Kenya’s location

Kenya lies in East Africa. Her incredible diversity is attributed to the fact that the country has a coastline on the Indian Ocean as well as have part of the Great East African Rift Valley running through it. Kenya shares borders with Ethiopia and South Sudan to the North, Somalia to the East, Uganda to the West and Tanzania to the South.

Kenya

Straddling the Equator and stretching from the Indian Ocean to the Great Rift Valley, Kenya is a country of incredibly rich diversity and natural beauty. The grasslands, forests, high plains, mountain slopes and semi deserts provide an amazing rage of habitats for an equally amazing diversity of animals and plant life. 

Most safaris in Kenya are “fly in” and based on short flights in light aircraft from one camp to another. This is by far the easiest way to see as much of the country as possible on your holiday.

Most people start their journey in Nairobi and then begin exploring along the sun-kissed Kenyan coast, Serengeti, Masai Mara or around the Great Rift Valley. Whether you pick the interior or the coast, with its beach resorts and Islamic ruins, you can be sure to find a national park or reserve close at hand – Nairobi even has a national park within the city limits, with zebras and giraffes just a stone’s throw from the suburbs.

Kenya is also a great place for cultural encounters, with more than 40 different tribal groups, each following its own unique way of life. The semi-nomadic Maasai, with their multi-coloured, bead-covered adornments, are perhaps the most obvious group, but visiting any tribal village is a fascinating and enlightening experience.