Location

Nakuru, Kenya's fourth-largest city and capital of Nakuru County, is a rapidly growing, cosmopolitan, and scenic agricultural hub located 160 km from Nairobi. Situated in the Great Rift Valley at 1,850 meters, it is renowned for its mild climate, the nearby Lake Nakuru National Park (famous for flamingos).

The Samburu National Reserve lies on the hot and arid vast desert once known as the Northern frontier district. It is a less crowded reserve but offering great encounters. The heat scorched scrublands extending all way to the waters of Lake Turkana and beyond are the home to Samburu people who are cousins to the Maasai.

Surrounded by sprawling botanical gardens and serviced by several boutique shopping and dining locations, the Nairobi National Museum is a fun and informative day out for those wishing to learn more about Kenya's rich history. Open 356 days a year, the museum houses collections representative of Kenyan culture, nature, history, and contemporary art, among others.

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.

The largest intact volcanic crater in the world, Menengai Crater, offers stunning views of nearby Lake Nakuru and Lake Bogoria, as well as the depths of the crater proper. Hiking, camping, picnicking, and photography are all possible on this towering edifice to geological upheaval.

Weighing in at over four times the size of the Serengeti, the wild frontiers of the Selous Game Reserve are home to a dizzying number of animals, including over 200,000 cape buffalo, 80,000 wildebeest, 30,000 elephants, and the country's most stable African wild dog population. The park is also home to Tanzania's largest hippopotamus and crocodile populations.

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.

Mount Kenya is Kenya’s biggest mountain, ranging between 1600m and 5199m above sea level, and is the second-highest mountain after Mt Kilimanjaro, and is an extinct volcano at the equator located in Central province.