Posted by QuickReadAbout.com Staff in One of the most interesting and exciting vacations on offer today is the safari holiday. Some of these now have become rather more sophisticated than the tent and backpack variety and have something to offer even the most discerning of travelers.
Most visitors to East Africa, for example, choose to take a few days relaxing – jet-lag gets the best of most people! – at the beginning and end of their holiday lying ocean-side in a five star hotel with all of the comforts you would expect.
Kenya has lots to offer with the superb white sandy beaches edging the Indian Ocean to its vast national parks being home to some of the worlds’ most exotic creatures – including the ‘big five’.
The great wildebeest migration starts in October with literally hundreds of thousands of the animals crossing from Tanzania in the south through Kenya and back again. People come from all corners of the world to witness this spectacular event and always leave in awe at the spectacle.
After the grueling road trip – Kenyan roads are not the best – its time for the luxury again. Hotel staff are very courteous and highly trained in customer care. They have had many years to polish up the service and it shows!
So if it is great snorkeling, diving courses, or dhow trips (traditional Arab sailing vessels) you are after, as they say there ‘hakuna matata’ – no problem.
Life in Kenya is relatively slow so it’s a great way to relax and unwind!