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A guide to climbing majestic Mount Kenya

  Håkon Dahlmo     Kenya's highest mountain (and Africa’s second highest mountain after neighbouring Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro) located within an eponymous national park around the centre of the country, this extinct volcano is estimated to be 2.5 million years old. Time has taken its toll on the former, reducing the peak from around 6,500 meters originally to 5,199 today as well as eroding the crater. Its higher slopes permanently covered in snow, surrounded by 715 square kilometers…

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7 Top Spots to Visit on the Coast of Kenya

  Łukasz Ciesielski Many visitors to Kenya focus on wildlife safaris and areas like the Masai Mara - quite understandable and most definitely worthy! But it's also worth noting that this country's Indian Ocean shore - dubbed the Swahili Coast - is also rich with places to see, from cultural/historic to ecotourism to beaches. Here are seven not to miss:read post    

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A lovely, bucolic getaway at Rutundu & the lakes near Mt. Kenya

In addition to the fantastic safaris of the interior and the coastal beaches, one of the highlights of Kenya for visitors is the climbing and hiking on and around Mount Kenya, designated by UNESCO as both a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve. And to take full advantage, a wonderful place to stay, on the mountain's lower slopes, is Rutundu cabins near Lake Alice and Lake Rutundu, offering a marvelous chance to unplug and overnight in a pair of rustic, quaint log cabins amid Africa's…

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  • Recently the upscale Robb Report took a look at some outstanding safari camps in the Masai Mara: https://robbreport.com/travel/destinations/a-guide-to-the-best-5-st...
    Where to Stay, Play, and Safari in Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve – Robb Report
    There are more than 100 safari camps in Kenya's most iconic safari destination, the Masai Mara game reserve. But just few stand above the rest.
  • Here´s something a little different from the usual safari fare - a look at Nairobi nightlife! https://travelnoire.com/nairobi-kenya-nightlife
    Nairobi Nights: Dive into the Vibrant After-Dark Scene of Kenya's Capital - Travel Noire
    Nairobi boasts a vibrant nightclub scene, with many options to choose from. Narrowing down the perfect spot for your night out can be quite a...
  • Britain's Daily Mail reports that recent terrorist attacks have taken a huge toll on the Kenyan tourism sector: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2660786/Kenya-tourist-trad...
  • Wow, it was just reported that tourism revenues in 2022 surged by 83%!! Sure looks like they're back with a vengeance, finally. https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenyas-tourism-earnings-surge-...
    Kenya's tourism earnings surge in 2022 as travel curbs ease
    Kenya's tourism industry, one of the East African nation's top sources of hard currency, surged 83% in 2022 to 268 billion shillings ($2.13 billion)…
  • Wow, looks like the luxury JW Marriott brand will open a safari lodge in the Masai Mara in '23. https://www.afar.com/magazine/your-next-safari-lodge-could-be-a-mar...
    Your Next Safari Lodge Could Be a Marriott—We Took a Closer Look
    In early 2023, the world’s largest hotel chain will open its first safari lodge under the luxury JW Marriott brand in Kenya’s renowned Masai Mara Nat…
  • A very recent Associated Press piece focuses on climate/indrastructure issues affecting nature parks in Kenya and elsewhere in eastern and southern Africa in https://apnews.com/article/travel-droughts-africa-2b79d7101b55bd588...
    African wildlife parks face climate, infrastructure threats
    MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Africa's national parks, home to thousands of wildlife species such as lions, elephants and buffaloes, are increasingly threate…
  • Kenya's recently unveiled five-year plan for tourism development aims to diversify beyond safaris and beaches: https://www.travelmole.com/news/kenya-launches-five-year-tourism-st...
    Kenya launches five-year tourism strategy
    Kenya has a new strategy to diversify away from dependence on safari and beach tourism promoting itself as a multi-product destination
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    Pick up from your hotel in Nairobi at 7.30 am and head southward to the viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley. Continue to Narok a small Maasai town then to Maasai Mara for lunch at the camp followed by afternoon game viewing to see the many animals that inhabit this unique park return to camp for dinner and overnight.

    Day 2: Masaai Mara
    After breakfast leave the camp for a full day game drives in Maasai Mara, explore the parks amazingly with high concentration of wildlife. This game reserve is Kenya's finest wildlife sanctuary including migrants, well over 450 species of animals have been recorded here although July, August and September are the months when the Mara plains are filled with migrating wildebeest and zebra, there is also resident wildlife year round. The famous Maasai tribesmen live within the dispersal area of the game reserve lunch is serve in the park then return to Camp for dinner and overnight.

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