeys, buffalos, warthogs and bushbucks among others.
Amboseli National Park
Amboseli National Park is one of the most renowned wildlife parks in Kenya. The name Amboseli comes from a Maasai word that means salty dust. The Park is dominated by the majestic Mt. Kilimanjaro and it’s famous for its breathtaking landscapes.
Borana Ranch
Borana Ranch is situated at the foot of Mount Kenya thus having a great view of the ice-capped peaks of the mountain.
David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
This is a wildlife conservation organization with efforts to rescue and rehabilitate orphaned elephant and rhinos.
Giraffe Centre
It is located around 20km from Nairobi and was established with an aim of protecting vulnerable giraffes.
Karen Blixen Museum
It is a bungalow style house located in Nairobi at the foot of Ngong hills. It was once the home of the Danish author Karen Blixen.
Lake Elementaita
Lake Elementaita is an alkaline lake located in the Great rift valley between Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha.
Lake Naivasha
Lake Naivasha is a fresh water lake located in the eastern arm of the great rift valley of Kenya.
Lake Nakuru National Reserve
Lake Nakuru national reserve is located on the floor of the Great Rift Valley.
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
The Conservancy is home to a wide variety of wildlife and is known for its efforts in protecting endangered species including the rare and endangered black rhinos, grevy’s zebra and sitatungas.
Mara North Conservancy
Mara North Conservancy is a private wildlife conservation area adjacent to the Maasai Mara National Reserve.
Masai Mara National Reserve
Masai Mara National Reserve is a renowned wildlife conservation and wilderness area.
Matthews Ranges
It is home to elephants and other large mammals, and was one of the last places in northern Kenya to have wild black rhinos.
Mugie Wildlife Conservancy
The conservancy features diverse landscape including grassy plains, wooded areas and wildlife.
Nairobi National Museum
The Nairobi Museum is anchored on notable culture, history, arts and nature.
Nairobi National Park
A short drive out of Nairobi’s central business district is the Nairobi National Park.
Ol Kinyei Conservancy
Ol Kinyei conservancy is home to a range of wildlife from gazelles to buffaloes, leopards, lions, hippos, topis and impalas.
Ol Pejeta Game Sanctuary
Ol Pejeta game sanctuary is home to two of the worlds last remaining northern white rhinos as well as the black rhinos.
Olare Mutorogi Conservancy
Olare Mutorogi conservancy is dominated by grasslands, hills escarpment and the mutorogi plains.
Reteti Wildlife conservancy
It is Africa’s first community-based elephant orphanage and wildlife conservancy located in northern Kenya.
Samburu National Reserve
Samburu National Reserve is renowned for a rare and unique phenomenon where a lonely lioness “Kamunyak” adopted 5 Oryx calves.
Segera Wildlife Conservancy
Segera Conservancy is a pristine wildlife conservation area located between the great rift valley and Mt. Kenya.
Siana Conservancy
Siana conservancy extends the protection and conservation efforts of the Maasai mara.
Solio conservancy
Solio conservancy is the world’s first private rhino conservancy located in central Kenya between Mount Kenya and the Aberdare mountains.
Taita Hills
Taita hills are part of the eastern mountain ranges consisting of three massifs: Dawida sagalla and Kasigau.
Naboisho Conservancy
Naboisho conservancy has quite a big number of the big cats with roughly 100 lions in the conservancy.
Tsavo East National Park
Tsavo East National Park forms Kenya’s largest protected area as well as one of the oldest Parks.
Tsavo West National Park
Tsavo west is a beautiful rugged wilderness with the savannah ecosystem comprising of open grasslands, scrublands and acacia woodlands.
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