Kenya

Our Top Picks For Kenya

• 1 Amboseli National Park

  Elephants and Kilimanjaro, Kenya's most famous picture-postcard views

• 2 Lake Nakuru National Park

  Fluorescent flamingo-fringed shores, ragged cliffs and more wildlife than you can shake a stick at

• 3 Hell's Gate National Park

  Gorgeous gorges, steaming hills and the chance to mingle with the wonderful wildlife on foot

• 4 Tsavo National Park

  Kenya's largest national park, famed for its wild, wild wildlife

• 5 Mombasa Old Town

  The coast's focal port, with an earthy old quarter and the mighty Fort Jesus

• 6 Kakamega Forest Reserve

  A sublime slab of the once-mighty Guineo-Congolian tropical rainforest

• 7 Lamu Archipelago

  The ultimate Swahili immersion experience, from Lamu's winding streets to the empty beaches of Kiwayu

• 8 Mt Marsabit

  A lush island of volcanic landscapes climbing out of northern Kenya's sea of scrub desert

• 9 Gede Ruins

  A wealth of fascinating remnants from Kenya's coastal past

• 10 Kisite Marine National Park

  Pristine reefs and clear water, perfect for snorkellers, divers and dhow trippers

• 11 Mt Kenya

  Equatorial glaciers, tremendous treks and jagged peaks that would make Kilimanjaro blush with envy

• 12 Lewa Wildlife Conservancy

  Home to vast amounts of endangered wildlife, a blissful and pioneering sanctuary of wordly proportions

• 13 Masai Mara National Reserve

  Unmatched wildlife and the world's most fascinating traffic jam – the annual wildebeest migration

• 14 Loyangalani

  Home to harsh conditions, unforgettable tribes and the sublime jade waters of Lake Turkana

• 15 Karen & Langata

  Leafy suburban havens, the flip side to Nairobi's urban chaos

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