Abacus
African Safari - Offers
a comprehensive selection of adventure holidays, overland
safaris, & tented and lodge safaris. Family, honeymoon
and luxury safari tours and adventure travel in South
Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, Tanzania and Kenya.
Africa
Climbing and Safaris - African Climbing and Safaris
is choice for booking and planning your climb and/or
safari.
We have been arranging safaris to Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
and Zanzibar for more than 3 years.
Africa
Travel Waves Safaris - Wildlife safaris in Kenya,
Tanzania safaris, Tours in Kenya, Serengeti camping
safari, Kenya Camping, Ngorongoro Luxury Safaris, Mt.
Kenya Climbing, Kilimanjaro Climbing, Kenya Car Rental,
Kenya Budget Holidays,Masai mara wildlife migration
African
Spice Safaris - African
Spice Safaris is the premier tour operator to Eastern
Africa and its Islands. With many years of experience
as a travel operator, we are specialists in wildlife
safaris, tours and custom adventures to Kenya, Tanzania,
Mombasa Island, Zanzibar Island, Rwanda and Uganda.
We have committed ourselves to exceeding our guests'
expectations, offering over 100 unique safari itineraries.
Budget
Camping Safari - We are tour operators based in
Nairobi, Kenya who specialise in camping safaris around
Kenya. Our organisation has all the necessary equipment
for camping safaris and our vehicles, overland trucks
that comfortably seat 25 and 4x4 Land Cruisers [with
trailers] that can seat 5 comfortably.
Clive
Lee Africa Safaris - There is only one way to
experience the beauty, mystery and essence of Africa,
and that is on a traditional
tented safari.Offers Luxury camping safaris in the
destinations of Kenya and Tanzania.
Eastern
& Southern Safaris - Besides our standard and
listed safari programs in this website, we specialize
more in customised and tailor-made tours. Whether you
are looking for a lodge or tented safari or the more
adventurous basic camping type, we invite you to look
through and choose from our list or to work with us
to create a safari that best suits your interests,time
frame and budget.
Game
Plan Africa - African safaris and tours to Botswana,
Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia
and Zimbabwe. Choose from adventure, overland, cross-country,
luxury safaris, special interest and panoramic coaching
safaris.
Jambo
Safaris Ltd - we are based in the United Kingdom
so you know where we are and can contact us at any
time, even with the smallest query.
We support ethical tourism by ensuring that all the
tours we supply benefit their country of origin and
the indigenous population there.
We encourage integration and interaction with tribal
in habitants and support groups such as the Samburu
people in their struggle against poverty and privation.
Matembo
Tours & Safaris - Matembo Tours & Safaris
is an inbound tour operator offering lodge & camping
wildlife safaris in kenya and Tanzania well as accommodations,
carhire, beach holidays and mountain climbing in all
facinating destinations in east africa.
Only
African Safaris - We offers quality, affordable
African safaris to Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Botswana,
Madagascar, Ethiopia, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique,
Nambia, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Egypt
and Beach Holidays to the beautiful islands of Seychelles,
Zanzibar and the Kenyan Coast.
Red
Rhino Tours - We have designed our tours to present
you with the very best East Africa can offer: wildlife
safaris to the greatest National Parks and Reserves
in Kenya and Tanzania with accommodations in some
of the most picturesque and romantic Luxury Lodges
and Deluxe Tented Camps of the region. Combined,
our management team has over 25 years of experience
arranging safaris for clients worldwide.
Safari
Nzuri - WE organizes custom luxury tented and
small permanent camp safaris in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda,
Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia
The
Safari Company - The Safari Company is a UK based
travel consultancy specializing in personally planned
journeys to Kenya. The romance and excitement of an
East African safari is unparalleled. We aim to share
our passion for, and knowledge of, Kenya to design
your perfect safari.
Top
Africa Safaris - Top Africa Safaris offers a personal
meet and greet service at various international and
domestic airports.
Wild
Life Safaris - A safari company offering luxury
photographic safaris to Africa including Kenya, Tanzania,
Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia and Egypt.
Why
you Want to Visit in Kenya
Kenya Safaris
are among the most exciting adventures the world over.
