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Sunrise over Mount Kenya. Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya, and the second-highest in Africa (after Mount Kilimanjaro).

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Sunrise over the Indian Ocean at Mombasa. Mombasa is the second largest city in Kenya, lying on the Indian Ocean.

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A giraffe in Nairobi National Park with the Nairobi skyline in the background

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Sunset with boats in Malindi, Kilifi County, Kenya.

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Two men at a Maasai village in Kenya, wearing traditional Maasai apparel.

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Maasai people walking with the sky in the background.

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Sunset in Samburu County, Kenya.

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Lake Naivasha is one of the many lakes located in the Mid-Western in Kenya due to the Great Rift Valley. It is located in Nakuru County.

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Austrian Hut on Mount Kenya, with a view of the peak Nelion. Austrian Hut is the second highest hut on Mount Kenya.

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Sunrise in Mombasa, Kenya over the Indian Ocean. Mombasa is currently 2nd largest city in Kenya. It is located in Mombasa County.

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The Fourteen Falls in Kiambu County, Kenya

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Lamu "fort" at Shela beach

A vacation rental property built in 2001, located on the southeastern point of Lamu Island

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Fort Jesus (Forte Jesus de Mombaça) is a Portuguese fort built in 1591 by order of King Philip I of Portugal (King Philip II of Spain), then ruler of the joint Portuguese and Spanish Kingdoms, located on Mombasa Island to guard the Old Port of Mombasa, Kenya. It was built in the shape of a man (viewed from the air), and was given the name of Jesus. In 2011, the fort was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, highlighted as one of the most outstanding and well preserved examples of 16th-century Portuguese military fortifications. It is located in Mombasa County.

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Hot Air Balloon Safari in Maasai Mara, Narok County, Kenya.

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Kakamega Forest, Kakamega County, Kenya.

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The second tallest mountain in Africa, Mount Kenya, Kenya.

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The East African Railways 59 Class Garratt was the largest, heaviest and most powerful steam locomotive to operate on any metre gauge railway in the world. Thirty-four of these oil-fired locomotives were supplied to EAR in 1955-56 by Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd of Manchester.

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A woman walks along Kenyan highway A104, which dwarfs Mount Longonot in Nakuru County in the background.

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Cheetahs during sunset in Maasai Mara, Narok County, Kenya.

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Beach close to Robinson Island Kenya a couple of kilometres north of Malindi town, Kilifi County.

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Keekorok Lodge was the first lodge built in the Maasai Mara. It was erected in the direct path of the wildebeest migration. At the height of migration, Keekorok Lodge is surrounded by a swarming mass of animals, and there is hardly any need to go on a game drive. It is located in Narok County.

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