Mombasa

[Steve Ohh]

On Friday there are new rules probably.

https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/58380...aring-lockdown

[Zimzam]

All clichees & stereotypes in one video.

https://youtu.be/pat2c33sbog

[Leblon]

Big Tree is supposed to open tomorrow, 17 of Oct.

[Steve Ohh]

Infos from another board.

Big tree is closed.

Safari inn is open.

Casaurina Is open.

Generell it is quite right now. Some restaurants are well visited and hotels some are still closed. But it becomes better now because of the new rules.

[Leblon]

My "agents" tell that Cheers is open and Casourina is open, also clubs opposite of Casourina. I don't trust totally my agents, since they are telling me also that Big Tree is open, but manager there emailed me that they are opening after two weeks. I saw some video from Cheers with band playing, so at least Cheers is open. My usual daily or night routine when I was in Mombasa last time: First Big Tree beach bar, then Cheers, then Casourina. That would be difficult to do now when places close so early.

My agents tell me that there are lot of people in bars and big party going on. As said, I am not trusting all this information, because my agent's goal is to get me to travel there and spend lot of shillings on them and with them.

But, it could be that it would already bearable to stay there, even fun?

Seems like nobody there yet from Forum?

[Steve Ohh]

Rais Uhuru (may mungu bless him) shorted the curfew. Now it is from 11 pm to 4 am. Further all drinking dens are declared open. Happy times. Give it a few weeks and Mombasa will be fine as chicas will flock back to their working places.

Neddy.

Also bars and restaurants are open now until 22 o'clock.

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/cov...s-bars-2373712

[Neddy69]

Rais Uhuru (may mungu bless him) shorted the curfew. Now it is from 11 pm to 4 am. Further all drinking dens are declared open. Happy times. Give it a few weeks and Mombasa will be fine as chicas will flock back to their working places.

Neddy.

[Leblon]

https://escortmombasa.wixsite.com/kenya It appears to be a service that provides women to The New Big Tree Beach Resort.

Spot on. This site has already been removed and cannot be found anymore on Internet.

BTW, the photo on the opening page of the "normal" Big Tree website (https://www.thenewbigtreebeachresort.com/) shows a beautiful picture of a tropical resort, which is definitely not Big Tree.

It is a photo that is used on hundreds of websites advertising tropical holidays.

Not only that, if you look "Rooms" section of the web page, they are for sure not Big Tree rooms. Nice modern rooms, even mosquito net in the one room.

Big Tree huts and rooms are old and no mosquito net in any of them, only mosquitos.

But part of the web page have real Big Tree info, like videos have Big Tree waiters (some of them fired already).

I asked from the manager by email if they have renovated the rooms, but he did not answer.

Also, why is it possible that using this web page you can make reservations, since Big Tree is still closed. I have asked manager by email when they will open, but he only says "Soon".

I have used only Big Tree for accommodation in Mombasa, many years now.

[Zimzam]

https://escortmombasa.wixsite.com/kenya It appears to be a service that provides women to The New Big Tree Beach Resort.

In short words. Forget it. Thats not a sustainable business model in Kenya. The operators would find themselves in no time in front of the law courts for operating an illegal brothel..

Spot on. This site has already been removed and cannot be found anymore on Internet.

BTW, the photo on the opening page of the "normal" Big Tree website (https://www.thenewbigtreebeachresort.com/) shows a beautiful picture of a tropical resort, which is definitely not Big Tree.

It is a photo that is used on hundreds of websites advertising tropical holidays.

[Zimzam]

Did you check Nairobi flights? Most of the international flights to Kenya go to Nairobi. From there you can take connecting flight to Mombasa.

I have used that Ethiopian Airways flight often, you need to wait in Addis Abeba boring airport a couple of hours for connecting flight to Mombasa.

Actually I am trying to avoid Nairobi, especially staying there overnight at the airport.

Now I am able to fly from my point of departure to Mombasa via Addis in a total of 12 hours, and even only 11 hours total on the way back.

It's no problem to spend a few hours at Addis airport, it's even better now as the extension has been completed, more place to sit or to relax and to have a cappuccino.

My favourite flights would be via Qatar however, but they are not yet flying to Mombasa now.

I am just waiting now to be more sure about the conditions for returning to Europe and also of course how the corona situation is developing in Kenya. Earlier it was announced that they expect the peak of the cases in September.

So just wait & see.

[Leblon]

As far as I can see now on Flightradar24 the only international flights operating to Mombasa these days are the Ethiopian Airways flights from Addis Ababa.

Did you checked Nairobi flights? Most of the international flights to Kenya go to Nairobi. From there you can take connecting flight to Mombasa. Or take train. Flights are not so overbooked and expensive anymore after Chinese build this nice railroad between Nairobi and Mombasa, already many years.

I have used that Ethiopian Airways flight often, you need to wait in Addis Abeba boring airport a couple of hours for connecting flight to Mombasa.

[Leblon]

English is spoken by everybody in Kenya as well as Uganda.
In both countries it's official government language. Uganda was a British protectorate. Kenya was the former British colony of British East Africa. In Kenya all schools teach English and Kiswahili. In addition everybody speaks tribal languages and on the coast also Arabic. In Uganda English is spoken very widely plus Luganda and other tribal languages as well to a lesser extent Kiswahili.
Neddy.

We need to add Tanzania here also. Then we have all three countries in East Africa where English is spoken relatively well.

In Rwanda French is more useful still. Ethiopia, English is not so well spoken, I have not visited for long time.

Other countries. Somalia and Somaliland. Somalia, don't go there. Somaliland is relatively safe but very very boring, that is what I have heard from people living there.

Mosambique, I don't know anything except that they speak Portuguese. Some Kenyans called it fourth world country.

Big Congo. There are several girls from Congo or from border of the Congo in Mombasa (Uganda), they are the darkest one, I know many of them. I would like to visit Congo some day but will it ever be safe? Swahili is spoken in east side of big Congo, French in west side.

[FrenchTeam]

Skyscanner is showing flights.

I might get made redundant in a month, so I'm looking at Kenya in detail right now.

[Zimzam]

As far as I can see now on Flightradar24 the only international flights operating to Mombasa these days are the Ethiopian Airways flights from Addis Ababa.

[AttilaTheHun]

English is spoken by everybody in Kenya as well as Uganda.
In both countries it's official government language. Uganda was a British protectorate. Kenya was the former British colony of British East Africa. In Kenya all schools teach English and Kiswahili. In addition everybody speaks tribal languages and on the coast also Arabic. In Uganda English is spoken very widely plus Luganda and other tribal languages as well to a lesser extent Kiswahili.
Neddy.

So everyone in all corner and lever of society in Kenya and Uganda speaks at least 2 languages. Local tribal language and English. On top of that all Kenyans speak Swahili but not everyone speak it in Uganda. Depending the location some Kenyans also speak Arab. Thanks.