Top rated tourist attractions in Kenya

Immerse yourself in nature and extraordinary human history with a tour and safari in Kenya. Kenya boasts more wildlife parks and reserves than any other country in Africa, with more than 60 national parks and game reserves taking up a vast area of land that has been set aside for biodiversity conservation. There is a wealth of wildlife viewing and birding in this spectacular country, pristine landscapes and impressive vistas to photograph and become totally immersed in. 

Combine this with cultural tours to the Masai and Samburu villages, two popular tribes that live in harmony with wild animals. Fossils found in Kenya have shown that primates lived in the area for more than 20 million years and the first inhabitants of modern Kenya were hunter-gatherer groups, similar to the modern Khoisan speakers. Evidence dates back an incredible 320,000 years ago that East Africa, including Kenya, is one of the earliest human homes (Homo sapiens). 

The Maasai people live in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania along the Great Rift Valley on dry lands. The Maasai take up a total land area of 160,000 square kilometres, numbering about 500 000 people. Nomadic and subsistence farmers, they’re best known for their colourful dress, intricate bead necklaces and their high jumping dancing.

Kenya boasts an incredible and diverse topography that includes flat desert landscapes, snow-capped mountains, extensive forests, the Rift Valley complete with hot springs and extinct volcanoes, plus islands and coral reefs. Along with the many wildlife conservation regions, Kenya has an unspoilt coastline where visitors are treated to some of the world’s best diving and snorkelling. 

In the Masai Mara, blue wildebeest and other grazing animals participate in a mind blowing annual migration – more than a million wildebeest and 200,000 zebras migrate across the Mara River between June and September – attracting valuable foreign tourism. The animals migrate a distance of 2,900 kilometres from the Serengeti in neighbouring Tanzania to the Masai Mara in Kenya, in a constant clockwise fashion, searching for food and water supplies. This natural phenomenon is listed among the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa.

Sight-seeing is varied and exciting – visit the many historical mosques, and colonial-era forts at Mombasa, Malindi, and Lamu; renowned scenery such as the white-capped Mount Kenya and the Great Rift Valley; tea plantations at Kericho; coffee plantations at Thika; a splendid view of Mount Kilimanjaro across the border into Tanzania; and the beaches along the Swahili Coast, in the Indian Ocean. Tourists usually head to the beaches and the game reserves, especially the expansive East and Tsavo West National Park.

All you have to do is find the ideal accommodation that suits your budget and preferences – luxury safari lodges, rustic campsites, hotels, villas, country estates, private self-catering homes and beachfront resorts. Visitors can enjoy mountain climbing, camping and caving with the mountain’s rugged glacier-clad peaks providing the perfect backdrop.

Pack up the entire family for a safari holiday to Kenya that they will never forget. Intrepid journeys into Africa introduce your kids to the biggest classroom in the world, nature! Game viewing, nature walks, river cruises and camping under the stars are all part of a safari adventure your family will talk about for years down the line!  We love seeing children have a ball in the true wilderness of Kenya, our top African safari destination of all time – so check out the luxury lodge and bush camp accommodation where children are made to feel like royalty and book your special family package today.

• Mombasa is a fascinating Muslim Swahili city on a small island in the Indian Ocean linked to the mainland by ferry, bridge and causeway – the origins of Kenya’s traditional food and music 
• Visit the inland highlands to view the verdant tea plantations, so important to the British during their era of colonial rule 
• Meet some of the Kenyan indigenous people – the pastoral Maasai still farming along the Great Rift Valley, the Samburu, and the semi-pastoral Arusha 
• Huge flocks of pink flamingos at Lake Nakuru and other exotic birds plus waterbuck, impalas, and hippopotamuses, all within the Lake Nakuru National Park
• Kenya is known for being the world’s best safari destination, with 60 epic national parks and reserves so go and see the Big 5 in the Masai Mara, Amboseli and Tsavo East and West.