Kenya Safari Destinations – Where to go for 2021/2022(ultimate) Kenya Safaris
Kenya Safari Destinations or Where to go for 2021(ultimate) Kenya Safaris. What makes Kenya a distinct Africa safaris tour destination is the fact that it features several iconic tourist sites where visitors on Kenya safari can explore. They include Amboseli National Park, Masai Mara National Reserve, Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Park, Mount Kenya National Park, Mount Elgon National Park, Central Island National Park, Kisite Mpunguti Marine National Park, Malka Mari National Park, Mombasa Marine National Park, Meru National Park, Kora National Park, Hell’s Gate National Park, Arabuko Sokoke National Park, Chyulu Hills National Park, Nairobi National Park, Sibiloi National Park, Watamu Marine National Park, Malindi Marine National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park, Ruma National Park, Saiwa Swamp National Park, Mount Longonot National Park, Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park.
- What to See in Kenya Safari Destinations
The major attractions in Kenya include the pristine parks, game reserves, historic Swahili settlements, beaches, wildlife, birds and many more. Some of the iconic historic sites to visit on Kenya safaris tour include Baden Powell historical gardens, Fort Jesus, Gede ruins and many more. The beaches to visit here include Nyali beach, Vipingo beach, Lamu beaches, Diani Beach, Tiwi, Watamu beach, Gazi beach, Bamburi beach, Kikambala beach, and Shanzu beach. These beaches are ideal for visitors who are in need of a beach holiday while exploring the Kenya safari destinations.
The different wildlife species that rate Kenya among the best safari destinations and a popular home of the wild include wildebeests, African elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, hartebeests, hyenas, cheetahs, Orbis, duikers, zebras, waterbucks, dik-dik, topis, jackals, bat-eared fox, Masai giraffes and many more.
Kenya also hosts a significant number of bird species that can be sighted in these Kenya safari destinations. An estimate of over 1000 bird species have been recorded in Kenya and they include Aberdare cisticola, grey crested helmet shrike, montane white eye, Jackson’s francolins, Jackson’s hornbills, Clark’s weavers, Sokoke Pipit, Taita thrush, Sokoke scops owl, bar-tailed trogon, blue-headed bee-eaters, golden-winged sunbird, Kori bustards, red naped bush shrike, ostriches, great blue turacos, Somali sparrow, turner’s remotely, yellow-bellied wattle eye, secretary birds, Hammerkop and many others.
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Major Kenya Safari Destinations to Adventure on a Kenya Safaris Tour
Masai Mara National Reserve is of no doubt that one magical wilderness paradise that is worth exploring on Kenya wildlife safari holiday. This conservancy area is also best known as the Maasai Mara National Reserve and it straddles in Southwestern Kenya on the mighty Rift Valley Region, Norok County of Kenya bordering Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park of Tanzania. View Details
Nairobi National Park is by far a magically protected area in East Africa. It is rated as the only park on planet earth with enormous wildlife yet also very close to Nairobi’s capital city making it the most accessible park to explore on Kenya safaris tour regardless of your tight schedule. It is best described as the capital of wildlife in the world given its huge concentration. View Details
From a majestic backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro to diverse wildlife species, Amboseli National Park is undoubtedly every photographer’s dream destination while on Kenya wildlife safari holiday. The park was initially known as Maasai Amboseli Game Reserve and it is set in the Kajiado South Constituency of Kenya, about 260kms drive off Nairobi city. View Details
Mount Kenya National Park is located in Eastern part of the Great Rift Valley, about 175kms Northeast of Nairobi capital city. It was founded in 1949 and it is remarkably one of the most magnificent parks in Kenya. Its establishment was primarily to safeguard Mount Kenya, diverse wildlife and surrounding areas that make up the numerous habitats for its various wildlife species.View Details
Lying majestically along the Great Rift Valley, Lake Nakuru National Park is remarkably one of Kenya’s most pristine national parks visitors on Kenya safaris tour should consider on their bucket list travel destinations. The park takes its name from Lake Nakuru which sits at altitude 1754m and it set, 170kms Northwest of Nairobi capital city. Its close proximity makes. View Details
Chyulu Hills National Park boasts of its magnificent rolling hills which makes it an exceptional safari destination visitors on Kenya safaris tour should consider a must-visit. The park is set in the montane range in Makueni County, Southeastern Kenya just between Tsavo and Amboseli National Parks approximately 200kms from Nairobi, about 150kms East of Kenya rift, View Details
Aberdare National Park is set within the Aberdare Mountain Range, Central Kenya-East of the East African Rift Valley. It was gazetted as a national park in 1950 and occupies an area of 767sq.kms. It sits between elevation 2000 and 4000m. Its landscape is unique comprising of mountain peaks that rise up to 4000m to V-Shape valleys intersected by rivers. View Details
Hell’s Gate National Park is set in the Northwest of Nairobi and South of Naivasha. It takes its name from the narrow gate like a break on the red stone volcanic cliff which formed due to geothermal activity. A visit to this park on Kenya wildlife safari rewards travel endeavors with jaw-dropping views of the mighty East African Rift Valley. It was designated as a national park. View Details
Meru National Park is famous as a complete wilderness area that is why most tourists on Kenya safari consider it a must-visit destination. It was founded in 1968 and it is popular for the orphaned lioness Elsa that was reared by George and Joy Adamson. It is from this park that the popular book Born Free was documented by Joy. This magnificent protected area. View Details
Tsavo East National Park is a true ultimate African safari destination to consider a must-visit on Kenya safari. This park is part of larger Tsavo National Parks that also incorporates the Tsavo West National Park. It is set within the semi-arid area which is also popular as the Taru Desert adjacent to Voi district. It became a national park in 1948 and occupies an are. View Details
Tsavo West National Park makes up part of the extensive Tsavo Conservation Area and it is remarkably an outstanding destination worth visiting on Kenya safari. Its status upgraded into a national park in 1948 making it one of Kenya’s oldest parks and it occupies an area of 9065sq.kms which makes it one of the largest protected areas in the magical Kenya.View Details
Mount Longonot National Park is set Southeast of Lake Naivasha along the rift valley in Kenya. The park takes its name from the magnificent Mount Longonot and it is 90kms drive away from Nairobi which is the capital city of Kenya. It is an outstanding site to consider a must visit when traveling from Nairobi or Limuru and as you approach the stunning rift valley.View Details
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