Nairobi is the capital and the largest city of Kenya. It has an elevation of 1,795 metres above sea level, a pleasant climate, horrible traffic and is the starting point of all fly-in safaris to Kenya's parks ...

The Maasai Mara National Reserve is Kenya's best known game reserve. It is famous for the annual migration of thousands of zebras and wildebeest that move into the reserve from Tanzania's Serengeti ...

The Laikipia Plateau stretches from the slopes of snow-capped Mt Kenya to the deserts in the north. The area used to be a patchwork of huge ranches, and has now become a huge conservation story by turning the ranches into conservation areas ...

Samburu National Reserve is situated at the southeastern corner of Samburu District in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya, known for its many elephants and the Samburu culture ...

Amboseli National Park is located in the south of Kenya and forms a greater eco system with Chyulu Hills, Tsavo National Park and the wildlife areas in Tanzania. The park is well know for the high number of elephants and the views of impressive Mount Kilimanjaro ...

Tucked away between Tsavo West National Park and Amboseli National Park, Chyulu Hills National Park boasts striking and diverse landscapes. Pretty hills rise above the plains and provide great vantage points to see majastic Kilimanjaro in the far distance ...

Meru National Park was founded in 1966 and is known for the BBC documentary «The Genesis Project», which describes how the National Park was rebuilt, and of course for the books by Joy Adamson (including «Born Free»), a British-Austrian naturalist who became a bestseller with her story about the lioness Elsa ...

Kenya's far north is a remote, dry and dusty area, which is relatively rarely visited and offers fewm and rather simple accommodation. Wildlife numbers in the area are low. However, if you bring enough cash, you can experience the highlights of the north including Chalbi Desert and Lake Turkana from the air by helicopter, but the price is very steep ...

Unfortunately large sections of the Kenya Coast have been developed for budget holidays and it is hard to find high quality accommodation, but there are a few places near Diani and Lamu that are worth a visit ...