Kenya, Inside Information

Not only has the travel ban been lifted, but Hollywood has returned to Kenya, where Ralph Fiennes will star in a movie based on John LeCarre�s The Constant Gardener. Richard Leakey�s Lake Turkana camp has a pivotal role in the novel. Even the wildebeest returned to Kenya early, arriving in the Maasai Mara from the Serengeti in late June. Should you want to catch the gnu migration this year you should contact us straightaway, and enjoy the paperback of The Constant Gardener on the plane.

To check for potential updates on Kenya issued by the USA State Department, http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html   For field reports, http://www.reliefweb.int   is a site operated by the United Nations that includes weekly updates from Refugees International, Amnesty International, Doctors Without Borders and other relief workers.

These daily web journals were filed from several destinations while I was researching the Fodor's Guide to Kenya and Tanzania

The Great, Green, Growing Rift Valley

Laikipia, Kenya Laikipia, Land of Private Reserves

Karen, Kenya. Friends of Elephants

Lamu, Kenya Lamu Dhow Voyage By Moonlight

Langata, Giraffe Manor

Nairobi National Park Inside Nairobi National Park

Maasai Mara Reserve, Fresh Lobster in the Mara

If you want to see what Nairobi was like when the building of the railroad from Mombasa was halted by man-eating lions, order Peter Beard book "The End of the Game"

The Ngong Tree House and the Giraffe Manor are great overnight havens located outside the city of Nairobi.  For a glimpse of The Tree House and other camps and lodges of superior design see the exquisite Safari Style photo book.   On the cover is Richard  Bonham's retreat on the Chyulu Hills, where you can wake to a view of Kilimanjaro but avoid the crowds of Amboseli.