Minimising travelling, maximising fun! | Kenya - Lonely Planet Forum

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Thu, 27 Jun 2013 16:22:54 +0000

H all, just after a bit of itinerary advice.

My girlfriend and I are used to travelling for months at a time so our 12 measly days in kenya is making us a little sad...so we need your help!

We arrive in Nairobi early morning 8th July, and plan to visit a friend just south of Nairobi from the 17th. In those 9 days we're keen to:

relax on a beach on the south coast
trek somewhere natureful for at least 2 days and
see some of kenyas magnificent animals (maybe a one day safari- we aren't v. Keen on sitting in vehicles)...

Shall we fly to mombasa, go to the beach then taita hills and Tsavo national park?
Or Hells gate national park, then fly/overnight train to mombasa for beach then Tsavo by road?

Or something better?

Thanks for your time, it really is appreciated.

Best wishes,
Sunil

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Fri, 28 Jun 2013 15:20:30 +0000

You have many options but as far as animal viewing is concerned, the biggest factor will be your budget.

Hell's Gate is a cheap park that you can do in one day but does not have the full inventory of animals. The "Big Five" parks on the other hand have to be budgeted in the range of at least $150-175 per day (roughly speaking).

You can do the coast, Taita Hills, etc quite cheaply. So it really depends on your wallet.

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Sun, 18 Aug 2013 08:57:33 +0000

Please consider joining us on the 23rd August 2013 if you dont have anything in the pipeline so far. We will share the transport cost and will involve pick up / drop off in Nairobi. We are doing a budget trip with transport in minivan on exclusive use and accommodation in permanent en-suite budget tented camps. Drop me a line to eugenesim at yahoo dot com for more details

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