East Africa - Kenya (Chapter)

This is the Kenya chapter from Lonely Planet's East Africa 9 guidebook.

Kenya is the Africa you always dreamed of. This is a land of vast savannahs, immense herds of wildlife and peoples with proud traditions on the soil where the human race was born.

• experience Masai Mara National Reserve with its savannah, unmatched wildlife and the world's biggest wildlife traffic jam
• maps
• admire Amboseli National Park Elephants and Kilimanjaro, two big bulks combined in Kenya's most famous picture-postcard views
• transport
• immerse yourself in Lamu Archipelago - the ultimate Swahili experience that makes Tanzania's Zanzibar blush with envy
• restaurants and accommodation

Coverage includes: Understand Kenya, History, Kenya Today, Daily Life, Religion, Arts, Environment, Survival Guide, Directory A-Z, Getting There & Away, Getting Around, Nairobi & around, Southern Kenya, Amboseli National Park, Tsavo West National Park, Tsavo East National Park, Voi, The Rift Valley, Longnot National Park, Lake Naivasha, Hell's Gate National Park, Lake Elmenteita, Nakuru, Lake Nakuru National Park, Lake Bogoria National Park, Lake Baringo, Western Kenya, Narok, Masai Mara National Reserve, Lake Victoria, Kisii, Kericho, Kakamega Forest, Eldoret, Kitale, Saiwa Swamp National Park, Mt Elgon National Park, Central Highlands, Nyeri & around, Aberdare National Park, Nyahururu (Thomson's Falls), Mt Kenya National Park, Naro Moru, Nanyuki, Meru, Meru National Park, Chogoria, Northern Kenya, Isiolo, Maralal, Marich, The Coast, Mombasa, Shimba Hills National Reserve, Tiwi Beach, Diani Beach, Shimoni, Wasini Island, Kilifi, Watamu, Arabuko Sokoke Forest Reserve, Gede Ruins, Malindi, Lamu & surrounding islands and Shela.