Tembo
Tembo means elephant.
Amboseli is one of the world's best places to see free-roaming elephants.
Kajiado runs from Nairobi's southern edge to the Tanzanian border beneath Kilimanjaro. Its plains and volcanic hills are Maasai land, while towns such as Kitengela and Ngong are fast-growing and mixed.
Amboseli is one of the world's best places to see free-roaming elephants. Its ecosystem has been a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1991.
Livestock is the backbone, alongside horticulture, commerce near Nairobi and wildlife tourism.
About 1,800 elephants with Kilimanjaro rising behind them.
Springs fed by Kilimanjaro, drawing elephants, hippos and waterbirds.
A ridge near Nairobi for hiking and paragliding over the Rift Valley.
Ancient stone hand-axes and fossils displayed where they were found.
A pink-tinged soda lake with hot springs and flamingos.
A community reserve with game drives and Maasai cultural tours.
A family day out near Nairobi.
Communities with a historic home in Kajiado. Today people from every part of Kenya live and work here.
Maasai beadwork, song and the adumu dance are central to life. Kajiado hosted the Maa Cultural and Tourism Festival at Amboseli's Kimana Gate in November 2025.
June–October and January–February give the clearest views of Kilimanjaro and gather elephants around the swamps.
Kajiado and its neighbours. Tap a county or a place to read about it.
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June–October and January–February give the clearest views of Kilimanjaro and gather elephants around the swamps.
Amboseli is one of the world's best places to see free-roaming elephants. Its ecosystem has been a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1991.
Kajiado runs from Nairobi's southern edge to the Tanzanian border beneath Kilimanjaro. Its plains and volcanic hills are Maasai land, while towns such as Kitengela and Ngong are fast-growing and mixed. The county capital is Kajiado, and the 2019 census counted 1,117,840 people across about 21,293 square kilometres.
NyikaNarok CountyThe Maasai Mara is Kenya's most famous safari destination and the stage for the Great Migration.
ChanzoBomet CountyBomet holds the headwaters of the Mara River, which keeps the Maasai Mara alive. It also launched Kenya's tea tourism experience.
ChaiKericho CountyKericho is Kenya's best-known tea region, and tea is one of the country's top exports. The town also has Africa's largest Sikh Gurdwara.
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