Places to visit in Kenya

Jamia Mosque  in Nairobi is built in the Arabic Muslim style in which you can find numerous domes on the roof and Quranic inscriptions on the marble walls. Non Muslims are not allowed inside. Shops occupy one side of the premises to collect rent and to produce income for the mosque. Holy Ghost Cathedral at Nyerere Ave in Mombasa is built under neo gothic architecture.

LamuMuseum in LamuIsland exhibits Swahili culture, Maulid festival, history of Lamu, tribals of pre-Muslim days, Boni, the elephant hunters. The highlight of the collection is the 17th century ceremonial horns. KisumuMuseum in kisumu displays items used by African people in everyday life including stuffed animals birds.

Established in 1946is located at a distance of a 10 minutes drive from the city center. Though the area is small, it preserves a large number of wildlife population including the rhinoceros.

Masai Mara National Reserveis the top tourist attraction of Kenya. Thousands of tourists visit this park to watch the annual migration of zebras and wild beasts.Each year during July to October, millions of zebras and wild beasts migrate from Tanzania Serengeti.

You can visit the urban cities or the villages and stay with the people and watch their lives and be a part of their family so that you can understand their culture and traditions better. Kenya has 42 tribes. El Molo villages at the shores of Lake Turkana, AlegoNyangomaKogelo village in Western Kenya, the ancestral home of Barrack Obama or the Swahili villages are some places you can stay in and explore the culture.

Malindi and its MarinePark is the most attractive tourist destination of Kenya. All types of water sports are conducted on its beaches and coral reef areas. There is also a domestic airport. A highway to Lamu and Mombasa is also here.