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Location / Language of Kenya

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Top 10 tourist attractions in Kenya

1. Maasai Mara National Reserve – It is one of the world's most magnificent game reserves. It's named after the statuesque, red-cloaked Maasai people who live in the park and graze their animals here as they have done for centuries.
2. Amboseli National Reserve - The reserve is one of the best places in Africa to view large herds of elephants up close apart from big cats, such as lion and cheetah, as well as giraffe, impala, eland, waterbuck, gazelle, and more than 600 species of birds.
3. Mombasa – Kenya's second largest city and biggest port, Mombasa is actually an island connected to the mainland by a causeway, bridges, and ferries. Coral reefs line the coast for 480 kms providing fantastic snorkelling and diving opportunities.
4. Lake Victoria - Lake Victoria is the world’s largest tropical lake and is the jewel in the Great Rift Valley region.
5. Mount Kenya National Park – It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing the Mount Kenya, the highest mountain in the country at 5,199 meters and providing the rare sight of equatorial snow.
6. Nairobi - Today, you can explore the city's famous historic sites including the Nairobi Museum and Karen Blixen Museum, as well as some excellent wildlife-related attractions.
7. Lamu Island - A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lamu Old Town is Kenya's oldest continually inhabited settlement with origins dating back to the 12th century.
8. Lake Nakuru National Park – Located in Central Kenya, it is famous for its huge flocks of pink flamingos.
9. Lake Naivasha – A haven for birders the lake lies at the highest point of the Great Rift Valley and one can spot 400 species of birds including African fish eagles. Hippos slosh in the water, and giraffes, zebra, buffalo, and eland graze around the edges of the lake.
10. Tsavo National Park - Kenya's largest park encompasses rivers, waterfalls, savannah, volcanic hills, a massive lava-rock plateau, and an impressive diversity of wildlife.

• Gaming Reserves – The most obvious thing do to on a Kenyan trip is to visit the well maintained games reserves/national parks for watching wildlife close up like never before.
• Hiking at Hell's Gate National Park - One of the few parks in Kenya that allows camping and enables one to explore on foot or bicycle. Hell's Gate offers excellent climbing and hiking opportunities, with two extinct volcanoes.
• Hot Air Balloon Ride over Masai Mara– Enjoy a hot air balloon ride over the Masai Mara to see some truly remarkable wildlife spectacles from a very different perspective.
• Stretch your neck out at the Giraffe Reserve – The Centre cares for different Rothschild giraffes as part of a breeding program to help restock national parks and aid the conservation of giraffe populations.
• Spend a day with the Bomas – The Bomas show the country’s culture through the different group’s music, dances, crafts , acrobatic stunts and ways they live. The houses themselves are styled in a traditional African manner in an ancestral fashion.

• Ugali (Cornmeal) – usually made from cornmeal that is added to boiling water and heated until it turns into a dense block of cornmeal paste.
• Irio - Green peas and potatoes are boiled and then mashed up before whole kernels of maize (corn) are added to give the mash some extra starch and texture.
• Githeri - Kenyan dish that consists of boiled beans, corn kernels, and possibly mixed in with a little bit of vegetables.
• Wali wa nazi – White rice is cooked with grated coconut meat to create a fragrant twist on plain boiled rice and is best enjoyed with a serving of fish or chicken curry or some vegetables, or even bean stew
• Sukuma Wiki - The nutritious green leafy vegetable is often cooked a few diced tomatoes, onions, and flavored with a sprinkle of mchuzi mix or stock cube flavoring.