Kenya Travel - The Awesome Travel Attractions Worth Visiting in Kenya
By: Julia Aidan
Submitted: 2010-05-18 21:46:20 | Word Count: 620
The 580,367km2, Kenya is one of the most incredible tourism destinations in Africa. When tourism is at peak, over 1.8 million foreign tourists visit yearly. These travelers are the country's most important earner of foreign money. Though, Kenya has numerous tourists' attractions to offer, but there are a few hot destinations which are worth visiting and unique from all others.
Home to one of the the seventh wonder of the world, the 1530km2 Maasai Mara National reserve from July as well as November showcases the world well-known wildebeest's migration spectacle. As this place is quite noisy, where you will get amazed to see the Mara River infested with large number of crocodiles, visitors from across the world pitch their camps nearby the crossing limit in hope for days get a view of these crocodiles.
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The Maasai Mara has all the "Big Five" creatures that is, the elephant, buffalo, leopard, lion as well as the rhino. Mara River and Esoit Oloololo are the best places where you can view them. Tour firms also offer you hot air balloon services for travelers to observe the natural patches of the grassy spacious plains, from birds eye view.
In the Rift Valley, Lake Bogoria is yet another attraction for tourists as this place is known for hot springs and geyser that give up lovely water fountains with 37 degree hot. The saline spring waters are assumed to be extremely helpful for the skin. This location can surely be a wonderful picnic spot as there is not much traffic of tourists here. Hippos as well as gazelles make up part of the wild there furthermore 135 bird species which consist of millions of migratory lower flamingos that are nourished by the algae of the 10m deep lake.
Besides the Indian Ocean waters, Mombasa is recognized for its soft sandy beaches, turquoise waters as well as good sunshine. You can visit this place any time of the year as here the weather is warm for almost the whole year. For historians, Mombasa includes Lamu, the medieval town, the Gedi ruins as well as Fort Jesus. These locations reveal Mombasa's deep old heritage.
Along with distinctive and attractive fishes, the undersea Indian Ocean reef feels like a paradise. Dhow vacations are provided to visitors desiring to experience the feel of medieval maritime ocean adventures.
Seven kilometers from the City Centre, is the 117km2 Nairobi National park, the only park in the world bordering a city. From the "Big Five" animals, its just the elephant that is missing in this Savannah environment. It's the ideal destination for visitors on stop over. It includes the David Sheldrick trust sanctuary that takes care of little orphaned rhinos as well as elephants. The park has over 80 mammal species and 400 diverse bird species. The park is best for family excursions, bush dinners, picnics, team building exercises as well as wedding ceremony.
o explore Kenya's historic past, you should surely visit the Nairobi National Museum which displays the antique handicrafts and art work. It includes the botanical gardens where exclusive plant species are grown. This may include those with medical properties as well as decorative plants as well as herbs that are harvested. But its main draw is the Nairobi Snake park home to poisonous vipers like cobras and mambas, and merciless constrictors like African Rock python indigenous to Kenya . Coral fishes American alligators as well as crocodiles are sheltered in the museum's aquariums.
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