TOURIST DESTINATIONS IN KENYA
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Masai Mara National Park
Every year, the world's most spectacular wildlife migration takes place from the end of July to the end of October. The protagonist is more than 1.4 million wildebeests, more than 500,000 gazelle, more than 200,000 zebras and many East African herbivores and leaf-eating animals. Many of the shots in the famous TV program "Animal World" were shot here. Self-funded Activities: night game drive, visit the Masai village, take a hot air balloon (including prairie champagne breakfast)
2. Lake Nakuru National Park
Nakuru National Park is known as the “Bird Watching Paradise” and is famous for its rhinoes. In the volcanic zone, the lake has a high salinity. In addition, there are many kinds of animals, such as white rhinoceros, buffaloes, lion, zebra, antelope, and hyena.
3, Amboseli National Park
Amboseli National Park is the best location to view the highest peak in Africa - Mt Kilimanjaro. There are many wild animals in the park, and herds of elephants can be seen everywhere.
4. Aberdares National Park
The park overlooks Mount Kenya, the second highest peak in Africa on the equator. The park is also famous for Treetops hotel, where the British Queen Victoria had stayed. Whenever the night comes, all kinds of wild animals drink in the pond next to the hotel, take a bath, simmer salt, or take a leisurely stroll in the grass, which is quite interesting.
5. Lake Naivasha
Lake Naivasha is the highest altitude lake in the Rift Valley and the only freshwater lake. The lake produces tilapia, Striped bass, hippos, Water buck and various antelopes. The Lake Crescent Island is a private animal sanctuary with giraffes, zebras, antelopes and wildebeests. Self-funded activity: take a boat trip to the lake.
6. Waterfront City: Mombasa
Bamburi Beach in Mombasa belongs to the Indian Ocean, enjoying the blue waters and sea breeze on the silvery white sands.
The contempt is very pleasant. You can also take a bus to WASINI Island early in the morning, take a boat out to sea to see dolphins, snorkeling, and have a big seafood meal at the island. Mombasa is one of the oldest cities in Africa. Zheng He’s voyages to the West arrived to this place. Later, after several years of colonization, Mombasa had a history of slave trade for many years, resulting in a large number of Arabs and Indians living here, a mixture of Muslim culture, Indian culture, Christian culture. Strolling through the old town of Mombasa, sometimes you feel like you are on the streets of Lisbon, Portugal, sometimes as if you are crossing the streets of Arabia, the architectural styles on both sides are very varied. The castle of Jesus was built by the sea and was built by the Portuguese in the 16th century. This castle has been a must for the 400-year-old Portuguese and Arabs to compete for control in the coastal areas.
7. Lake Bogoria National Park
Located at the end of the Great Wilderness in the north of Ken, on the edge of the Great Rift Valley, it is a calcium carbonate lake. Every year from January to April, tens of thousands of flamingos gather here. There are many hot springs on the lakeside, most of which have boiling points and a lot of steam, so you can easily cook eggs. Lake Bogoria Spa Resort have hot spring baths.
8. Tsavo National Park
With a total area of ​​over 20,000 square kilometers, the park is the largest wildlife sanctuary in Kenya. There is an underwater observation room in the park to enjoy the rare underwater scenery, such as hippo swimming and crocodile lurking. Tsavo has the world's largest wild elephant colony. Due to the frequent play in the red soil, the elephant's skin is also dyed bright red. The more famous wild animals in Tsavo are the lions. During the construction of the East African Railway in the past, the two lions developed the habit of eating people. They ate 135 people, thus they were called the "Tsavo's Ogre".
