​User Reviews – Kenya

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Lisa F. Visited: April 2010 Reviewed: May 12, 2012

Overall rating
5/5

Kenya has it all. Cosmopolitan cities, beautiful wildlife reserves, friendly people, and a host of wonderful accommodations. I look forward to returning to the area one day soon.

Christopher Haslett   –  
Canada CA
Visited: November 2011 Reviewed: May 13, 2012

Email Christopher Haslett  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Overall rating
4/5

Kenya can still pull it off, at least when it comes to safaris. But I have to subtract one star because of the seemingly unstoppable loss of habitat, especially forest, and the poaching of elephants and rhinos. I also feel less hospitality from the people these days, though this may be inevitable given the steady decline in living conditions and the fed-up mood of Kenyans toward their leaders and institutions.

The police never used to be a problem for foreign visitors, but I have noticed them getting bolder with their schemes to extract money. If you are male, ignore any young women who try to talk you up in a big town - they are undercover cops and you could be stopped and hassled even if you appear to merely notice her. Do not speak to a plain-clothes cop unless picture ID is shown. You are not obliged to have your passport with you if you are running short errands. They cannot arrest you for that.

As part of "terrorism prevention", hotels and even supermarkets are searching people coming in. It seems like a thoughtful measure until you have to endure it a dozen times in a day.

Kenyan safaris are still cheaper than those in Uganda and Tanzania, and you will experience less problems getting to the parks. Roads can be dodgy in places, but they are still better than in the rest of East Africa.

A special advisory: Kenya has experienced heavy rain and serious flooding in April-May 2012, and some land routes may be affected. Be particularly mindful of this in the north, where road repairs get the least priority.

gazthelob   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: August 2008 Reviewed: May 15, 2012

35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Overall rating
5/5

Kenya is just the most fantastic place. The people are so friendly. They say you can't visit Africa just the once and I totaly agree. We have been twice now and I will definately be returning.

WW   –  
United States US
Visited: October 2008 Reviewed: May 25, 2012

50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating
5/5

The diversity of wildlife, the many parks and private reserve, the overall good accommodations, safety in the bush, adequate roads contributed to why we like Kenya for safari. Plus we lived in Nairobi for a year.

KitingYan   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: September 2011 Reviewed: Jun 1, 2012

Email KitingYan  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating
4/5

Kenya is a great safari destination varied parks both operated by the Kenya Wildlife Services and also private game conservancy.
Abundant wildlife.
Friendly people.
Great coastline - superb beaches.

Maciek Bit   –  
Poland PL
Visited: October 2006 Reviewed: Jun 4, 2012

Email Maciek Bit  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating
5/5

I think Kenia is economically the best place to visit.

Henning   –  
Germany DE
Visited: March 2011 Reviewed: Jun 5, 2012

Email Henning  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Overall rating
5/5

It was our first trip to Africa and our first safary and our expectations are more than fullfilled

Kaylee Le C   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: September 2011 Reviewed: Jun 5, 2012

Email Kaylee Le C  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Overall rating
5/5

We had a wonderful time, got to see all the animals up close, all the accommodation arranged for us was to a high standard and the people are very friendly.

MattyK81 Visited: January 2012 Reviewed: Jun 6, 2012

Overall rating
5/5

Kenya combines the amazing wildlife and scenery of a safari destination with the ease of accessibility. Flights operate to Nairobi and Mombasa from many major European cities. Coming from the US is a bit rough, but if you're not particular about which airline you take or where you have a layover it's still very accessible.

The only real complaint I have is that the brochures from other safaris looked better than the safari I took. I don't know if this is a case of "The grass is always greener" but I had a great vacation and an incredible safari!

Carlos Oliveira   –  
Mauritania MR
Visited: November 2006 Reviewed: Jun 6, 2012

Email Carlos Oliveira  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Overall rating
5/5

Kenya is in reality a marvelous place to enjoy safaris.

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