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Giraffe Center Nairobi
18 Reviews Giraffe Center is situated about 15 kilometres far from Nairobi and not easy to reach there unless you take the taxi. Make sure to stipulate the price for a ride before departure, in both directions,...
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David Sheldrick Animal Trust - Elephant Orphanage Nairobi
14 Reviews A well worth trip is to the David Sheldrick Wildlife trust. If you are on Safari then you will see plenty of the wild herds of elephants later, but this will give you an insight into the problems...
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National Park Nairobi
23 Reviews This modest monument in Nairobi National Park commemorates the founding of the park in 1946 - the first national park in Kenya, which opened the door for the subsequent proclamation of iconic parks...
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Uhuru Park Nairobi
5 Reviews The Uhuru Park is the most popular recreational park in Nairobi, is a rich tapestry of strife and celebration in Kenya. The sight of soldiers resplendent in colorful uniforms and marching to music...
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National Museum Nairobi
8 Reviews The National Museum in Nairobi is a wonderful place to visit if you have some spare time. I was actually stuck in Nairobi due to flight issues, so I headed to the museum to see what was there. This...
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Karen Blixen Museum Nairobi
7 Reviews Many others here on VirtualTourist have written about this museum. I am not going to add any more to what they have said. While I will do is provide a list of links here for those who would like to...
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Masai Mara National Park Nairobi
5 Reviews The trip through the Great Rift Valley is certainly spectacular and, believe it or not, the 14 hour drive is certainly well worth the effort. The Great Rift Valley in Kenya is well known as the domain...
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Lake Nakuru National Park Nairobi
5 Reviews Crescent Island is situated on lake Naivasha and is actually a private game sanctuary. As mentioned earlier, you are able to do a walking safari here where you can get up close and personal with a...
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Safari Nairobi
5 Reviews If you are short on time (or money) and do not wish to do a full safari, then Nairobi has its own small version right by the actual city. You can see a large number of animals, though some said this...
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Kenyatta Nairobi
4 Reviews As the name hintsd, this is mostly a conference and convention center (you will also see it as the motive of a 100 KSh bill) but the top floor has a platform where you have a good view of downtown...
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Animal Orphanage Nairobi
2 Reviews Visiting Animal Orphanage is nice half day trip and it's a must when in Nairobi. The admission is 800 shillings (7 €) including guide. Orphanage is not the same as the zoo is, here they prepare...
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The MASAI-MARA, second trip 9/2002. Tryingto see RHINO! We thought we had one.This BUFFALO is so BIG!! The way the sun was hitting it. It was easy to make that mistake. But good none the less! I the BIG-FIVE. We were hardly 20 feet away!!
People there were friendly and familiar with tourist.They were very foppish and wore clothes, shoes, watches and so on that they had gotten ones from the travellers who had dropped in the village quite well.
Not only flamingoes but pelicans and many other waterfowls inhabit the Lake Nakuru.It seems that the surface of the lake is dyed in pink with being coverd by the large crowd of flamingoes.You can also see hippos and water bucks by the lake.
It was said that Nairobi was dangerous for going out alone those days. Cowardly, I did not come from the hotel outside according to that warnings. I totally repent about that...The wistaria roadside trees on the main street seen from the window of the hotel were beautiful.
Kenya has many wild parks and of course all of them are beautiful. One of these wild parks is Samburu National Reserve.This national park is not that large but there are a lot of animals. Because the park is relatively small there is a good chance to see a lot of wild animals.Besides the animals the scenery of this park is interesting and fascinating too: the savannahs, the forest near the border of the Ewaso Ng'iro river and rocks. The park is also the living area of the Samburu.
After traveling in Kenya it is very nice to relax at the beach of the Indian Ocean. A perfect place to do this is iwi Beach. Tiwi Beach is the cleanest beach of the east coast of Kenya and not as busy as Diani Beach or Malindi. When I was there, there were hardly any travelers.Tiwi Beach with its white sand is also a perfect place to go snorkeling or diving. The only disadvantage of this beach can be that the evenings are boring but if you are tired of traveling for a while this won't be a problem.Besides sunbathing or joining watersports you can also walk a little around in the forest in the neighbourhood of the beach. Interesting is also having a meal in one of the local restaurants. Try the local food (bean-soup and chapati). Very tasty and extremely cheap.
There are many National Reserves in Kenya but the Masai Mara is one of the most beautiful of them. You really have to visit this park when you are in Kenya.The Masai Mara is the northern extension of the Serengeti in Tanzania. The park is about 1.500 km² and is located in the south of Kenya. The scenery of the Masai Mara is very varied: grasland, woodland, busland and river forest and there is a great diversity of wildlife. If you're lucky you can spot the 'big five': lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and rhino.The Masai, who are living in this area, is the most famous tribe in Kenya. Their main food exists of milk, millet, maize and blood of their cattle. They live from cattle-breeding and they live in detached huts (bomas). When the Masai are going to a new location in this area they leave these huts behind.
A beautiful scenery you can find around Mount Kenya.The scenery around this highest mountain of Kenya is very divers. The summits are permanently covered with snow and ice in spite of the equator, where this mountain is situated.It's very nice to walk around in this area and it's even possible you see a lot of wild animals.
As I've said in previous sections my main concern in Kenya is with the people. In fact in several visits to the country we've only done one safari!. It was a one-day affair and we travelled through Tsavo East Park to Voi Lodge. We were so impressed that in 2003 we intend to do at least a night at the place. The picture below is from the special hide that you access via a steep flight of stone steps and an underground tunnel. Right in front is a waterhole at which all sorts of animals drink. Having made our way back up from this particular shot a whole herd of elephants arrived, but I was too tired to trek back down (wasn't so well into VT then!). You also have a superb panoramic view of the park from the lodge itself.
There are about 1000 ELEPHANTS here.A research project by : CYNTHIA MOSS hasbeen doing this for 30 yeras!! THE HUGEBULL with the broken tusk! Has a name I was able to find out: In TANZANIA he has a name, and has a name here in AMBOSELI!! I will make a t-log for AMBOSELI, and get into it then.10/2001
Nairobi Serena Hotel Nairobi
4 Reviews and 205 Opinions The Nairobi Serena is a top quality hotel and our stay was excellant. The staff were polite and...
Governors' IlMoran Camp Masai Mara Game Reserve
4 Reviews and 67 Opinions Little Governors Camp was built in 1976 in the Masai Mara in Kenya with its own independent...
Serena Beach Hotel & Spa Mombasa
1 Review and 209 Opinions Quite a long way out of Mombasa to the North, this is said to be one of the best hotels on the coast...
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Q: i want to go to kenya for 5 months with my 3 children and husbin im wondering what are so wonderful sites to see?
A: Hi Why don't you start by reading the many travel pages on Kenya that VT members have already compiled? As you're a new member, you may not yet be aware how to do this....
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