KENYA NATIONAL PARKS.
Kenya National Parks: Kenya is one of the best safari destinations in East Africa in terms of national parks and reserves. It is clear that one can choose Kenya as their tourism destination while excluding other African countries.
The Kenyan people are very welcoming and friendly. This safari destination is endowed with numerous attractions and the various tourism activities available make a Kenyan Safari an experience worth seeking.
Kenya has a lovely coastline along the Indian Ocean, which encompasses untouched savannah, lakes , the breathtaking Great Rift Valley, and incredible mountain highlands. Kenya is a paradisiacal destination that you should fully explore during at least one of your safari trips.
Kenya is famed for its scenic landscapes and vast wildlife preserves. It is also known for the big five and the Great Wildebeest migration; it’s also known for its world record-breaking athletes, its rich biodiversity Bird watching and the great safari destinations. Kenya is known for being home to Lupita Nyong’o and Barack Obama Sr. The most famous foods in Kenya are Nyama Choma and Githeri.
Kenya is home to various national parks, which are 24 in number, like Aberdare National Park, Tsavo National Park, Mount Kenya National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park, Chyulu Hills National Park, Amboseli National Park, Hells Gate National Park, Watamu Marine National Park, Kora National Park, Nairobi National Park, Ruma National Park, Meru National Park, Central Island National Park, Sibiloi National Park, Mount Elgon National Park, Saiwa Swamp, Kisite Mpunguti National Park, and many more.
On the other side, Kenya has a variety of the national reserves, which are 15 in number, that include Maasai Mara national reserve, Samburu National Reserve, Buffalo Springs national reserve, Shaba National Reserve, Lake Bogoria national reserve, Lake Baringo national reserve, Shimba Hills National reserve, Malindi national reserve, Mombasa national reserve and many more. Kenya also has 6 marine parks.
Kenya is the only country having the national park situated in the city that is Nairobi national park, Lake Nakuru national park is so attractive because of the pink flamingos, Hell’s gate national park features spectacular nature with its water-gouged gorges, famous towering cliffs, stark rock toers, scrub-clad volcanoes, bleaching plumes of geothermal steam, Watamu national park and Malindi Marine national park which are home to turtles and exotic, colour fish, Chyulu Hills national park is a rugged jumble of ancient volcanic cones and craters, as well as the longest lava tube in the world, Amboseli national park is famous for being the best place in the world to get close to free-range elephants, Samburu national reserve has unique wildlife conservation haven famous for an abundance of rare species of animals like Grevy zebra, Somalia Ostrich, Reticulated Giraffe, Gerenuk and the Beisa Oryx and many more.
Most of the national parks in Kenya have the Big five animals which act as a big attraction to most of the tourists in Kenya to national parks like Tsavo national park, Aberdare national park, Nairobi national park, Maasai Mara national reserve, Amboseli national park, Chyulu hills national park and many more.
Some of the activities to be included on a Kenya safari include wildlife viewing, game drives, discovering Nairobi/city tours, hot air balloons, hiking safaris in Mount Kenya, snorkeling in Malindi on the Indian ocean coast, bird watching, and cultural encounters and one of the most fascinating events of the wildlife is the annual wildebeest migration, where over 2 million of the wildebeest migrate from Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to Maasai Mara national reserve in Kenya during the period from July to late October while searching for water and pasture, this event attracts more tourists to Kenya.
Kenya has its major attractions that make the guests feel competent during the Kenya safari, which includes Mount Kenya, Fort Jesus museum, Haller park, North Coast Beaches, South Coast Beaches like Diani Beach, Mamba Village Center, Bombolulu workshops and cultural center, Nairobi National Museum, David Sheldrick Wildlife trust elephant nursery, The ivory burning site monument, Wildlife, Bird species, the Giraffe center, Bomas of Kenya, the Rhino sanctuary and many more.
Kenya presents the best of wildlife but pampers you with luxury at the same time, you can be with nature while vacationing with high standards of hospitality, during planning for your vacation, consider adding a Kenya safari as number one on your list. The currency of Kenya is the Kenyan shilling and the time zone of Kenya is GMT+3.
