Have you been on safari in Kenya or Tanzania? Or maybe you dream of seeing the big 5 on an African safari? We have visited both Kenya and Tanzania, but so far we haven't done a safari trip. African safaris are high on our bucket list, and here are some of the places we would like to visit.
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We have been to Kenya twice. The first time (2007) we backpacked to Nairobi and took a train to Mombasa. The second time (2012) we travelled with a friend from Kenya and experienced everything from a traditional wedding with 400 guests to a remote rural village without electricity or running water.
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We will try to tell you a bit about the food in Kenya. We have eaten at the homes of friends of friends in Nairobi, in a home in the countryside and a few times in eating places outside. Everyone has been generous and hospitable, and we are very grateful for all the meals we have shared. Culturally, it's been interesting, and here's the our experiences:
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There are 42 tribes in Kenya, or even more if you count different subgroups. Each tribe speaks its own language, lives in its own region and, to some extent, has its own customs.
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Our Kenyan friend Rose's mum lives in a village 20 miles outside Kisumu. It's not incredibly far, but because of the quality of the road it took a full day to drive there from Nairobi (about 12 hours) and a full day back. In many places new roads are being built, but in the meantime you have to drive in addition to the road ...
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What an amazing experience to be at a Kenyan wedding! They told us that this was a small wedding because there were "only" 400 guests. In our eyes it was of course a huge wedding. Moreover, a fantastic wedding with beautiful clothes, joy and dancing.
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Nairobi is full of people, cars and commerce. There are both central areas, where people walk around in suits on their way to work, and slum suburbs where you are advised to lock your car door and not go out. We spent a few days in Nairobi, before and after attending an amazing wedding in Kenya.
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Today, Kenya has voted in favour of a new constitution, and according to DN, the election went smoothly. Things were different in 2007/2008, when 1,300 people were killed in violence between different ethnic groups. We were going on holiday and had bought a plane ticket to Nairobi.
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