Category: Destinations

Kenya is bordered by 5 countries and the Indian Ocean where the strategically important port of Mombasa is a hub of economic activity providing a cargo route for many landlocked countries in Africa.  Kenya is situated in between the white sand beaches of the Indian Ocean to its south-east and the largest of all African Lakes, Lake Victoria to the west. Kenya has a population of over 43 million residents, with 73% aged below 30 years old.  English and Swahili are the 2 official languages with up to 69 known other languages spoken across the region. The climate varies from arid in the north to tropical along the coast and temperate inland.  Summer clothes are worn throughout the year as the area benefits from sunshine every month; though it is usually cool at night.  The main rainy seasons are March to April and May to June with some rain in October to November/December. Kenya is well known for its ‘Big Five’ and has large areas of land devoted to wildlife habitats. One of the most famous, the Masai Mara is home to lion, leopard, buffalo, rhinoceros and elephant but large populations of birds, reptiles and other wild animals can also be found across the regions national parks. During June to September the spectacular annual wildebeest migration takes place which sees, amongst others, millions of wildebeest migrate a distance of 1,800 miles.  Travelling in a clockwise direction from the Serengti in Tanzani to the Masai Mara in Kenya, the wildebeest are in constant search of fresh pastures of food and water. Tourism is a big part of the Kenyan economy generating more than a billion dollars a year and providing nearly 500,000 jobs in the form of cooks, cleaners and safari guides.  A much needed by-product of this tourism is wildlife