Kenya Travel Bucket List

Witness the Great Migration, rift-valley lakes, and Indian Ocean sands of Kenya

Visit Nairobi, Kenya's capital and East Africa's economic hub. Explore Nairobi National Park (the world's only wildlife park within a capital city, home to lions, giraffes, and rhinos), visit the Karen Blixen Museum (former home of the 'Out of Africa' author), and experience the Giraffe Centre (where you can feed endangered Rothschild's giraffes). Discover local culture at the Maasai Market for crafts and souvenirs.

Visit Mombasa, a historic port city on Kenya's coast. Explore Fort Jesus (a UNESCO World Heritage site built by the Portuguese in the 16th century), stroll through Old Town (with its Swahili architecture and narrow streets), relax at Diani Beach (known for its white sands and coral reefs), and sample local dishes like biryani and samosas at the bustling markets.

A Swahili stone town with no cars, only donkeys and dhows, unchanged for seven centuries.

The lake of flamingos and rhinos on the doorstep, in the Rift Valley two hours from Nairobi.

The port on Lake Victoria, tilapia by the water and the Kit Mikayi rock.

Vasco da Gama's pillar, the Gedi ruins in the forest and the Italian-flavoured beach town.

Elephants beneath Mount Kilimanjaro.

Seventeen kilometres of white sand and casuarina trees south of Mombasa, with kite-surfing and colobus monkeys in the trees.

Swahili island town of donkeys, dhows and carved doorways.