Hell’s Gate National Park is located in Kenya, northwest of Nairobi, south of Lake Naivasha. Hell’s Gate National Park takes its name from a narrow gorge in the rocks, originally a stream of an ancient lake that fed early humans in the Rift Valley. It was founded in 1984. It is a tiny national park...Read More
The Boni National Reserve is a Kenyan national park dedicated to conservation located in the county of Garissa. This protected area, which covers an area of 1,339 km2 (517 sq mi), is administered by the Kenya Wildlife Service. It was established in 1976 as a dry season sanctuary for elephants in the former Kenyan districts...Read More
Kerio Valley National Reserve is a protected region in Kenya’s Kerio Valley, part of the Great Rift Valley. Its home to a wide variety of wildlife. The Kenya Wildlife Service manages the reserve, which covers an area of 66 square kilometers (25 square miles). It was established in 1983. The Kerio Valley is a secluded...Read More
After Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, and Mombasa, Kenya’s coastal metropolis, Kisumu is the country’s third-largest city. It is the third-largest city in the Lake Victoria Basin (after Kampala, Uganda, and Mwanza, Tanzania). Kisumu is close to Kogelo, a community most known as the birthplace of Barack Obama Sr., the 44th president of the United States. Kisumu...Read More
The famous Karen Blixen Museum is a former African home of Danish novelist Karen Blixen, notable for her 1937 book Out of Africa, depicting life at the estate. It is located 10 kilometers outside of Nairobi, Kenya, “at the foot of the Ngong Hills. HistoryThe bungalow-style house that is now the Karen Blixen Museum was...Read More
The Marsabit National Park and Nature Reserve is a national park and nature reserve in northern Kenya, near the town of Marsabit, located at the base of Mount Marsabit. It is located 560 kilometers north of Nairobi in Marsabit County, in what was then known as the Eastern Province. It is known for its zebra...Read More
The Malindi Museum is a museum in the Kenyan town of Malindi. The Malindi Coelacanth, a famous Malindi Coelacanth, is one of the museum’s temporary displays. The museum is housed in the House of Columns, a two-story structure built-in 1891. It has a terraced roof and porch, and it served as Malindi’s first hospital for...Read More
This protected area is managed by Garissa County in collaboration with the Kenya Wildlife Service and is a recognized conservation reserve. The Arawale National Reserve is located in Kenya’s North Eastern Province, 77 kilometers south of the town of Garissa. The reserve encompasses a total land area of 53,324 hectares (533 km2; 206 sq mi)....Read More
Kenya’s Mwea National Reserve is a protected area of natural beauty. Its elevation ranges between 1,000 and 1,100 meters (3,300 and 3,600 feet). It is dominated by Acacia-Commiphora bushland on the north shore of Kamburu Reservoir, at the confluence of the Tana and Thiba Rivers. It is located towards the northern shore of Kamburu Reservoir,...Read More
A protected region located in Isiolo County in northern Kenya, to the east of the Samburu and Buffalo Springs national reserves, the Shaba National Reserve is home to a variety of wildlife. The three reserves come together to form a vast protected area of land. The Shaba reserve is characterized by stunning scenery, including river-side...Read More
