Kenya Tourist Traps

  Near the Hippo Sighting : Masai Mara
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  • Near the Hippo Sighting : Masai Mara
      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
      Tony, Lawrence and Clive and Zack the...
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  • We asked her to Pose :)
      We asked her to Pose :)
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  • Kaai my friend with his family
      Kaai my friend with his family
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Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

Some of the jewelry and...

by Dick_Loudon

Some of the jewelry and souvenir shops can be overpriced and sell knockoff copies of the real things. I recommend you get shopping tips from other travelers on this site or talk to a foreign service rep at your embassy when you arrive.

Don't take an organized tour....

by gmcnee

Don't take an organized tour. Instead, rent a car and get a driver, who will serve as your guide. You actually save money by getting a driver when you rent a car because it's safer. You'll get a much more personalized trip and you can make up your adventure as you go along. Traveling's best when its less organized and regimented.

Buying souvenirs

by Fiuman

Shopping in Massai Village can be very funny because of bargain with the Massai women, but the same souvenirs are cheaper if you buy it on the streets of Mombasa

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hippo & rhino

by stonefree

They also are hard to get close since they are too cautious.In the pic I added, you will see a dark rock like matter on the center of it. Before the flamingoes, by the water. That is it indeed.

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Masai Mara

by mariquita

If your idea of a game ride is traffick jams in the savannah and harcelling the animals, off track driving and such things, then Massai Mara is the place for you to go.

Dhow trip to Tamarind...

by judiasalsera

Dhow trip to Tamarind restaurant if you ever get seasick. You won't enjoy your food, believe me. Better take a dhow trip separately and go to Tamarind by taxi some other time.

R.Dettmann's Tourist Trap Tip

by R.Dettmann

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If you ever want to make a VT...

by shivan

If you ever want to make a VT page out of your honeymoon, DON'T FORGET TO INCLUDE YOUR WIFE'S PICTURES, or someone from Mississippi could question her presence...

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Make sure to barter with local...

by jill_archer

Make sure to barter with local vendors when buying souvenirs, we also took pens, paper and clothes for the children.

I was a tourist and traped...

by inuit

I was a tourist and traped this girl in the National Museum in Nairobi. Funny moment.

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Top 3 Hotels in Kenya

Nairobi Serena Hotel  Nairobi

 5 Reviews and 206 Opinions  Our partners in SA were having a business conference in Nairobi and needed a hotel with good... 

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Governors' IlMoran Camp  Masai Mara Game Reserve

 4 Reviews and 67 Opinions  Little Governors Camp was built in 1976 in the Masai Mara in Kenya with its own independent... 

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Serena Beach Hotel & Spa  Mombasa

 1 Review and 211 Opinions  Quite a long way out of Mombasa to the North, this is said to be one of the best hotels on the coast... 

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  i want to go to kenya for 5 months with my 3 children and husbin im wondering what are so wonderful sites to see? 

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A: Hi Why don't you start by reading the many travel pages on Kenya that VT members have already compiled? As you're a new member, you may not yet be aware how to do this.... 

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