best kenya safaris

Best Kenya safari area Masai Mara - see Masai Mara Wonder
This is Kenya's best and most famous reserve.

Other leading Kenya safari areas
Aberdares
Kenya's two world renowned treehouse lodges (Treetops and the Ark) are located here. This forested park has scenic waterfalls.

Amboseli
It's Kenya's second most popular park. Unfortunately, the large-animal wildlife population has been thinning recently. So has the snow crowning Mount Kilimanjaro (the view of this volcanic mountain is one of Amboseli's chief tourist draws).

Lake Nakuru
Renowned for its pink flamingos. Although the population of this bird all but disappeared in the 1990s, it's making a comeback thanks to environmental safeguards.

Marsabit
This forested park blankets an extinct volcano. Elephants and birdlife are two of the main appeals of Marsabit.

Meru
The lioness Elsa of the best-selling Born Free book resided here.

Mount Kenya
This reserve is home to several lodges and camps, including the globally celebrated Mount Kenya Safari Club.

Nairobi Park
This small wildlife venue sits just outside Nairobi city, making it convenient for safari daytrippers.

Sanburu
The park is relatively arid, so the river banks attract wildlife, creating good game viewing opportunities.