What are the attractions in Kenya?

Maasai Park Masai Mara Park is located in the southwestern border area of ??Kenya. Named after the Maasai and Mara rivers, it is home to the largest concentration of large wild mammals on Earth. Every year, Marseille stages the world's most spectacular wildlife migration: a swarm of nearly 3 million animals, a parade of more than 3,000 kilometers, and an arena of survival of the fittest.

This scene has been going on for hundreds of years. Among this animal army are 1.4 million wildebeests (wildebeests), 500,000 gazelles and 200,000 zebras, as well as carnivores such as lions, cheetahs and hyenas. The Maasai are an indigenous people who live on the edge of the Maasai Mara Nature Reserve. Wildebeest, antelope and other wild animals in the nature reserve are often mixed with Maasai cattle and sheep for consumption, but the Maasai people have never hunted them. Lake Nakuru National Park Lake Nakuru National Park is located south of Nakuru, the capital of Kenya's Rift Valley Province. It is one of Kenya's safari parks. In 1960, Lake Nakuru, along with nearby grasslands, swamps, woods and mountains, was designated a bird sanctuary.

It was officially designated as a national park in 1968 and is one of the first national parks in Africa to protect birds. Lake Nakuru and several nearby small lakes located at the bottom of the East African Rift Valley were formed by dramatic changes in the earth's crust. There was a lot of running water around, but no outlet. Over the years, water flow brought large amounts of lava soil, causing salt deposits in the lake. This saltiness and intense sunlight at the equator provide excellent conditions for algae to bloom. A dark green seaweed that grows in the shallow waters of several lakes is the flamingo's main food. Algae contains a lot of protein, and a flamingo consumes about 250 grams of algae every day. Seaweed also contains lycopene, a pigment that is said to be responsible for the pink color of flamingos.

Lake Nakuru and its surrounding areas have become a habitat for flamingos and are known as a flamingo paradise. There are two kinds of flamingos here. The big one is 1 meter high and 1.4 meters long, and there are not many of them; the small ones are 0.7 meters high and 1 meter long, and there are a lot of them. They all have long legs, long necks and huge beaks, much like white cranes, but their feathers are light pink and their wings and legs are slightly darker. The beak of a flamingo is extremely unique: its long beak is flat and curved downwards, with a hook-shaped tip. A group of flamingos often contains tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands. They are either swimming in the lake or strolling on the shallows, looking leisurely and peaceful. When they are interested, they will spread their wings lightly and dance gracefully.

At this time, Lake Nakuru is a lake with intertwined bird 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 peculiar change is known as a unique scenery in the world's bird kingdom. Every year, a large number of tourists from all over the world come to Lake Nakuru to enjoy this wonderful scene. Lake Nakuru National Park covers an area of ??200 square kilometers, of which the lake area accounts for 52 square kilometers. Because of the mild climate, calm lake water, and dense aquatic plants, in addition to flamingos, there are more than 400 and millions of rare bird species living here. In the dense forest near the lake, there are carnivorous birds such as brown eagles and long-crested eagles, sandpipers, snipe migratory birds, cuckoos, kingfishers, starlings, sunbirds, etc.

The entire Lake Nakuru National Park is a paradise for various bird species. Every year, many ornithologists come from all over the world to study, so this is also a paradise for ornithologists. Nairobi National Park Established in 1946, Nairobi National Park is the first national park in East Africa and the only national park in the world located in a capital city, only 7 kilometers from the center of Nairobi. The park covers an area of ??117 square kilometers.

The east, west and north sides are isolated from the city by power grids, and the south side is an open border, which is a passage for animals to migrate with the seasons. There are more than 100 species of mammals and more than 400 species of unique migratory birds in the park. The main animals in the park are: antelope, zebra, cheetah, leopard, giraffe, wildebeest, hippopotamus, rhino, lion, bison, orangutan, baboon, ostrich and guinea fowl. It is the only large animal not found in the elephant park. It is said that the main reasons are: elephants eat too many leaves in the park, which can easily cause a food crisis for animals; elephants have a ferocious temperament and can easily pose a personal threat to surrounding residents.

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

The beautiful Great Rift Valley, the last scar on the earth! The beautiful Great Rift Valley, the last scar on the earth! Before many people saw the Great Rift Valley, they thought it must be a A narrow, dark, eerie, terrifying ravine abyss. In fact, when you come to the Rift Valley, you will see a completely different scene. You will fly across the vast Indian Ocean and into the equator of East Africa. Looking down from the airplane window, you will see a huge knife mark on the ground, which immediately makes people feel amazing and magical.

