Attractions

The Aberdare National Park lies in the Aberdare mountain range and extends over a wide variety of terrain. Moorlands, full of mist, bamboo, and rainforests where elephants roam through the thick, dense vegetation, spectacular waterfalls, plunging into pools and streams filled with trout, and mountain peaks up to 4000 metres high. The Aberdares are an important water catchment area providing water to the Tana and Athi rivers, both among the largest rivers in Kenya.

Amboseli is a land of wide dry plains with the vistas stretching to the farthest horizon to become one with the sky. It is dotted with green swamps among semi-arid plains of acacia trees and grasses where great herds of elephants rule the land. The park is renowned for its elephant population - large, tusked bulls, of which the most iconic Tim, a huge elephant with tusks reaching the ground, sadly died of natural causes in 2020, at an estimated age of fifty years.

Arusha National Park is a perfect trip for day safaris, as it is close to both Arusha and Moshi. With terrain that ranges from open savannah to tropical rainforest, the park is dominated by the shadow of Mt. Meru, whose summit offers an unparalleled view of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

The Bomas of Kenya offer visitors the opportunity to experience Kenya's diverse cultural tapestry in miniature.

Buffalo Springs National Reserve is popular with tourists because of its diverse and unique wildlife. Among the vegetation, which is mainly acacia woodland and bush-lands and river-line forests, there are plenty of elephants, the rare Reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra (cousins to Burshel Zebra), and Beisa Oryx.

You can't come all of the way to Africa without tasting a bit of African game, and Carnivore Restaurant in Nairobi specialises in serving up some of Africa's most delicious wildlife in a variety of styles.

Gombe Stream National Park is a great place to see chimps up close and personal, as many of the family groups are habituated to humans. With the possible exception of Mahale Mountains National Park, no other park in Africa can offer such a magnificent experience with chimpanzees.

Hell's Gate National Park is the ideal venue for a day trip excursion, a camping stopover, or a picnic spot out of Nairobi. It provides an endless biodiversity and is the only one of the few places where you are allowed to walk or cycle without an escort. It is a World Heritage site which enjoys global protection as one of the most unique natural sites on earth.

The former home of Karen Blixen, the Danish author of Out of Africa, this tiny little homestead gained international recognition when Blixen's life story was turned into an Oscar-winning film.

Home to the largest herds of buffalo on the planet, Katavi National Park is a relatively untouched wilderness paradise, situated in the western area of Tanzania.

Home to Africa's highest mountain and the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, Mount Kilimanjaro is dominated by the stunning vista that 'Kili' provides.

On the shores of Lake Victoria, Kisumu is a quaint colonial-style town that is home to one of Kenya's largest open markets and the popular Kisumu Impala Sanctuary. Providing excellent access to the lake upon which it sits, Kisumu is an ideal quiet stopping off pointon a longer journey.

One of the most important watersheds for the Great Ruaha River, Kitulo is well known for its floral significance – not only a multitude of orchids, but also the stunning yellow-orange red-hot poker and a variety of aloes, proteas, geraniums, giant lobelias, lilies and aster daisies, of which more than 30 species are endemic to southern Tanzania.

Koobi Fora Museum. More commonly known as the Cradle of Mankind, this World Heritage Site located on the shores of Lake Turkana is believed to be some to be where it all began.

Lake Bogoria National Reserve is a beautiful place with the pink cloud of flamingoes and the geysers bubbling with the most spectacular hot water volcanic springs. Much more is the fascinating phenomenon of the hot springs, an indication that molten rock does not lie far below the earth's surface.

Lake Magadi lies within Kenya, slightly north of Lake Natron and at the bottom of a steep-sided valley, the lowest point in the eastern or Gregory Rift Valley. The lake extends roughly 20 km N-S and is up to 6 km wide. Both lakes lie at some 600 m above sea level and are surrounded by plateaus and active natrocarbonatite volcanoes, reaching to more than 3,000 m asl. With an area of only 90 km2, Lake Magadi is one of the most saline and one of the smallest, alkaline lake sumps in the Rift Valley.

Lake Manyara National Park offers a wilderness experience in diverse habitats, from its Rift Valley soda lake to dense woodlands and steep mountainsides. Apart from a spectacular setting, the park is famous for its unusual tree-climbing lions and the vast elephant herds it was established to protect.

A broad but shallow freshwater lake, Lake Naivasha is a family-friendly playground perfect for boating or walking safaris on Crescent Island, a private game reserve populated by herbivores.

Also a world-class birding destination, Lake Naivasha's swamps and forests are a perfect place to spot hundreds of species of birds, while those looking for large mammals can see the cape buffalo, hippopotamus, and playful Colobus monkeys along the lake's shores.