Tips & Tricks
Sawa Sawa Dhow Excursions (Malindi) — the beautiful resort of Che Shale, located just 20 minutes north from Malindi in Kenya, offers visitors the opportunity to enjoy one of the top activities in the area; a ride on their traditional Swahili dhow called “Sawa Sawa”. Sawa Sawa was hand built from teak in Mozambique and […]
Tsavo National Park – located in the country’s Coast province (between Nairobi and Mombasa, Tsavo is actually made up of two separate parks: Tsavo East National Park and Tsavo West National Park. Tsavo East’s features: generally flat terrain, with dry plains across which the Galana River flows. Other features include the Yatta Plateau and Lugard […]
Royal Nairobi Golf Club (off Ngong Road, along Mucai Road, Nairobi) – this is Kenya’s oldest golf club (starting out as a 9-hole golf course and club house). This club is located in very close proximity to Nairobi city along one of Nairobi’s longest roads: Ngong Road. As one tees off hole number 1 and […]
Malindi – a two-hour drive from Mombasa, this is perhaps the country’s most popular beach, attracting deep pocketed travelers. The beach strips north of Malindi are open to the ocean (attracting surfers), while the coastal areas to its south include Malindi Marin National Park (a haven for divers). Trendy seaside resorts like Che Shale are […]
Nairobi National Park (Langata) – located 10 km, outside of downtown Nairobi, this 117 sq. km. park has a diversity of environments with characteristics of fauna & flora, stretches of bush country, and deep rocky valleys and gorges with long grass. The animals seen here are black and white rhinoceroses, diverse birdlife, lions, leopards, hyenas, […]
Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forest – located 7 hours (470 km) southeast of Nairobi, this area consist of 11 separate forest sites. It is yet another 16th century phenomenon with remains of several fortified villages locally known as Kayas (formed by the Mijikenda people). The land occupies 200 km and is famed for bearing a living […]