Popular places to visit on a safari in Kenya
Popular places to visit on a safari in Kenya.
Kenya is one of the Africa’s most popular destinations for very good reason to be visited during your safari in Kenya because the country has a great diversity, both physically and culturally. Kenya is full of the blissful Indian Ocean beaches, craggy mountains, lush forests and the wildlife-rich savannahs, there are endless beautiful places to visit in Kenya.
Mount Kenya.
Mount Kenya is such a great beautiful and interesting place that you should not miss out during your safari in Kenya, as in it’s the second highest mountain in Africa after Kilimanjaro across the border in Tanzania, Mount Kenya is at 5,199m/17,057ft high. The stratovolcano was created around three million years ago when the East African Rift (part of the Great Rift Valley) opened up. Today its lower slopes are covered in forests of bamboo and African rosewood trees and the mountain runoff provides water for over two million people, with its rugged snowy peaks and the glaciers along the upper slopes, Mount Kenya is one of the most beautiful places to visit in Kenya. The travelers hoping to summit can either hike to point Lenana,one of the peak’s taking the world’s highest through ferrata route (iron way) or climb to the highest point,Batian Peak, though this requires experience of technical climbing.
Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
Ol Pejeta conservancy is well known for its conservation initiatives, with a big five conservancy in the foothills of Mount Kenya. In Ol Pejeta conservancy is where the last male northern white rhino, Sudan died in 2018; the last females of the sub-species still live at the conservancy while protected around the clock. The sweet waters Chimpanzee Sanctuary is in the Laikipia conservancy too providing a home for chimps rescued from the black market. One of the most interesting places to visit in Kenya, Ol Pejeta is a great destination in Kenya where you can learn about the relationship between people and wildlife and the challenges faced in the conservation industry, during your visit you can come for the day or enjoy a longer stay for lion tracking, bush walks and night drives.
Lake Nakuru National Park.
Lake Nakuru national park is a home to a vast number of bird species, most notably huge flock the pink flamingos, they have been known to a number in their millions, Lake Nakuru is one of the Rift Valley Lakes, and the birds are attracted to the high levels of the algae in the water. Pelicans, cormorants, the African fish eagles, Verreaux’s eagles, Goliath herons and hammerkops are also seen around the lake. In addition, you can spot black and white rhinos, Rothschild giraffes, lions and cheetahs throughout the national park.
Lamu Town.
Kenya is not only noted for its safari reserves and savannah, but also its Indian Ocean coastline. The Lamu archipelago is amongst the most interesting places to visit in Kenya as an area brimming with history. Lamu town was founded around 1370 as a Swahili port that has since been inhabited by the Europeans, Indians and Persians. As such, it’s a melting pot of the multicultural influences, there are 23 mosques a 19th– century fort and a traditional dhow boats bobbing offshore. As there are surrounding peaceful and unspoilt beaches. The perfect place to unwind after a Kenyan Safari tour.
Samburu National Reserve.
Samburu National Reserve is located in the northern Kenya, which is considered as one of the best safari destinations in the country, the region is also as well a home for the Samburu people, famed for their many strands of the brightly coloured beaded jewelry, within the reserve you can be able to spot elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs plus over 450 bird species. During you visit to the reserve it’s the only place where you can spot the special five in Kenya that includes the Reticulated giraffe, Gerenuk, Grevy zebra, Somalia ostrich and Beisa Oryx.
Maasai Mara National Reserve.
Maasai Mara national reserve is the most famous safari destinations on the continent, but you can escape the crowds by heading to a private concession on the edge of the reserve. A side from not being accessible to the general public, concessions have the advantage of allowing activities not permitted in the national reserve. Maasai Mara is the most best place in Kenya where you can see the nearly two million wildebeest, plus the half a million of the antelopes and thousands of the zebras, following the rains around Tanzania and Kenya, not only that the reserve has got the big cats like lions, leopards, cheetahs and the Big 5 are all spotted.
Amboseli National Park.
For the iconic views, look no further than the Amboseli national park, close to the Tanzanian border and the east of the Mara, with the mighty, snowcapped Mount Kilimanjaro, the world’s highest free-standing mountain, rising up across the border, the dramatic scenery is partly why it’s one of the most beautiful places to visit in Kenya, the another huge reason to why you should visit Amboseli national park is its healthy elephants population, many with giant tusks, there are the park’s lions, cheetahs, hyenas, buffalos, giraffes, pelicans, martial eagles, blue-checked bee-eaters and many more.
Diana Beach.
Diana Beach it the easily amongst picturesque shores in Africa, Diani Beach is about 30km/20mi south of Mombasa and a short flight from Nairobi, its white sands are lapped by the brilliant Indian ocean and backed by verdant forests, into which you can take nature walks when you tire of the sunbathing or kite-surfing. Head out for a snorkeling tour, swim with whale sharks, as you enjoy the sunset dhow cruise or the simply kick back in a hammock with a good book.
