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Weather
With pleasant overall conditions all year round, Kenya's southern highlands and coastal lowlands see little variation in conditions; each has a wet season between May and June and a second one in October and November. Temperatures are consistent throughout the year and cool for an equatorial region, ranging from high 20°Cs to low 30°Cs (80°Fs to low 90°Fs) on the coast, dropping slightly inland and then raising again closer to Lake Victoria.
Geography
The Republic of Kenya is on the Eastern side of the African continent:
34 degrees - 41 degrees East of Greenwich 4.5 degrees North - 4.5 degrees South of the Equator. Nairobi is the capital city and Mombasa is the main port.
Much of Kenya is plateau with highland areas. The Great Rift Valley runs the length of the country. Mount Kenya, an extinct volcano, is the second highest mountain in the continent. The main rivers are the Galana and Tana and lakes include Lake Turkana and Lake Victoria.
Kenya is bordered by Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia and the Indian Ocean.
National Parks and Reserves
There are over thirty National Parks and Reserves throughout Kenya. These areas are under the management of the Kenyan Wildlife Service (KWS) which aims to conserve and manage Kenya's wildlife and its habitat.
The National Parks of Lake Turkana were inscribed on the World Heritage list in 1997 and extended in 2001. Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest became a World Heritage site in 1997. Six sites are UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserves: Mount Kenya, Amboseli, Kiunga, Malindi-Watamu, Mount Elgon and Mount Kulal.
Ramsar Wetlands of international importance are Lake Baringo, Lake Bogoria, Lake Elmenteita, Lake Naivasha and Lake Nakuru.
Kenya's protected areas are home to many birds and other wildlife. There are over one thousand species of birds including migrant waterfowl. Animals found in the reserves are elephants, lions, cheetahs, leopards, giraffes, zebras, crocodiles, rhinoceroses and hippopotamuses.
Read more about Kenya’s National Parks and Reserves by clicking here.
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