Hi!
I will travel to Malindi and Watamu over the New Year, with wife and 10-month old baby.
The hotel in Malindi has offered me a pick-up from Mombasa airport for $100, so I'm thinking about an Express Matatu instead.
Do express matatus have air conditioning? Where is the express matatu stand in Mombasa (and how much should a tuktuk cost - I guess I have to negotiate the price in advance)? How long will be have to wait (it'll be mid-afternoon)?
Thanks!
I am shopping around for a safari and received attractive offers from these companies. I googled them to see whether other people liked them, but couldn't find any reviews (which doesn't mean they are good or bad, I just don't know).
Elgibor Tours
Express Vacation Tours
Safari Masai Mara
Anybody have done a tour with these companies? What were they like?
Greetings,
I just finished a workshop in Thika (30 miles north of Nairobi) where I was teaching underprivileged high school students the art of filmmaking. With the workshop concluded, I will now be spending these next 2 weeks traveling and vacationing around Kenya. I would like to spend the first 6-7 days on a safari in Masai Mara and Amboseli. After that, I would like to head to the coast, and perhaps see Lamu if I have time. I fly out of Nairobi on the 22nd.
I am an adventurous 31 year-old…
For anyone planning on crossing the Kenya-Ethiopia border in the next few days be aware that the border is currently closed and serious tribal fighting is taking place in and around Moyale. These things have a habit of flaring up and dying down very fast. http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2013/12/dozens-killed-in-north-kenya-inter-ethnic-fighting/
I'm looking to book a weekend trip to the Mara during the wildebeest migration next summer. Anyone been to any of the following that can compare/give feedback?
Base Camp Masai Mara
Sarova Game Camp
Keekorok Lodge
Ashnil Mara Camp
Dorovo Bush Camp
Greetings everyone!
We now faced dilemma with choosing park to see in 23-27 December
We going to fly to Kigale 14 December and travel in Uganda for 8-9 days (hopefully Bwindy, Quinn Elizabeth and Entebb or Jinja and after going to Kenia there I want to stay at Naivasha for one day at least.
Our contact strongly recommend us to see Samburu and Masai Mara.
But seems like we will not be able to spend a week for it. My girlfriend flight back 3 January and we going to spend couple days at sea.
I…
Hi everyone,
In the spring I will be going on a research trip to Nairobi of up to 2 months and I'm interested in finding out about accommodation for that length of time.
Ideally it would be close to the National Archives (on Moi Avenue, near the Hilton Hotel I believe), as this is where I will be conducting research. A private room rather than a shared dorm would be best I will need to be doing work in the evenings.
Many thanks for any help and recommendations anyone can give.
I (Dutch, well traveled) want to do an 8 day safari to Lake Turkana on either 10 or 17 January, for the animals but also for the amazing tribes in remote Northern Kenya.
I contacted a number of safari companies that advertise Lake Turkana trips, but they all needed at least 4 people to get a group going. For example:
http://www.gametrackersafaris.com/?page_id=203.
http://www.kenyagrouptours.com/kenya-safaris/kenya-camping-safaris/8days-kenya-safari-lake-turkana-camping-safari.html
If you're…