ffo:


yes, i want to go to Mombasa, but i was told its not safe becuase of Al-shabab, they are attacking the coaster cities

denisfidha:

travel advisories were lifted in some parts of the coast. mombasa is the largest city at the coast, you should have paid a visit to the south coast, diani in mombasa. that place is beautiful. its been voted most beautiful coast in Africa three times in five years. goodluck Jonathan is on a holiday there right now

ffo:

yes, you are right, its just fear. but i though GEJ is in Masai Mara.

denisfidha:
he took a little detour to the beach

ffo:


ok. you are right. Although im planning to go to Kenya again b4 the end of the year for holiday. i just love the environment.


thanks

ffo:


ok. you are right. Although im planning to go to Kenya again b4 the end of the year for holiday. i just love the environment.


thanks

denisfidha:
close to December is the highlight, it's the festive season, everyone is on holiday, traders selling souvenirs are full of products, it's usually more fun at the beach

ffo:


WAO, cant wait then.

Miami11:

Looks like you and your wife had fun in kenya

claremont:


The white stuff is called Ugali, a maize meal.

I can see you thoroughly enjoyed your holiday in Kenya. I have been there thrice; twice officially and once on a personal holiday, and I enjoyed every minute of it. It is a good thing you are married, Kenyan ladies have a soft spot for Nigerian guys for some reason. They love our swag.

ffo:
Hi all,

I made a trip to Kenya few days back went to a lot of places Nairobi, Msai, Maba village, etc. I went with my wife, took a lot of pics. Want to share some with you guys.

pix 1: Waiting at the Nnamdi Azikwe Airport Abuja
2: on board (Ethiopian Airline)
3: At the Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi. I met a Kenya guy who said he like Jim Iyke and Genevieve, he demanded for cash from me, i gave him N500
4: at the hotel room, its very cold in Kenya compared to Nigeria, temperature is about 20 C, you can hardly find AC in their hotel rooms

Most business in Kenya depend on power (electricity) from the government (PHCN), they hardly interrupt their power compared to Nigeria. they dont use generators, they worst you can see is Inverter

TheAviator:


Hi

Thanks for this interesting post. I want to ask for advice from you with regard to cost of traveling to Kenya.

My company will be sending me to Kenya on a five days trip. I was asked to submit a written request of the amount I would be needing for the trip.

I projected $5500 as the amount that will be required for the trip. Here is the rough breakdown of my budget:

Return ticket $ 1500

Hotel for five nights $ 650

Other things such as cost
of transportation, feeding,
etc. . $ 3350

I decided to ask you for advice since you have been there and you know how the place is. Hope this budget is okay, and will not look too high if I submit to the company? Thanks

ffo:


your budget looks good.

you can book for hotel using bookings.com, you have different rates depending on the location and the type of room.
then for flight Ethiopian airline is cheaper.

TheAviator:


Thanks very much. I will book for hotel on bookings.com as you have adviced.

I have been considering Emirates, but now that you have suggested that Ethiopian airline is cheaper, I will check with them. I had thought that Emirates is cheaper.

ffo:

You can also flight comparison with cheaponair.com ; tripadvisor.com; travelstart.com etc

ffo:

You can also flight comparison with cheaponair.com ; tripadvisor.com; travelstart.com etc

ffo:


your budget looks good.

you can book for hotel using bookings.com, you have different rates depending on the location and the type of room.
then for flight Ethiopian airline is cheaper.

TheAviator:


Hi

Thanks for this interesting post. I want to ask for advice from you with regard to cost of traveling to Kenya.

My company will be sending me to Kenya on a five days trip. I was asked to submit a written request of the amount I would be needing for the trip.

I projected $5500 as the amount that will be required for the trip. Here is the rough breakdown of my budget:

Return ticket $ 1500

Hotel for five nights $ 650

Other things such as cost
of transportation, feeding,
etc. . $ 3350

I decided to ask you for advice since you have been there and you know how the place is. Hope this budget is okay, and will not look too high if I submit to the company? Thanks

mjay2018:


Check wakanow.com too they are okay. Av used them severally and they help you compare prices and you can walk into their office and pay in naira or resolve issues.

Cyberknight:


Your budget is very high. Don't submit it to your company in that form; they will think you are out to cheat them. $5,500 for a five days trip is $1,100 a day. Only politicians do that.

I go to Kenya fairly frequently (have been there twice this year, and will be there again in February).

