Marsabit National Reserve Travel Guide

 Osmun79 Says:  If your an NGO, Missionary or otherwise and you need quick, good food in Marsabit, this is the best cheap eat in town. The owner, a local business magnate, makes sure there is usually everything on order and you can be assured the service is usually fast. Although the... 

 L-A Says:  We fortunately had a driver and borrowed the bishop's white Landrover. We needed this for not only the reserve and the park, but even the town streets. The streets are generally not paved... full of potholes and the drivers are a bit crazy, like most of Kenya. You just need... 

 L-A Says:  I ended up buying more scarves and shawls... and loved them. But I had to bargain. For 2200 Kenyan shillings, I got a fancy slip, a fancy shawl, another long long shawl (approx $44 Cdn)There are many stalls all over the place. One place I saw had a pink lace mosquito net! I... 

 L-A Says:  Be willing to listen to something that is different. Be willing to try their food, be willing to accept their hospitality, and if they offer you their lower arm for a handshake (by putting their hand over their wrist), it just means that they like you, but just want to keep... 

 Osmun79 Says:  Due to ethnic and alchohol related feuding, there have been some murders of local villagers in the Marsabit area. While whites are usually safe, you should be aware of your surroundings at all times. Women are advised to travel in groups at night and it is also recommended... 

 L-A Says:  Keep this under 20 kg. especially if you are travelling via convoy on the highway or by air with MAF lightweight cotton, but bring a jacket for evenings - it can get cold at night all the basics... include some yogurt pills (acidolophilus), don't drink the water. Bring... 

 L-A Says:  Best thing - the view from the top, looking down into lake paradise, and you can see the surrounding northern Kenyan desert. Memories of being there with David (from Montreal), Brenda (from Pond Inlet Nunavut), and Tom (from Nairobi)