| Kenya is an East African country surrounded by | | | | In the recent past, tourism in Kenya was faced |
| Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Sudan and Somalia. | | | | by another blow when the country was faced by |
| Tourism in Kenya is a major foreign earner after | | | | the ethnic clashes that hit the entire country after |
| agriculture. The main tourism attraction sites | | | | the 2007 national elections. |
| include game reserves, national parks, the | | | | Tourism in Kenya won the Best Leisure |
| renowned Rift Valley as well as the Coast. The | | | | destination in Shanghai, China in April 2008 even |
| national parks as well as the game reserves | | | | after the 2007/2008 post election clashes. This, |
| contain millions of animals as well as plant species | | | | according to Ministry was to verify that indeed |
| which attract tourists from all over the world. | | | | Kenya has a unique world acclaimed tourism |
| Tourism in Kenya has solely been supported by | | | | product. There are a total of ten game reserves |
| beach-tourism, eco-tourism, cultural-tourism as | | | | as well as nineteen national parks that the visitors |
| well as the sport-tourism. This is in contrast to | | | | have to choose from when they choose to tour |
| the popular belief by many that the industry has | | | | Kenya. This country also has marine parks that a |
| grown hugely due to the conservation of nature. | | | | visitor can see once in the country. There are |
| Just like any other growing industry in the world, | | | | also lakes in the country that are a major source |
| tourism in Kenya has been characterized by a | | | | of attraction some of these are in the Great Rift |
| number of ups and downs. In the early 1990s, this | | | | Valley which in itself is a tourist destination. |
| industry was faced with the challenge of | | | | There are many factors that promote tourism in |
| decreased tourist numbers after publicized | | | | the country. These include the climate that is |
| murders of several tourists. This played a major | | | | favorable to the different people that like to |
| role in the declining of foreign revenue in the | | | | spend their time in country. Another major reason |
| country. However, this took a major turn when | | | | as to where tourism in Kenya is favored is the |
| foreign revenue earned from the tourist was | | | | fact that, this land, for a long time has enjoyed |
| higher than that earned from the sale of coffee. | | | | peace for the largest part of her history. |