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Kenya OverviewKenya is a developing East African country known for its wildlife and national parks. The capital city is Nairobi. The second largest city is Mombasa, located on the southeast coast. Tourist facilities are widely available in Nairobi, the game parks, the reserves, and on the coast. Capital: Nairobi Population: 37,953,000 Area: 582,650 km² Density: 65.14 inhabitants per km² Currency: KES Destinations: 30 |
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 1. Nairobi Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name Nairobi comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyorobi, which translates to 'the... map 2. Mombasa Mombasa is the second largest city in Kenya, lying on the Indian Ocean. It has a major port and an international airport. The city is the... map3. Masai Mara The Masai Mara is a large park reserve, which is effectively the northern continuation of the Serengeti National Park game reserve in... map5. Lamu Island Lamu town is the largest town on Lamu Island. The town was founded in the 14th century and it contains many fine examples of Swahili... map6. Amboseli Amboseli National Park is located in the Kajiado District, Rift Valley Province in Kenya. The system of swamps in the area makes this... map 7. Malindi Malindi is a town on Malindi Bay at the mouth of the Galana River, lying on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya. Tourism is the major industry... map8. Kilifi Kilifi is a town on the Kenyan coast, home to many resorts. It sits on the estuary of the Rare River in Kenya. The beach itself is known as... map9. Lake Nakuru Lake Nakuru is one of the Rift Valley soda lakes. It lies to the south of Nakuru, in central Kenya and is protected by a small Lake Nakuru... map |  11. Naivasha border (click map to enlarge). Naivasha is a market town in Rift Valley Province, Kenya, lying north west of Nairobi. It is located on the... map12. Isiolo , Kenya, lying north of Meru. It grew around the local military camps, much of the population being descended from former Somali soldiers... map13. Tsavo West Tsavo National Park is one of the oldest and largest parks in Kenya at 11,747 square kilometers. Tsavo West is more mountainous and wetter... map15. Watamu Watamu is a seaside resort on the Indian Ocean coast. It lies on a small headland, between the Blue Lagoon and Watamu Bay. The shoreline in... map16. Lake Baringo Lake Baringo is, after Lake Turkana, the most northern of the Great Rift Valley lakes of Kenya, with a surface area of about 130 km² and... map18. Mount Kenya Mount Kenya National Park, established in 1949, protects the region surrounding Mount Kenya, the second highest mountain in Africa. 1,300... map19. Tsavo East Tsavo National Park is one of the oldest and largest parks in Kenya at 11,747 square kilometers. The slightly larger Tsavo East is... map |
