Famous destinations to visit with Nairobi self drive

Masaai Mara National Reserve: In the southern part of Kenya is the famous Masaai Mara, a tourist destination that never leaves tourists the same because of its unique landscapes, wildlife and people. It is characterized by open savannah grasslands and rolling hills, forming a larger part of the eco-system of Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.

The great wildebeest migration is the major tourist attraction in Masaai Mara, which involves a huge number of wildebeests, gazelles and zebras moving from Serengeti National Park to the Masaai Mara in search for water and greener pastures. This usually takes place between July and October.

Intriguing Masaai Mara activities include game drives, wildlife photography, and hot air balloons over the Savannah grasslands, cultural visits to the Masai villages among others.

Amboseli National Park: With the use of a 4×4 vehicle hired for Nairobi self drive, you can have deliberate access to one of Kenya’s finest national parks, Amboseli. It borders Tanzania to the south and prides in being the only park where you can have the opportunity to stare at the mighty Mountain Kilimanjaro, creating you one of the best safari experience you have ever had.

It consists of different physical features for example acacia woodlands, dry lake beds, and open plains among others. The park is famous for containing large herds of elephants, which have large tusks making them an interesting site. Other wild animals include zebras, hyenas, lions and cheetahs among others.

Nairobi National Park: This beauty that you can reach with 4×4 self drive Nairobi seats on 117 square kilometers characterized by open plains, scattered acacia trees and river valleys that act as accommodation for the wildlife.

Its uniqueness comes with the fact that it is the only national park located in a country’s capital city in the whole world.

Visitors are often interested in sighting wildlife such as buffaloes, antelopes, lions, giraffes, and hyenas among others, often sighted during game drives and a large number of over 400 recorded bird species, which are seen during the wet season, offering a beautiful bird watching experience.

Tsavo National Park: During the self drive Nairobi safari, you can visit one of Kenya’s largest national parks that has two sections namely Tsavo East and Tsavo West National park. It is characterized by natural springs, lava flows, volcanic hills and rivers. Mzima springs are the majestic tourist attraction in the western arm of the park, where visitors sight clear water coming from underground.

The wildlife here includes the red elephants which are the major tourist attractions and are called so because of the red soil in the park that hey smear themselves with. Others animals are lions, buffaloes, crocodiles, hippos, zebras and leopards etc.

Game driving, exploring scenic attraction, bird watching and nature photography are some of the activities one can partake of while at Tsavo National park.

Lake Nakuru National park: It surrounds the shallow alkaline Lake Nakuru that is located in the Great Rift Valley and seats on a large area of 188 square kilometers, surrounded by grasslands and rocky hills that create a beautiful environment for birds and other wildlife.

Flamingos that form a pink pinnacle, creating a beautiful site are the major tourist attraction. Other animals such as lions, leopards, buffaloes, zebras and antelopes, etc. are also attractive. Bird watching is the core activity done at Lake Nakuru national park, together with game drives, nature photography and visiting scenic view points such as Baboon Cliff which offers a good view of both the lake and park, are some other activities that can be done here.