What are the scenic spots in Kenya?

Masai Park Masai Mara Park is located in the southwest border area of Kenya. Named after the Marseille River and the Mara River, it is the most concentrated habitat of large wild mammals on earth. Every year, Marseille staged the most spectacular wildlife migration in the world: a cluster of nearly 3 million animals, a parade of more than 3,000 kilometers, and an arena for the survival of the fittest.

This scene has been going on for hundreds of years. In this animal army, there are 6.5438+0.4 million wildebeests, 500,000 gazelles and 200,000 zebras, as well as carnivores such as lions, cheetahs and hyenas. Masai is an indigenous people, living on the edge of Masai Mara Nature Reserve. Wild animals such as wildebeests and antelopes in nature reserves are often mixed with Masai cattle and sheep, but Masai people have never hunted them. Nakuru Lake National Park Nakuru Lake National Park is located in the south of Nakuru, the capital of rift valley, Kenya, and is one of Kenya's wildlife parks. 1960, Lake Nakuru was designated as a bird sanctuary along with nearby grasslands, swamps, Woods and mountains.

1968 was officially designated as a national park, which is one of the earliest national parks in Africa to protect birds. Lake Nakuru, located at the bottom of the Rift Valley in East Africa, and several small lakes nearby were formed by drastic changes in the crust. There is a lot of tap water around, but there is no outlet. Over the years, water flow has brought a lot of lava soil, resulting in saline-alkali deposition in the lake. This saline-alkali and strong sunlight on the equator provide good conditions for algae to reproduce. A kind of dark green algae that grows in the shallow waters of several lakes is the main food of flamingos. Algae contains a lot of protein, and a flamingo consumes about 250 grams of algae every day. Seaweed also contains a kind of lycopene, and flamingos are pink, which is said to be the result of this pigment.

Lake Nakuru and its surrounding areas have become the habitat of flamingos, known as the paradise of flamingos. There are two kinds of flamingos here, the big one is 1 m high and the long one is 1.4 m long, and the number is small; The small ones are 0.7 meters high and 1 meter long, and there are many of them. They all have long legs, long necks and huge beaks, much like white cranes, but their feathers are pale pink and their wings and legs are slightly black. Flamingo's mouth is extremely unique: its long beak is flat and bent downward, and its tip is hooked. A flock of flamingos often has tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands. They either swim in the lake or walk in the shallows, looking leisurely and serene. When they are interested, they will spread their wings lightly and dance.

At this time, Lake Nakuru is a lake with birds' shadows, which complement each other and turn red. And once they are exhausted, they will soar into the sky like a large red cloud. This strange change is called the unique scenery of the world bird kingdom. Every year, a large number of tourists from all over the world come to Lake Nakuru to enjoy this wonderful sight. Nakuru Lake National Park covers an area of 200 square kilometers, including 52 square kilometers of lakes. Because of the mild climate, calm lake water and dense aquatic plants, in addition to flamingos, there are more than 400 species and millions of rare birds living here. In the dense forest near the lake, there are carnivorous birds such as brown eagle and long-crowned eagle, migratory birds such as snipe, cuckoo, kingfisher, starling and sunbird.

Lake Nakuru National Park is a paradise for all kinds of birds. Every year, many ornithologists come from all over the world to study, so it is also a paradise for ornithologists. Nairobi National Park Nairobi National Park was established on 1946. It is the first national park in East Africa and the only one in the world located in the capital, only 7 kilometers from downtown Nairobi. The park covers an area of 1 17 square kilometers.

The east, west and north are separated from the city by power grids, and the south is an open border, which is a channel for animals to migrate with the seasons. There are more than 100 species of mammals and more than 400 species of endemic migratory birds in the park. The main animals in the park are antelope, zebra, cheetah, leopard, giraffe, wildebeest, hippo, rhinoceros, lion, bison, orangutan, baboon, ostrich and guinea fowl. This is the only large animal that doesn't exist in the elephant park. It is said that the main reasons are: elephants eat too many leaves in the park, which is easy to cause animal food crisis; Elephants are fierce and easy to pose a personal threat to the surrounding residents.

Animals that often migrate inside and outside the park include wildebeest, zebra, giraffe and antelope. They migrate in the rainy season and return in the dry season. Animal migration reduces the pressure on park resources. In order to protect African elephants, the Kenyan government banned the trade in ivory and ivory products. 1989, President Moi personally set fire to the park, burning 25 tons of ivory and hunting trophies. In order to commemorate this famous action, an ivory burning site was left in the inner circle of the park, and a monument was built to make it a special viewing spot in the park. 1963, an animal orphanage was opened next to the park to receive and treat abandoned small animals and injured animals until they can return to nature.

