Kenya ranked 3rd preferred African destination by super-rich tourists

Kenya has been ranked third most popular African destination for the super-rich tourists during the 12-month period to September 2015, hosting about 3,000 multi-millionaires.

Tourists sit in their vehicles as they watch the wildebeests at a river crossing in Masai Mara, on September 3, 2015. Every year hundreds of thousands of wildebeests make the crossing from the Serengeti to Masai Mara game reserve to graze during the migration. AFP PHOTO/Carl de Souza

A recent survey by New World Wealth, a London-based research firm that provides information on the global wealth sector, shows that of the estimated 43,000 ultra-high net worth community that visited Africa, at least 3,000 preferred Kenya. Top African ranked destinations are South Africa and Morocco.