--- description: Find out why Chyulu Hills, Kenya is on TIME’s list of the world’s greatest places of 2023. title: Chyulu Hills, Kenya: World's Greatest Places 2023 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc3e598f2eaa6fef7/698a3b2222fb8547e0e2e7d4/Worlds-Greatest-Places-Chyulu-Hills-Kenya.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Mar 16, 2023 # Chyulu Hills, Kenya Wildlife oasis by [Kait Hanson](/author/kait-hanson-2/) ## Kait Hanson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  A herd of elephants passing through the Chyulu Hills in Kenya. A herd of elephants passing through the Chyulu Hills in Kenya.Kait Hanson Kenya’s Chyulu Hills stretch across the plains where Amboseli meets Tsavo, a rugged outcrop of volcanic rock gently blanketed in green, with elephants, zebras, and giraffes roaming along the horizon. A short hop via bush plane from Wilson Airport in Nairobi, Chyulu Hills served as the muse for Ernest Hemingway’s “Green Hills of Africa” and is a favorite destination for those seeking unobstructed views of Kilimanjaro without having to book an additional flight to Tanzania. Last year, a pilot project partnership between[ Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust](http://maasaiwilderness.org/2022/10/13/mwct-goes-electric/ "undefined") and the local community deployed a fleet of four electric vehicles to aid in conservation work. It’s the first step in a larger effort to curb environmental pollution in the area and will foster quieter patrols for anti-poaching rangers and zero-emissions transport for community firefighters. ol Donyo Lodge, a Relais-Chateaux camp – one of three in Kenya – by renowned photographers Dereck and Beverly Joubert, sits nestled in the hills, and offers visitors quiet luxury. The eight-room lodge was partially renovated during the pandemic and offers each guest their own DSLR camera, a sunken hide adjacent to a watering hole to see the last great tuskers of the world up close, and horseback riding treks across the Kenyan savannah. A maximum capacity of 16 guests at the conservancy’s only lodge ensures a personalized experience for every traveler on 270,000 acres of untouched African wilderness owned by local Maasai community members. Chyulu Hills, Kenya: World’s Greatest Places 2023 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2023/6261835/chyulu-hills-kenya/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2023/6261835/chyulu-hills-kenya/"},"headline":"Chyulu Hills, Kenya","datePublished":"2023-03-16T10:00:41.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:13:25.864Z","description":"Find out why Chyulu Hills, Kenya is one of the World’s Greatest Places of 2023.","url":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2023/6261835/chyulu-hills-kenya/","keywords":["franchise","Magazine","World's Greatest Places","sponsorshipblock","WGPs2023"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc3e598f2eaa6fef7/698a3b2222fb8547e0e2e7d4/Worlds-Greatest-Places-Chyulu-Hills-Kenya.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kait Hanson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/kait-hanson-2/"}],"creator":"Kait Hanson","articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc3e598f2eaa6fef7/698a3b2222fb8547e0e2e7d4/Worlds-Greatest-Places-Chyulu-Hills-Kenya.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2023/6261835/chyulu-hills-kenya/","name":"Chyulu Hills, Kenya"}}]}] ```