Added: 04/13/2006 |
Scared of Tigers --Don't Miss the Opportunity to Enjoy Real Kenya Travel!The diversity of cultural, recreational and entertainment opportunities in Kenya resulted in millions of travelers visiting the country annually to experience everything this exceptional destination has to offer. The best time for Kenya travel is from December throughout January and July - August, responding the international vacation schedules.
Today as ever, Kenya is one of the most visited places by nature lovers, who come here to experience prolific wildlife of this unique land, which is home to the remaining population of big mammals, cats and plains game, still roaming free in their natural habitats. In addition to being home to elephant, lion, leopard, rhino and buffalo, Kenya accommodates rare chameleons, brilliant colored butterflies and birds. The terrain ranges here from the Savannah and the Great Rift Valley to the Highlands and snow capped peaks of Mt. Kenya, not to mention its fantastic lakes and simmering sands of the Coast, home to various types of wildlife, considered to be unique to each area.
Kenya travels are a wonderful opportunity to visit some of the country's National Parks and Reserves, supplemented by game ranches and private sanctuaries forming nearly 10% of Kenya's surface area. Among the most visited Reserves and Parks are Samburu, Maasai Mara, Tsavo, Lake Nakuru and Amoseli. Takes place between the Serengeti in Tanzania and Maasai Mara is one of the most impressive natural sights in the world - the Great Wildebeest Migration. The country boast a wide variety of land forms, from dense forests to large lakes, rich savannas to spectacular mountains, arid desert to glacial ice.
For those with particular interest in cultural tourism, Kenya travels offer a unique chance to arrange home-stays in many parts of the country to learn more about local population. Kenya is home to more than 42 tribes with distinct languages and dialects. Each of these tribes has a contrasting way of life, so that you are sure to find diverse and fascinating cultures during your Kenya travels, like the Sumburu to the North, the Swahili along the Coast and the Maasai to the South among others.
One of the distinctive parts of unrivalled tourism in Kenya is the Coast, home to more than nine communities, whose dialects are basis of the national language. Recognized as the getaway to East Africa, the Kenyan Coast features a colorful mix of cultures and people that have denied the time passage. Its alluring white sandy beaches are stretching for nearly 300 miles from North to South, offering a range of water activities and wonders of under water exploration.
Available here are plenty of aquatic adventures, including water skiing, parasailing, sailing, windsurfing and kayaking just to name a few. Some of sporting activities offered by the Kenya tourism product include horse riding, golf, mountaineering, gliding, camel safaris, horseracing, cricket and polo, held throughout the year.
There exist a number of top quality tour operators in Kenya, the majority of them maintaining high standards of quality and playing an important role in the tourism sector promotion trough their active participation in the Kenya Association of Tour Operators.
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