Where to go in Kenya

Kenya

Maasai Mara, cultural depth, heartening conservation & diverse safari activities

Tourists on walking safari watching white rhinos graze, Kenya

The places that pull us back

Explore our team’s favorite destinations. Not the entire map, but a handful of places we love returning to.

A group of giraffes moves across open savanna at golden hour with Mount Kilimanjaro beyond.

Amboseli National Park

Sitting at the Kenyan border with Tanzania, the snow-capped peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro rises above a saucer of clouds and dominates every aspect of Amboseli National Park.

A traditional dhow sailboat is silhouetted against a vivid orange sunset over the Swahili Coast.

Kenyan Coast

Kenya’s coastline faces the warm blue water of the Indian Ocean and extends for 360 miles, from the border with Tanzania in the south to Somalia in the north.

Guests on a walking safari observing white rhinos at Lewa Wilderness, Laikipia, Kenya

Laikipia

Laikipia is a massive region consisting of private ranches, communal gazing areas and game reserves forming an area larger than any national park in Kenya.

Elephants graze on the misty Mara as hot air balloons drift overhead, silhouettes fading into sunrise haze.

Maasai Mara

The Maasai Mara is Kenya’s most famous nature reserve. If you are dreaming about a safari, what you are seeing in your minds-eye is the Maasai Mara. It is classic savannah – grasslands where animals are plentiful and the vistas are spectacular.

Riders on horseback move through open golden savanna beneath a wide sky in Kenya's Matthews Range.

Matthews Range

Rising dramatically from Kenya's semi-desert, the Matthews Mountain Range is a chain of peaks draped in dense, dewy forest.

Meru National Park

Made famous by conservationists George and Joy Adamson and the film and book Born Free (the story of Elsa the lioness), Meru National Park has 13 rivers and supports a wide range of diverse habitats.

Zebras graze in tall grass at Nairobi National Park, with the city skyline rising in the hazy distance behind.

Nairobi

In Nairobi, you will find a city that is lively, cosmopolitan, and full of contrasts.

Leopard perched on fallen dead tree, Samburu Kenya safari

Samburu

This arid northern area offers a wealth of animals, good game viewing, and a highly contrasting landscape from the forests of Meru, the rolling hills of Lewa, and the open plains of the Maasai Mara.

Elephant herd and zebras crossing red soil plains, Tsavo East Kenya

Tsavo National Park

Tsavo is made up of two separate parks, Tsavo East National Park and Tsavo West National Park and sits about halfway between Nairobi and Mombasa.