The Heart Of African Safari – Kenya

July 19th, 2010

Kenya safari is on a wishlist of every wildlife lover. It is a natural habitat to a wide number of animals and birds. When one thinks of Kenya, images of animals wandering about in the grasslands and the jungles come into one’s mind which is purely captivating.

Blessed with abundance of wildlife, Kenya has more approximately fifty safari parks or more. Your chances of spotting the Big 5 of Africa are high and much favorable in this country. The safari holidays that this country offers includes a number of luxury lodges and camping sites. If you desire the complete raw experience than settling in the camps should be your choice of stay while on the other hand, if you wish to relax after a long tiring day of roaming around in the game reserves and national parks than you would prefer a luxurious lodge.

You can easily locate herds and packs of different species of animals and birds. It has numerous antelopes and with antelopes come their predators. If you are lucky you may spot a predator serving itself with a meal. The most thrilling events include seeing the famous big five – buffalo, elephant, leopard, Lion and rhinoceros, a ferocious attack on a prey and the famous zebra and wildebeests migration.

However, you can only witness the migration if you go in the migration season which is between February to March. The widely known Kenya safari parks of Kenya include Masai Mara safari game reserves which offer many varied fauna, Amboseli countrywide park, largest number of elephants will be found in Tsavo west and Tsavo east country wide parks and Lake Nakuru Nation’s park where heavy traffic of pink flamingos can be found.