Your most expensive round-trip ticket to Nairobi is about $750 to $800 (Kenya Airways). Ethiopian Airlines and Rwandair are slightly cheaper. Taking Emirates doesn't make sense unless you want to go to Dubai for some other reason, as you save nothing at all and fly for 7 hours from west Africa to Asia and for 5 hours back to east Africa.

KQ has a direct flight 5 days a week that takes from 4 1/2 to 5 hours. Ethiopian Airlines has the disadvantage that it arrives around 2 am in Nairobi. Never flown Rwandair to Nairobi, only to Kigali.

Depending on what your company's travel policy allows you (we get 3 star hotels), then budget from $60 to 80 a day for hotel room accommodation, meals another $25 - 30 each. The Ibis Styles has a US$80 room rate. If you are allowed 5 star accommodation, then you can start to make a hole in your projected US$1,100 daily. The hotel I always use is in an area called Westlands, which is comparable to say Ikeja GRA in Lagos, with a good number of wazungu (oyibo) staying all around the area, so that gives you an idea. There are lots of malls and restaurants in the area where one can eat and hang out.

Your projected cost of transportation and feeding at more than US$3,300 for 5 days - my goodness, that's about 1.2 million naira you just budgeted there.

For moving around there's Uber (much better cars there than the clapped out and occasionally rickety Corollas we use here, and for inter-town transport, there's the train to Mombasa at $US10 economy class, and if you need to travel to Naivasha or Kisumu, that's about 2 and a half hours to 3 and a half hours driving distance respectively.

You haven't said whether your trip to Kenya will require you to travel round the whole country in five days by air, because that is the only way one can spend 1,000 USD a day. Even if one was going on safari, one wouldn't spend that much.

Cyberknight:


Your budget is very high. Don't submit it to your company in that form; they will think you are out to cheat them. $5,500 for a five days trip is $1,100 a day. Only politicians do that.

I go to Kenya fairly frequently (have been there twice this year, and will be there again in February).

Your most expensive round-trip ticket to Nairobi is about $750 to $800 (Kenya Airways). Ethiopian Airlines and Rwandair are slightly cheaper. Taking Emirates doesn't make sense unless you want to go to Dubai for some other reason, as you save nothing at all and fly for 7 hours from west Africa to Asia and for 5 hours back to east Africa.

KQ has a direct flight 5 days a week that takes from 4 1/2 to 5 hours. Ethiopian Airlines has the disadvantage that it arrives around 2 am in Nairobi. Never flown Rwandair to Nairobi, only to Kigali.

Depending on what your company's travel policy allows you (we get 3 star hotels), then budget from $60 to 80 a day for hotel room accommodation, meals another $25 - 30 each. The Ibis Styles has a US$80 room rate. If you are allowed 5 star accommodation, then you can start to make a hole in your projected US$1,100 daily. The hotel I always use is in an area called Westlands, which is comparable to say Ikeja GRA in Lagos, with a good number of wazungu (oyibo) staying all around the area, so that gives you an idea. There are lots of malls and restaurants in the area where one can eat and hang out.

Your projected cost of transportation and feeding at more than US$3,300 for 5 days - my goodness, that's about 1.2 million naira you just budgeted there.

For moving around there's Uber (much better cars there than the clapped out and occasionally rickety Corollas we use here, and for inter-town transport, there's the train to Mombasa at $US10 economy class, and if you need to travel to Naivasha or Kisumu, that's about 2 and a half hours to 3 and a half hours driving distance respectively.

You haven't said whether your trip to Kenya will require you to travel round the whole country in five days by air, because that is the only way one can spend 1,000 USD a day. Even if one was going on safari, one wouldn't spend that much.

TheAviator:


I don't think what I wrote indicated $1,100 per day for five days. Anyway, the destination has been changed. Now, the program is to be held in Kampala, and no longer Nairobi. From my search on the internet, it seems Uganda is more expensive. It also looks like there is no direct flight from here to Kampala. I think the best option for me even to Uganda is still Kenya airways. Ethiopia airways layover in Addis Ababa is longer than Kenya airways layover in Nairobi, hence Kenya airways looks better.

Cyberknight:


Due to airline pricing systems, indirect flights transiting through a hub (Nairobi in this case) are usually cheaper than the direct flight to the hub city. For instance on my last trip to Kampala, when I took 4 flights (Lagos - Nairobi, Nairobi - Entebbe (Uganda's international airport is in Entebbe, not Kampala), Entebbe - Nairobi, then Nairobi - Lagos), the trip cost US$650 as opposed to the previously mentioned average of US$750 - 800 for the direct two-way Lagos to Nairobi and back.

