By Air

Direct Flight: Kenyan Airways ex Mumbai
Connecting Flight: Emirates
International Airports: Nairobi (NBO)

Marsabit National Park & Reserve
This northern park is home to Kenya s larger mammals including lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, warthogs, zebras, giraffes, hyenas and gazelles. It s an enchanting place to rough it and few campsites in Kenya can rival it for scenery and tranquillity. Buses operate between the parks nearest town (Marsabit) and the central Kenyan town of Isiolo, near Mt Kenya.

Kakamega Forest Reserve
Kakamega is a superb slab of virgin tropical rainforest in the heart of an intensively cultivated agricultural area of Western Kenya. It s home to a huge variety of birds and animals. You?ll find a number of primate species including the red-tailed monkey, black & white colobus monkey and the blue monkey. The best way to appreciate the forest is to walk.

Mount Kenya
These picturesque highland and mountain parks are located around Mt. Kenya and abundant in forest wildlife.

Amboseli National Park
Set at the foot of the majestic Mt Kilimanjaro, this park is known for its stunning scenery as well as its its profolic elephant population.

Lak Nakuru Park: This relatively smaller park is renowned for its pink flamingo population, amazing bird life and superb scenery.

Tsavo East & West: Located south east of Nairobi this huge park is divided into 2 parts, both offering good game viewing spot wards of elephant and famous fierce man eating Tsavo lions.

Masai Mara National Reserve
It is the most popular wildlife park in Kenya. Lions are found in large prides everywhere and it s not unusual to see them hunting. Elephants, buffaloes, zebras, various antelopes and hippos also exist in large numbers. There are twice-daily flights between Nairobi and Masai Mara, and plenty of accommodation options. This most famous of the parks hosts an abundance of wild animals.

Nairobi
Kenya?s capital is cosmopolitan lively interesting pleasantly landscaped.

Parliament Building
This building with its distinctive clock tower is one of the city?s major landmarks.

Kenya Railway Museum
This museum is fascinating and should not be missed. It?s tied with wonderful photographs and relics from old trains as well as actual trains you can climb into.

Nairobi National Park
It?s the outskirts of town. One can see rhinos, hippos, lions, giraffes, zebra and more than 400 kinds of birds. One can also have a panoramic view of Mt. Kilmajaro.

The Giraffe Centre: One can view giraffes see them close and lead food pellets by hand

Butterfly Centre: Escape into a beautiful in spiral world with thousands of Kenyan Butterflies.

Local crafts to look for include wood carvings of people and animals by local Kamba craftsmen, Kisii soapstone carvings, sisal baskets wound by Kikuyu and Kamba women, beadwork made by the Masai and other tribes, decorated gourds and musical instruments. Gemstones are another popular item to shop for.

Village Market Masai Market: Primarily Masai women selling their crafts, which they spread out on blankets in the parking lot of this shopping mall. Be prepared to bargain, but the market is known for low rates. Look for beaded work, wood and soapstone sculptures, batik, masks and baskets.

Kariakor Market, located just outside town off racecourse Road, is another excellent market for handicrafts, in particular for good and reasonable priced sisal basketwork.

For the best range and prices in art and handicrafts, Nairobi hosts three separate open Markets:

Tuesdays- Globe Cinema Roundabout, City Centre
Fridays- Village Market, Gigiri
Sundays- Safari Park Hotel, Thika Road.

In these large bustling Markets, traditional handicrafts from all over Kenya, and Africa, are on sale. Bargaining is the expected norm, and there are certainly bargains to be found.

By air connecting Nairobi with islands. Kenyan trains are also a popular form of transport. Buses are a cheap way of getting around Nairobi but one has to be careful. Matatus (minibuses) are also very popular & have more frequency. Taxis are metered and expensive, but vital for night travel. The main part of town is easily traversed on foot.

The Handi
Nawab Tandoori

Simba Salon
Lore Bin Nightclub