TRAVELLING IN
EAST AFRICA

To be honest,safe
travelling in the
Eastern part of
Africa is a big
problem! Think of
the top ten
trouble spots at
the present time
and your bound to
find quite a few
of them in the
East of that
continent -
Somalia,Ethiopia,
being two in
particular.
Countries you
could visit are
Kenya,Uganada,
Sudan and Tanzania
but only one -
Kenya has developed
anything like a
tourist industry.

KENYA
Kenya shares borders
with Ethiopia,
Suda,Uganda,Somialia,
and Tanzania.To the
east lies the very
beautiful Indian
Ocean. The country
is one of great
contrasts and arid
desert areas contrast
strongly with the
highlands and the
coast.

Coastal areas are
tropical but
tempered by monsoon
winds and the best
time to visit is
Jan- to June as
it can be cooler
in July and
August.The coastal
areas are hot and
dry but it gets
quite wet in the
highlands and light
rainwear is
recommended if 
travelling between
march and June and
October to December.


The tourist industry
has developed well
and rapidly with
beach holidays and
safari holidays being
the two most obvious
and most popular.Various
two or multi-centre
variations of these are
possible.The standard
of accomodation can be 
quite high.

Game reserves for
safari:
Samburu Game Park
Tsavo National
Masai Mara Reserve
Meru National Park
Mt Kenya National
Amboseli National

It is advisable
whilst on these
safaris not to
wander into the
reserves unescorted.
Recent problems with
poachers/bandits
seem to have abated,
but a note of caution
is wise.

Kenya is featured in
many UK brochures
and charter and
schedule flights
operate out of 
Manchester and
London.

UK Tour ops:
Kuoni
Thomsons
Cosmos Distant Dreams
Hayes and Jarvis
Airtours Kenya


Facts:

Capitol-Nairobi

Pop:20,000,000

Language:
Swahili is the
national language
but English is the
official language.

Time:GMT+3

Electricity:220/240v

Passports:Must be full
UK passport.

Visas:Required

Currency:Kenya
shilling=100 cents

Credit cards:
Widely accepted


Health:
Vaccinations against
Yellow fever,Cholera
Typhoid/Polio and
Malaria should be
checked with your
doctor.

Food and drink:
Bottled water is
advised -certainly
outside main
cities.

In the lowlands,
malaria is a 
problem throughout
the year.

National airline:
Kenya Airways
Approx flying time
from London is 8
hours.

More info from:-
Kenya High Commission
45,Portland Place,
London W1N 4AS
Tel:071-636-2371