This is the famous East African Rift Valley, also known as the East African Grand Canyon or the Great Trench. The rift valley is about tens to 200 kilometers wide, 1000 to 2000 meters deep, and its walls are like knives and axes. In short, this Great Rift Valley, which accounts for 1/6 of the earth's circumference, is majestic and is the largest rift zone in the world. Some people call it a big scar on the earth's surface, 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 north to the north of Lake Malawi, where it is divided into east and west parts.

The east one is the main rift valley, passing through Lake Eyasi and Lake Natron in central Tanzania, Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, Lake Abaya and Lake Juai in the central Ethiopian plateau, and continues It reaches the Red Sea and the Gulf of Asia in the north, with a total length of more than 5,000 kilometers. Head west from the plane, along the snowy peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro, passing through Lake Tanganyika, Lake Kivu, Lake Edward, Lake Albert, etc. To the White Nile River in Sudan, the total length is more than 1,700 kilometers. Because this Great Rift Valley has actually exceeded the scope of East Africa geographically and extended to the Dead Sea area, it is also called the African-Arabian Rift Valley System. From the perspective of the entire African continent, the East African Great Rift Valley is the highest region in Africa. It belongs to the plateau area of ??the East African Great Rift Valley, with a total area of ??more than 5 million square kilometers, accounting for more than 1/6 of Africa's area. Several African peaks with an altitude of over 4,500 meters are located in this natural area, including the famous Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, Mount Elgon, etc.

Before seeing the Great Rift Valley in East Africa, many people thought it must be a long, narrow, dark, gloomy, and terrifying ravine with overgrown weeds, rugged rocks, and no people. In fact, when you come to the Rift Valley, you will see a completely different scene: in the distance, dense virgin forests cover the continuous mountain peaks, and the slopes are covered with cacti; nearby, there are vast grasslands and green shrubs. It is dotted with green weeds and blooming flowers. Several lakes in the depths of the grassland are sparkling, and white clouds are floating between the mountains and rivers. The bottom of the rift valley is flat and open, with lush grass and luxuriant trees. At this moment, you will truly feel that only by visiting the top of the rift valley can you personally experience the unique scenery of nature, the vastness of heaven and earth, and the variety of weather. Mount Kenya is located in central Kenya. It is the largest extinct volcano in the East African Rift Valley and the second highest peak in Africa, with an altitude of 5,199 meters. She crosses the equator, and the peak is usually looming in the smoke.

On a clear day, the distant snowy peaks can be seen for miles. The valleys formed by the huge glaciers are close to the mountains, creating a magnificent scenery. The top of the mountain is covered with snow all year round, and hotels and camping spots are set up at the foot of the mountain and on the mountainside. To the south, between the busy forests of the Nyandaloire Mountains lies a wildlife park.

Treetop Hotel There is a three-star hotel Treetop Hotel in Abaldera Wildlife Reserve in Kenya. This hotel is built into a tree, where guests can view the wildlife of the nature reserve. Therefore, the hotel has many guests, and Queen Elizabeth II of England once stayed here. In February 1952, Princess Elizabeth visited Kenya, which was then under British colonial rule. One day, the princess stayed at a treetop hotel to watch wild animals. That night, the princess received the news of her father's death and the imperial decree of succession. The next day, Elizabeth interrupted her trip and returned to England immediately. On June 2 of the following year, Elizabeth was officially crowned queen.

The operator of the Tree Top Hotel took the opportunity to erect a monument for himself to promote the story of the princess in the tree and the queen under the tree. He also engraved the inscription and stood on the top platform for tourists to take photos. Early treetop hotels were built entirely on a few large branches and were entirely wooden structures. It was a relatively simple and small-scale stilted building at that time, mainly providing wildlife viewing services to British military and political dignitaries and Western explorers stationed in Kenya. Later, it became famous and attracted an endless stream of tourists, and a large-scale expansion was carried out next to the original site. The current building is still an all-wood structure, basically maintaining its original original style and wild charm, except that the big branches have been transformed into dozens of large wooden pillars. The ground floor of the building is high and empty. There are three floors above, with guest rooms on each floor, viewing corridors at both ends, and a wide viewing platform on the top floor. In addition to enjoying the beautiful scenery around the hotel, people can also entertain various birds, white-tailed monkeys and jumping baboons with the food provided by the hotel.

