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Why Go?Kenya is the Africa you always dreamed of: a land of vast sa-vannah, immense herds of wildlife, and peoples with proud traditions rooted in the soil where human beings emerged. The Maasai, the Samburu, the Turkana, the Swahili, the Kikuyu: these are the peoples whose histories and daily struggles tell the story of a country and of a continent – the struggle to maintain traditions as the modern world crowds in, the daily fight for survival, the ancient tension between those who farm and those who roam.
Then, of course, there’s the wildlife. From the Masai Mara to Tsavo, this is a country of vivid experiences – elephant families wallowing in swamps in the shadow of Mt Kiliman-jaro, the massed millions of pink flamingos bathing in lake shallows, the landscape suddenly fallen silent and brought to attention by the arrival of an as-yet-unseen predator. There’s nowhere better than Kenya to answer the call of the wild.
Best of Nature¨¨ Masai Mara National
Reserve (p612)
¨¨ Amboseli National Park (p623)
¨¨ Tsavo West and Tsavo East National Parks (p624)
Best of Culture¨¨ Mombasa (p614)
¨¨ Maasai village stay (p613)
¨¨ Loyangalani (p611)
¨¨ Gede Ruins (p619)
When to Go
Jul–Oct The annual wildebeest migration arrives in the Masai Mara in all its epic glory.
Jan–Feb Hot, dry weather with high concentrations of wildlife in the major parks.
Nov–Mar Migra-tory birds present in their millions throughout the country.
F DNOSAJJMAMJ
Nairobi°C/°F Temp Rainfall inches/mm
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10/50
20/68
30/86
40/104
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8/200
12/300
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4/100
Nairobi .......................598Lake Naivasha ........... 607Mt Kenya National Park.............609Loyangalani ................ 611Kisumu ....................... 611Masai Mara National Reserve .......................612Mombasa ....................614Malindi ....................... 618Lamu ..........................620Amboseli National Park ........................... 623Tsavo National Park .. 624Understand Kenya ....626Survival Guide ...........629
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