We do not list destinations we have not been to. Each location has been visited, assessed and matched to the right kind of traveller.
Powder-white coastline
Eight kilometres of white sand on Kenya's South Coast. Calm reef, dhow sunsets, and a quiet, refined rhythm.
Protected marine sanctuary
Coral gardens, turtle sanctuaries and the Watamu Marine National Park — the most exclusive stretch of the North Coast.
Wilderness, end to end
The most iconic safari ground in East Africa. Big Five, the Great Migration and uninterrupted Mara horizons.
Lakeside seclusion
A freshwater lake at the foot of the Rift Valley. Easy from Nairobi, perfect for private retreats and quiet escapes.
Swahili heritage coast
Old Town, Portuguese forts and centuries of Indian Ocean trade. The cultural anchor of the Kenyan coast.
UNESCO Swahili town, no cars
A 700-year-old Swahili town of coral-stone houses, donkeys and dhows. Kenya's most atmospheric island.
Italian-Swahili riviera
Vasco da Gama's old port, now a sun-bleached resort town with a long Italian influence and the gateway to Watamu.
Creek-side bohemia
A turquoise creek, mangrove forests and a creative expat scene — the coast's quietest, most stylish corner.
Mombasa's polished north shore
Mombasa's leafy beachside suburb — golf, malls and a long ribbon of resorts ten minutes from Old Town.
Championship golf on the reef
A gated coastal estate with one of Africa's best links courses, private villas and a calm reef-fronted beach.
Dolphins & the Kisite reef
Kenya's southernmost coast — slave-trade caves, Wasini Island, and the country's best snorkelling at Kisite-Mpunguti.
Private mangrove islands
Two tiny private islands south of Diani — barefoot luxury, mangroves and unspoilt sandbanks at low tide.
The local's South Coast
Just north of Diani — palm-fringed, less developed, and home to family-run cottages on a coral-edged shore.
Lamu archipelago wilderness
The remote islands beyond Lamu — pristine beaches, Kiunga Marine Reserve and barefoot castaway lodges.
Elephants beneath Kilimanjaro
Big-tusker elephant herds in front of Africa's highest mountain. The iconic Kenyan postcard shot.
Red elephants & endless plains
Kenya's largest park — the famed red-dusted elephants, the Yatta Plateau and the Galana River.
Volcanic wilderness & blue springs
Rugged lava landscapes, the crystal-clear Mzima Springs and the Ngulia rhino sanctuary.
The Special Five of the north
Arid northern reserve along the Ewaso Ng'iro — home to reticulated giraffe, Grevy's zebra, gerenuk, oryx and Somali ostrich.
Conservation-led wilderness
A million-acre patchwork of private conservancies on the Mount Kenya foothills — Kenya's conservation heartland.
Last northern white rhinos
East Africa's largest black-rhino sanctuary and home to the world's last two northern white rhinos.
UNESCO conservation flagship
A UNESCO-recognised conservancy with 15% of Kenya's rhinos, Grevy's zebra and a famed marathon every June.
Born Free wilderness
The remote, lush park made famous by Joy Adamson and Elsa the lioness. Few vehicles, big rewards.
Misty mountain forest
A cool, forested highland park of waterfalls, bamboo zones and the historic Treetops lodge.
Wildlife with a skyline
The only big-game park on a capital city's doorstep — rhinos and lions framed by Nairobi towers.
Coastal rainforest reserve
A breezy forested escarpment above Diani — sable antelope, elephants and the Sheldrick Falls hike.
Hemingway's Green Hills
Volcanic emerald hills between Amboseli and Tsavo — lava caves, Maasai conservancies and Kilimanjaro views.
Rhino-rich private valley
A private sanctuary between Aberdare and Mount Kenya with one of the highest rhino densities in Africa.
Sacred Samburu mountains
Remote forested mountains north of Samburu — cycads, elephants and the famed Sarara singing wells.
Flamingos & rhino
An alkaline Rift Valley lake fringed with flamingos, set inside a fenced sanctuary protecting both black and white rhino.
Geysers & a million flamingos
A surreal soda lake with steaming geysers, hot springs and the largest flamingo congregations in East Africa.
Freshwater bird paradise
A freshwater lake studded with islands and over 470 bird species — a magnet for ornithologists.
