The Best Time To Visit

Kenya, the flagship destination of shipments lovers and odysseys faunesques is also a very popular with travelers in search of fresh air. The country has very different climates according to the geographical situations. Thus, a tropical climate is humid and hot dominates the eastern coast of the country with an average temperature of 24 ° C in June and July to record a slight increase between February and April up to 27 ° C the south coast is characterized by Rainfall more or less important to provide a landscape tree in the savannah. In the highlands including the capital, Nairobi, around the month of July, the temperature is between 11 and 21 ° C while in February, there is a moderate temperature between 13 ° and 26 ° C. Some parts of steppe vegetation are rather low temperature and relatively dry climate from July until September to give a high heat until 30 ° C outside this period. The first quarter of the year is the ideal time to begin the visits, but for a well deserved trip to the edge of Lake Victoria, the period between July and September is also the right time.

The Kenya a fascinating country and the object of infatuation of inveterate tourists and curious nature, offers a myriad of wonders to see and keep it in pictures. It is a country with an area of 582 646 km ² is fully rich in sites and landscapes in various places and also offers some surprising than others. The famous safaris aboard a vehicle or camel are unique adventures. The northern desert region has a large variety in wildlife with its many elephants, and guided by the peoples of the legendary Maasai tribe, size and with their slender neck dress, can rub them in their daily .

The coasts are ideal for sports days aboard a kayak, or water skiing or swimming. Diving provides exclusive opportunities to see aquatic resources, such as Island Funzi among others. Surfers will be well served with huge waves of Malindi. Fishermen will be better in the Rift Valley which is located in Lake Victoria. The same valley is perfect for hiking and horseback riding with guides to see numerous wild animals: giraffes, leopards, monkeys, zebras, crocodiles and others. Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro are circuits essential for all travel agencies. The Amboseli Natural Park, one of Nairobi, the nature reserve of Masai Mara, and many others will provide informative tours. In short, the country is a tourist destination par excellence.

Cultural side, the country is not less: Lamu with its various museums, one on the Environment, one of Swahili, as well as collections of traditional instruments of the three main ethnic groups, Swahili, Orma and Pokomo. One can still marvel at the ruins of mosques, tombs and palaces dating back more than ten centuries and several museums are located around Fort Jesus Kisite Marine Park, etc.. Mombasa was the scene of many cultural and artistic festivals, traditional and modern. For shopping enthusiasts or those looking for a single acquisition, markets and shops offer various products and souvenir items. Each tourist will look at some destination in Kenya: Sports, cultivated, nature lovers and beach lovers. Moreover, almost all travel agencies organize programs for circuits totally "tourist".

The Kenya, one of African countries that face a relatively high flow of tourists, is in the best sales in travel, it even happens that the flights were "overbooked" by travel tours. It is more convenient and safer to consult travel agents for a total organization of the flight and stay. Kenya Airways makes a weekly direct flight from Paris just to connect to Nairobi, but Air France also liaises with stopovers in Amsterdam and KLM. Similarly, Virgin Atlantic serves the line every day, leaving from London, if it has already made the trip from Paris to London with another company. A small note: there is in Kenya more than one hour difference in summer and two hours in winter compared to Paris time.

In large cities are located in hotels or distinguished moderate but with maximum comfort. Likewise for food: quality restaurants, snack bars and cafeterias are available as resources. For purchases and travel, the Kenyan shilling is the currency but several national and international hotels and some shops accept credit cards.

Measures are taken to health: it must make the usual as vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus of the polio, those against hepatitis and all forms of meningitis but also preserving the vaccine for typhoid and especially yellow fever is mandatory to perform 10 days before arrival on Kenyan soil. Some conventional medicines, curative and preventive, are stored in the luggage. Tsetse flies and mosquitoes abound in the forests provide repellents to fight against these creatures and buy bottled water will be more careful. Visit a country includes the ability to comply with its rules and to respect their customs. The move will be in a group with a guide, one move outside the city will be discouraged and isolated places and gatherings of crowds should be avoided. Staying well organized from the start with a travel agency or some information solicited from Kenyan tourism organizations can spend a pleasant and uneventful in that country.