Kenya & Tanzania Parks, Mountains & Natural Attractions

Lake Nakuru (View Larger Photo)

Nakuru provides the visitor with one of Kenya's best known images. Thousands of flamingo, joined into a massive flock, fringe the shores of this soda lake. A pulsing pink swathe of life that carpets the water, the flamingo are a breathtaking sight.

The lake has become world famous for these birds, who visit the lake to feed on algae that forms on the lake bed. They move back and forth, feeding and occasionally and spectacularly taking to flight, filling the sky over the lake with colour. The lake is extremely variable in size- changing from 5 up to 30 sq kms in area.

Mount Kenya (View Larger Photo)

The elevation range is approximately 2200 metres to 5200 metres and includes several distinct vegetation zones: Mixed broad-leaf forest, Gallery Forest, Bamboo, Giant Heath and Hagenia, moorland tussock grasses, Giant Senecio and Lobelia-and, at the uppermost elevation, rock an

Mt Kenya, Africa's second highest peak is regarded as the realm of Ngai, god of the local Kikuyu people. Traditionally, all Kikuyu home were built to face this sacred peak. They call it Kirinyaga, or place of light.

The mountain is an awe-inspiring sight. Its ragged series of peaks are crowned with snow, and its slopes are thick with forest. The mountain is best seen at dawn, when the days early light silhouettes its impressive summit high over the surrounding plains.

Kilimanjaro Photo (View Larger Photo)

Africa's highest mountain and the remained relatively unknown to the outside world until 1848.

There are five main routes to the top -- Marangu, Shira, Mweka, Umbwe and Machame. The most popular route is the Marangu Route which starts at the Marangu Gate at 6000 ft. and has huts and facilities along the way. The other routes are more scenic with stunning views of the glaciers.

Ngorongoro Crater At Sunrise (View Larger Photo)

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) covers some 8,300 square kilometres. It boasts the finest blend of landscapes, wildlife, people and archaeological sites in Africa.

Ngorongoro has over 20,000 large animals including some of Tanzania's last remaining black rhino. Read more on Ngorongoro

Rift Valley Floor At Sunrise (View Larger Photo)

A huge geological fault-line, the Great Rift Valley stretches round one-sixth of the Earth’s circumference. Along with the Great Wall of China it’s one of the few features visible from far out in space.

The Rift Valley escarpment and views over the valley floor are best seen in Kenya, as the valley is at its narrowest between the Mau Escarpment and the Aberdare mountains

Zanzibar Beach (View Larger Photo)

Zanzibar is an archipelago made up of Zanzibar and Pemba Islands, and several islets. It is located in the Indian Ocean, about 25 miles from the Tanzanian coast.

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Serengeti (View Larger Photo)

The Serengeti is one of the most famous wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequally for its natural beauty and the greatest concentration of plains game anywhere.

In addition to its vast herds of wildebeest, zebra, thomson's gazelle and other plains game the Serengeti is renowned for its lion and other predators, including the wild dog, spotted hyena and jackal.

The wealth of bird life is of special interest, colourful rollers, bee-eaters, kingfishers and sunbirds are common, as are large birds of prey, game birds and water fowl.

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