Kenya Gets a Fourth International Airport In Kisumu City

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Henry Muuthia
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A model of how the Kisumu International Airport will look like

A model of how the Kisumu International Airport will look like

The lakeside city of Kisumu looks set to take the mantle of ‘gateway to East Africa’. With the mushrooming of some amazing mid-sized accommodation facilities in the last couple of years, Kisumu now ushers in the international community with the opening of the 4th international airport in Kenya after Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Mombasa’s Moi International Airport and the Eldoret International Airport in the Rift Valley town of Eldoret. Continue reading →

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Treasures of The Indian Ocean Revealed: The Return Of The Santo Antonio de Tanná

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Henry Muuthia
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A model at the Fort Jesus Museum depicting the dive to recover the relic of Santo Antonio de Tanná

A model at the Fort Jesus Museum depicting the dive to recover the relic of Santo Antonio de Tanná

The discovery, at the old harbour of Mombasa, of a 17th century Portuguese shipwreck by divers Conway Plough and Peter Philips in 1960, set in motion, what was to be, perhaps, one of the largest excavation missions in Kenya’s maritime history.

The shipwreck of Santo Antonio de Tanná which was excavated between 1976 and 1981 by a joint team of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology and the National Museums of Kenya consisted of about 40m of the hull still intact.

The Santo Antonio de Tanná was a 42-gun frigate built in 1678. Construction work began in Bassein and completed 2 years later in Goa, about 630km south of Bassein. Continue reading →

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Unusual Ideas To Unusual Places in Kenya: Hippo Point, Naivasha

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Enchanted Landscapes Traveller
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The nine-storey hippo tower that serves as a fantastic observation point for the scenery around Lake Naivasha

The nine-storey hippo tower that serves as a fantastic observation point for the scenery around Lake Naivasha

If you have been looking forward to doing something really out-of-the-ordinary this festive season then a trip to the Hippo Point House might just do it for you. Set in the serene surroundings of Lake Naivasha, Hippo Point House is a beautiful sanctuary built in the 1930s to capture the elegance and grandeur of Tudor architecture.

The house, restored and renovated in 1998, boasts 7 double bedrooms, a swimming pool and gazebo for those fancying a spa treatment. The untamed terrain dotted with patches of yellow acacia fever trees and an occasional giraffe, hippo or buffalo, provides a contrasting backdrop to a lush traditional English garden adorned with roses and green lawns. Continue reading →

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Food Tales: Staying Away From Cutlery By Choice

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Henry Muuthia
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Eating Ugali with hands. Most foods in Africa, India and eastern Asia are eaten by hand. Photo courtesy of kenyasaijiki.blogspot.com

Eating Ugali with hands. Most foods in Africa, India and eastern Asia are eaten by hand. Photo courtesy of kenyasaijiki.blogspot.com

There is just something ethereal and satisfying about grabbing that morsel of Ugali and rolling it in some luscious thick gravy of beef and then passing it over some topping of nutritious steamed indigenous greens before escorting it to your mouth. Sound familiar to you? Or better yet, grabbing that long sizzling piece of a nicely barbecued goat rib which you proceed to pass across your mouth in three or four swoops – each swoop intended to reduce the population of the juicy flesh on the bone. Continue reading →

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Christmas Is Here And All Roads Are Heading To The Kenya Coast

Posted on December 19, 2011 by James Guantai
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Turtle Bay in Watamu. All roads seem to be headed to Malindi and Watamu for the festive season.

Turtle Bay in Watamu. All roads seem to be headed to Malindi and Watamu for the festive season.

The annual Christmas fever is starting to set in on hundreds upon hundreds of local and international tourists as they descend into the coastal towns of Malindi and Watamu for the festive season. Besides the traditional visitors such as Italian billionaire Favio Briatore who flew in in his private jet, this year has witnessed more locals coming in.

The Malindi Airport has realized a 15% increase in traffic with most airlines increasing the frequency of their flights or bringing in larger capacity planes. Continue reading →

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In Search of 50 Hidden Kenyan Treasures

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Enchanted Landscapes Traveller
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The central tower at the Lake Naivasha National Park is not as famous as the Fischer's Tower in the same park. Such hidden gems will be showcased through the new treasures project.

The central tower at the Lake Naivasha National Park is not as famous as the Fischer's Tower in the same park. Such hidden gems will be showcased through the new treasures project.

Do you know of a really unique attraction in Kenya – probably never before seen? Then you should be talking to the 50 Treasures of Kenya Trust, a charitable organisation based in Ngong, Kenya. The trust, in collaboration with the Kenya Tourist Board (KTB), the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and the National Museums of Kenya (NMK) have embarked on an ambitious campaign to identify 50 most unique tourist attraction in preparation for the celebration of 50 years of Kenya’s independence which will be marked in 2013. Continue reading →

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Travel Information On Kenya Will Soon Be Accessible From Your Smartphone – Says Yellow Pages

Posted on November 30, 2011 by James Guantai
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The new Yellow Pages Kenya mobile application will provide travel information for both local and international tourists.

The new Yellow Pages Kenya mobile application will provide travel information for both local and international tourists.

The Yellow Pages Kenya Ltd has joined the mobile app revolution with their new travellers’ software that allows tourists to search and access basic information about places of interest on their smartphones. The software, running on the Android operating system, is scheduled to be released early 2012 and will be available to Samsung Galaxy tablet, iPhone and iPad users as a free download from their mobile application stores.

With the mobile software, travellers will be able to check out hotels with their preferred cuisines, be able to access taxi services and get to know the popular entertainment spots around the country (hmmm…sounds more like what Enchanted Landscapes do. May be they should also consider putting out their free travel information on a mobile app as well or partner with Yellow Pages as content providers – just a thought). Continue reading →

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