HOW TO ARRANGE YOUR OWN ROUND TRIP THROUGH KENYA So, you want to go to Kenya. But how do you actually arrange a holiday to Kenya? You probably haven’t been to this country before and may not be sure what to consider. Questions about travel distances in Kenya, the costs of renting a car in […]
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YOUR HOLIDAY IN KENYA: THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW! Kenya is the ideal holiday destination for adventurous travellers who love nature. But what are the best travel times to travel in this East African country? What is the weather like and is it a safe holiday destination? We answer all your questions about […]
We were going on holiday to Kenya in November, and were figuring out what we could do. Although we normally plan everything ourselves and one of us had lived in Kenya for some time, we also wanted to do a special trip in nature and adventure with motorbikes. We had heard good stories about Charlie’s […]
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THE TRIP EXCEEDED OUR EXPECTATIONS. From the first contacts it immediately became clear that Charlie’s Travels thinks pretty much ‘out of the box’. Our thoughts were immediately put aside. Suddenly it became: of course we will drive through the country ourselves! Motorcycling to Lake Natron? A challenge! Three days trekking with Maasai, definitely do it! […]
A PIECE OF HISTORY Let’s go back in time for a moment. No idea exactly when, because nobody knows when Mombasa was really founded. We do know that it was already labeled as a major trading city in the 12th century. Ivory, copper, sesame and coconut, among others, were important export products. Everyone has left […]
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A TIME OF POWER AND DANGER During the Scramble for Africa (no, not an egg dish, but the colonial race for Africa) many European countries tried to control as much of Africa as possible. Great Britain too. In order to have a direct connection to the fertile land around Lake Victoria, the British started building […]
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The hike After lunch you are eager to leave: come on with that holy mountain! Leaving earlier is not a good idea – the sun is highest in the sky and makes the climb too hot to handle! The Samburu in the camp will tell you that the hike to the top of the mountain […]
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ALONE TO KENYA: IS THAT SAFE? Through my previous travels, I have learned that there need not be any problem if you behave normally in a country, do not express yourself politically and listen to the police or enforcers. But when yet another person asked if it would be safe, travelling alone like this in […]
MAASAI TRIBAL TREK Just to get straight to the point. This is the hike of hikes and my personal favorite! Away from the dancing Masai who are there purely for the tourists, but the real thing, that’s what we’re talking about here. You enter the Loita Hills together with a guide armed with a spear. […]
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“CHILDREN FIND FELINES VERY SPECIAL, AND IN THE MARA YOU CAN ALWAYS SEE LIONS, CHEETAHS OR LEOPARDS!” The Masai Mara Annemarie, mother of 8-year-old Sophie, agrees. The first time Sophie went on safari she was 2.5 years old. Where they used to spend as many hours in the car with a sandwich behind the wheel […]
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