Monday, October 11, 2010

In Africa tours and safaris Kenya: what's your questions and concerns


Travel insurance

Strongly recommended that all travel individually in the insurance. You need travel insurance to cover the loss of the injury, medical expenses and repatriation, trip cancellation and personal effects. Find out whether they correspond to the types of travel insurance company is implementing.

Travel visa

Tourist visa, entry is required in both Kenya and Tanzania. Two options to buy: 1) in Kenya, Tanzania Embassy (takes 4-6 weeks) to apply in advance. Airport (Nairobi) border between Kenya and Tanzania to arrive at to 2 minutes). Each visa $ 50 dollars, and only the can pay in cash ($ 20 US dollar bill denomination must be below). Nairobi, 30-45 minutes, approximately 10-20 minutes, allow to Tanzania border.

To view the game in the best time

To see the game in General, early in the morning and evening is a great time. In the midday heat of animals often in the back to cool thick underbrush, can't see. Sunset and sunrise in the morning and afternoon game drive unforgettable one more advantage to witnessing.

Rainy season

December 11-mid-from the long rain March to mid-June and two short rain rainy season-a must. Period for only short rainy season and the amount of rain is called "short". Despite the rainy season they are called, when you still great weather on at. It is good one hour more than the huge downpour that may open. Morning and afternoon game drives are usually has no effect. Typically, up to 20% on tour during these hours booking savings can.

Why is Kenya and Tanzania

Travel just looking at animals every year, hundreds of thousands of people in Kenya and Tanzania. Lion, Leopard, elephant, Cape Buffalo, rhinos, giraffes, Gazelles, warts are alive in the game park, even walking around, to name a few pigs, it is. You can no longer kill them, but one or more photos to enjoy watching them close to getting mighty or just they have it what to do with can. In addition, a huge variety of BirdLife's is. To add to the land, the planet itself in the most luxurious and very diverse it is. It is of the mountains, desert and Savannah River, Ocean, forest. Air is clean, fantastic landscapes and close to nature, describing the joy is difficult. Just during the souls of many visitors what is so.

Tell us about bugs.

Kenya and Tanzania in all kinds of insects and of course mosquito, most coast and monitor anything bad, and where do you see. If you send a Gecko sight maybe you are flying, avoids the optimal Kenya and Tanzania trip. However, huge swarms of killer bees or step in acres crunching bug between walking under your feet will not. Snake does not exist, of course, are rarely seen. To anyone.

While accessing the Internet with Safari

Limits in the camp of remote communication, similar to most major hotels and lodge international phone and fax service provides Internet services. Enable visitors to keep connection private communication centre, Cyber Cafe in a big town,. Some centers and may close for holidays. Kenya mobile network & Tanzania covers most major cities and tourist destinations. In many towns, post offices, postage stamps are sold in many shops in the tourist lodges and hotels.

Safe water to drink.

You may vary depending on water quality destination. It is best to drink bottled water.

Safety issues

You must, in all the countries taking basic precautions. Each in may in which navigation is an experienced tour guide visitors always foreign to watch, especially rural attention around. Crimes of opportunity so much in the field of development, live people in poverty occurs, such as petty theft. Visitors stay alert, and then it is recommended that you use common sense. You must carry the Safari guest, and limiting lock cash amount of valuables in the hotel safe or other secure location. And if you leave your hotel room locks. Alone walking at night in deserted areas do not. In the crowded area to take care of the purse, bag, purse extra takes.

Malaria

The malaria mosquitoes are biting at dusk and at night mainly by. You can contract malaria only if you have virus-infected anopheles mosquito bite. Aroma could gather to mosquitoes as we recommend to use insect repellent containing DEET spray (exposed the clothes and skin), arms and legs to keep as possible, avoid using perfume, hair spray, and other products. Visitors to the recommended Kenya and Tanzania preventive medicine take us disease management center prevention (CDC). Consult a physician or the travel clinic before travelling because he or she can prescribe appropriate medications. After prophylactic return during your travel to decisions made by the doctor House period, ago departure, taken in General. Pain, may include chills, headache, fever, and that view travel after, until the symptoms of malaria. Treatment is widely available in the recovery time is much faster, and minimizes risk of basic precautions and infection.

Entry into Kenya

Passage to the citizens of the United States and Canada, a valid passport, Visa, and third-party certification is required.
I remember the all health?
According to the World Health Organization, malaria risk exists throughout the year nationwide. Central, Eastern, Lake, Rift Valley and Western provinces of typically smaller risk and 2,500 m in on high ground Nairobi City. Recommended prevention: mefloquine. For the taking of additional vaccination polio, typhoid fever, hepatitis, see doctors.
CDC site link: http://www.cdc.gov/travel/eafrica.htm

Link on the WHO website: http://www.who.int/ith/countrylist07.html#107]

Currency

Kenya's currency is the shilling. Equivalent to the one of America's $ 80 shillings. Here is the updated currency information.
ATM: ATMs are everywhere in most cities.
Tip: except where 10% service charge is included in the restaurant, the added Bill. Bellhops 20 tips KSh 1 pieces.

Item shop for Kenya

Wood carving the Salon cloth of animals and people, sisal hemp basket, Maasai and Kikuyu beads, hand woven, SOAP, gourds, ebony carving, batik wall hangings, tanzanite jewelry, malachite shop. In some of the best hand Kenya and other countries sent to Africa in Nairobi. See the buy direct from the artist artists cooperative. Note: they had problems receiving shipment souvenirs home to advise to carry home, luggage.

Voltage requirements for Kenya

Voltage: 240v plug-plug adapter to be used voltage converter, you need to have and appliances in the United States. We recommend getting a kit of universal adapters and converters. For more information about the electricity in the world based on the click here.








Planned consultant Robert Robert Muhoho details: www.landmarksafaris.com Kenya tours & safaris, East Africa over 50,000 tourists. He is related to the development of Kenya tour operation measures and national tourism policy.

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