{"id":29587,"date":"2018-09-25T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T01:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures?p=29587&preview=true&preview_id=29587"},"modified":"2024-09-21T00:47:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T14:47:14","slug":"kenya-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/kenya-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"10 facts that will make you wild about Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kenya<\/a> is one of the world\u2019s leading safari destinations. <\/strong><\/p>\n

You’re sure to channel your inner David Attenborough with endless up-close wildlife encounters. It\u2019s where you\u2019ll find Africa\u2019s<\/strong> <\/a>second highest mountain, and it’s home to one of the world’s most visible natural cycles; the Great Wildebeest Migration.<\/p>\n

Here are ten fun facts that will get you keen for Kenya<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1. Close encounters with the Big Five <\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Big Five was originally used by game hunters to describe Africa\u2019s hardest animals to hunt. These days, laws have been introduced in most African countries to protect the African lion, African elephant, Cape buffalo, black and white species of rhinoceros and the African leopard.<\/p>\n

RELATED: WHY RURAL KENYA STOLE MY HEART\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Hunting is illegal in Kenya\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

It is a criminal act to hunt any protected animal in Kenya.<\/p>\n

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Image by Pascaline Le Bras<\/p><\/div>\n

3. No traffic jams on Lamu Island<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Kenya\u2019s Lamu Island, located off the northeast coast, is car-free.<\/p>\n

4. You can witness the result of earth splitting force<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Great Rift Valley was formed more than 20 million years ago.<\/p>\n

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Image by Dereje \/ Shutterstock<\/p><\/div>\n

5. Breaking world records in running<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Kenya\u2019s Kalenjin tribe has been dubbed \u2018the running tribe\u2019 for its unbelievable ability to spawn world record breaking runners.<\/p>\n

CHECK OUT INTREPID’S SMALL GROUP ADVENTURES TO KENYA\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

6. Kenya is also home to the fastest land animal<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The cheetah is the fastest moving animal on land in the world, with speeds recorded up to 120 kilometres per hour.<\/p>\n

7. The country of languages <\/strong><\/h3>\n

There are 68 different languages spoken in Kenya. The official language is Swahili.<\/p>\n

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Image by Damien Raggatt<\/p><\/div>\n

8. Kenya is the world\u2019s leading safari destination<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The World Travel Awards recognised Kenya as the World\u2019s Leading Safari Destination in 2017, winning the award three years in a row.<\/p>\n

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Image by Renate Culley<\/p><\/div>\n

9. Masai Mara Nature Reserve<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Masai Mara Nature Reserve is best-known for the Great Wildebeest Migration when, every year, more than a million wildebeest, zebra and antelope migrate clockwise around the Serengeti-Masai Mara ecosystem.<\/p>\n

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10. It has the second-highest mountain in Africa<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Mount Kenya\u00a0is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second-highest (after Mt Kilimanjaro<\/strong><\/a>)\u00a0in Africa.<\/p>\n

Are you looking to travel to Africa with other like-minded 18 to 35s<\/a>? Check out Intrepid’s small group adventures now!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Feature image by Damien Raggatt\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Keen on Kenya? 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