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Kenya Travel Guide

Kenya is where "going on safari" started. A hundred years or so ago, visitors from all over the world, including Teddy Roosevelt, started traveling to Africa, lured by stories of multitudes of wild animals; there were more than 3 million large mammals in constant movement around East Africa's plains at the time. Today millions of international visitors continue to flock to this East African nation each year. Although humans have made their mark, Kenya still holds onto its pristine wilderness. More »

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Places to Explore

Amboseli National Reserve
Laikipia Plateau
Lake Naivasha
Lake Nakuru
Lake Turkana
Lake Victoria
Lamu
Malindi

Masai Mara
Meru National Park
Mombasa
Nairobi
Nairobi National Park
Southern Beaches
Tsavo National Park

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