Kenya Guide

A guide to Kenya, detailing hotels, restaurants and destinations all over the country. A background to the cultures, tradition and history of the Masai and Kikuyi peoples is included.

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This indispensable guide to Kenya, one of Africa's most popular destinations, covers the nation's vibrant cities and its world-famous game parks
-- An estimated 100,000 Americans visit Kenya every year
-- Covers 300 hotels, 200 restaurants, and 150 destinations in every part of KenyaKenyan-born travel writer and photographer Elise Vachon has crafted an in-depth guide to her native land, one of Africa's most visited countries. Every region of Kenya is covered, with detailed information on the people, history, language, and cultures of each region.Known around the world for its unforgettable safaris, Kenya also has wonderfully diverse cities. For Nairobi, the nation's capital, Vachon reviews more than 60 hotels and restaurants, including the world-famous Carnivore restaurant, specializing in game. Vachon describes walking tours of mosques, museums, and open-air markets in Nairobi, where casinos and clubs offer a variety of nightlife as well. Coastal cities and central highland towns are also covered. But when it's time to leave the cities behind, Kenya Guide will take visitors on safaris through exotic parks including these:
-- The Masai Mara Game Reserve offers the nation's finest viewing of elephants, lions, and other wild animals
-- Amboselli and Tsavo parks provide some of the most breathtaking sunsets anywhere on Earth
-- Samburu National Reserve in the north is home to the rare giraffe-necked gerenuk
-- Meru National Park is the land made famous by Joy Adamson in her legendary book Born FreeVachon rounds out Kenya Guide with suggestions for itineraries, language tips (English and Swahili are the official languages), travel-planning information, andimportant cultural do's and don'ts.