Best Places to Visit in Kenya
From the Mara's plains to the Swahili coast, the essential Kenya bucket list.
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Kenya’s real gift is range — you can watch a river crossing and swim in the Indian Ocean in a single week.
Few countries pack as much variety into one trip as Kenya. In a week or two you can move from open savanna teeming with big cats to snow-capped mountains, ancient Swahili towns and coral reefs.
The classic safari circuit
The Maasai Mara, Amboseli and Samburu form the backbone of most itineraries — the Mara for big cats and the migration, Amboseli for elephants beneath Kilimanjaro, and Samburu for arid-country species found nowhere else.
Beyond the parks
Balance the wildlife with the coast at Diani or Lamu, a day or two in Nairobi, and, for the adventurous, a trek up Mount Kenya. The mix is what makes Kenya special.