Kenya Tourist Traps

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      Near the Hippo Sighting : Masai Mara
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  • With Larence at the left and Kuntaai at the right
      With Larence at the left and Kuntaai at...
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  • Tony, Lawrence and Clive and Zack the boatman
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Bargain for all

by Cacharel

Bargain first the price of yr safaris, you can save up to 50%...do not deal with english,french agents or photographs...visit many local Tours Operators and bargain...For my Masai Mara trip from Ukunda Mombasa with airstrip, 2 nights and 3 days, i have paid 750 usd for 2 people in a top 4 stars lodge instead of 1200 usd proposed by hotels to or other agents in my country. Compare and bargain for all...divided first any price given by 4, then try to come up to 50%... Fix yr budget and keep it...pole pole, take yr time and you can be sure that you will have what you want...buy yr water in supermarket...25 shilling instead of 130 shilling in yr hotel.

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I found as in most , dare I...

by jackrawhide

I found as in most , dare I say ,poorer countries , that a westerner and a white man to the local people , is to be fleeced for all he can be taken for . I always tipped when appropriate , but always in relation to the economic differences between our countries , it may sound mean but taking advice from my cousin I was staying with who lives there , and all the other foreigners living there , this is the correct way to go about tipping .

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We looked for the best...

by edbeckham

We looked for the best souvenir prices. We found three places. One was our high priced hotel! It had better prices than many of the places our tour company (Pollmans and Ranger) took us. The very best place was at the border crossing into Tanzania. Avoid the shops there. Their prices are too high. But when you go through passport control on the Tanzanian side, you will be absolutely mobbed by native women who will shout out prices and shove items into your hands. After the sale though, they will try to get more money from you. Be sure that you heard the price correctly and then ignore them when they ask for more money.The third place was in downtown Nairobi. It is sponsored by an organization that gives homeless, street people a way to make money. I don't have the address, but if you want it, email me and I will get it for you. We bought a lot of things there.

The bigger towns and resorts...

by Mykke

The bigger towns and resorts are awash with locals trying to sell you something. They like to haggle and for the smaller items will go down through floor if you push hard enough. They can be a real pain and if you ain't interested you must either be firm, or ignore them. They can also be very funny by learning about different places phrases details...from other tourists and then using the info to charm you! In Mombassa Kay would sit on the beach and chat to them for hours. In the end they gave up trying to sell us things and only rushed up to 'Mamma Wales' to see if she needed anything at all. Kisumu although a large town is not on the tourist map and has none that I've seen.

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Please be careful when it...

by svillegirl

Please be careful when it comes to shopping along the roadside. It may seem like a great deal but there are many pit-falls.There have been a lot of scams involving shopkeepers taking credit card numbers from people who buy from them and selling them or running up charges.Another potential problem is with woodcarvings. Some of them could harbor little wood eating critters inside them. It would be a major bummer to spend several hundred dollars on a nice carving only to watch it turn to saw dust once you get home.I don't know if it really works but our tour guide suggested that we put any carvings in the freezer for a couple of days to kill any unwanted friends who follow you back across the border.

Beware of hawkers.Within a...

by Vickster

Beware of hawkers.Within a day of arrival in Malindi we'd been accosted by a couple of lads on the beach trying to sell us a safari. We declined their offer, but when we later ran into them in the town centre, they were quite threatening saying we'd promised to book a trip through them.We walked away and although they followed us for a while, they eventually gave up.My advice - don't be intimidated (we saw 'the ringleader' of the group the day before we left - he wasn't so brave without his henchmen!) and always book a safari through a reputable company.

Didn't encounter any traps but...

by Sybaris

Didn't encounter any traps but it's always best to not buy any jewelry or watches off the street hawkers. You know those exquisitely carved African statues that sell for over $100.00 in the U.S.? When I was there you could trade a ballpoint pen for the same thing.

I didn't know whether to put...

by jglenn

I didn't know whether to put this on Tourist Traps or Off the Beaten Path, but we went to a Samburu village to see how the locals live. The trap part of it is that they want money when you get there (25 bucks), then they line up in a gauntlet formation trying to sell you handicrafts. Other than that, it was very interesting to see how they live, they herd goats and cattle and never hunt the wild animals. They live in these tiny huts that are made out of sticks, mud & cow dung and eat vegetables, goat milk and goat blood among other things. They were extremely friendly and very eager to teach us their customs.

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There are lots of companies...

by DellyM

There are lots of companies offering safari trips. I was lead to believe that those offering cheaper deals provided sub standard accommodation and dodgy tour guides. However, we ended up arranging our trip with some local men who were touting on the beach (and who offered us a very good deal). This was because other tourists had recommended them to us having just returned from a trip themselves. Ask around, speak to others who have been on safari and then judge from the info gathered.

river road nairobi most...

by Abdul.Rauf

river road nairobi most dangerous place robbers snatch your luggage and no help you dont call police they ask for bribe or tip fordoingnothing on street some one offer for exchange of crrency or tc DONT DO They cheat you.ATTENTION FOR MALE TOURIST some pros take to her place other hidden women steal your money while you have sexsex

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