Kenya is one of the world’s great tourism destinations, known for its remarkable diversity of landscapes, wildlife and cultures. From sweeping savannahs to tropical beaches and coral reef, dense equatorial forests to mighty snow capped mountains and more, Kenya is a world unto itself. To discover the incredible diversity of attractions on offer to the visitor, click here.

Kenya is Africa’s original safari destination, attracting explorers, adventurers and travellers for centuries. A safari to Kenya is the trip of a lifetime, but planning your trip couldn’t be easier- with our interactive Trip Planner. Kenya is an ideal destination for all kinds of travel, including Business and Conference and incentive travel.

The Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife supports and promotes sustainable tourism for the benefit of both our visitors and our fellow Kenyans. To this end, we encourage Domestic Tourism so that all Kenyans can discover the great natural and cultural wealth of their homeland- and we actively support and promote Eco and Community Tourism projects in order to protect the destination for the future.

Kenya has a lot of outstanding cities at the coast:

MOMBASA
The north coast has been well developed from Mombasa almost to Kilifi by resort complexes. Most cater to package tourists on extended holiday from Europe. Like the beaches south of Mombasa, the northern beaches are often plagued with floating seaweed which makes swimming a challenge at best. Kilifi, once a small, undeveloped town, has evolved into a watersports center and upscale retirement community for white Kenyans. Now in the mainstream of Kenya’s tourist industry, the south coast was once remote and inaccessible. The area was covered by the lush Jadini Forest; sadly, only a few isolated fragments remain today. The region was also infamous for its slave trade and later for its huge coconut and sugar plantations. Today, the real attraction of this section of coast are the beaches: spectacular white coral sand protected by an off-shore reef so there is no danger from sharks while swimming.

LAMU
As Kenya’s oldest living town, Lamu has a rich and colorful history. The town was one of the original string of Swahili settlements that stretched from Somalia to Mozambique.
It remained a thriving port town through the turbulent Portuguese invasions and later the Omani domination of the 17th century. Lamu had a slave-based economy until the turn of the 20th century. When slavery was abolished in 1907 the economy of the island suffered greatly. Only recently has the influx of tourist dollars revitalized the town’s growth.