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