Holiday in Kenya

JAMBO NA KARIBU! These are the first words visitors hear everywhere they go. They mean “hello and welcome” and are never more warmly meant than in the country that is the original home of the safari and the ultimate destination for a world-cass holiday.

Sitting astride the equator, halfway down Africa‘s eastern coast, Kenya is the most accessible country the region. With 91 international flights arriving in and departing from Nairobi every week, visitors can be enjoying dinner and observing elephants and other wildlife within a few hours of leaving the office.

Kenya offers a world of attractions and opportunities for the discerning visitor - more than Any other destination in the world. Visitors can exept to find stunning landscapes, a diversity of culture and myths, sandy beaches, a range of adventure sport activities, opportunities for bird watching and, above all, the chance to observe rare wildlife.

Kenya`s cosmopolitan capital, Nairobi, is the only city in the world with a national park attached to it. The city‘s famous hotels and restaurants offer the perfect start to a memorable vacation. Visitors can try their skill on some of the world`s finest golf courses or experience the thrill of a racecourse where the horses may be joined by ostriches, camels or even rally cars.

But it is on the plains, beneath the majestic snow-capped mountains, that you will find Kenya`s most memorable entertainment: the great annual migration of the wildebeest. From July to October each year about 2 million wildebeest, accompanied by half a million zebras and thousands of gazelles, move steadily north from the Serengeti in search of the lush grass and water they need to survive. There they graze until about October, at which point the entire herbivore circus turns around and heads south again. The world‘s most spectacular wildlife is to be found in Kenya.

After the wonders of a wild life safari, Kenya‘s beaches offer the ultimate in relaxation. With 480 kilometres of beaches - 50 per cent of them sheltered by unspoilt coral reef - Kenya is the ideal destination for adventure and sports tourism. Professional diving companies are at hand to show the visitor a veritable paradise beneath the waves.

Kenya‘s wild assets are accompanied by the warmest of human welcomes. Visitors can experience the vibrancy of Kenya‘s 42 cultures and become part of an extended national family, sharing ancient musical traditions and tasting the kind of hospitality that only Kenya can offer. Home stays can also be arranged.

In the Northern Laikipia area, ranches covering hundreds of thousands of acres offer private game viewing with eco-friendly private community lodges catering for only a couple of customers - a “must” experience for any visitor.

Wherever you go in Kenya, you are delivered right to the heart of action. Welcome to magical Kenya, where the sun never sets on excitement!

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