The vast wildlife, the many sunny beaches, the different
people groups all add up to a worthwhile investment and
a luxury not found in many places. Kenya Safaris have
proved to be a very popular byword in the tourism sector.
Following are some of the highlights of travel to Kenya..
A wildlife safari in Kenya is one of the world’s
greatest travel experiences.
Discover these internationally famous wilderness regions,
home to a spectacular array of species, ranging across
a wide variety of landscapes.
Whether you’re camping out or staying in a luxury
lodge or a private homestay, you’ll find yourself
transported into the Africa of your dreams.
Kenya has considerable land area of wildlife habitat,
including the Masai
Mara, where Blue
Wildebeest and other
bovids participate in a large scale annual migration.
Up to 250,000 blue wildebeest perish each year in the
long and arduous movement to find forage in the dry season.
Places
of Interest
Masai
Mara Reserve -
The Masai Mara Reserve is the 1 510 square kilometre
northern extension of the Serengeti Plains. It is located
270km
from Nairobi.The reserve is world-famous for the annual
migration of over a million wildebeest and zebras
Amboseli Reserve -
Amboseli is a 4-hour drive or a 35-minute flight from
Nairobi. The reserve lies below Mount Kilimanjaro,
Africa’s highest
mountain, and the highest free-standing mountain in
the world.
Tsavo National Park -
This is one of the world’s largest wildlife sanctuaries.
It is accessible by road from Mombasa and is famous
for its elephant
viewing and man-eating lions, famous from the movie,
Ghost in the Darkness.
Lake Nakuru - A soda lake below the
cliffs of the Great Rift Valley, 160km from Nairobi.
It is world
famous for having the
greatest variety of birds on earth, with nearly one
million flamingoes forming an unforgettable pink ribbon
along the edges
of the Lakes.
Mount Kenya National Park - An imposing
extinct volcano dominating the landscape of the Kenyan
Highlands, East of the
Rift. It lies
about 140 km North, North-East of Nairobi.
Climate
in Kenya
Kenya enjoys
a tropical climate. It is hot and humid at the coast,
temperate inland and very dry in the north and northeast
parts of the country. There is however a lot of rain
between the months March and May and moderate rain in
October and November. The temperature remains high throughout
these months.
The country receives a great deal of sunshine all the
year round and summer clothes are worn throughout the
year. However, it is usually cool at night and early
in the morning.
The long rain season occurs from April to June. The
short rain season occurs from October to December. The
rainfall is sometimes heavy and often falls in the afternoons
and evenings. The hottest period is from February to
March and coldest in July to August.
The annual animal migration - especially migration of
the wildebeest - occurs between June and September with
millions of animals taking part. It has been a popular
event for filmmakers to capture.
Food
in Kenya
Ugali and Fish
Ugali is made up of ground maize flour and water. It
takes the form of a cake after it has been cooked.
Simpy cook the floor in boiled water until it hardens.
This is a favourite meal not just for the Luos in
Nyanza Province but for all Kenyans. Fish is popular
in Nyanza because of it's proximity to Lake Victoria
and at the coast because of the Indian Ocean.
Githeri This is a mixture of boiled maize and beans. This
is a popular dish among the Kikuyu community mainly
found in Central Province.
Mukimo
This is a mashed version of the Githeri. It is usually
made up of maize and beans mashed with potatoes or
cooked bananas.
Mursik
This is a popular drink made of fermented milk and
charcoal popular among the Kalenjins of Kenya.
Ingoho
The Luhya's of Western Kenya are said to love this
meal that is basically chicken. Luhya's are sure
to cook for you Ingoho if you are considered an important
visitor.
Wali
At the cost, Wali (Rice) is a popular meal. It is mostly
cooked with coconut milk. Coconuts are readily available
at the cost.
Kachumbari
This is a mixture of chopped tomatoes, onions, pepper,
parsley and in some cases Avocado. It is mostly served
with Nyama Choma.
Nyama Choma
This is roast meat. Very popular in Kenya. Beef is
the cheaper meat in Kenya compared to Chicken or
Fish
