Kenya Safari Recommendations

Recommendations for Visiting Kenya

by Cindi LaRaia

I love Kenya. Kenya is, without doubt, THE most stunningly beautiful country in Africa. From the bleached sands of the eastern coast lapped by the aquamarine waters of the Indian Ocean to the primitive aridity of little-visited Turkana, Kenya offers a wonderful variety of landscape, a people that are utterly charming and friendly, a rich and fascinating culture and, of course, fabulous wildlife.

My very first trip to Kenya jogged my memory from childhood. The picture many have of Africa, that of golden savannah dotted with game and studded with flat-topped umbrella acacias is actually the landscape of Kenya! It has been featured in so many Hollywood movies and wildlife films that it is embedded in our psyches as the real Africa. This is the land of the classic safari and luxurious lodges, the land of wide blue skies and the land of enchantment.

You will never be disappointed in Kenya, the country is huge, there are so many places to see and you simply cannot see it all in one visit! I am warning you now, expect to keep going back! I do.

-- Cindi LaRaia

PS My friend just returned from Kenya and she was kind enough to write this for me to put on our web site:

" My husband, John, and I just returned from a wonderful journey to Kenya. We arrived in Nairobi in mid-January while the protests were still going on. Since we had a local driver we managed to avoid them. In between demonstrations the streets were strangely empty. By the time we left on Feb. 4th Nairobi had returned to business as usual with lots of people moving about their normal business. We travelled to Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha (fortuneately before the protests broke out there). We also went to the Aberdares and the Masai Mara where there we no signs of political unrest at all. Kenya is simply stunning and we can't decided which we like best - the people or the animals - both were marvellous. Overall we felt safe and incredibly well cared for. There were so few tourists in Kenya that we had the game parks to ourselves and everywhere we stayed we were treated like heroes or royalty. If I were going now I would still avoid the west (Kisimu, Eldoret and Lake Victoria) and investigate the present situation in Nakuru. If you'd like to view our pictures, click here and then hit the letter C on your keyboard to turn on the captions.

Personally, I'd go back to Kenya in a heartbeat!"

April Green

Kenya Safaris

Cindi's advice

Kenya Adventure Family Safaris

Game drives, nature walk, bird watching.
Visit the Jane Goodall Sanctuary to observe chimps and the Morani Rhino Center to learn about rhino conservation.
Masai Mara, Kigio Wildlife Conservancy, Jane Goodall Sanctuary, Lake Nakuru
9 days

The Ultimate Safari Collection

Utmost exclusivity and privacy in glorious private concession areas.
Tsavo, Laikipia, Masai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Selous
19 days

Tropic Air

a well-established charter company operating between lodges and camps within eastern, central and southern Africa. Tropic Air offers adventure travel in either fixed-wing aircraft or helicopter.