General: Kenya

Advantages: Beautiful everything
Disadvantages: Crime

Shimoni – Swimming with Dolphins How can I put into words what this day was like – well here goes, I will give it a try. We had booked to go on a short break to Kenya, as we live in Dubai it’s only a short flight which suits me as I hate flying. Prior to leaving I was browsing on the internet and found some interesting information about swimming with Dolphins in the Indian Ocean and logged onto the company’s website: www.dolphindhow.com to find ...
...see or swim with Dolphins but they do state that they have a 95%+ success rate. Good enough for me I wanted to book. You can book directly with the company either by fax, telephone or e-mail and payment can be made in advance or print out the booking forms and pay when you arrive in Kenya at your hotel. When you book directly with Dolphin Dhow you also get 20% discount and a free t-shirt. The cost is roughly £40 with the discount, £50 - £55 without ... Read review

Advantages: Life changing.
Disadvantages: None.

Kenya is undoubtedly a beautiful country - but I want to tell you about the Kenya that not many people go and see. The Kenya I visited for part of my time over Christmas 2001. **A BUSMAN’S HOLIDAY** The whole purpose of my visit to Kenya was work related – my antics on holiday only came about because if I’m owed holiday I may as well take it while I’m there as who knows the next time I’ll be able to get there. Bite the bullet, as they say, and do ...
...three weeks work I was ready for a break… I work for the church in the UK and went to see how the church works in a different country. I spent my first two weeks there with a Pastor called Julius – who lived in a very nice little apartment, but who hadn’t been paid for four months as there was no money to pay him. His family lived a five hour drive away as his wife worked in a hospital and he didn’t have enough money to make the journey up-country ... Read review

Advantages: The wild life
Disadvantages: The roads

It was eight years ago that I went to Kenya but the memories are just as fresh as they were when I was there. It was my honeymoon which did get off to a bit of a bad start (for more info on this see my op don’t let fear win) but the holiday did more than make up for it. A couple of months before I went to Kenya I had to get so jabs. One for yellow fever my arm hurt like hell for about a week, one for typhoid and your usual tetanus jab I also had ...
...drops of brown liquid that is put on a spoon and you drink it. It is the most decussating thing I have ever tasted I now know why babies cry when they get it. After that I got all my packing done got married and off I went by myself. I arrived at the airport in Nairobi and was met by my husband then we were off in a mini bus to our first port of call. The first thing I noticed when I stepped out of the airport was the heat. It’s rather strange getting ... Read review

Advantages: See op
Disadvantages: See op

***KENYA*** Geography ---------------- Kenya is in east Africa situated on the equator. It shares its borders with Tanzania, Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Sudan. Kenya is a very varied country in terms of its geography. You will find all of the following: * Tropical white sandy beaches with coral reefs (situated on the Indian Ocean). * Arid and semi-desert landscapes. * Highland areas (Mount Kenya). * Fertile areas (Lake Victoria Basin). ...
...tropical climate on the coast with an average temperature of 30C. The coastal areas usually benefit from a nice breeze. There is conflicting information available on the rainy seasons if you look on the Internet, however long rains can usually be expected from April until June. Short rains can be experienced from July to September. However, I visited Kenya in the month of August and it only rained once for a very short period (albeit very heavy), ... Read review

Advantages: Lots of people have been, but there is plenty more to see
Disadvantages: the danger aspect- Just be sensible- it minimises the risks!

Having been brought up in Kenya, I'm pretty sure I know it inside out! They say once you have been there is always a place for it in your heart! Kenya does have everything to offer; from gorgeous beaches, to luxiouriously forested mountains, African bush land and desert. When going to the coast, most tourists head off to the simple and deffinate success of Mombasa, all very well; but not the ultimate African beach experiences. Due to being linked ...
...the purest sand, and bluest water, Malindi or Watamu is a safer bet. Mombasa hosts some night life; nothing compared to English clubbing, but deffinate entertainment- washed down by a couple of Tusker's! It is sometimes difficult to find out about the clubs; the most popular is Pirates- everybody has been there. It's very easy to get too and from clubs; just get a taxi, but watch out for the ones smoking ganja at the same time! Check the price before ... Read review

Advantages: Lovely holiday resort
Disadvantages: Be careful of your valuables

...I am from Kenya and have been to Mombasa several times. In fact I was there was millenium as well. Well people have different views about different places as they hear different things from other people. I would agree that Kenya in general is quite unsafe if you don't take care but if you do the necessary preparations to avoid getting into these circumstances, you will be just fine. Mombasa is a lovely city with white sandy beaches. Divided into 2...the north and south coast both have hotels alond the beach. These hotels are all exclusive and they would be having all sorts of facilities from swimming pools to tennis courts to squash courts to bars to restaurants to pool games to acrobatics entertainment. There is a lot going on. There are also quite a few really nice clubs on the beach which play till the early morning hours of the day... Read review

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Advantages: Space is too small!
Disadvantages: Far away! That's pretty much it!

...I've already written pieces for some of the individual places, so I'll try not to go over old ground etc etc, but here's the basics. During my GAP year in 1997, myself and two friends from school backpacked and hitchiked from Kenya through all the countries in between to SAfrica over a period of three months. Transport methods varied wildly, but generally we got from A to B, although sometimes with a whole lot of other letters strung in between as well! Namibia is a country I knew pretty much nothing about until we arrived and I read parts of the Lonely Planet, but this all changed, this country most people have never heard of, and has a population of around 1.6 million, despite being 4 times the size of the UK (UK pop around 60 million). It's very unlike all the other parts of Southern Africa. In places like Swokupmund and Luderitz... Read review

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Advantages: Friendly service, almost flat business class seat, sensible feeding times
Disadvantages: Outdated movie system, small overhead lockers

...Airlines from Africa don't exactly have a good reputation. There are certainly a lot who don't do much to help their image - irregular schedules, sullen staff, tatty planes, delays and worse. Amongst these there are a few who do seem to have a much better reputation, and one of them is Kenya Airways. "The Pride of Africa", they call themselves. They are generally well regarded, their image is friendly and they are also endorsed by a leading European airline - they are affiliated to KLM. I was looking forward to trying them out, flying from Dubai to Nairobi. Unfortunately my flight was an overnight flight - well, departing at 2.30am and arriving at around 6.30am - so I wasn't sure how much I would actually get to experience, and I really just wanted to get a good night's kip! Check In Dubai airport has a habit of announcing check... Read review

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