Best Places to Visit in Kenya

Photographers will love the mountain peaks, rivers and waterfalls, moorland, bamboo and rain forest – and there's unusual wildlife too The higher slopes of the Aberdare Mountains make up the bulk...

Amboseli National Park is renowned for its large elephant herds and stunning views of Mount Kilimanjaro. Offering a quintessential African safari experience, here you can go on Big Four Kenya...

Rolling hills and dense forest combine with extinct volcanoes and sweeping views The Chyulu Hills, which separate the Tsavo plains from the Amboseli plains, is home to Chyulu National Park. The...

For the thrill seekers out there, you'll find the perfect blend of wildlife and mountain to explore Mount Kenya is the second highest peak mountain in Africa, with its highest...

Mount Kenya looms large near some of Kenya's best national parks, where you might spot unusual animal species The central highlands, dominated by the Aberdare mountains and Mount Kenya, are often visited because...

Home to the Masai Mara, Amboseli and the Rift Valley lakes, the area is perfect for anyone on their first Kenyan safari Kenya's south-west safari circuit is probably the most visited in...

Lewa, Ol Pejeta and Matthews Range together preserve more endangered wildlife than anywhere else in East Africa The economic viability of wildlife tourism – as opposed to cattle farming – became...

Wildlife-rich Lake Naivasha is both a scenic stop in its own right and a great base for hikes to Hell’s Gate National Park and Mount Longonot. Set in the Rift...

A UNESCO World Heritage Site whose rich architectural, historical and cultural heritage make this the most characterful and absorbing town anywhere along the coast of East Africa. The urban heart...

Lewa serves as a refuge for the endangered black rhino (12% of Kenya’s rhino population lives here) and Grevy’s zebra. While here, you’ll also spot elephants, lions, giraffes, wild dogs,...

This is a private conservancy adjacent to the Masai Mara offering an exclusive, uncrowded safari experience with a focus on sustainability and community involvement. A Kenyan safari here will take...

This community-driven conservancy offers exceptional wildlife density and fewer crowds compared to the main Masai Mara Reserve. It’s known as one of the best concessions for the abundance of animals,...

Alongside the Serengeti, the Masai Mara is one of Africa's quintessential safari destinations. Each dawn, "the Mara" awakens in a golden haze to the distant sound of hooves rumbling across...

The most untrammelled of Kenya's major safari reserves, Meru is a superb Big Five destination almost recovered from the poaching that nearly destroyed it in the 1980s Extending over 870-square-kilometres...

Mombasa is a coastal city in Kenya with the warm Indian Ocean lapping at its shores. This vibrant destination blends Swahili culture with beautiful beaches and historical sites. Home to...

The eighth-highest mountain in Africa is known for its unearthly high-altitude vegetation, forest birds and the spectacular Sipi Falls. Straddling the border of Kenya and Uganda, Elgon is an ancient...

With its lush vegetation and snowy caps, this region is very different from the rest of the country. Here, you can explore the Mount Kenya glaciers, alpine landscapes, and unique...

Kenya is the birthplace of the safari - it’s very name is steeped in romance and adventure. It’s the place for a true African experience, and so it makes sense...

A Nairobi National Park safari is often the first moment travellers realise just how magical Kenya can be. Imagine this: the sun rising over sweeping grasslands, the silhouettes of giraffes...

This small area is your chance to see rhino and big cats as well as pelicans and pink-hued masses of flamingos Lake Nakuru is a Rift Valley soda lake that's...

The small but cheerfully chaotic Maasai town of Namanga is the most widely used land border with Tanzania and the main road funnel into Amboseli National Park. Boasting an agreeable...

Though it's potentially attractive to hikers and birdwatchers, Ol Donyo Sabuk has little to offer the average safarigoer. Protecting an isolated 2,145-metre mountain whose evocative sounding Maasai name actually just...

For an authentic African safari experience away from the mass tourism crowds of more popular parks, Samburu National Reserve and the Samburu ecosystem as a whole offer fantastic opportunities for...

From Chyulu Hills and Amboseli to Tsavo, the wildlife-rich area offers a safari experience to remember Kenya's south-eastern parks and reserves are well known and much visited because of how close they are...

This coastal belt is an ideal stopover for travellers looking for a beach holiday to combine with their Kenya safari. This region offers stunning beaches, marine parks that are havens...