Nairobi, capital city of Kenya, has become one of the best cities in sub-Saharan Africa for international business people to live and work in. In this country you'll find also spectacular views and a very rich wildlife!
Kenya is the original home of safari, which means traveler in Swahili. Many African travelers visit Kenya nowadays. Kenya is a very popular safari destination in Africa because it has natural scenic beauty and great wildlife. The coastline is also very inviting as well as its tropical beaches...
Wildlife is, of course, a prime attraction for most vacationers searching a relaxing safari. Kenya has vast areas of different habitats, found in large areas of beautiful dry grasslands. South of Nairobi, along the southern border of Kenya, lies some of the most amazing and incredible land in the world. It includes Mt.Kilimanjaro, Africa's most famous mountain, the southern end of the rift valley, and three major wildlife reserves: Tsavo National Park, Amboseli National Park, and Masai Mara game reserve, which is part of the world-renowned Serengeti ecosystem.
During your safari in Kenya you'll experience the spectacular heights of Mount Kenya. Mount Kenya is located in Samburu region and it's actually Africa's second highest mountain.
Amboseli National Park, located here, is well known for its famous big game - elephants, baboons, lions, cheetahs, giraffes, and even crocodiles can be found here in large number. You can also experience the seasonal migration of millions of wildebeests - a very spectacular event!
To enjoy completely a vacation in Kenya you should also visit Ngorongoro crater because it offers a beautiful view of lions, elephants, endangered black rhinos and zebras. Many safari travelers visit Lake Nakuru National Park located in rift valley region. The lake's shores are highly populated by millions of beautiful pink flamingos. More than 500 species of birds can be found in Lake Nakuru Park. Accommodation is available within park in beautiful tourist hotels, lodges and resorts. Safari trips in Kenya are private, which means that you get a vehicle and a tour guide throughout your entire trip!
A safari in Kenya is very enjoyable and memorable. You'll have also the chance to meet the locals, usually the Masai people, which have the natural ability to make you feel very welcomed... You'll hear them constantly say to you "Karibu" - meaning welcome in Swahili.
A safari travel is popular for a very good reason: it can be a vacation, adventure and experience of a lifetime! If you ever get a chance to enjoy a safari in Africa, visiting Kenya is a must and do not pass it up for anything!
Masai Mara is bounded on south by Tanzanian border and it's the extension in Kenya of Serengeti National Park from Tanzania. Ranging in height from 1500 to 2170 meters, Masai Mara has also some spectacular outcrops and ridge tops. The never-ending views across grasslands are wonderful. The quantity and variety of wildlife in Masai Mara is unequalled in Kenya. This is partly due to increased human usage of the grasslands around the reserve. Beginning in 1949, these human pressures gradually encouraged the animals to find their way into Masai Mara. Another reason for this movement of animals was the natural increase of the number of elephants in the south of the region.
Tsavo National Park covers more than 20,800 square kilometers. It's the largest national park from Kenya and is split into Tsavo East and Tsavo West by the busy Mombasa-Nairobi road and the railroad.
During the last century, Tsavo West has been known due to its great elephant herds. The thick forests were gradually turned into grasslands by elephants grazing patterns. By 1960, the elephant population was up to at least 50,000. Because of intensive hunting they were reduced to only 5,000! Now the grasslands are changing again to new forest and scrub. Hunting has been a major problem in this park and the black rhino population was reduced from about 7,000 in 1969 to less than 100 in 1981!
Tsavo West is approximately 9000 square kilometers and include Ngulia Mountains and Ndawe Escarpment, all part of the same volcanic upheavals that created the rift valley, mt.Kilimanjaro and mt.Kenya. The volcanic ridges give rise to the underground river systems forming Mzima springs - an incredible outpouring of crystal clear water which forms a series of pools. There is an underwater viewing chamber from which you can often see hippo. Mzima springs are the source of Mombassa's drinking water.
Tsavo East National Park is far less visited than Tsavo West, is approximately 11,000 square kilometers of varied bush, arid flatland and desert. Most of the area north of Galana River has recently been opened to the public after a long period of insecurity in the region. Much of this part of the park is the Yatta Plateau, a lava flow 300 kilometers long. Oases along Athi, Tiva, Tsavo and Voi rivers relieve the dry scrub lands.