The beautiful rift valley in East Africa, the last scar on the earth! The beautiful rift valley in East Africa, the last scar on the earth! Before many people saw the Great Rift Valley in East Africa, they thought it must be a narrow, dark, gloomy and horrible ravine abyss. In fact, when you come to the Rift Valley, you will see a completely different scene. You will fly over the vast Indian Ocean and enter the equator of East Africa. Looking down from the plane window, you will see a huge knife mark on the ground, which suddenly makes people feel amazing and magical. This is the famous Great Rift Valley in East Africa, also known as the Grand Canyon in East Africa or the Great Trench. The rift valley is about tens to 200 kilometers wide and 1000 to 2000 meters deep, and its walls are like knives and axes. In a word, the Great Rift Valley in East Africa, which accounts for 1/6 of the earth's circumference, is magnificent and the largest rift zone in the world. Some people vividly call it a big scar on the surface of the earth, which has fascinated many people since ancient times. The East African Rift Valley starts from the lower Zambezi River valley in the south and extends to the north of Lake Malawi in the north, where it is divided into two parts.

The east one is the main rift valley, which passes through Eyasihu and lake natron in central Tanzania, Turkana Lake in northern Kenya, Abaya Lake and Aiju Lake in central Ethiopian Plateau, and continues northward to the Red Sea and Yaxi Bay, with a total length of more than 5,000 kilometers. From the plane to the west, along the Xuefeng Mountain in Kilimanjaro, through Lake Tanganyika, Lake Kivu, Lake Edward, Lake Albert and so on. To the White Nile in Sudan, with a total length of 1700 km. Because the Great Rift Valley in East Africa has actually gone beyond the scope of East Africa and extended to the Dead Sea, it is also called the Arabian Rift Valley System in Africa. Seen from the whole African continent, the Great Rift Valley is the highest region in Africa, belonging to the plateau region of the Great Rift Valley, with a total area of more than 5 million square kilometers, accounting for more than 1/6 of the African area. Several peaks in Africa with an altitude of more than 4,500 meters are distributed in this natural area, including the famous Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya and Mount Elgon.

Before seeing the Great Rift Valley in East Africa, many people thought it must be a long, narrow, dark, gloomy and horrible ravine, overgrown with weeds and rugged rocks, and no one was there. In fact, when you come to the rift valley, you will see a completely different scene: in the distance, dense virgin forests are covered with continuous peaks, and the slopes are covered with cacti; Nearby, the grassland is vast, green bushes are dotted, weeds are green, flowers are in full bloom, several lakes in the depths of the grassland are sparkling, and white clouds are floating between mountains and rivers; The bottom of the rift valley is flat and open, with lush vegetation. At this moment, you will truly feel that only by visiting the top of the Rift Valley can you personally feel the unique scenery of nature, the vastness of heaven and earth and the myriad weather. Mount Kenya, located in central Kenya, is the largest extinct volcano in the Rift Valley in East Africa and the second highest peak in Africa, with an altitude of 5 199 meters. She crossed the equatorial line, and the usual peaks were looming in the smoke.

On a clear day, you can see it from the snow peak several miles away. The valley formed by huge glaciers is next to the mountains, which is a magnificent scenery. The top of the mountain is covered with snow all year round, and hotels and campsites are set up at the foot of the mountain and on the mountainside. In the south, there is a wildlife park in the busy forest of Loire Mountain in Nyanda.

Tree Top Hotel has a three-star hotel-Tree Top Hotel in Abaladra Wildlife Nature Reserve. This hotel is built on a tree, where guests can watch the wild animals in the nature reserve. Therefore, there are many guests in the hotel, and Queen Elizabeth II once lived here. 1952 In February, Princess Elizabeth visited Kenya under British colonial rule. One day, the princess stayed at the treetop hotel to watch wild animals. That night, the princess received the news of her father's death and the imperial edict of succession. The next day, Elizabeth interrupted her trip and immediately returned to England. On June 2nd of the following year, Elizabeth was officially crowned Queen.

The operator of Tree Top Hotel took the opportunity to erect a monument for himself to publicize the story of the princess and queen under the tree, and carved an inscription to stand on the top platform for tourists to take pictures as a souvenir. The early treetop hotel was built entirely on several branches, all of which were wooden structures. At that time, it was relatively simple and belonged to a small-scale diaojiao building, which mainly provided wildlife viewing services for British military and political officials and western explorers stationed in Kenya. Later, it became famous, and tourists came in an endless stream, and a large-scale expansion was carried out next to the original site. The current building is still made of all-wood structure, which basically maintains the original original style and wild interest, but the big branches have become dozens of big wooden columns. The first floor of this building is very high and empty. There are three floors above, each with guest rooms, viewing corridors at both ends and a wide viewing platform on the top floor. Besides enjoying the beautiful scenery around the hotel, people can also make use of the food provided by the hotel, including all kinds of birds, white-tailed monkeys and jumping baboons in Doby.

