Worlds most beautiful place! (Kenya)

Member Name: sacwhh22

Product:	Kenya
Date:	16/09/09 (6 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: People, place and animals

Disadvantages: None atall!

Kenya - what a truly amazing part of the world! Its without a doubt the most beautiful place i have ever seen and am ever likely to see.

My trip to Kenya was my honeymoon - 2 weeks in October 2008, the greatest 2 weeks of my life - both because of my wife, and the location.

People
The Kenyan people were just fantastic wherever we went - and we certainly went to a few! Everybody seemed happy and relaxed and always keen to share their local and wildlife knowledge with you. Also despite the level of poverty there, it never felt as though people were hassling you for money - you met sellers of products on many roads for example, but it rarley seemed pushy or annoying.

Food
Well iam the worlds fussiest eater and with an all inclusive holiday covering around 7 different lodges i expected eating to be a problem - i was wrong, i ate very very well!
The food was always of a decent standard and a huge range to suit all tastes. Usualy a varied hot buffet with stir frys, chicken pieces, pasta, etc - never found it a problem to eat. Also breakfasts were amazing every day, the quality and range was huge. Fruit was the high point of food due to the qualiy and freshness every day - and i dont usualy eat fruit!

The lodges
We did a travelling safari that moved between Nairobi, Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Ambosseli, Taita Hills, Tsavo and Mombassa - and the one thing that was common beween them all was the high standard of accomodation! The rooms were always fantastic, better than any holiday ive experinced, and all the restaurants, bars, pools etc were equally as well built and maintained - all lodges made you feel very special - largly due to the amazing staff

Lastly the wildlife
Well this really did exceed expectations - im a huge animal lover and always knew i would love it but didnt realise quite how much until i was in the thick of it. There is no way to describe te feeling of 30 full grown elephants walking 6 feet away, and herds of Zebra and gazzelle galloping alongside, or the sight of a cheetah and cubs playing in the morning sun, a mere 15 feet away from your face, and fully grown male lions sitting at the wheel of your 4x4 - i could go on, its just mindblowing! And Kenya certainly seems to be THE place to see it all!

My advice when going to Kenya if planning to be quite big on the safari element iss to move around a bit - The masai mara is a must fr the lions and the cheetahs - all very yellow and brown and dessert lik - then lake Nakuru is the best place for Leopards and Rhino, and the mesmorising sight of 4million flamingo - its almost rainforest like! and Ambosseli is very red and dusty, with Kilamanjaro behind you and countless families of Elephants every where you go - youhave to see those 3 areas!

Kenya is beautiful and amazing - everybody should go!

Summary: An amazing place or all to see in their lifetime!