However, KQ's Entebbe flights all leave before their Lagos flight arrives Nairobi (7 pm East Africa time), so if you take KQ, you will have to spend the night in the airport and then take the Entebbe flight the next morning. Ethiopian Airways has a somewhat shorter layover in Addis (as at October 2019 when I last travelled to Uganda), but its earliest flight will get you to Entebbe around 3 am, not a really good time to arrive in a foreign country, so you'll still have to wait in the airport till daylight. Its about 1 hour from Entebbe to Kampala by taxi and costs about 10 - 12k in naira (100,000 to 120,000 UGX).

On my business trips to Uganda, as I'm not fond of sleeping in airports, and given that Kenya has a visa on arrival process, I just get a visa when I arrive Kenya, so that I can come out of Nairobi airport and spend the night in an Airbnb near the airport, then head back to the airport the next morning to catch my flight, on both legs, inbound and outbound. This usually costs about an extra US$150 (US$100 for the multiple entry visa, and 25 - 30 for the airbnb).

TheAviator:


Thanks very much for this detailed information. I so much appreciate. I have a question. I know that Uganda has e-visa policy. However, do they still give visa on arrival if one misses the e-visa?

Cyberknight:


As at last month when I went to Kampala, yes, Nigerians were still eligible for visas on arrival.

However, before you travel, I would advise you go to the Uganda Immigration website and verify. African countries are chaotic and are capable of delivering surprises; the Tanzanians for instance removed Nigeria from their list of countries eligible for visas on arrival last year without notice, thus messing up trips for people. Expect the usual questions at immigration, carry a reasonable amount of cash commensurate with your proposed length of stay and if you are a first-timer bring along paperwork substantiating your visit and be prepared for a bit more scrutiny.

Pavore9:


The white stuff is called ugali, while the beans and maize is called githeri! How did you enjoy the cooked cabbage? You for tell me say u dey come Nairobi, would have directed you to Nwanyi Awka's place at Lithuli Avenue where you would have eaten correct egusi soup and semolina/garri for N500 a plate!

kizonero:
Good day guys,

Pls bro, I want you to help me out on the followings,

* How much did you get your tourist visa to Kenya, and which one is better, getting it online(e visa) or on arrival?

* How much is the cheapest flight from Lagos to Kenya?

* What are the documents I will need to hold and they will request during the visa procession online, and on arrival if I should chose that.

* What is the cheapest accommodation that one can get for 1week and which area.

* how much is the tour packages and how can one pay for it.

* Do our immigration officers ask for PTA to Kenya at our airport here (MM1).
* At Kenya airport, what and what does there immigration officers ask for. I heard that they are so corrupt and can collect bribe well. How can I escape there wahala.
* Lastly, can I enter Rwanda from Kenya by road? How much and hours?

I really want to add to my travel history, so I have chosen Kenya. Pls guys, make una help me attend to my questions so I can plan well.


Thank you

kizonero:
Thank you bro for attending to two of my questions. I really appreciated. Still waiting on other gurus in the house to say sth. May God bless you as you do so.


Now, from your advice bro, I should go for visa on arrival so I won't hve to pay double. I hope they won't demand more than that $100 since I hve no other option. You know they can act funny, since I won't want to go back so any price they say I most pay.

Secondly, like how much can one drop for those police men.

Lastly, what are the documents you presented for the visa on arrival processing


Thank you a lot

kizonero:
Good day guys,

Pls bro, I want you to help me out on the followings,

* How much did you get your tourist visa to Kenya, and which one is better, getting it online(e visa) or on arrival?

* How much is the cheapest flight from Lagos to Kenya?

* What are the documents I will need to hold and they will request during the visa procession online, and on arrival if I should chose that.

* What is the cheapest accommodation that one can get for 1week and which area.

* how much is the tour packages and how can one pay for it.

* Do our immigration officers ask for PTA to Kenya at our airport here (MM1).
* At Kenya airport, what and what does there immigration officers ask for. I heard that they are so corrupt and can collect bribe well. How can I escape there wahala.
* Lastly, can I enter Rwanda from Kenya by road? How much and hours?

I really want to add to my travel history, so I have chosen Kenya. Pls guys, make una help me attend to my questions so I can plan well.


Thank you