There are several large natural ponds behind the hotel. There are crocodiles and turtles in the pond, and there is a land full of reeds in the middle, with bird eggs piled on it. Tree Top Hotel is located in Aberdeen National Park in the Central Plateau (Central Province) of Kenya. The Aberdeen Mountains, with an area of 767 square kilometers and the highest point of 3999 meters, are said to be one of the homes of God. At the foot of the mountain is Nelly Town, which is about 150km away from Nairobi. In the northeast of this mountain stands Mount Kenya, the second highest peak in Africa. There are many trees and animals on the mountain, including elephants, lions, rhinoceroses, leopards, baboons, monkeys, jackals, antelopes, bison, buffaloes, wild boars and more than 250 kinds of birds. The treetop hotel is located in the east of the zoo, near the town of Nigel.

The top of the tree was built before Ken became independent. It got its name because it was built on several big trees. 1952 In February, when Princess Elizabeth of England visited the treetop where she spent the night, it was reported that her father George VI had died, and Elizabeth became the Queen of England in the treetop historically. In the same year, a fire destroyed the top of the tree where the original princess stayed and rebuilt it opposite the original site of 1954. 1983, Queen Elizabeth revisited her old place and stayed in the Queen Suite. Therefore, treetop is a household name in Britain, and its tourists often regard it as the first choice for traveling to Kenya. The top of the tree is a three-story all-wood structure, which can accommodate about 100 people.

The top of the tree was rebuilt many times, and it was repaired and rebuilt in the first half of 1996, but it remained basically the same. Every evening, herds of elephants and bison come downstairs to eat salt (artificially scattered on the ground) and other minerals, and various animals and birds also go to the pond to drink water, forming a beautiful night scene. At dawn, all kinds of animals came in droves. Before leaving, tourists often stop to admire and linger. Weiduoliyahu is located in the East African Plateau, mostly in Tanzania and Uganda, and a small part belongs to Kenya. The lake is located between the Great Rift Valley in East Africa and its western branches, in the north of the shallow basin between the rifts. The lake basin is formed by the depression of the ground, so the origin of Lake Victoria is completely different from the other five lakes on the East African Plateau.

With an area of 69,400 square kilometers, it is the largest lake in Africa and the second largest lake in the world after Lake Superior in North America. The outline of the lake is slightly quadrangular, with a maximum width of 240 kilometers from east to west and a maximum distance of 400 kilometers from north to south. Hu 'an line

Many rivers flow into Lake Victoria, with a basin area of over 200,000 square kilometers. The lake flows from the Victoria Nile in the north and is the main water source of the White Nile. Lake Victoria has a wide water surface and a deep water depth (with an average water depth of 40m and a maximum water depth of 80m), which has certain influence on the surrounding climate. It lowers the temperature in the surrounding area and increases the precipitation. This phenomenon is most obvious in the north and west of the lake. Good climate and flat terrain promote the economic development and population concentration around the lake, which is one of the most densely populated areas in Africa. National Museum, a famous museum in East Africa. In the mountains north of Nairobi, Kenya.

Founded in 19 10, it was originally collection room, the natural history society of East Africa, and was rebuilt and opened in 1930. The museum is divided into natural history, prehistory, geology and other departments. Among the human exhibits in the museum are the skull of forest ape-man 20 million years ago, the skull of Lamarcinopithecus 6.5438+0.4 million years ago, the skull of Australopithecus 3-4 million years ago, the skull of homo habilis 2 million years ago, the skull of Homo erectus 5-6.5438+0 million years ago and the skull of Homo sapiens 200,000 years ago. In the archaeological exhibition hall, there are giant elephant fossils from 2 million years ago. There is a mural of 29,000 years ago in the exhibition room of the grottoes. From the murals, we can see the scenes of ancient human life. There are herds of antelopes and wild horses running wildly.

Completely upright people are fighting the herd in the forest. Insects, fish, birds and other specimens are displayed, covering almost all species in tropical Africa. Among them, there are ostriches with a height of 2.4 meters and a weight of 130 kilograms, world-famous flamingos, and swallows that set off from Finland in 1977 and flew more than 2 1000 kilometers to Kenya. The museum also displayed dozens of ancient cultural relics of China unearthed from Kenyan coastal provinces. Including celadon plates, porcelain bowls and tea sets. Although some of the exhibits are damaged, you can still see the words Daming Jiajing Year System, Daqing, Longevity and Richness. In addition, the museum also displays paintings of flowers, trees, weapons, decorations and jewels from various tribes in Kenya. Independence Garden1963 65438+February 12, Kenyan people held an independence celebration in Nairobi. To commemorate Independence Day, the Kenyan government decided to build it into a garden and named it Uhuru Park, which means independence and freedom in local Swahili.

1964, President Kenyatta planted a symbolic fig tree in the Independence Garden, which kicked off the tree planting activities in the garden. Since then, every year when the rainy season comes, tree planting activities will be held here, and foreign heads of state and government visiting Kenya will take planting trees in Independence Garden as an important agenda.