Jon Ison
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| posted on 22/6/11 at 05:52 PM |
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Kenya
Looking at Kenya leaving between Xmas and the new year, never been so looking for advice.
Me Mrs and 9 year old daughter want beach but also probably look to do a short 3 day safari.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 22/6/11 at 05:55 PM |
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Are you going to collect the millions of quids that those emails promised?
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 22/6/11 at 06:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
Are you going to collect the millions of quids that those emails promised?
Win 
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roadrunner
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| posted on 22/6/11 at 06:48 PM |
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I have been twice and stayed at the Turtle Beach Hotel which is very nice, the locals have a really happy outlook considering there average wage and
how poor most of them are.
Turtle Beach used to have their own tented camp in Tsavo national park which was free if you stayed for 14 nights. The tents had flushing toilets and
hot showers, so its hardly slumming.
We are thinking of going back in 2013 for the wife's 40Th and doing a hot air balloon ride over the Masai Mara.
Brad
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 22/6/11 at 07:13 PM |
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Tents with showers? Got pics?
(not of the showers, especially not with anyone in them! Just never seen a tent that well equipped or big enough)
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 22/6/11 at 07:30 PM |
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Did tsavo east and west and amboseli in 2009 september IIRC for safari. Then 4 nights at leopard beach hotel mombassa. It was an amazing experience in
all respects good and bad. As already said the accomodation ( tents and hotels ) was 4 star+ at least. Nothing you want or need is to much trouble and
you will be treated like royalty. For us it was all about the safari. The hotel was not our cup of tea as we like freedom to roam. A walk along the
beach attracts all sorts of folk trying to sell you stuff and its hard if not impossible to get rid of them. A bit unerving but as said their
wages/conditions are what make them do this. We never felt unsafe but rather uncomfortable that we had so much and they so little. Be prepared to see
unbelievable poverty and living conditions you cannot avoid these sights between the airport and the hotels. Would I go back? yes and very soon too.
Safari only though no hotel this time.
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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mattyc
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| posted on 22/6/11 at 08:37 PM |
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a few pics of the tents that the missis and I stayed in when we went in 2008
 
Tent
 
tent
 
shower
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 22/6/11 at 10:20 PM |
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where was that matty c??? looks like tsavo east tented camp run by a dutch guy IIRC
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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