Things to do in Kenya
Where to go, what to do and when to go
Guides written by the WendoSpot team from Magical Kenya, Kenya Wildlife Service and county tourism information — then book the stay, safari or experience in a few taps.
Maasai Mara
Narok County
Named for the Maasai people and the Mara River that runs through it, the Maasai Mara is Kenya's most famous wildlife reserve — vast grassland alive with the Big Five and the northern half of the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem.
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Nairobi
Nairobi County
Kenya's capital mixes city energy with wildlife on its doorstep — it is the only capital in the world with a national park inside its boundary — plus colonial history, busy markets and a fast-moving food and music scene.
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Diani & the South Coast
Kwale County
Diani, about 30km south of Mombasa, is repeatedly voted Africa's leading beach destination: 17km of white coral sand, warm water and a reef that keeps the lagoon calm.
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Amboseli
Kajiado County
Amboseli is elephant country, with the finest views anywhere of Kilimanjaro rising across the Tanzanian border. Its swamps and open plains also hold wildebeest, zebra and plentiful birdlife.
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Lake Nakuru & Naivasha
Nakuru County
Two Rift Valley lakes within easy reach of Nairobi: Nakuru with its flamingo-lined soda shore and rhino sanctuary, and freshwater Naivasha with hippos, fish eagles and lakeside lodges.
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Kisumu & Lake Victoria
Kisumu County
Kenya's lakeside city sits on Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake, with a layered railway and port history. Just west stands Kit Mikayi, a 120m rock formation sacred to the Luo and listed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage.
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Lamu
Lamu County
Lamu is a car-free island off the north coast. Its 14th-century Swahili Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site where donkeys and dhows are still the transport and the architecture carries Omani, Portuguese and Turkish influence.
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Mount Kenya
Nyeri, Meru & Laikipia
Africa's second-highest mountain at 5,199m, Mount Kenya is Kirinyaga to the Kikuyu — the place of light and home of Ngai. Its glaciated peaks rise above forest, moorland and highland farms.
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Tsavo East & West
Taita-Taveta County
At around 22,000 km², Tsavo is Kenya's largest protected area — famous for red-dust elephants, the crystal springs of Mzima and the lava flows of Tsavo West.
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Samburu
Samburu & Isiolo
In the arid north the Ewaso Nyiro river keeps Samburu, Buffalo Springs and Shaba green beneath Ol Olokwe mountain, holding wildlife found nowhere else in Kenya.
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