Your Kenya adventure
🦁 Africa
Kenya for Kids
Flag, capital, facts & a fun geography game.
- Capital city
- Nairobi
- Language
- Swahili
- Famous landmark
- Mount Kenya
- Currency
- Shilling KSh
- National animal
- Lion 🦁
- Famous food
- Ugali 🌽
⭐ Kenya has the Maasai Mara where you can see zebras and giraffes!
- Marathon champions train here in the high mountains.
- Kenya has flamingos that turn lakes pink!
About Kenya
Kenya is a country in Africa. Its capital city is Nairobi, and most people speak Swahili. One of the most famous landmarks here is the Mount Kenya.
Kenya has the Maasai Mara where you can see zebras and giraffes! Marathon champions train here in the high mountains.
Want to know more? Try the Kenya quiz, learn how to say hello in Swahili (“Jambo”), or spin the 3D globe to find Kenya on the map.
Discover more about Kenya
Animals
See all animals →African Elephant
An elephant can smell water from up to 20 km away.
Cheetah
The fastest land animal — 0 to 100 km/h in 3 seconds.
African Lion
A lion's roar can be heard from 8 km away.
Hippopotamus
Despite their size, hippos can outrun humans on land.
Giraffe
A giraffe's tongue is dark blue and 50 cm long — perfect for grabbing thorny leaves.
Flamingo
Flamingos are pink because of the shrimp they eat.
Ostrich
The largest bird in the world — it can't fly but can run 70 km/h.
Nile Crocodile
Crocodiles have been around for over 200 million years — they saw the dinosaurs.
African Elephant
The largest land animal on Earth. Only animal that can't jump.
Nature
See all nature →River Nile
One of the longest rivers on Earth — about 6,650 km long.
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