There are several large natural ponds behind the hotel. There are crocodiles and turtles in the pond, and in the middle there is a patch of land covered with reeds and piled with bird eggs. The Treetops Hotel is located in Aberdeen National Park in Kenya's Central Plateau (Central Province). The Aberdeen Mountains, covering an area of ??767 square kilometers and the highest point 3999 meters, are said to be one of God's homes. At the foot of the mountain is the town of Nellie, about 150 kilometers from Nairobi. To the northeast of this mountain stands Mount Kenya, the second highest mountain in Africa. The mountains are lush with trees and teeming with animals, including elephants, lions, rhinos, leopards, baboons, monkeys, jackals, antelopes, bison, waterbucks, wild boars and more than 250 species of birds. The Treetop Hotel is located in the eastern part of the zoo, close to the town of Niezh.

Tree Top was built before Ken’s independence. It got its name from the fact that it was built on top of several large trees. In February 1952, when Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom visited the treetop where she spent the night, news of the death of her father, King George VI, came, and Elizabeth historically became the Queen of England at the treetop. In the same year, a fire destroyed the treetop where the original princess stayed, and it was rebuilt opposite the original site in 1954. In 1983, Queen Elizabeth returned to her hometown and stayed in the Queen's Suite. As a result, Treetops is a household name in the UK, and its tourists often make Treetops their first choice when traveling to Kenya.

The top of the tree is a three-story all-wood structure building that can accommodate about 100 people.

The top of the tree has been rebuilt many times, and it was restored and rebuilt in the first half of 1996, but it basically maintains its original appearance. Every evening, herds of elephants and bison come downstairs to eat salt (artificially spread on the ground) and other minerals, and various animals and birds also go to the pond to drink water, forming a beautiful night scene. When the morning light first appears, various animals come in droves. Visitors often stop to admire and linger before leaving. Lake Victoria Lake Victoria (weiduoliyahu) is located on the East African Plateau, mostly in Tanzania and Uganda, with a small part belonging to Kenya. The lake is located between the Great Rift Valley and its western branch, in the northern part of the shallow basin between the rift valleys. The lake basin is formed by a depression in the ground, so the origin of Lake Victoria is completely different from the other Great 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 quadrilateral, with a maximum width of 240 kilometers from east to west and a maximum distance of 400 kilometers from north to south. Lake shoreline

Many rivers flow into Lake Victoria, with a drainage area of ??more than 200,000 square kilometers. The lake flows out through the Victoria Nile in the north and is the main source of water for the White Nile. Lake Victoria has a wide water surface and deep water (average depth 40m, maximum depth 80m), which has a certain impact on the surrounding climate. It lowers temperatures and increases precipitation in surrounding areas. This phenomenon is most pronounced in the northern and western parts of the lake. The good climate and flat terrain have promoted economic development and population concentration in the area around the lake, making it one of the most densely populated areas in Africa. National Museum, a famous museum in East Africa. In the mountains north of Nairobi, Kenya.

It was built in 1910 and was originally the collection room of the East African Natural History Society. It was rebuilt and opened in 1930. The museum is divided into departments such as natural history, prehistory, and geology. Among the human displays in the museum are a 20-million-year-old forest ape skull, a 14-million-year-old Lamarcinopithecus skull, a 3-4 million-year-old Australopithecus skull, a 2-million-year-old Homo habilis skull, a 5-1 million-year-old skull The skull of Homo erectus from 200,000 years ago and the skull of Homo sapiens from 200,000 years ago. In the archaeological exhibition hall, there are giant elephant fossils from 2 million years ago. There is a 29,000-year-old mural in the cave's exhibition room. From the murals, we can see scenes of ancient human life. There are herds of antelopes and wild horses running wildly.

The fully erect man fights the herd in the forest. Insects, fish, birds and other specimens are on display, covering nearly every species of tropical Africa. Among them are ostriches that are 2.4 meters tall and weigh more than 130 kilograms, the world-famous flamingos, and swallows that set out from Finland in 1977 and flew more than 21,000 kilometers to Kenya. The museum also displays dozens of ancient Chinese artifacts unearthed from Kenya's coastal provinces. Including celadon plates, porcelain bowls, and tea sets. Although some of the exhibits are damaged, you can still see the words Jiajing Year System of the Ming Dynasty, Daqing, Longevity and Wealth, etc. In addition, the museum also displays flower and tree paintings, weapons, decorations and jewelry from various tribes in Kenya. Independence Garden On December 12, 1963, the Kenyan people held an independence celebration in Nairobi. To commemorate Independence Day, the Kenyan government decided to turn it into a garden and named it Uhuru Park, which means independence and freedom in the local Swahili language.

In 1964, President Kenyatta planted a symbolic fig tree in the Independence Garden, kicking off the garden’s tree planting activities. Since then, tree planting activities have been held here every year when the rainy season arrives, and foreign heads of state and government who visit Kenya have made tree planting in the Independence Garden an important agenda.