Kenya Crowned the 2019 World’s Leading Safari Destination

Kenya has continued to maintain herself as the champion in the global safari destination. The country was awarded the prestigious 2019 World’s Leading Safari Destination award by World Travel Awards  at an event held on Thursday evening in Muscat in Oman.

The East African country scooped up the top position to the World leading Safari lodge destination won by ‘Mahali Mzuri’, all for itself, thus living up to the legacy which the destination has had in this category after having won five times in the last seven years.

In the Africa category, Nairobi was voted the continent’s leading business travel destination while the country won Africa’s leading destination award as well as the leading destination management company.

The East African country’s tourism marketing agency, Kenya Tourism Board, got the most votes for Africa’s leading tourist board while the award for Africa’s leading meeting conference destination went to Kenyatta International Convention Center. Dr Betty Radier, the Chief Executive Officer of Kenya Tourism Board opined, “The win was a testament to the fact that tourists and business people across the globe prefer Kenya to other destinations because of its diverse offerings,”

According to Radier, the increased preference by visitors into the country is bare evidence that Kenya’s travel and hospitality industry is definitely on the right track. Radier added, “We are very delighted to win this global award because it shows great honor to Kenya’s safari offering which is loved worldwide. Kenya deserves this victory because the destination offers a myriad of safari travel opportunities to our visitors,”

The annual wildebeest migration spectacle in the Mara, Lake Nakuru National Park, Amboseli National Park including Tsavo East and West National Parks are the most sought after safari experiences in Kenya.