Kenya Wildlife Tours

Kenya is one of the most celebrated and exciting wildlife destinations for an adventurous African Safari that taking a safari in the country will have you seeing some of the world’s most wild animals in their natural habitats such as the famous wildebeests, zebras, leopards, elephants, lions,  buffalo, antelopes, rhinos, hyenas and several other mammals.

Kenya wildlife beauty encompasses everything else on the African continent; every year millions of people flock to Kenya to see her abundance of animals still without disappointment. Kenya’s beautiful scenery comprises no less than 19 distinct floral habitats, ranging from desert and semi-desert to high-altitude cloud forests. Wildlife safaris  in Kenya are exceptionally enthralling.

Wildebeests in Masai Mara

Some of the most amazing features on a wildlife safari in Kenya are the BioKen Snake Farm, the Arabuko Sokoke Forest and the Kipepo Butterfly Farm – things unheard of else where are abundant in most of the country’s jungles. It may come as a surprise to learn that the country’s wildlife population is not restricted to protected zones. Wild animals extend all over Kenya – the rhinoceros being the only species restricted to conservation parks.

It is in Kenya, where you will get an evident sight of herds of elephants roaming about near the rivers, lions and leopards hunting down their preys; as well as Hippos and rhinos settling down in the lakes make for a perfect wildlife picture. Kenya also plays host to the other African Big 5; the buffalo as well as various other predators, scavengers, antelope, plus any other African beast you can think of – not forgetting the greatest show on earth, the Great Wildebeest Migration, when huge herds of zebra and wildebeests cross Masai Mara. This big game migration which takes place across borders between national parks and even countries as animals move from Kenya to Tanzania and back, occurs between July and August; and is an excitingly awaited for event for tourists all over the world annually.

Birds in Kenya

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If not the world’s best, Kenya represents Africa’s most ideal birding destination. The country boasts spectacular bird life with over 1,100 bird species (about 12% of the world’s total) in a great diversity of habitats. The rarest of bird species including even the escalating migratory birds are all present in here. Of particular importance are the forest birds which number to over 230 species.

More than 5,000 species of migratory birds come to Kenya throughout the year. That is why Kenya has become an absolute paradise for bird watchers. Snow-capped mountains, flamingo covered lakes, volcanoes on the Rift Valley and crystal blue waters of the Indian Ocean combine to provide habitat to a vast range of avifauna. Of Kenya’s bird list, some 220 are migrants.

Conservation; – National parks and reserves in Kenya.

Kenya, a ‘Land of Contrasts’ draws millions of people to see its abundant wildlife – particularly the Great Wildebeest Migration. The result has been in government recognizing wildlife tourism as an undoubted great source of its foreign exchange. Hence, conservation areas that cover more than 10% of the country’s total land area with 54 national parks and reserves have been created. In addition, seven national marine parks and reserves protect the country’s sea life have also been put under wildlife conservation protection. National Parks include Aberdare, Amboseli, Lake Nakuru, Marsabit, Masai Mara National Reserve, Meru, Mount Elgon, Nairobi NP, Ruma, Samburu, Tsavo National Park and Mount Kenya National Park and Forest Reserve.
It is therefore not for nothing for people say that Kenya is the whole world in one country.

Amboseli Safari Lion