Featured Accommodation In : Kenya
- Hotels With Special OffersTortilis Camp
One cannot be moreﾠawe-inspired by the contrasts and enormity of the..
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Elsa's Kopje
For many years Kenya's best kept secret, the untamed wilderness of Meru..
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£260
Sabuk Lodge
Sabuk is remote and beautiful& an alluring haven on the edge of the..
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£385
Joy's Camp
An elegant oasis in the arid lands of Samburu; Joy's Camp is built on the..
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£385
Loisaba Northern
Revive your Mind, rejuvenate your Body and revitalise your Soul!..
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Elephant Pepper Camp
Situated right on the Northern Edge of the Maasai Mara Reserve this..
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Kenya
The country of Kenya is slightly smaller than the state of Texas, yet larger than France. It's 582,646 sq km contain most of the world's major climatic conditions. Kenya's topography is a study of contrasts. Features range from deserts to snow capped mountains, sandy coastlines to freshwater lakes, savannah grasslands to fertile agricultural plantations, extinct volcanoes to coral reefs. The eastern half of the country slopes gently downward towards sea level while to the west, the land patterns resemble a flight of stairs as a series of hills and plateaus alternate upward to the Rift Valley. On the western side of the Rift Valley the land again gently slopes downward towards Lake Victoria . Moving from east to west, a traveller experiences the white beaches of the Indian Ocean to the mile-high plateau of Nairobi, climbs higher still to the snow-capped summit of Mount Kenya , then drops across the Great Rift Valley to Lake Victoria. The Kenyan countryside boasts jagged, forested mountains, fertile red-soil agricultural belts surrounding Lake Turkana and sandy, dusty desert savannah regions. ﾠ
The Swahili word safari (literally, journey) wouldn't mean much to most people if it wasn't for this East African adventure land. No matter how many Tarzan movies you've seen, nothing will prepare you for the annual mass migration of wildebeests in the Masai Mara .
Kenya lies astride the equator on the eastern coast of Africa it is bordered in the north by Sudan and Ethiopia, in the east by Somalia, on the southeast by the Indian Ocean, on the southwest by Tanzania and to the west by Lake Victoria and Uganda. On the equator but covered in snow, Mt Kenya rises from the heart of the country and is a challenging climb. Revered by many anthropologists as the 'cradle of humanity', Kenya is wild and a little dangerous. If you're adventurous - and sensible - it promises the globe's most magnificent wildlife parks, unsullied beaches, thriving coral reefs, memorable mountain-scapes and ancient Swahili cities.
East Africa's reputation as the quintessential safari destination is well deserved. Different Tracks will help you visit this beautiful, wild and wonderous country. There are vast tracts of wilderness where you will not see another soul, and you can walk with the Samburu and sit atop a kopje watching game move below. We focus on private reserves, sanctuaries and national parks where wildlife is on display in landscapes of great beauty and variety. Once you've had your fill of Game, take the opportunity to visit beautiful, unspoiled beaches on the East African Coast. Your beach combination could even take in the beautiful Spice Island of Zanzibar ! We'd be glad to help.
PS. Don't be put off by tourists who say that Kenya has a reputation for being a mass-market destination with hundreds of game vehicles and no untouched wilderness! (yes the mass market does visit but they stick to the same routes and don't venture off the beaten track.)