UNESCO soda-lake wilderness
A small soda lake between Naivasha and Nakuru — UNESCO-listed, with flamingos, pelicans and quiet luxury lodges.
The Jade Sea
The world's largest desert lake — Kenya's wild northern frontier, the Cradle of Mankind and home to the El-Molo.
Pink soda flats
A blindingly pink soda lake south of Nairobi — flamingos, salt pans and the Shompole hot springs.
Cycle through the gorge
A walkable, cyclable park of red cliffs, geothermal steam and the gorge that inspired The Lion King.
Africa's second-highest peak
A glaciated 5,199 m equatorial peak — UNESCO World Heritage, with the achievable Point Lenana trek and Big Five foothills.
Elephant caves & calderas
An ancient volcano on the Uganda border with the world's largest intact caldera and elephants that mine salt in caves.
Kenya's hidden highlands
Rolling 3,500 m hills in the western Rift — trekking, Marakwet villages and the dramatic Elgeyo Escarpment.
The Maasai forest of lost children
Sacred Maasai forest east of the Mara — walking safaris led by Maasai elders, no roads, no other tourists.
Out of Africa skyline
The four-knuckle ridge over Nairobi — a half-day hike with Rift Valley views and the Karen Blixen connection.
Last rainforest in Kenya
The country's only tract of equatorial rainforest — 400 bird species, blue monkeys and rare De Brazza's monkeys.
Africa's great lake
Kenya's third city, on the shore of Lake Victoria — Dunga fish markets, Hippo Point and Kit Mikayi rocks.
Lake Victoria's quiet islands
Two laid-back islands in Lake Victoria — Tom Mboya's resting place, rock art and the country's best freshwater fishing lodges.
Endless green tea fields
Rolling emerald tea estates at 2,000 m — colonial planters' clubs, factory tours and cool highland air.
Home of the roan antelope
Kenya's only sanctuary for the rare roan antelope — a remote, untouristed park near Lake Victoria.
Walk-in sitatunga sanctuary
Kenya's smallest national park — tucked below the Cherangani Hills and protected for the rare, semi-aquatic sitatunga antelope. Explored entirely on foot via raised papyrus boardwalks and treetop platforms.
Birding gateway to the north
The gentle frontier town where tarmac ends and the wild north begins — a relaxing stop framed by acacia plains and famed among birders for its dazzling variety of dry-country species.
Forested mountain in the desert
A volcanic mountain rising from the Chalbi Desert — crater lakes, big-tusker elephants and Singing Wells.
Kenya's salt-pan Sahara
A blinding white salt desert north of Marsabit — Gabbra camel caravans and mirages on the horizon.
Cradle of Mankind
A UNESCO World Heritage park on Lake Turkana's east shore — Koobi Fora fossil beds and a petrified forest.
Valley of death adventure
A green valley below the Ndoto Mountains — the staging point for treks into the searing Suguta Valley.
Rare birds along the Ewaso Nyiro River
Explore the rich birdlife and wildlife of Samburu, Buffalo Springs, and Shaba along the legendary Ewaso Nyiro River. Over 450 species including vulturine guineafowl, Somali ostrich, and Grevy's zebra.
Wildlife with a city skyline
The world's only national park within a capital city. Lions, rhinos, buffalo and giraffe against a backdrop of Nairobi's skyline — a half-day safari that starts twenty minutes from the airport.
Up close with endangered Rothschild's giraffes
The African Fund for Endangered Wildlife's breeding and education centre in Karen. Hand-feed Rothschild's giraffes from a raised platform, learn about conservation, and combine with the nearby Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage for a perfect Nairobi day.
The Green City in the Sun
Kenya's capital — Karen Blixen's farm, the Giraffe Centre, Sheldrick orphanage and East Africa's best dining scene.
Lost Swahili city in the forest
The mysterious 12th-century ruins of a Swahili town swallowed by coastal forest, near Watamu.
UNESCO Swahili stone-town
The oldest continuously inhabited Swahili settlement — coral houses, carved doors, Maulidi festival.
Dry-stone Iron Age fortress
A UNESCO-listed 16th-century dry-stone enclosure near Migori — Kenya's most important pre-colonial archaeological site.
Portuguese coastal stronghold
The 1593 Portuguese fort that defined the Swahili coast — UNESCO-listed, anchoring Mombasa's Old Town.