| Ask any tourist about Kenya and you will hear | | | | Fauna and Flora that can only be spotted in the |
| endless stories about Rift valley views, Lake | | | | Congo forests, which are thousands of miles from |
| Nakuru, Bogoria and Baringo. Others will tell you | | | | here. |
| tirelessly about the famous parks and reserves | | | | This is definitely a living museum of unique and |
| while others will narrate from dawn to dusk about | | | | rare species, a treasure trove for nature lovers, |
| the recently graded seven wonders of the | | | | bird watchers and an ideal place for holiday |
| modern world, the wildebeest migration and masai | | | | makers. |
| mara ecosystem. Additionally, you will not miss a | | | | A couple of primate species reside in this forest |
| hundred more tell you about Lake Victoria, the | | | | including black and white colobus monkeys and the |
| worlds second largest fresh water lake. The | | | | debrazza monkeys. The sheer abundance of birds |
| narration will go on and revolve around what one | | | | is over whelming and the beautiful chameleons |
| saw or heard about the beaches of the Kenyan | | | | that are often seen in the undergrowth are a |
| coast and the pride mountain, Mt Kenya. And the | | | | great pleasure. |
| story ends here. | | | | You can set camp on the forest edge and enjoy |
| In the rush for wildlife, especially big five craze, | | | | a great meal prepared by the safari cook. But at |
| there is another side of Kenya that you rarely | | | | night the forest is a different world - the air fills |
| get to see, starting with Western Kenya. | | | | with bats, the silence is taken over by croak |
| When you hear of port Florence, the name | | | | sounds of frogs, night birds and the unmistakable |
| sounds like one of the many ports in the world. | | | | booming call of the giant forest squirrel, very |
| This is the current Lake Victoria's major town and | | | | interesting and appealing. |
| the Kenya's third city- Kisumu one of the major | | | | The forest has many walking trails. Though there |
| attraction site in western Kenya. Many know | | | | is a vehicle circular, the forest is best explored on |
| about it and scholars have written about it both | | | | foot. It is such a fantastic place and you feel the |
| locally and internationally with the local people | | | | urge to stay longer. |
| having various authentic folk tales, myths and | | | | But you have Mount Elgon to visit too. Here lays |
| legends about its mother Lake Victoria. | | | | an impressive craggy extinct volcano whose |
| The western Kenya includes important towns | | | | peaks are ideal for climbing. The many caves |
| among them, Kakamega, Bungoma, Busia and Kisii | | | | found here are collectively known as Elkony but |
| among others. The Kenya's agricultural back bone | | | | the famous one is called Kitum. At night Elephants |
| is found here. To the north, you enjoy fresh | | | | collect in this cave to lick natural salt from the |
| fruits and other farm produces from the fertile | | | | walls of the cave. Here you witness ancient cave |
| farm lands. To the south you view beautiful vast | | | | paintings on the walls. Hiking to the peak is very |
| plantations of tea that are endless and the | | | | fulfilling. |
| dedicated local people may insist you pick a few. | | | | These are some of other destinations that you |
| Proceed to Kakamega forest. It is the only rain | | | | would rarely find on the regular safaris, especially |
| forest in Kenya and only found on this part of the | | | | if coming back to Kenya for a second or third |
| country. Here you get to see many species of | | | | time. |