Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park is located on Kenya’s southern coast between Shimoni and Wasini Island in Kwale District, close to the Tanzanian border. Kisite Park is 11 square kilometers, whereas Mpunguti Reserve is 28 square kilometers. How do I get there? In the Coast Province is where Kwale District is located. The Marine Park is...Read More

Lake Elmenteita is a soda lake located in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, approximately 120 kilometers northwest of Nairobi. In the Maasai language, Elmenteita is derived from muteita, which translates as “dust place.” This is a reference to the dryness and dustiness of the area, which is most noticeable between January and March. The town of...Read More

Chyulu Hills are a mountain range in Makueni County, Kenya’s south-eastern region. It forms a 100-kilometer-long volcanic field that runs in an elongated NW-SE orientation. Its highest point is 2188 meters above sea level. For the filming of Out of Africa, the Chyulu Hills stood in for the Ngong Hills. If you enjoy exploring caverns,...Read More

Meru National Park is a Kenyan park that is located east of the town of Meru, 350 kilometers (220 miles) to the east of the capital Nairobi. It is one of Kenya’s best-known national parks, with 870 km2 (340 sq mi) and over 200,000 people. There is plenty of rain in this area, with 635–762...Read More

Lake Logipi is a saline, alkaline lake in the northern Kenya Rift located at the north end of the arid Suguta Valley, in the north end of which is the dry Suguta Valley. A group of young volcanoes, the Barrier volcanic complex, separates it from Lake Turkana. The Barrier volcanic complex last erupted in the...Read More