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Kenya
is the country that was home to animal conservationists George and Joy
Adamson and Elsa, the lion immortalised in the film ‘Born Free’. Kenya was
also the home of renowned author Karen Blixen of the ‘Out of Africa’ fame,
and is the site of important paleontological and archaeological findings.
Not least among them is Fort Jesus, which was built in the 16th century
Portuguese-Arab conflict. |
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round, Kenya is a land of splendid and rarely matched sights.
The ‘Big Five,’ namely buffalo, lion, leopard, elephant
and rhino are permanent residents. Add to this the ornithological
spectacle of a million pink flamingos wading through the
shallows of the soda lakes and you will perceive why Kenya
is one of the top Africa tourist destinations. Several of
its reserves have been designated International Ramsar Sites
- conservation parks for black and white rhino, flamingo
and a myriad of other bird species.
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582,644sq. kms. landmass is roughly halved by the Equator.
Journeying across the country, one is treated to numerous
vista variations caused partly by extreme geographical differences
in altitude, which in turn affect the climate. From snow-capped,
glacial mountains to moorland, rare rainforest, and rolling
savannahs with distant purple hills; and mountainmassifs
to arid desert and a rich, beautiful coastline; not forgetting
the necklace of eight lakes in the Great Rift Valley. The
Rift Valley itself is a phenomenon: the massive ground fault
stretches from Turkey, crosses the Red Sea and extends down
through northern Africa to Mozambique.
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not on a game viewing or bird watching safari, you can still
enjoy the changing ecosystems from nine or eighteen-hole
golf courses spread around the country. Game fishing is
challenging and the fish plentiful in the lake and coastal
waters. While at the beach, wind surfing, snorkelling, diving
and other aquatic sports are catered for. Kenya is a traveller’s
playground with almost every conceivable activity available. |
Under the
glorious African sun live a people belonging to over 40
tribal groups, giving rise to numerous cultures, religions,
traditions, customs and languages. Unifying them is a
common hospitality and sincerity that welcomes you to
enjoy Kenya, the quintessential African experience.
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