Tourism Kenya - Essential Information & Free Kenya Wildlife Park Guide
Tourism Kenya is booming. Want to know why? You've come to the right place! Indispensable information for tourism to Kenya - free guide to Kenya’s game parks with best times to visit. Superb deals, expert advice so you can have the best Kenya safari & beach holiday.
A Kenya safari
is an exceptional experience. Even after over 80 Africa safaris, for us Kenya remains a remarkable place. For us, Kenya stands out even on a continent unparalleled for the richness of its wildlife, landscape, and culture.
 | African Lions On A Kenya Safari
photo courtesy of Cheli & Peacock |
"I never knew of a morning in Africa
when I woke that I was not happy"
Ernest Hemingway
Tourism Kenya is currently booming. And it is no surprise. The landscape is extraordinary-- grassy plains, rock-strewn deserts, extinct volcanoes, fresh and saltwater lakes, forested mountains, palm-fringed beaches, and coral reefs. A highland plateau, crowned by the snowcapped peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro , extends over much of the region. Tourism Kenya has been quite successful. Quite remarkably many think Mt. Kilimanjaro is in Kenya but it is in Tanzania. So aside from all its natural gifts, tourism Kenya has very smart marketers as well! Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya adjoin one another over their nations' borders. Here you will discover populations of elephant, hippo, buffalo, giraffe, gazelle, and impala. Predators, too, are plentiful, especially cheetah, leopard and large prides of lion. 450 species of birds have been recorded. In light of this it is no surprise why tourism Kenya is so popular. More than one million wildebeest migrate to the northern grassy plains of the Serengeti at the start of the rainy season in December. After birthing in January and February, they scatter over the plains. By May the grass is depleted and the animals begin their trek to the permanent waters of the Serengeti's northern woodlands and Kenya's Masai Mara. Reaching their destination by July, they remain until October when they begin their march back southward. Tourism Kenya has a bright future given such world class natural spectacles. I think you can begin to see why tourism Kenya is the center of East Africa tourism. No other area on earth has so many national parks and game reserves as Eastern Africa. Nor does any other region of similar size encompass such a wide variety of habitats and wildlife. In either Kenya or Tanzania you can have an excellent safari anytime of the year that your schedule allows you to go.
Tourism Kenya Information – Free Kenya Wildlife Park Guide
Kenya Safari Parks At A Glance | | | Aberdere National Park | | How Big | 776 sq. km or 296 sq. mi. | | Game Viewing Guide | - Excellent -- Jan, Feb
- Very Good -- June - Sept, Dec
- Good -- Mar, Oct, Nov
- Fair -- April, May
| | Where Is It | In lower central Kenya, near Navaisha | | Why Visit | - Beautiful scenery
- It has the Big Five as well as elusive, rare animals like the bongo antelope
- Night drives
| | Amboseli National Park | | How Big | 392 sq. km or 151 sq. mi. | | Game Viewing Guide | - Excellent: June-Sept
- Very Good: Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov
- Good: Mar, Dec
- Fair: April, May
| | Where Is It | In southern Kenya, bordering Tanzania, near Namanga | | Why Visit | - Spectacular backdrop of Mt. Kilimanjaro
- Second favorite park in Kenya
- Big Five - lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, buffalo plus over 400 bird species, including the bee-eater, kingfisher, African fish eagle, martial eagle
- Maasai people live in Amboseli
| | Meru National Park | | How Big | 870 sq. km or 336 sq. mi. | | Game Viewing Guide | - Excellent -- Jan, Feb
- Very Good -- June - Sept, Dec
- Good -- Mar, Oct, Nov
- April, May
| | Where Is It | In north central Kenya east of Mt Kenya & Aberderes | | Why Visit | - Lion, elephant, leopard
- Home of "Born Free" conservationists George and Joy Adamson; see the grave of Elsa the lioness
- Luxurious jungle of forest, swamp and tall grasses
| | Masai Mara National Park | | How Big | 320 sq. km or 124 sq. mi. | | Game Viewing Guide | - Excellent: July-Sept
- Very Good: Oct-Dec
- Good: Jan-June
- For annual migration: approximately July - October
| | Where Is It | In southern Kenya, on border with Tanzania near Navok | | Why Visit | - Most popular game park in Kenya
- Big five
- Annual migration of up to two million wildebeest, hundreds of thousands of zebra, gazelle - a wildlife spectacular
- Balloon safaris
| | Nairobi National Park | | How Big | 117 sq. km or 45 sq. mi. | | Game Viewing Guide | - All year round - especially during the dry season: July - September
| | Where Is It | In southern Kenya, outside Nairobi | | Why Visit | - Close to Nairobi, easily accessible
- Big four (no elephant) - chances of spotting a rhino are good
- Oldest park in Kenya
| | Samburu, Buffalo Springs & Shaba National Reserves | | How Big | Together they equal around 300 sq. km or 116 sq. mi. | | Game Viewing Guide | - Excellent: Jan, Feb, Mar, July, Aug, Sept
- Very Good: Dec
- Good: May, Oct-Nov
| | Where Is It | In central Kenya, near Nanyuki | | Why Visit | - These parks are much less visited than Masai Mara and Amboseli - giving more a wilderness sense
- Big four (no rhino)
- Close up sightings of elephants
- See rare animals like Grevy's zebra, the beautiful reticulated giraffe and the beisa oryx
| | Tsavo East & Tsavo West National Parks | | How Big | 20,812 sq. km or 8,033 sq. mi. | | Game Viewing Guide | - Excellent: June - Sept
- Very Good: Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov
- Good: Mar, Dec
- Fair: April, May
| | Where Is It | In southern Kenya, near Tsavo | | Why Visit | - Kenya's largest park
- Elephant, rhino, lion, leopard
- Not as congested as other parks
- Huge variety of habitats and scenery
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