Kenya is an increasingly popular country among foreign tourists, especially because it offers an incredible variety of attractions. Safaris, wildlife, endless white sand Zanzibares and beautiful coral reefs, snow-capped mountains, forests and lakes… If you join us, you will discover that Kenya is the best destination for both adventure and relaxation.
Indeed, some of the best national parks in Africa are located here. This has made it the best destination in the world for a safari. Masai Mara and the Amboseli National Park are the most popular places in this sense, with the high season between the months of July and August and December and January. To these we must also add the Mount Elgon National Park (the third highest mountain in Africa) and the Saiwa Swamp National Park.
In Kenya, another of its essentials is the coastal region. Arabs have populated a good part of this area of the Indian Ocean since the 9th century, giving rise to the emergence of the Swahili culture , where indigenous African, Arab and Indian cultures mix vibrantly. We recommend you see a Taarab show, where seductive Afro-Arab-Indian music stands out. In addition, Kenya has more than 500 kilometers of white sand Zanzibares with excellent hotels.
Don’t miss the opportunity to visit a tribal village either, especially the Masai, the Samburu and the Turkana, people who still maintain a traditional lifestyle. It is possible to get closer to them and participate in some of their traditional ceremonies and dances, learn a little more about their ways of life or have a tea. There are those who also offer the possibility of staying one night.
One of the greatest experiences you can have in Kenya occurs every year between the months of September and October. At that time, almost a million wildebeest gather on the Serengeti plains in Tanzania, making a portentous journey from southern Kenya. Those who have been able to experience this spectacular migration often say that it is one of the most fascinating things they have seen in their lives. The endless plains of East Africa are the ideal home for millions of wildebeest. In the Masai Mara National Park , for example, there live one and a half million, as well as about 200,000 zebras and gazelles. All of them migrate almost two thousand kilometers in search of food.
Another magnificent experience is being able to fly over the Masai Mara aboard a hot air balloon . These are excursions that usually depart very early in the morning to enjoy the sunrise over the Kenyan plains and to take advantage of the best hours to see the animals. After landing, the flight is celebrated with a frugal breakfast and some champagne. They are not cheap flights, since their price is around $500 per person.
Since you are in Kenya, you have to visit its capital, Nairobi . It is a very cosmopolitan place where both Africans and people of other nationalities meet. On the outskirts of the city is the Nairobi National Park , which makes it one of the few capitals in the world where you can go from modern civilization to the jungle in just over thirty minutes by car.
Finally, Kenya offers great possibilities for the world of diving and scuba diving. The coral reefs of Watamu National Park are ideal for this. There are also many exotic fish (fishing is prohibited), as well as small whale sharks. And, all this, without mentioning the adventure of climbing Mount Kenya, always frozen, the community of pink flamingos in Lake Nakuru, the visit to the coastal city of Mombasa or the paradisiacal island of Lamu.
