Safari in Kenyan Arid Lands
Kenya has a total land area of 569250 sq. km with the arid and semi-arid areas covering 467,200sq km an equivalent of 88%. With an annual rainfall ranging between 125 and 500 mm in the arid districts, and between 400 and 1250 mm in the semi-arid areas the main economic activity is livestock production which sustains the lively hood of Kenya’s 25% of the population who live in these areas.
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Kenyan Fascinating Waterfalls
Adding to the many features that exemplify the diversity of the Kenyan landscape are the waterfalls. Waterfalls are a magnificent phenomenon which has most gawking for hours astounded by a beauty so natural as it is perplexing characterized by rapid waters continuously flowing over a cliff or an elevation and plunging down with intense force into a ravine.
Apart from the infamous game drives in the numerous parks across the country, visits to the various waterfalls found here is well worth your while and serves as a present change to the usual norm associated with safaris.
A picnic by the water fall serves as superb soothing venture that allows you to sit back and recollect amidst the natural splendor.
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The Big Cats of East Africa:Lion Leopard & Cheetah
The Big Cats are quite fascinating, each uniquely different from the next. They include the mighty Lion “King of the jungle”; Cheetah “the fastest land animal” and the Secretive Leopard all found in East Africa. Overall the big cats of the world include the Tiger, Jaguar, Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Cougar and snow Leopard, the first four being members of the genus panthera due to their robust roar which can be heard as far as 8km away but all belong to the same family Felidae. They are vicious predators commanding respect from other wildlife.
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Kenya Safari – Top Lodges & Camps
As the leading safari destination of the world it’s inevitable that visitors to this country expect nothing but the best when it comes to the accommodation available in the parks across the country and as such only top notch accommodation is found here exceeding the expectations of most visiting this wonderful country. Below is a mention of a few.
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Kenya Travel – Nairobi Attractions
“Cool waters” is the meaning for the Maasai word Nairobi, a city so invigorating to all who visit it. Not only is Nairobi the only city in the world with a National park, it also serves as the main economic hub in East and central Africa.
Before transforming into the cosmopolitan and multicultural city it is today, Nairobi was initially a swamp area with nothing much to talk about. During the early years when the British began their reign in Kenya they established a camp for the construction of the Uganda Railway in 1899 and this marked the beginning of the now infamous Nairobi city which proceeded to become Kenya’s capital of the world and consequently the safari capital of the world.
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