Africa - Kenya

The Long Rains

March until May

Stopover destinations

Israel Egypt

Capital of Kenya

Nairobi

open access, often bigger, publicly owned, legal planning rules are different

National Parks

Public land/privately owned, more protection and international access

Nature reserves

The Short Rains

October to December

Blue necked Somali ostrich, Grevy's zebra and crocodiles are found here

Samburu National Park

Largest lodging chain

Serena

Kenya is bisected by

The Equator

Popular tourist destination located a few hours north of Nairobi

The Equator

6000 mile long crack in the earth's crust stretching from Lebanon to Mozambique

The Great Rift Valley

Religions of Kenya

Traditional Christianity Islam

1948 one of the biggest national parks

Tsavo (east/west) national park

The Ghost and the Darkness movie Lions killed over 130 people in a month

Tsavo National Park

Animals in Mt. Kenya

elephants, buffalo, antelope

Valley was created by

separation of African and Arabian tectonic plates

Currency of Kenya

Kenyan shilling

2nd largest mountain

Mount Kenya and Mount Kenya Reserve/Park

SW of Kenya in Rift Valley with a grand flock of pink flamingos

Lake Nakaru National Park

Largest lake in Africa and 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world

Lake Victoria

Main reservoir of the Nile

Lake Victoria

Nestled in the Rift Valley bordering Tanzania/Kenya meeting up in the Serengeti

Masai Mara

group of semi-nomadic people speaking Swahili

Masai Mara

A minibus with more than one destination

Matatus

Born Free movie filmed here, bisected by 13 rivers and numerous mountain fed streams, bathing hippos

Meru National Park

Capital of Kenya used to be

Mombasa

Cruise port, Muslim city with many mosques, craft shopping and beaches

Mombasa

5 main landscapes of Amboseli

1. open plains 2. woodlands 3. swamps 4. rocky thornbush 5. marshlands

Flight time from Toronto to Kenya

17 hours

Nairobi gained independence from Britain

1963

Tree house hotels

Aberdare National Park

Treetops lodging

Aberdare national park

NW of Kilamanjaro bordering with Tanzania

Amboseli National Park

Pointing with index finger is

Insulting. Use the whole hand. Don't use left hand when passing or receiving

NBO

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Safari capital of the world

Kenya

National airline of Kenya

Kenya Airways (KQ)

MBA

Mombassa