Mombasa

[Albert9989]

Use NBO-MBA train (SGR) or fly, buses are accident / death traps. If you must use a bus do not do overnight travel.

Yes, sure, road is a bit special there, I am used to travel by road from Nairobi to Masai Mara or Nakuru and even Baringo, surely the road is not a peaceful road, especially right after Nairobi going toward narok!

But train or flight are good options, yes, I checked train, 3000 KSH one way, that's a good option, 5 hrs travel.

And flight 83 Euros go and back and 1 hour duration.

Depends if we like to see some countryside or not if we prefer the speed.

Thanks for answer!

[Mombie75]

Thanks a lot, that's exactly the kind of advice I expected. Could be a good option for me!

How did you reach Mombasa from Nairobi, buses?

I saw Modern Coast Express that could be a good option.

And are the ATM's far away from the hotel?

Use NBO-MBA train (SGR) or fly, buses are accident / death traps. If you must use a bus do not do overnight travel.

[Neddy69]

No haha. After 20 min on the phone with my bank and me trying to process the payment while on the phone it finally went through. I'm all for fraud protection but cmon its only $50 just let it go through!

Didn't book a return ticket yet, hope I don't need one for a while: the.

Well you might be asked to produce one. Thankfully there's low cost solutions.

Outright fake reservation:

https://www.fakeflighttickets.com/faq

Actually real reservation which can be checked on airline booking systems:

https://onwardticket.com

I thought it had something to do with fraud protection.

Mwalimu.

[IHeartIpa]

You are not by any chance Russian.

No haha. After 20 min on the phone with my bank and me trying to process the payment while on the phone it finally went through. I'm all for fraud protection but cmon its only $50 just let it go through!

Didn't book a return ticket yet, hope I don't need one for a while: the.

[Neddy69]

My first trip to Kenya is a week away, flights and hotels all booked but Kenya eVisa website won't accept payment from any of my cards. Have tried using multiple browsers also. Any tips for getting payment to go through?

See below.

I'm done with Kenya as long as they don't revert to EVisa AND VoA.

What I'd advise everybody. If you do EVisa attach a fake flight reservation and a fake booking. If your payment doesn't go through you don't loose any money. After your payment goes through you do the actual booking.

Mwalimu.

Who'll fly to TZ again. Pussy mengi. Kabisa.

[Neddy69]

My first trip to Kenya is a week away, flights and hotels all booked but Kenya eVisa website won't accept payment from any of my cards. Have tried using multiple browsers also. Any tips for getting payment to go through?

You are not by any chance Russian.

Mwalimu.

[IHeartIpa]

My first trip to Kenya is a week away, flights and hotels all booked but Kenya eVisa website won't accept payment from any of my cards. Have tried using multiple browsers also. Any tips for getting payment to go through?

[Albert9989]

I recently stayed at the Kahama Hotel (in the Bamburi Beach area) for 5 days with my friend that I met in Nairobi. $315 USD for 5 nights. A very nice place, but not over the top. No kitchen, but you get a good buffet breakfast every morning. There is a restaurant 20 yards next to the hotel where you can have dinner, or you can have your food delivered to the pool. The pool is very clean. This food situation worked for me because my girl and I only ate two meals a day. What I really liked is that the staff was friendly (treated both of us well) and they were cleaning the buffet and pool area all day, everyday.

There is a nearby path that will take you to the beach, but it is a 7-10 minute walk. (Except for a few paths, Beach access is restricted by the hotels that front the beach.) Also, there was always a taxi parked nearby that would take us wherever we wanted to go. The vibe is mixed. I saw other guys at the hotel who had obviously invited women to meet them by the pool. I also saw Kenyan families visiting with their children. So, for me, a good place to vacation with a girl I met elsewhere. In the end, I had a great time with the the girl who accompanied me. If I did not like her, it would not have been great as we spent a lot of time together.

Thanks a lot, that's exactly the kind of advice I expected. Could be a good option for me!

How did you reach Mombasa from Nairobi, buses?

I saw Modern Coast Express that could be a good option.

And are the ATM's far away from the hotel?

[OakTownPaul]

Hi,

I will go to Kenya again for an organized safari ending by mid August. Then my plan would be to spend 1 more week around Mombasa, I plan to bring there a girl from Nairobi which I am chatting with since sometime.

I am trying to define where we should stay, one option could be to be an some kind of apartment where we can have a kitchen and cook meals.

So, we should have shops around not so far to buy some food to cook.

Beach should be also close as much as possible.

Or we could stay at hotel also.

Having the possibility to get some massage on site, in room would be also something I could like.

