Kenya is a country in East Africa with coastline on the Indian Ocean. It’s beautiful savannah, Lakelands, Great Rift Valley and mountain highlands are home to wildlife like lions, elephants and rhinos. Most visited is the Maasai Mara Reserve, known for its annual wildebeest migrations, and Amboseli National Park, offering views of 5,895m Mt. Kilimanjaro. The Indian Ocean coastline is full of reefs and old Swahili settlements. Other Kenya tourist attractions include the snowcapped peaks of Africa’s two tallest mountains. Kenya offers everything you could ask of a tropical African holiday destination.

1.MASAI MARA

The Masai Mara is Kenya’s most popular safari destination. Few parks are more reliable when it comes to seeing lion, leopard, cheetah and other carnivores. Elephants and buffalo are common. Lucky visitors might see the big five jackpot with a rare sighting of a black rhino. Wildlife viewing is great throughout the year, but peaks over August to October, when hundreds of thousands of migrating wildebeest stream across the border with Tanzania. Watching these wildebeest cross the Mara River is one of the most amazing things to see in Kenya. So come book your safari today to catch the World’s Largest Wildebeest Migration in the Masai Mara

2.MOMBASA CITY TOURS

You will be able to tour Fort Jesus that was built by the Portuguese in 1593.It is most imposing from the seaward side, where the turreted walls rise 16m/52ft above the old harbour. The interior incorporates are an excellent site museum and a cartoon-like 17th-century fresco painted by an anonymous Portuguese sailor.

3.MOUNT KENYA CLIMBING TOURS

Climb the majestic mt kenya

Kenya shares its name with Africa’s second-highest mountain, an extinct volcano whose equator-straddling glacial peaks rise to 5,199m/17,057ft. The multi-day climb to the snowline isn’t for everyone, but it will top many hikers’ wish lists of what to do in Kenya. The ascent passes through montane (mountain) forests alive with elephants and monkeys, and a chilly Afro-alpine moorland zone dotted with otherworldly giant lobelias. You summit at Point Lenana, the highest non-technical peak at 4,985m/16,355ft. 

4.LAKE NAKURU

Enjoy watching the flamingos and other dazzling birds at the rift valley lake of Nakuru northwest of Nairobi and renowned for impressive birdlife. More than a million flamingos sometimes congregate on Lakes Nakuru or Bogoria, tinting the shallows pink. Even when flamingos are scarce, you can expect to see an impressive range of other tropical birds, from heavyweight pelicans and storks to colourful lovebirds and bee-eaters.

5.WATAMU TOURS

At Watamu Snorkel the coral gardens on the Indian Ocean coastline about 100km/60mi north of Mombasa. Located on the north end of a shallow bay punctuated with weird mushroom-shaped coral in lets. It is one of the few beaches known for simply wade out with snorkel and flippers activity. You will explore the calm coral gardens swirling with colourful reef fish. Non-swimmers can enjoy the submarine action in a glass-bottomed boat.

6.LAIKIPIA PLATEAU TOURS

Take exclusive private safaris in Laikipia plateau. This plateau differs from most other major safari destinations in that it comprises a mosaic of like-minded private reserves and community conservancies. Most lodges here operate on an all-inclusive basis; depending on which you visit, guided activities might include standard game drives, night drives, bush walks, horseback excursions or camelback safaris. Wildlife viewing includes all the Big Five, as well as African wild dog. Laikipia is an important stronghold for the localized Grevy’s zebra, which is larger and has narrower stripes than other zebras, and the striking reticulated giraffe.

7.HELL’S GATE TOURS

Known for walking tours on the wild side at hell’s gate and mt Longonot.

The tectonic forces that shaped the Great Rift Valley also moulded Hell’s Gate, a scenic national park studded with volcanic plugs and hot springs. Visiting the hell’s gate national game park ranks among top things to do in Kenya, because it’s the only park where you can walk or cycle unguided through big-game territory. Buffalo, giraffe and a variety of antelope are resident, but big cats also pass through on occasion. The skyline is dominated by Mt Longonot, a nearby volcano whose gaping caldera, which last erupted in the 1860s, is 90 minutes’ hike from the base.

8.LAMU TOWN TOURS

Enjoy a tour through the Labyrinthine Alleys of Lamu’s Old Town. Island-bound Lamu is a town in East Africa. Established in medieval times, it blossomed in the 17th to 18th centuries as a trading port and center of Swahili art and scholarship. Today it’s something of a backwater, and too remote to attract much mainstream tourism, but the timeworn alleys of the old town retain a compelling Swahili cultural and architectural identity.

9.AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK TOURS

This national park is renowned for its plentiful elephants, which are often seen wading in the swamps. Buffalo, giraffe, hippo and wildebeest are common, and you might encounter big cats. Amboseli’s crowning glory is the dramatic backdrop provided by the world’s tallest freestanding mountain, which towers 5km/3mi above the plains below. One of the most amazing things to see in Kenya is Kilimanjaro’s snowcapped peak emerge from the clouds above Amboseli, a phenomenon that most often occurs at dusk or dawn.

10.DIANI BEACH TOURS

The fine white sand beached of Diani, Swaying coconut palms and turquoise waters protected by a coral reef. A selection of classy upmarket resort hotels. These Diani lovely Beachs, 33km/20metres south of Mombasa beats most tropical beach escapes. As a bonus, the surrounding forests support plenty of monkeys, and it makes a great base for a day safari to underrated Shimba Hills National reserve. Come chill at the Chill Out on Idyllic Diani Beach with our well selected beach resorts.

RWANDA

The republic of Rwanda is a land locked country in the great rift valley of central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Rwanda is famous for its gorilla trekking opportunities in the Virunga Mountains and golden monkey tracking.

You can also go for primate walks, volcano hikes and bird watching in Volcanoes National Park and Nyungwe National Park, plus boat trips on Lake Kivu in the right valley. The big five can be found on the Akagera national Park.