| Lets Say that you want to travel to kenya but you | | | | mainly ceramics, artifacts and pottery repesenting the |
| have a tight budget. And lets say also that you are | | | | history of the Swahili community that lived along the |
| tired of hearing stories of how exotic adventure in | | | | coast from Somalia all aong to the Tanzania Coastal |
| Kenya is and would wish to have an experience of | | | | town of Zanzibar. This fort also borders the Mombasa |
| your own. Here, i will explore five travel destinations | | | | old town and its at the end of Nkurumah Street. |
| across kenya that are both exiting and so affordable | | | | The Lake Nakuru National Park is home to thousands |
| that you could start planning your getaway right now. | | | | of Flamingos feeding on the algae that grows on the |
| The Masai Mara National Reserve is on the lips of | | | | lake Surface. This is a salt water lake which almost |
| every tourist destined to Kenya. It was only recently | | | | got dry a few years ago due to defforestation of the |
| declared the 7th Wonder of the World. This Reserve | | | | water catchment areas on the Mau Ranges which |
| is a perfect example of Savanah grassland of the | | | | feed the Lake. Due to the intervention of the Kenya |
| African plateau. It covers 1,500 square kilometers of | | | | government and Non-Governmental environmentalists, |
| grassland and shrubs with a variety of wild animals | | | | the Park is now coming to life. The Flamingos have |
| scattered strategically within the reserve. The most | | | | flown back to their original habitation from Lake |
| momorable attraction here is the annual migration of | | | | Bogoria where they had sought refuge for years. This |
| wilderbeast in August to the nothern expansive | | | | park is also home to Acasia trees, dry grassland, |
| Serengeti Plains and October acrosss the the Mara | | | | variety of bird species and and wild animals mostly |
| river to the South in search of Pasture. | | | | herbivorous. |
| The Meru National Park rivals the Masai Mara National | | | | The Tsavo National Park is the Largest National Park |
| reserve. This is a 4,000 Square kilometer conservatory | | | | in Kenya running into a whoopping 22,000 square |
| in the Cenytal Kenyan Highlands. This area | | | | kilometers. The Park is devided into two by the |
| experienses vast amount of rainfall and has numerous | | | | Nairobi-Mombasa Highway. This area held the biggest |
| permanent springs crisscrossing all around it. The Meru | | | | amount of Game in kenya but were reduced |
| National parks boasts green deep indegenous forests | | | | considerably due to porching but the numbers are now |
| and tall grass and is home to a wider selection of wild | | | | rising due to incresed survaillance by the Kenya Wildlife |
| animals and birds than any other national park. The | | | | Service Police Unit. Here you will notice a remarkable |
| Challenge though is in spotting game. So, basically, you | | | | difference in vegatation between Tsavo National Park |
| need to stay here longer though your stay is | | | | and the masai Mara Gave Reserve. The Grass is |
| complemented by the many hotels and lodges lining | | | | taller but its a far cry from the Vegatation on the Meru |
| withing the park. | | | | National Park. But this park is sure to treat you to |
| The Fort Jesus which was built in the 16th century by | | | | wider variety of Game. |
| the portuguese during the battle for the control of the | | | | With all these options available, there is no excuse to |
| East African coast so as to enforce their rule on the | | | | put off that life-long desire to travel to Kenyas' exotic |
| Swahili. it is situated in Mombasa. This fort has long | | | | places at the far ends of the African Continent and |
| been declared a National meseum by the Kenya | | | | deep into the African Jungle. |
| Government. Inside, you will find a showcase of exibits | | | | |