Budget for house or hotel can be around 50/60 for two..

I recently stayed at the Kahama Hotel (in the Bamburi Beach area) for 5 days with my friend that I met in Nairobi. $315 USD for 5 nights. A very nice place, but not over the top. No kitchen, but you get a good buffet breakfast every morning. There is a restaurant 20 yards next to the hotel where you can have dinner, or you can have your food delivered to the pool. The pool is very clean. This food situation worked for me because my girl and I only ate two meals a day. What I really liked is that the staff was friendly (treated both of us well) and they were cleaning the buffet and pool area all day, everyday.

There is a nearby path that will take you to the beach, but it is a 7-10 minute walk. (Except for a few paths, Beach access is restricted by the hotels that front the beach.) Also, there was always a taxi parked nearby that would take us wherever we wanted to go. The vibe is mixed. I saw other guys at the hotel who had obviously invited women to meet them by the pool. I also saw Kenyan families visiting with their children. So, for me, a good place to vacation with a girl I met elsewhere. In the end, I had a great time with the the girl who accompanied me. If I did not like her, it would not have been great as we spent a lot of time together.

[Rwenotmen]

Everyone, thank you for the sources of info that help people to plan their travels, especially during these trying times.

Even though ISG & its members are masters at mongering advice, this ain't no friggin' travel website. So it's important for critical stuff like this to link to original sources. And legitimate sources. And share it properly, not lock it in dropbox or attachment or whatever. (Even on that Tripadvisor thread, again with the friggin' dropbox link!

And the airport is the worse place to discover that you've followed the wrong advice!

Worse than that, you get to Kenya, then they pretend you and your airline missed something, you now have to go thru stupid 'security theatre' to confirm you're not a health risk (or, they offer you convenience to 'pay chicken' to avoid that aggravation). So to all who provided DIRECT links to GoK sources, Thank You!

I don't put blame on forum members for the confusing instructions. The ultimate blame goes to all of GoK sources, who in typical blockhead fashion don't get their fcuking info straight, so as to be consistent and prevent nonsense. Then again, as the saying goes: "This is Kenya" so Nonsense is their bread-&butter, even processes that can bring them more tourists, more business, more money, they fcuk that up too.

And some blame got to go to e. G. News services like Reuter. That article is terrible. Like a kid wrote it. At least with Fox you know you'll get faux news, but at least it'll be consistent to all the pandering local Fox channels.

Alright, enough ranting.

Eventually GoK sources will be align.

Til then, I say follow this advice from the Tripadvisor thread: "IATA was updated today so airlines should update soon if not already, but I would absolutely make sure to stick with whatever your airline says, even if it's more stringent than the official requirements. If the airline isn't sure you meet the requirements (even if they are incorrect) they will not board you as they risk a massive fine if they get it wrong. Mostly this information comes to the airlines from IATA, but it can vary a bit and when rules update it can depend a lot on human judgement at the check in desk, irrespective of what the official rules say. ".

And, oh look, the link! https://www.tripadvisor.ca/ShowTopic...ers-Kenya.html.

So Brother MoparMan, THANK YOU VERY MUCH for that IATA source. I never knew about it. It's reassuring to know this is what the airlines use, so that's now my preferred first source.

[SceticoBlu]

There was some incident in Nairobi, some group of boda boda drivers harassed female car driver, was she even raped?

The victim was a female diplomat. She was robbed, undressed and filmed.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.afr...ader-arrested/

[Albert9989]

Good day,

I agree with the poster, it is important to search for up to date and hopefully accurate information.

I am told and have read that the IATA requirements are a very good source of current information as to what is required to enter a country or location.

Also Trip Advisor can have very good, up to date information from people making similar inquiries and / or actually travelling to the locations in question.

I will include a couple of links for those who wish to broaden their search inquires and acquire more information with which to help understand what is going on.

https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/world.php

https://www.tripadvisor.ca/ShowTopic...ers-Kenya.html.

Here is what I found on Foreign Affair website from Kenya:

- https://mfa.go.ke/#info-foreigners bottom of the page there is a link to Covid19-Entry Advisory, then goes here.

- https://kcaa.or.ke/covid-19 you can see the link to Covid-10 Travel Requirements which opens a PDF.

- https://kcaa.or.ke/sites/default/fil..._13.3.2022.pdf.

In which it is written:

1. All travelers arriving into Kenya through any point of entry must have a certificate of COVID19 vaccination. The following categories of travelers are exempt from the requirement: etc.

