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If there is one thing you should do at least once, is take a journey to the home of safari, and discover for yourself the beautifully scenic land that inspired hit movies like the Lion King and Out of Africa. A land of contrasts and diversity, from the snow-capped slopes of Mt. Kenya in the cool central highlands, to the sunny snow-white tropical beaches, the rain forests, moors and the Savannah grasslands.

Its a land that’s long been recognized as “Big Game” country, with over 40 National Wildlife Parks and Reserves, where you will find the world’s largest concentration of elephant, giraffe, antelope and zebra; plus other animals like lions, hippos, crocodiles, wildebeests, warthogs, baboons, hyenas, jackals, cape buffalo, ostriches, cranes, secretary birds, storks and many more.

Travel way back in time to witness where it all began, in the land known as the cradle of mankind, where recent fossil evidence suggests that man took his first steps in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Or wander 500 years back in time through the coastal island of Lamu, a laid-back Swahili settlement that has stayed frozen in time, and which was recently declared a world heritage site. Other less known but equally fascinating historic hot-spots include Fort Jesus, Mnarani, Jumba la Mtawa, Fort Siyu, Olorgesailie and Koobi Fora.

At least once, immerse yourself in Kenya’s rich cultural heritage, with 42 ethnic groups and each with its own language, traditional cuisines, clothing, traditional arts and crafts, architecture, oral literature and socio-economic activities. This mix includes the world renown Maasai people, archetypical African warriors with their long thin muscular physique, clad in bright red robes, and long, red ochre stained hair , and the coastal Swahili, a unique blend of African, Arab, Persians, Turks, Indians, Portuguese and British cultures brought about by centuries of trade in ivory, slaves and spices. Renowned for their hospitality, Kenyan people gladly share their culture and way of living with tourists.

At least once, make a Kenyan safari and then you’ll have to do it all over again to relive the experience.

Kenya is bestowed with well over 40 different ethnic groups with different languages and dialects, traditional arts & crafts, architecture in homestead designs, clothing and jewellery, food, social and economic activities.

Successive migrations and invasions, right until the British colonisation in the late 19th Century, have left their mark in the rich mixture of tribes, race and customs seen in Kenya today. If any one thing of Kenya speaks of this unique character, it is the modern melding of traditional societies and culture. Kenya’s culture is both diversified and fragmented, born of myriad sources and influences both new and old.

In Kenya the modern and the traditional live side by side, and at times the lines blur. For many visitors to Kenya, this is evident within minutes of arrival. In Kenya it is possible to leave Nairobi, a city with a thriving business heart powered by the latest information technology, and drive in just a few hours to a place where life is lived in accordance to tradition and custom, where warriors armed with spears drive cattle into thorn brush enclosures to protect them from lions at night.