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Mombasa Marine Park

In 1986, the Kenyan government established the Mombasa Marine Park with the aim of protecting both the corals and the seabed off the coast of Mombasa. The result is a wonderful marine park characterized by warm waters (25 to 31°C), including a long, beautiful tourist beach and the nearby city of Mombasa as well. TheyContinue reading "Mombasa Marine Park"

Mount Kenya National Park

This is the mountain that gives the name to a nation. This is the king of Kenya itself. Mount Kenya, a place to remember, a place to protect. But it took almost one century to decide to do that. It was thanks to the United Nations Heritage Funds that, in 1978, this wild region beameContinue reading "Mount Kenya National Park"

Meru National Park

In the heart of Kenya, there is Meru. The National Park established in 1966 is today one of the most famous in the world, and certainly the most appreciated by tourists, after Maasai Mara. In Meru National Park you will find every single animal symbol of Africa, it is a paradise for wildlife, a smallContinue reading "Meru National Park"

Maasai Mara National Reserve

Maasai Mara. This is probably the best known natural area in the world. Every single TV nature documentary has described this region, at least once . We have all dreamed of adventure, incredible sunsets, wild landscapes while watching the migration of wildebeests, the running of the gazelles, lions chasing their prey. We have all imaginedContinue reading "Maasai Mara National Reserve"

Malka Mari National Park

Tourists hardly know a place called Malka Mari. But it exists, and it is a beautiful natural area on the northern border of Kenya, very close to Ethiopia. It is quite recent, as a national park, and unfortunately it rises into a troubled region. The Mandera County is not always a safe place, as forContinue reading "Malka Mari National Park"