2. All travelers coming to Kenya who are fully vaccinated shall be exempt from the requirement of a PCR test.

3. All eligible unvaccinated travelers arriving at any port of entry into Kenya, must be in possession of a valid COVID-19 negative PCR test certificate conducted within 72 hours before departure regardless of the route of entry.

So, vaccinated travellers doesn't need a PCR test.

But I agree that its quite difficult to find this and many website have not been updated up to now.

[Mopar Man]

Sorry to be the spoiler here, but there is no update on the Kenya Embassy in the US that the PCR or any Covid restrictions have been removed. In fact, it's business-as-usual: https://ke.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/

Same with the front page of Kenya's Ministry of Health site: https://www.health.go.ke/ -- nothing stating any restrictions have been removed.

Worse, the file in that dropbox is not an official government announcement unless it get promoted to the higher levels of GoK bureaucracy. Where did you even get that? Why not just link to the official source?

Also why no direct link to the Reuters article?? Here it is: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa...ns-2022-03-11/.

Despite what's written there, it doesn't mention the Ministry of Health at all. Reuters used to be so good. Are they becoming Fox News??.

Good day,

I agree with the poster, it is important to search for up to date and hopefully accurate information.

I am told and have read that the IATA requirements are a very good source of current information as to what is required to enter a country or location.

Also Trip Advisor can have very good, up to date information from people making similar inquiries and / or actually travelling to the locations in question.

I will include a couple of links for those who wish to broaden their search inquires and acquire more information with which to help understand what is going on.

https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/world.php

https://www.tripadvisor.ca/ShowTopic...ers-Kenya.html

I plan to return to Kenya in early April, I am watching developments pretty closely. I think before I travel a reasonable clear picture of what is required will have been established if it is not already. I haven't tried to search the Gov't of Kenya websites yet but will do so. However I am lead to believe that is where IATA gets it's guidance from.

If a person really has doubts about reliable information they could just get a PCR test prior to travel and have all the bases covered so to say.

OK, good luck to all and good travels.

[Univelton]

Sorry to be the spoiler here, but there is no update on the Kenya Embassy in the US that the PCR or any Covid restrictions have been removed. In fact, it's business-as-usual: https://ke.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/

Same with the front page of Kenya's Ministry of Health site: https://www.health.go.ke/ -- nothing stating any restrictions have been removed.

Worse, the file in that dropbox is not an official government announcement unless it get promoted to the higher levels of GoK bureaucracy. Where did you even get that? Why not just link to the official source?

Also why no direct link to the Reuters article?? Here it is: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa...ns-2022-03-11/.

Despite what's written there, it doesn't mention the Ministry of Health at all. Reuters used to be so good. Are they becoming Fox News??.

You might not have checked thoroughly the website. Of course, sometimes this requires a little bit to update all stuff and all stakeholders to be on board. But the link for this document can be found here: https://www.health.go.ke/wp-content/...ch-2022-1.pdf..

I'd not go to Reuters, US embassy etc while I have not yet exhausted the primary source of information for an educated monger.

No need to panique, welcome to the top sex destination in Africa. Kenya is open now to its fullest.

Even the information is not yet available on all platforms, I'd go with its copy and show it to any individual who might make themselves the imposter to control the hoax Covid.

[Neddy69]

Sorry to be the spoiler here, but there is no update on the Kenya Embassy in the US that the PCR or any Covid restrictions have been removed. In fact, it's business-as-usual: https://ke.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/

Same with the front page of Kenya's Ministry of Health site: https://www.health.go.ke/ -- nothing stating any restrictions have been removed.

Worse, the file in that dropbox is not an official government announcement unless it get promoted to the higher levels of GoK bureaucracy. Where did you even get that? Why not just link to the official source?

Also why no direct link to the Reuters article?? Here it is: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa...ns-2022-03-11/.

Despite what's written there, it doesn't mention the Ministry of Health at all. Reuters used to be so good. Are they becoming Fox News??

I cannot find ANY OFFICIAL statement by GoK that travel restrictions have been lifted. You would think the airlines would be the first to promote this, but I can't find anything.

Fair warning, so that you who will be traveling to Kenya soon (like me, by end-month, inshallah) won't be improperly informed. No worries, your airline won't even let you onboard if you don't meet the proper requirements, but still best to be prepared anyway.

Forget all these embassy pages. They'll be updated sometimes or never. If you board a commercial flight to Kenya the Check in agent verifies the requirement against the IATA home page.

See attached. Further the Dropbox publication states clearly that it is an official government publication of the GOK. Ministry of health.

Mwalimu.

Attached current IATA requirements to be allowed boarding to Kenya. As of today: