Nairobi

Nairobi is the largest city in East Africa and the main gateway for safaris in Kenya. Famous for Nairobi National Park (the only national park inside a capital city), the Giraffe Centre, and the Karen Blixen Museum. Most tourists use Nairobi as a base to visit the Masai Mara game reserve to see lions, elephants, and wildebeest. Population: 4.4 million.