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BEAUTIFUL LAKES
The Great Rift Valley contains seven lakes. These include the Lake Nakuru (which is home to millions of flamingos), Lake Naivasha, Baringo, Bogoria, Elementaita, Magadi and Turkana. Lake Victoria in Western of Kenya. The lakes range from emerald green to flamingo pink: lakes with land and water birds galore….an ornithologist’s galore
WARM ETHNIC TRADITION
Masai and Samburu herdsmen with lion spears, red cloaks, and beadwork; Kisii soapstone carvers: Akamba wood carvers; Swahili coastal villagers with their strong Arabic influence and more.
HOSPITABILITY
You have many choices: highland ranches, some dating back to first European settlements; relaxed and spacious coastal resorts; historic hotels such as the Norfolk, the Aberdare Country Club and the Mount Kenya safari Club. You will love the traditional Kenyan welcome-a big smile and a tropical drink.
PERFECT WEATHER
Kenya is a warm, dry country with seasonal rainfall. Rain falls mainly in two seasons: the first between April and July; the second in October/November.
Generally sunny and warm, with occasional showers-practically perfect vacation weather, amazing blue skies with an astonishment of clouds, and right on the equator.
The coast is humid and hot with an above average annual rainfall of over 1,000mm.
FOOD
Kenya’s cuisine reflects the diversity of its varied cultural influences especially at the coast which has developed a culinary style, thanks to its Indian Ocean trade. Traditional foods tend to be starchy with Ugali (maize meal cake) being the staple food, it is usually taken with vegetables and stews. Nyama Choma (mutton, goat or beef roasted over glowing charcoal is a typical Kenyan experience.
Must haves include game meat from “The Carnivore” and the coastal cuisine with sea foods dipped in exotic sauces fantastic coastal foods
