The Mount Kenya Safari Club
Those who love ecotourism will think of Kenya as an excellent place to visit, due to the country’s magnificent flora and fauna. Along almost 500km of coasts, Kenya shows huge forests of palms, mangroves, teaks, resins and sandal trees. In the same way there are forests of euphorbia, acacias, and baobabs covering the Lowlands and going inland so far as to the altitude of 900 meters. The African baobab is one of the world’s highest trees and it is nowadays grown in many tropical regions all over the world. The trunk of this huge tree can be 9 meters wide. Its fruit is slightly acid and has a nice tasting pulp which is used to prepare certain kind of soft drinks. (more…)
The Samburu people
Kenya’s most deserted area and perhaps the country’s most isolated area is located to the northwest. The tribes that inhabit it are those who have firmly resisted modernity, such as the Samburu, the Rendille, the Gabra, the Boran and the Somalis. (more…)
Maasai people building a hut
Kenya is a very attractive destination to go on holidays in the African continent, with many natural reserves worthy to visit and a varied landscape, sometimes grassy and plain, sometimes sloppy, rocky and with steep paths.
Mount Kenya is one of the most visited spots for hikers and climbers, also, the Maasai Mara reserve stands out among the options, so does the Aberdares National Park.
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There is a wide diversity of species in Kenya
The Republic of Kenya is one of the most touristic countries in the African continent, located in the south-eastern coast, Kenya has its coastline on the Indian Ocean.
This country has got a lot of attraction for visitors, from the variety of people and the richness of natural species to the highest peaks in the continent to climb and amazing landscapes to observe from the sky.
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Giraffe feeding
Nairobi is the largest city in Kenya, its name come from the Massai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which means the place of cool waters. This city has been important for the nation since the colonial time.
This city is nowadays the capital of Kenya, from the past there has been a lot of trading and an leading industrial field for the entire country. But there is more than people and their business in Nairobi, just a few kilometres away from the city yields the Narobi National Park, with lots of scenic views and the vibe of nature.
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Mount Kenya and the highlands around
Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africa after Kilimanjaro. This mountain is the highest in its country. Indeed, the name of Kenya is due to this big mountain.
In the past Mount Kenya was covered by ice partially, this is the reason why there are about a dozen of small glaciers in the region nowadays and we can see quite eroded slopes.
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Diani Beach
South from Mombasa spreads a coast line which is a magnificent tropical paradise of white sand beaches adorned with exotic palm trees. The water of these beaches has an impressive turquoise color that reaches the coral barriers of the Indian Ocean. This coral barrier is considered to be one of the most beautiful barriers from eastern Africa. (more…)
Flowerbeds at Lake Manyara, Tanzania
Tanzania
Tanzania is prepared to increase its gold exports. Diverse governmental sources have informed that “Gold has been once again Tanzania’s main source of exportation incomes, due to the significant increase of prices during the last year”. (more…)
A lion cub in Masai Mara
The National Reserve Masai Mara is a protected natural area located in south-western Kenya, close to the border with Tanzania. It was declared protected area in 1948 but it was not officially recognized until 1984. It covers an area of 1.510 km2 and it is one of the most popular and visited national parks in Kenya. (more…)
Today we`re moving towards the most important places within Kenya, specifically its two main cities: Nairobi and Mombasa.
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