Kenya Holidays Blog

Most people who travel to Kenya to enjoy a safari usually spend a day and night in Nairobi before setting out on safari. I did myself and to be honest didnt’ do much other than having a short walk around the area that the hotel was situated in. When really I could have done so much more.

I read a fascinating article in the AsiaOne website the other day that was packed with ideas for anyone visiting Nairobi even for a short time.

I hope that by re-printing the article here it might give you some ideas for your one visit to Nairobi.

One of the visits it suggests is to Daphne Sheldrick’s Elephant Orphanage. We have booked a number of clients on this excursion and they have all said how much they enjoyed it. But take a look at the article and see just waht you can do in Nairobi…

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I hope you’ve now been following the “Big Cat Week” just as we all have.

In case you havent’ here’s the first BBC footage of “Shakirah The Cheetah” and her remarkable five cubs.

This is a great time to enjoy a Kenya holiday or Kenya safari so why not call Barbara or myself, Colin on Freephone 0808 1089 100 for details of the great offers available?

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Unfortunately we had a problem with our mail server which meant that inadvertantly subscribers to our kenya Holidays mailing list received 10 unsolicited emails from us in one day. The emails were actual copies of the various posts here on the Kenya Holidays Blog.

If you were one of those who received these unwanted emails please accept my apologies for the inconvenience caused. I know how annoying it is to receive unwanted emails.

Sadly 3 people unsubscribed as a result of this error but I can assure anyone who is a subscriber that this error will not happen again.

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We were so pleased to read about the peace agreement signed last Thursday between the two political parties in Kenya.

Lets’ hope that tourists will now start to visit Kenya once again in great numbers to see and experience this amazing destination.

Apparently a new-born rhino has been born on the Masai Mara and named after Kofi Anan, the key negotiator in the peace settlement.

The new government has stated its’ commitment to increasing tourism to Kenya.

I last visited Kenya in November and cannot wait to go back with my family and experience once again the fabulous hospitality of the Kenyan people and be amazed by its’ wonderful wildlife.

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Well, we’re in a strange position at the moment. Some people are travelling on their Kenya holidays, one or two people are thinking that they should cancel their planned holiday and yet we have others who are still booking Kenya holidays.

On Saturday we had a booking from some people who said that they felt it was important, if you were planning to holiday in Kenya, to do so now in order to support the people of this wonderful country.

I know everyone wont’ feel the same but certainly such support will go a long way to help Kenya recover from this crisis.

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We’ve been advised that this weekend some operators are flying as normal and some opertors are not flying this weekend so it seems to be a real muddle at the moment.

What a shame that this beautiful country and its’ lovely people are caught up in this turmoil and confusion.

Obviously the sooner that this situation is resolved the better so that tourists can once again enjoy the beauty of this wonderful country.

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As with our sister site, www.nile-cruises-4u.co.uk we are slowly adding our blog’s RSS feed to various RSS Registries in order to help people searching for information about Kenya Holidays or Nile Cruises find our sites.

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Its’ been a little while since I last posted here at the Kenya Holidays 4u Blog as things have been pretty busy, as you can imagine.

Sadly the troubles in Kenya have slowed down bookings over the last few weeks as people waited to see what was going to happen.

Well, to put you in the picture we have only had one departure cancelled which was obviously a real disappointment for our clients due to travel. However, this current departure, which flies today, is going ahead as normal. Our clients were offered the choice of cancelling their Kenya holiday and rebooking for another destination but only one has actually done so and our other clients will be flying out as I write this post.

Our friends Luke and Josh are still out at the Nyali Beach Hotel in Mombasa and have been there throughout the last few weeks and are safe and well and having a marvellous time and hopefully our clients flying out today will do so also.

Please feel free to call either myself or Barbara on our Freephone number 0808 1089 100 for any more information on forthcoming Kenya holiday departures.

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I’ve just returned from a few days on the Masai Mara and on our second morning’s game drive we came across a family of cheetahs who had just made a kill. We missed the actual chase but as cheetahs can accelerate from 0 - 100kph in three seconds it seems pretty likely that we may have missed it if we had stopped to blink!

I’ve just come across a fascinating 12 day Tanzanai trip, “Cheetahs of the Serengeti”, run in conjunction with the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). Travelling through the Arusha and Tarangire national parks and the legendary Ngorongoro crater, the tour arrives at the Serengeti, where visitors will spend time with a ZSL researcher tracking the world’s fastest land animals.

Departures are on 29th January and 4th Novermber 2008 only and cost £2,995 per person.

For more details of this unique travel experience please call Barbara on Freephone 0808 1089 100.

We’ve also just had some clients return from visiting the Gorillas of Rwanda, whom some of you may have seen on the recent “Long Way Down” programme on the BBC. If you would like any more details of the trip they took please call us and we’ll be pleased to let you know the itinerary we arranged for them.

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Our daughter Sophie and her boyfriend Chris are keen kitesurfers and have travelled quite extensively throughout the world to enjoy the sport.

One of their close friends, Luke, has just taken up a 3 month kitesurf teaching post at the Nyali Beach Hotel in Mombasa and we’re looking forward to getting some great photographs back from him soon that we will post here on the blog.

Nyali Beach is one of the 3 top kitesurfing destinations in the world and we can arrange great deals for any kitesurfer staying at the Nyali Beach Hotel.

Here’s a link to our Kenya Kitesurfing Holidays page with more details.

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