9. Kenya Mountain Safari Club
The magical equatorial snow mountain of Mount Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa. The Kenya Mountain Safari Club is located at the foot of Mount Kenya and is the most luxurious resort in Africa built by Hollywood movie star William Horton and others in 1959. It is a member of the “World Class Hotel Organization” and its membership, royals, nobility and celebrities are everywhere. The hotel also has its own ecological farm, and the food is organic. The hotel has a watchtower, which can be used to look at the wild animals with a telescope. There is nine-hole golf courses, lawn bowls, tennis courts, spa, fishing and horse riding. Since the hotel is built on the equator, visitors at the hotel can experience the fun of stepping both hemispheres at the same time.
10. Samburu National Reserve
The area is mainly low shrubs and deserts, with grassland to the south and hills to the northwest. You can see the long necked antelope, thin-stripped zebra, gazelle, and Samburu giraffe. The Evasso Enero River runs through the entire protected area. This river is a permanent river with water in all seasons and there lived many crocodiles. In the evening, the Serena Hotel can see the wonderful feeding crocodile scene in the evening.
11. The Trout Tree Restaurant
The grilled trout is the signature dish of the Trout Tree restaurant. This dish has been well received by all diners. The reason why you will loved it is not only because of the chef's careful cooking, but also because of the freshness of the ingredients. All the trout in this restaurant swim in a pond under the tree. Whenever a guest orders this dish, the waiter will catch the fish from the pond, all of which happens in the eyelids of the diners. Underneath, everything is full of fun, and the appetite is greatly increased.
12. Attractions in Nairobi
(i) Elephant Orphanage: Elephants in the orphanage come from all over Kenya. Some of their parents were killed by pouchers, some died of thirst during drought. These elephants are taken care of in the orphanage, and when they are cured and grown, they are sent to Tsavo National Park more than a hundred miles away. They will gradually adapt to life in the wild, and will eventually be released into nature. Visitors can get in touch with the elephants and watch the elephants drink milk, play branches, drink water, play football, spoil, play, fight.
(ii) Windsor Golf Club: Windsor is the surname of the British royal family. The club's predecessor was the manor of the Duke of Windsor. The young King Edward VIII and fell in love with the civilian Mrs. Simpson, and he gave up the throne for his wife. You can visit this place for free. The Windsor Golf and Country Club has a typical British Victorian architecture and gardening style. The palm tree trunk in front of the main building is only one person tall, and it is more than one meter thick, which is rare.
(iii) Giraffe Centre: Giraffe Centre was established to protect the endangered Rothschild Giraffe. Visitors can personally feed giraffes and kiss giraffes. It is very interesting.
(iv) Karen's Museum: The Karen Museum was the place where the famous Danish writer Karen Brixen lived. In 1917, the Karen couple bought it. Karen's masterpiece, a book named《Out of Africa》, describes the life of white colonists in Kenya. Her study room, bedroom, kitchen, meeting room and other rooms have basically remained the same. The floor of the room is covered with lion skins hunted by Karen. The yard is planted with local luxuriant trees such as Nanyang cedar and African tulip trees.
(v) African barbecue
Set on 50 acres of manicured gardens, Safari Park Hotel features an outdoor pool, restaurant and bar. The hotel has a casino and a spa. Savour African speciality grilled meats at the hotel's grilled restaurant while watching the spectacular African dance show (shows start at 21:00 daily)
(vi) Ostrich Farm: Big eyes with long eyelashes, looks cute, and runs fast. Want to get in touch with ostriches? Visit the Kenya Masai Ostrich Farm. You will see different ostriches on the farm. The ostrich farm has a large number of professional guides that will explain every aspect of ostrich farming, from breeding to rearing. If you are brave enough, you can ride an ostrich. We promise to bring you an entertaining and educational play.
(vii) National Museum: The pavilion features a natural history exhibition hall displaying exhibits of humans, birds, marine life and geological evolution, as well as ancient maps and paintings. In addition to collecting cultural relics, the museum also conducts research in the disciplines of paleontology, ornithology, invertebrate zoology, mammalian science, reptilology and plant specimens. The museum's collection of biology, address and archaeology is well-known in Africa, and its research and collection in anthropology and paleontology is well known in the world.