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The sense of menace was clear and tangible. We were in a taxi completing the brief journey from Malindi's tiny airport to our hotel on the east coast of Kenya. As we looked out of the car windows... more

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  • 11 of 11 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    pbryer

    4 Stars Worth the hassle 15/05/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages wildlife, scenery, people, game parks, safari

    Disadvantages Disadvantages danger of robbery and violence, beaches, hassle

    The sense of menace was clear and tangible. We were in a taxi completing the brief journey from Malindi's tiny airport to our hotel on the east coast of Kenya. As we looked out of the car windows as we passed through a couple of villages we were eyeballed by many curious locals. I turned to Sandra, my wife, and said, "I've never been anywhere like this, this is one dangerous place." After flying from London to Nairobi - Kenya Airways seemed to have designated the whole aircraft as the smoking section - we were herded around Nairobi's not-quite-finished airport by around a dozen different ... more
  • 35 of 35 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    beckle_82

    5 Stars Safari sa-good-i Review with images 27/07/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Loads of animals

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Hotels

    Tsavo East (joined with West) is the largest safari park in Kenya. It is where they film big cat diaries for the BBC and unlike the more famous Masai Mara is easily accessible by road - it is 2 hours drive from Mombasa. If you are staying in Mombasa the Masai Mara is easiest to get to by flying (in a rickety looking old plane!) The safari experience: If you book through a travel agent or rep it is likely your party will be organised through Sonak Safari (a Nairobi based company.) You will be picked up from the hotel, very early in the morning and driven to the Tsavo east gates. The vehicle is ... more
  • 7 of 9 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    RICHIE75

    5 Stars tsavo 28/07/2000
    User recommends the product
    Tsavo east national park is the ideal place to experience the magic of african wildlife! whilst staying in kenya on honeymoon, we decided to take a saafari trip and chose Tsavo east primarily because of its position in relation to our hotel on diani beach. Tsavo east is not as large as the more well-known Masai mara reserve. there is every species on offer with the exception of flamingos. i would recommend buying your safari locally as opposed to in the uk , we saved just under £100 for a couple compared with others who booked at home.You also get the choice of which lodge you stay in as ... more
  • 13 of 15 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Madmiss

    5 Stars Destination of Dreams 21/02/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Amazing wildlife and the most breath-taking scenery I have ever laid eyes on

    Disadvantages Disadvantages The only disadvantage I can think of is having to travel up the Mombasa/Nairobi road - an adventure in itself

    We travelled as a couple to Kenya a couple of years ago, our sole intention was a relaxing beach holiday but were persuaded by our rep to take a short safari. Our rep was left a wonderful tip! We took the three day safari in Tsavo East, travelling along the infamous Mombasa/Nairobi road which bears an uncanny resemblence to the Grand Canyon (no more complaining about British roads!!). Upon entry to the park we were greeted by a herd of Giraffe, one of which decided he fancied a much closer look at us and promptly put his head into the truck! I really could talk about our experience for hours ... more
  • 17 of 21 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    misty21

    5 Stars Tsavo East National Park ( Kenya ) Review with images 22/10/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages My husband and I went on a tour of Kenya. It was based at Sun 'n 'Sand which was equisite, with palm trees and monkeys screaming through the trees.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages The only disadvantage was the bumpy roads.

    My husband and I went twice to Kenya, the first time the safari's were only for two nights, but the scenery was spectacular, it was barren and you could see lions hippopotomus,giraffes and elephants, there were ostrich and she must have been a mother as there were little ones running beside her. there was wild boar with frightening horns, there were teripins mounds all in red sandy clay. We had travelled with Kuoni as my poor hubby was made redundant. So it was his idea to travel afar the journey on the plane it's self was a dream. when we arrived at the airport in Mombasa we were taken to our ... more

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