Visiting Kenya?

I know there are some of you who have expressed an interest in visiting Kenya - perhaps climbing Kiliminjaro or visiting the Swahili paradise of Lamu. Either way, here’s what you should remember in the next few months…

Visiting Kenya?

You will need to:

1) Book your ticket as far in advance as possible for travel to Nairobi, Kenya - www.flightdepot.ca is supposed to have the cheapest flights to Kenya

2) When you book your ticket, or *right after booking, purchase travel and medical insurance

*from Travel Guard at: 1-866-878-0191

*get the “Canada Plan” – it is the cheapest and includes medical evacuation and coverage above your provincial coverage plus trip cancellation (if purchased before or within 48 hours of ticket booking)

3) 8 weeks prior – vaccinations

You will need:

i) Hepatitis A/B shots

ii) Polio/Tetanus/Dypheria shot

iii) Typhoid shot

iv) Yellow fever shot (*with a certificate)

v) Measles, mumps, rubella shot

vi) Influenza shot

vii) Cholera oral vaccine (“Dukoral”)

viii) Anti-malarial medications (get instructions) - although there is no risk of malaria in Nairobi

4) YOU CAN GET A VISA AT THE KENYAN AIRPORT WHEN YOU ARRIVE - THERE IS NO NEED TO APPLY FOR A VISA IN ADVANCE SO FORGET WHAT I SAID EARLIER! *unless you are not a Canadian citizen