Places to Visit

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).

Your first glimpse of stunning Ngorongoro will likely come from the heavily forested viewpoint that looks down upon its sun-drenched, cloud-dappled magnificence. Ringed on all sides by the tropical forest-draped walls of the caldera, Ngorongoro looks like something out of myth. One of the best places in the country to see the endangered black rhinoceros, the park is home to the entirety of the big five and is a particularly good place to see lions and cape buffalo year-round

Ol Pejeta Conservancy is the non-profit wildlife conservancy, a sanctuary for chimpanzee and generates income for wildlife tourism for and community development. It is home to the big 5, which includes the endangered black and white rhino, the lion, elephant, buffalo and leopard as well as a sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees.

The Great Rift Valley is another prized Kenyan attraction, boasting beautiful lakes and escarpments, which provide havens for plentiful wildlife.

The Ruaha National Park is a fantastic place for those with a thirst for blood to see predators and prey interacting as they have for millennia.

As wild as Katavi but considerably more accessible, the Ruaha National Park is a fantastic place for those with a thirst for for blood to see predators and prey interacting as they have for millennia.

Officially Tanzania's smallest national park, tiny Rubondo Island in the heart of Africa's largest lake packs a lot into its 240 square km. Known as the Jewel of Victoria, Rubondo Island National Park boasts a unique diversity of flora and fauna, including the endemic Sitatunga.

One of Tanzania's newest parks and its best-kept secrets, Saadani National Park is where the Indian Ocean meets the East African bushlands.
East Africa's only beachfront national park, a visit to Saadani is something truly unique.

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.

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 home of the legendary Great Wildebeest Migration, the name Serengeti has become synonymous with the African safari experience. The seemingly unending savannah plains of the park are home to Africa's most famous animals as well as a cast of lesser-known but no less interesting animals.

Shaba National Reserve is a land of volcanic formations, doum palm forests, and wild rivers where rare wildlife and centuries-old culture meet in one of Kenya’s most magical safari destinations. Located off the beaten path in northern Kenya, Shaba offers a quieter, more soulful alternative to more crowded parks—yet remains deeply rewarding in its biodiversity, landscapes, and stories.

When it comes to the safari experience, Tanzania’s stunning range of wildlifeand its many beautiful national parks and conservation areas make it the best place in Africa to go on safari.  Whether you choose to do your safari from the back of a truck or want to try something more adventurous, such as guided hiking or even canoeing, there is a wealth of options to satisfy.

A short drive from Arusha, the Tarangire National Park offers a fantastic game driving experience all year round. Home to Tanzania's largest population of elephants, Tarangire is the best place to see these gentle giants in their natural habitat - from the adorable calves all the way up to the intimidating bulls. It is also an ideal place to snap photos of the boabab tree (the Tree of Life), as it grows in great numbers throughout the park.

More affectionately known as the Elephant Orphanage, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust aims to protect elephants and rhinos orphaned as a result of poaching.

Tsavo East National Park is home to most of the larger mammals, vast herds of dust –red elephant, Rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard, pods of hippo, crocodile, waterbucks, Lesser Kudu, Gerenuk, and Hirola.

Tsavo West National Park lies in Kenya’s Coast Province in the southwest of the country. It is divided from neighbouring Tsavo East National Park by the A109 Nairobi-Mombasa road and a railway line. The distance from Nairobi is approximately 168 miles by the A109.

A paradise for bird watchers, flower lovers, and the primate seeking visitors. Udzungwa Mountains National Park is perhaps Tanzania's most important sanctuary of terrestrial biodiversity. Udzungwe has many other mammals, and maybe the safari is not the typical safari game you'd expect from Tanzanian National Parks. Is an esoteric safari destination for true nature lovers.