Kenya or the Republic of Kenya is a country in the eastern part of Africa. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean, Somalia, Tanzania, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Uganda. Its capital and economic centre is Nairobi. Other cities are: Garissa, Kabarnet, Kisumu, Lamu, Lodwar, Malindi, Mombasa, Nakura and Eldoret.
Kenyas friendly inhabitants, world heritage sites (Lamu), beaches (Kilifi), flora, fauna & nature (Mount Kenya, Lake Victoria) and National Parks are the biggest tourist attractions. Kenya is famous for its handicrafts like wood carving, batiks, jewellery, colourful blankets & clothes and decorated gourds found in Kisii stone carvings, Maasai jewellery, Mkonde wood carvings and Lamu chairs.
Visit the parks and watch the many animals: big cats including cheetas, lions and leopards, buffaloes, elephants, hippopotamuses, black rhinoceroses, a variety of antelope species, baboons and monkeys amongst.
Kenyas National Parks: Aberdare National Park, Amboseli National Park, Hell's Gate National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park, Lake Elementaita, Masai Mara National Park, Mount Kenya National Park, Nairobi National Park, Tsavo East National Park, Tsavo West National Park, Meru National Park, Shimba Hills National Park, Lake Turkana National Parks (Sibiloi National Park) and Mount Elgon National Park. |