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  1. timmytiptoes79 avatar

    RE: Transport in Africa!

    by timmytiptoes79 22 September 2011

    Really the most important portions of the trip for us are: *Mali, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania*. Thinking possibly…

  2. rockrug avatar

    RE: Is yellow fever cert required for travel between TZ and Kenya 12/2011

    by rockrug 22 September 2011

    YF card inspections at airports is a hit and miss proposition. But I would be prepared with one just in case. At the worst, they'd send…

  3. jimbojones21 avatar

    RE: Holiday to Leone

    by jimbojones21 22 September 2011

    Hello! Richard -all was good - perhaps I was lucky with the weather!? (who am I to defy the RG Author to West Africa!) My compelte…

  4. kaz avatar

    RE: Feedback on New Kenya Lodge Safari?

    by kaz 22 September 2011

    Haven't used them, but the New Kenya Lodge has been going for years (at least 24 in my knowledge) so they should have a pretty good idea…

  5. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Transport in Africa!

    by anillos_de_saturno 22 September 2011

    +My partner and I are arriving in Morocco in Jan 2012, and I'm trying ascertain our best transport options.+ +Countries we'd like to get…

  6. MisterSteve avatar

    RE: Africa/India etc. Solo Senior, Slightly Vision Impaired

    by MisterSteve 22 September 2011

    Many years ago I went on a safari in Kenya and also went to India on the same trip. I did a Los Angeles to London to Los Angeles round…

  7. Otto2000 avatar

    Re: Trip to Nairobi, Kenya from Calgary, Canada

    by Otto2000 22 September 2011

    Hello Fellow Calgarian! I live in Toronto now actually but born and raised in Calgary. I have the answer to your question which makes…

  8. BubbaK avatar

    RE: Tanzania

    by BubbaK 21 September 2011

    Been to Kenya and saw no snakes there. Saw a pit viper in Zambia and heard of several sightings of cobras in Mozambique but never saw…

  9. hxm avatar

    RE: Kenyan visa requirements

    by hxm 21 September 2011

    Hi Anna as previous poster says, they don't ask to see your return ticket. You do write on the visa application how long you are planning…

  10. gemcap avatar

    All about hiring a vehicle, a driver and a guide

    by gemcap 21 September 2011

    I have read through the forum for advice on self drives and found part answers to my question but some questions still remain, so here…

  11. blessingd avatar

    RE: Is yellow fever cert required for travel between TZ and Kenya 12/2011

    by blessingd 21 September 2011

    blessing_domingo@yahoo.com.sg i am Interested in you My name is Blessing am a beautiful young girl with full of love Well, I saw your…

  12. tzmpenzi avatar

    RE: Is yellow fever cert required for travel between TZ and Kenya 12/2011

    by tzmpenzi 21 September 2011

    Lot's of differing opinions here on TT about the need for YF vaccination. From experience I can tell you that I crossed the Namanga border…

  13. madafaa avatar

    Re: Is yellow fever cert required for travel between TZ and Kenya 12/2011

    by madafaa 21 September 2011

    Hi the yellow fever cert is required,in Tanzania soon after you land to the Airport,among of the things that you must have is visa,yellow…

  14. catw avatar

    Re: Carnivore worth the money?

    by catw 21 September 2011

    Carnovire used to be very popular a gew years ago, when it served exotic meats. It is now forbidden by Kenyan law to eat wild game, meaning…

  15. jesperff avatar

    Feedback on New Kenya Lodge Safari?

    by jesperff 21 September 2011

    Anyone tried a safari with them http://www.nksafari.com/ ? . Thanks a lot :-)

  16. kenya_pip avatar

    Re: Kenyan visa requirements

    by kenya_pip 21 September 2011

    Never been asked for proof of a return ticket when entering Kenya at an airport. You will need to write on the entry form how long you…

  17. traveljunkie avatar

    RE: Mom and 18 yr old daughter traveling to Africa for 1st time.

    by traveljunkie 21 September 2011

    @ Honestguy77 Lagos is not a safe place, especially if you are a foreigner. It also hasn't exactly got much tourist infrastructure. I…

  18. saffinashaka avatar

    Is yellow fever cert required for travel between TZ and Kenya 12/2011

    by saffinashaka 21 September 2011

    Just wanted some feedback from people who have just been to TZ and travelled internally and to Kenya. Are you required to show a YF cert…

  19. getawayg avatar

    RE: Is Kenya safe right now?

    by getawayg 21 September 2011

    That was a family member of mine who posted about the one dollar bills. Her comment was misunderstood--while she did give pens to kids…

  20. pascal_voyage avatar

    RE: RWT best time for region

    by pascal_voyage 20 September 2011

    Chilly and Argentina I would say November is good time. South and east Africa (South Africa- Namibia up to Kenya) : September is best…

  21. laurenstefano avatar

    RE: Early November in Masai Mara?

    by laurenstefano 20 September 2011

    We prefer the safaris we did in Kenya over Tanzania. In early November in the Masai Mara we saw tons of animals. There are lions everywh…

  22. madafaa avatar

    RE: A curious question, Tanzania-Kenya border.........

    by madafaa 20 September 2011

    Hi we don't have fence in east African national parks.That is why animals can migrate from one place to another.we have border for just…

  23. catw avatar

    RE: Visas and Leaving Kenya

    by catw 20 September 2011

    I think you need not worry as long as you can explain what you were doing - they will want to make sure you were not working illegaly.…

  24. catw avatar

    RE: Food in Kenyatta airport?

    by catw 20 September 2011

    Nairobi Java House is the Kenyan Starbuck, they have a branch in the airport close to gate 15 I think. Nice food, nice coffee, and you…

  25. shobzy avatar

    Re: A curious question, Tanzania-Kenya border.........

    by shobzy 20 September 2011

    Hi to be precise,you will not see any fences or walls and some border lines stretch for 100's and 1000's on kms i.e it wouldnt be a great…

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