Top Reasons To Visit In Kenya : Kenya is one of the top countries, which have a high concentration of everything on the African countries hence ranking it among the top tourist destinations in Africa. Therefore, tourists exploring within this country will be mesmerized and surprised by the beautiful scenery of the green lush vegetation and other stunning physical features in the country. Kenya is dominated and surrounded with dense forests, sand beaches, and various deserts, which act as good natural habitats to many wildlife species. and touring around this country blesses tourists with great opportunities to embark onto interesting things and below are some of the reasons as to why people should visit in Kenya and some of these include;
Game Viewing.
Kenya is one of the top destinations where to travel to while on a adventurous safari because it is surrounded with wide open savannah plains and it is known to have around 24 national parks and around 15 national reserve where tourists can visit and some of these include; Maasai mara national park, Tsavo national park, Amboseli national park, Mount Elgon national park, Ruma national park, Kora national park, Arabuko sokoke national reserve, Buffalo springs national reserve, Shaba national reserve and many other which all act as good natural habitats to many wildlife species. therefore, exploring through these different destinations it gives tourists chances to sight see many animal species such as; lions, elephants, giraffes, hippos, zebras, buffalos, impalas, waterbucks, antelopes, gazelles, impalas, leopards, rhinos, common elands, bat eared fox, Nubian giraffe, Thomson’s gazelles, gravy’s zebra among others. More so, there are primate species which also can be spotted within different areas and some of these include; yellow baboons, vervet, golden monkeys, olive and big cats like; civets, cheetahs and the caracal among others.
And apart from these animal species, Kenya is also seen as a birders paradise due to the fact that it hosts various bird species which also tourists can sight see as they explore through the game parks and some of these birds include; Abyssinian roller, African open bill, speckled mouse bird, half collared king fisher, woodland kingfisher, guinea fowls, speckled pigeon, flamingos, white throated bee-eater, hamerkop, grey crowned crane, stripped king fisher, black cuckoo, African olive pigeon, great white pelican, thrush, African grey hornbill, purple crested turaco, Eastern plantain-eater, mourning collared dove and many others.
To meet the famous Maasai people.
The Maasai are considered one of the famous African cultures and it is recorded that they make up an estimated population of over 900,000 people. Therefore, exploring around Kenya will give tourists opportunities to interact with the maasai people who are easily found around Maasai mara reserve and visiting them gives individuals chances to learn more about the history, culture, traditional norms of the local people for example; one gets to learn about how to speak some of the basic words of the Maa language however, tourists are free to also use English or Swahili while interacting with the local people since these two languages are considered to be the official languages used in Kenya.
Visit the old town of Lamu.
Lamu town is a small town, which is found on Lamu Island, and it is located in a distance of about 341 kilometers from the northeast of Mombasa, which was founded in 1370. This town is famously known for hosting the Muslim religious festivals and touring around this town, tourists can visit around several communities like; the orma, Sanye, Aweer and Bajuni where they get to interact with the local people therefore, Lamu town is a good destination which has a blend of many cultures and the most common language used around this town is the Swahili language.
And apart from the above mentioned, tourists can visit in Kenya because tourists can be worried about where to have their stay due to the fact that there are several luxury safari lodges in this country which offer their guests with good services and facilities and some of these include; Borana lodge, Neptune mara Rianta lodge, spirit of the Maasai mara National Reserve which is ranged as a 4 star hotel, Lake Elementaita mountain lodge, La Maison royale masai mara, Tayari luxury tented camp and many others. more so, tourists visiting in Kenya get chances to experience the great wildebeest migration which usually occurs between months of June to October, also individuals can get to chill and relax on the rustic beaches in the country, tour around Nairobi city which is a capital city of the country, they can enjoy and admire the stunning water bodies such as; Lake Nakuru which is known to be a soda lake, lake Naivasha and many others.
Contact our trusted tour operators for more information and inquiries about what are the top reasons as to why tourists should visit in this country and then book with our tours and travel companies such as; Achieve Global Safaris who offer the best tour packages while on your safari in Kenya.
