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 wide range of parks and animal reserves:

Aberdare National Park
The Aberdare National Park is part of the Aberdare Mountain Range, a fascinating region of Kenya. According to traditional Kikuyu folklore they are one of the homes of Ngai (God). Mountain ranges and peaks soar to around 12,900ft (3,930m) giving way...

Amboseli National Park
Amboseli is famous for its big game - elephants, lions and cheetahs are the main attractions - and for its great scenery beauty.Amboseli embodies five main wildlife habitats, plus a generally dry lake-bed - Lake Amboseli.

Maasai Mara National Reserve
The Masai Mara National Reserve is administered by the local county council. It is probably the most famous and most visited reserve in Kenya. It offers breathtaking views (seen in the film ‘Out of Africa’, much of which was filmed here)...

Tsavo East National Park
Tsavo-East is one of Kenya’s oldest and largest National Parks: covering approx. 40 per cent of the total area of all Kenya’s National Parks. Its beautiful landscape and proximity to the coast make it a popular safari destination.

Tsavo West National Park
“Full of wild beasts, such as rhinoceros, buffaloes and elephants” from a missionary’s diary written in 1849. Later in 1900 the notorious “Man Eaters of Tsavo” man-eating lions preyed on the railway linesman building the great Uganda Railway.

Nairobi National Park
“We had a couple of hours to spare on Sunday, so we popped into the park, and saw a leopard, a rhino and a giraffe giving birth”. This comment was made by a local resident about Nairobi National Park, Kenya’s oldest animal sanctuary.

Mount Kenya National Park
At 5,199m high, Mt. Kenya is East Africa’s second highest mountain. It offers easy or challenging ascents with superb scenic beauty. To the Kikuyu tribespeople it is the home of the Supreme being: Ngai, a name also used by the Maasai and Kamba tribes.