Kenya facts
Kenya is a country-rich in wildlife, culture, history,
beauty and, friendly and welcoming people, and, the reason is rightfully described as “All of
Africa in One Country”.
Kenya history
Kenya, an
East African nation, spans more than 224,000 sq. miles (582,000 sq. Km), making
it only slightly smaller than the state of Texas in the United States.
Kenya has a
population of more than 50 million people and there are 42 ethnic groups that
call Kenya home and each group has its own unique language and culture.
Geography
Kenya is geographically diverse, from snow-capped mountain peaks to extensive forests to desert to wide-open plains. Kenya enjoys some of the world’s greatest environment diversity resulting in unparalleled species and sub-species varieties.
Climate
Kenya
enjoys a tropical climate. The coastal area is warm and humid, the central
highlands are temperate, and it is both hot and dry in Kenya’s north and
northeast regions. Rainfall is seasonal with most rain between the months of
April and June and shorter rainfalls occurring in between October and December.
Kenya Today
Kenya is
simply the best wildlife viewing destination in Africa, game safaris and
wildlife tours are Kenya’s biggest attractions but beside this, it is a land of
contrast and extremes, a country with variety of landscapes and locations, all
of them striking in their own particular way and this has earned it the epithet
“the cradle of mankind” for the discovery of archaeological sighting of the
earliest origins of mankind. "Treat yourself to a trip "of your lifetime" a trip to Lake Turkana Basin.