Kenya Holidays
Kenya Holidays
The Great Migration, the Maasai Mara, Amboseli and the white-sand beaches of the Indian Ocean — Africa's greatest safari destination
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Flight Time
8–9h from London
Best Time
July to October (Great Migration); January to February (dry season)
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Kenya
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Kenya Holiday Guide
Kenya is the definitive African safari destination — a country of extraordinary wildlife, dramatic landscapes and rich culture that has been drawing adventurous travellers since the days of Karen Blixen and Ernest Hemingway. The Maasai Mara and the Great Wildebeest Migration, Amboseli with elephants against Kilimanjaro, Samburu's rare northern species and the white-sand beaches of Diani on the Indian Ocean coast.
The Maasai Mara is Kenya's most famous reserve — a vast rolling grassland in south-western Kenya that forms the northern extension of Tanzania's Serengeti ecosystem. The Great Wildebeest Migration (July to October) is the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth. Outside migration season, the Mara has exceptional year-round game viewing — lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant, buffalo, hippo and over 450 species of bird.
Amboseli National Park offers Kenya's most iconic image — large-tusked elephants moving across the dusty plains with Kilimanjaro rising behind them. The park has some of the most studied elephant populations in the world and excellent lion and cheetah sightings.
The classic Kenya holiday combines a Maasai Mara safari with a few nights on the Indian Ocean coast — Diani Beach south of Mombasa is the most popular choice, with excellent snorkelling, diving and beach hotels.
The best time to visit for the Great Migration river crossings is July to October. January to February is the short dry season and also excellent for game viewing. April to June is the long rains — some camps close but prices are lower. We search across Travelpack, Emirates Holidays and JTA Holidays for the best Kenya safari and beach deals.
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25°C
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21°C
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23°C
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The iconic wildlife spectacles, dramatic landscapes and Indian Ocean beaches that make Kenya the most thrilling and rewarding safari destination in Africa.
The Great Wildebeest Migration — Maasai Mara
The Great Wildebeest Migration is the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth — over 1.5 million wildebeest, 200,000 zebra and 350,000 gazelle move in a continuous loop between Tanzania's Serengeti and Kenya's Maasai Mara. The dramatic river crossings at the Mara River (July to October) — where crocodiles wait in the shallows — are among the most extraordinary sights in the natural world.
Amboseli — Elephants & Kilimanjaro
Amboseli National Park offers one of Africa's most iconic images — large herds of elephants moving across the dusty plains with the snow-capped summit of Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895m, Africa's highest peak) rising behind them. Amboseli has some of the largest elephant tuskers in Africa and exceptional lion, cheetah and leopard sightings.
Diani Beach & the Indian Ocean Coast
Diani Beach, 30km south of Mombasa, is consistently rated one of Africa's best beaches — 17km of white coral sand, turquoise Indian Ocean water, excellent snorkelling and diving on the Diani Reef, and a string of excellent beach hotels. The Kenyan coast combines perfectly with a Maasai Mara safari for the classic 'bush and beach' Kenya holiday.
Samburu National Reserve — Rare Northern Species
Samburu National Reserve in northern Kenya is home to species found nowhere else in East Africa — the reticulated giraffe (the most beautiful giraffe subspecies), the Grevy's zebra (the world's largest wild equid), the Beisa oryx, the Somali ostrich and the gerenuk (the 'giraffe gazelle' that feeds standing on its hind legs). Samburu is also excellent for elephant, lion and leopard.
Lake Nakuru — Flamingos & Rhino
Lake Nakuru National Park in the Rift Valley is famous for its extraordinary flamingo concentrations — up to 2 million lesser flamingos can turn the lake pink. The park is also one of Kenya's best places to see both black and white rhino, as well as Rothschild's giraffe (one of the rarest giraffe subspecies), lion, leopard and Defassa waterbuck.
Nairobi — The Safari Capital
Nairobi is the only capital city in the world with a national park on its doorstep — Nairobi National Park has lion, leopard, cheetah, rhino and giraffe against the city skyline. The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant orphanage, the Giraffe Centre, the Karen Blixen Museum and the vibrant Westlands restaurant and nightlife scene make Nairobi worth a day or two.
Tsavo — Kenya's Largest National Park
Tsavo East and West together form Kenya's largest national park — 22,000 square kilometres of dramatic red-dust savannah, lava flows, the Mzima Springs (where hippos and crocodiles can be viewed from an underwater observation chamber) and the famous 'red elephants' of Tsavo East (stained red by the iron-rich soil). Tsavo is less visited than the Mara and offers a more remote, wild experience.
Maasai Culture & Village Visits
The Maasai are one of Africa's most iconic peoples — semi-nomadic pastoralists who have maintained their traditional culture, dress and customs despite the pressures of the modern world. Most Maasai Mara camps offer village visits where you can watch the adumu (jumping dance), learn about traditional medicine, visit a Maasai home and buy beadwork jewellery directly from the artisans.
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