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Travel Agents The country’s largest air ticketing agency, Bunson Travel, has an office on the Upper Concourse at Gigiri (624980/5), which usually has a variety of special offers available to UN staffers.Village Market also houses offices of Bunson and the excellent safari company, Gamewatchers (523129), which offers tailor-made itineraries to Tsavo and the Maasai Mara, with comfortable mobile camps and excellent hosts. There is also the efficient office of Muthaiga Travel just up the road at the Muthaiga Shopping Centre. Major travel agents and ticketing agencies in Nairobi include: Bunson Travel 221992 info@bunsontravel.co.ke Express Travel 334722-7 info@etg.expresskenya.com Going Places 4442312/3 info@goingplaces.co.ke Let’s Go Travel 4441030/7151 info@letsgosafari.com Muthaiga Travel 3750034-6 tours@muthaiga.co.ke Rickshaw Travels 211861 info@rickshawtravels.com While Bunson is focused on air tickets and travel outside Kenya, Nairobi still touts itself as Africa’s ‘safari capital’ and there is no shortage of travel agents and consultants to arrange safaris within Kenya, as well as camp offices and the headquarters of the major hotel groups for direct bookings.While safaris can be expensive in Kenya, having resident status enables UN employees to apply for the much reduced ‘resident rates’ at local lodges and safari camps. For safaris to the major game parks, you will also need to visit the Kenya Wildlife Service headquarters to buy and add credit to a KWS Smartcard. Domestic Airlines Kenya Airways (32822000) and Regional Air (604588/605150) both operate 3-4 flights daily to Mombasa. Kenya Airways also operates scheduled services to the towns of Kisumu, Malindi, Lamu and Lokichoggio. Flights are easily booked over the telephone at any of the travel agencies listed in the previous section. There are also a large number of domestic and charter airlines offering flights to the main game parks and tourist destinations.The most reliable of these are Airkenya and SafariLink, which offer daily scheduled flights to the 78 • KARIBU KENYA
The main carriers serving the tourist circuit are: Airkenya (schedules) 605730-1/501421 Blue Sky Aviation (charters) 601753 Boskeys (charters) 602026/600741 East African Air Charters (charters) 603858/9 Everett Aviation (helicopter charters) 601638/607003 SafariLink (schedules) 600777/787 Phoenix Aviation (charters) 605835/604048 Tropic Air (charters) 062-32891. Maasai Mara, Samburu and Amobseli, while Airkenya also flies to Lamu and SafariLink has daily schedules to Tsavo and Nanyuki. Behaviour on Safari As a cultural melting pot, meeting Kenya’s different tribes presents a fascinating human tapestry – but also a strong need for cultural sensitivity. Much of the coast is predominantly Muslim and as such visitors should dress respectfully when visiting coastal villages and never bathe topless on the beach. It is also important not to support beach kiosks that are destroying turtle nesting areas, nor to give money to young children begging on the beach. As a rule, you should always seek permission before taking any photographs of local people, their homes or livestock – particularly Maasai, Samburu or Turkana people in traditional clothing, who may try to force money from photographers who do not seek permission. The Ecotourism Society of Kenya (2724755) has produced an excellent Safari Code of Conduct, which is well worth reading before going on safari. CHAPTER 10: ON SAFARI • 79
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CHAPTER 1: KENYA Life in Kenya Ever
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