General Reports

[Gesheft]

Can anyone confirm if the airport stamps your passport on entry and exit?

I'd like to visit soon, but I'd prefer to do it without documentary evidence (except on this board of course.)

Well not only do they stamp your passport. But they do so in a big way. With a full page sized visa sticker.

So each entry into any of the East African states takes up a full page. Not an easy thing to hide if your old lady likes to flip through your passport!

[Blackwhite99]

If you're from a country which issues second passports, get one, and keep it well hidden (from your missus, I presume).

Although it is possible to get in and out of many countries without getting a stamp, I would strongly advise against it.

Can anyone confirm if the airport stamps your passport on entry and exit?

I'd like to visit soon, but I'd prefer to do it without documentary evidence (except on this board of course.)

[Member #4349]

Can anyone confirm if the airport stamps your passport on entry and exit?

I'd like to visit soon, but I'd prefer to do it without documentary evidence (except on this board of course.)

[Bengt66]

You can buy a sim card easily in Mombasa. There is a shop selling phones and accessories in almost every building in town. They sell for a hundred shillings. The shops at the airport will certainly try to take advantage of you being a tourist, and charge more.

If you are carrying your phone with you, you need to confirm it works on the gsm 900 band, which is what the operators in Kenya use. That means that most handsets from Europe will work without a problem, while some from North America may not work (those without 900 band). If your handset is locked to a particular network, you will need to get it unlocked. Some handsets are easier to unlock than others, while some may not be unlockable at all. There are many phone shops that can unlock your handset for you. Again, being a tourist, and a "mzungu", most of the service providers will try to overcharge you for the service.

I know a little bit about this subject, so if you need any assistance or info, you can pm me.

thanks alot to you too Tonkazan, I know I will manage now.

[Bengt66]

We have 4 cell phone operators in Kenya, Safaricom is #1, Airtel #2, Yu # 3 and Orange #4, ranked by subscriber numbers. Airtel usually offers the best voice quality (important bcs you are not accustomed to the local accent ). Pricewise they are all pretty much the same : the SIM card itself cost next to nothing and calls are between 1 and 3 KES / min, within and across other networks.

Happy Hunting!

thanks alot LustyH for your help regarding this.

[Tonkazan]

Hi again. I have now booked my first trip to Kenya, Mombasa and looking forward to it.

Regarding SIM-card for cellphone, best to buy at airport or at the shopping mall?

Which one is the best / preferable operator?

Thanks again for all the help monger friends.

You can buy a sim card easily in Mombasa. There is a shop selling phones and accessories in almost every building in town. They sell for a hundred shillings. The shops at the airport will certainly try to take advantage of you being a tourist, and charge more.

If you are carrying your phone with you, you need to confirm it works on the gsm 900 band, which is what the operators in Kenya use. That means that most handsets from Europe will work without a problem, while some from North America may not work (those without 900 band). If your handset is locked to a particular network, you will need to get it unlocked. Some handsets are easier to unlock than others, while some may not be unlockable at all. There are many phone shops that can unlock your handset for you. Again, being a tourist, and a "mzungu", most of the service providers will try to overcharge you for the service.

I know a little bit about this subject, so if you need any assistance or info, you can pm me.

[LustyHombre]

Hi again. I have now booked my first trip to Kenya, Mombasa and looking forward to it.

Regarding SIM-card for cellphone, best to buy at airport or at the shopping mall?

Which one is the best / preferable operator?

Thanks again for all the help monger friends.

We have 4 cell phone operators in Kenya, Safaricom is #1, Airtel #2, Yu # 3 and Orange #4, ranked by subscriber numbers. Airtel usually offers the best voice quality (important bcs you are not accustomed to the local accent ). Pricewise they are all pretty much the same : the SIM card itself cost next to nothing and calls are between 1 and 3 KES / min, within and across other networks.

Happy Hunting!

[Bengt66]

Hi again. I have now booked my first trip to Kenya, Mombasa and looking forward to it.

Regarding SIM-card for cellphone, best to buy at airport or at the shopping mall?

Which one is the best / preferable operator?

Thanks again for all the help monger friends.

[Bengt66]

They are the same as U. K. . . They are not round. You can buy adapter for a dollar in kenya

thanks Gato for your help

[Ze Gato]

I just wonder if someone can inform me about the electrical plugs in Kenya, are the same as in SA (3 holes in the wall. 2 round and 1 square)?

Good to know before leaving if any adapters needed (I am from Europe).

Need to charge a lot of things such as camera, cellphone and so on.

Thanks in advance for any help given.

They are the same as U. K. . . They are not round. You can buy adapter for a dollar in kenya

[Bengt66]

I just wonder if someone can inform me about the electrical plugs in Kenya, are the same as in SA (3 holes in the wall. 2 round and 1 square)?

Good to know before leaving if any adapters needed (I am from Europe).

Need to charge a lot of things such as camera, cellphone and so on.

Thanks in advance for any help given.

[Johnympole]

Hi.

Am in Nairobi for the next two weeks with my very hot very Bi-sexual young girlfriend am renting an apartment and planning to hold a few parties we love threesomes with Bi-girls or foursomes if the girl is Bi also going to give the MMF thing a try and see how she handles two cocks! Might be a full on party Orgy later on so if anybody has a hot Bi-girl and wants to meet us or any ideas let me know.

Sounds like fun. I'm in Nairobi get in-touch

[Member #4294]

There 22 till end Jan, anyone else there?

[Pagal Chacha]

Anybody looking for a wingman I will be in Nairobi on 1st Feb

[Track Cabbage]

Hi.

Am in Nairobi for the next two weeks with my very hot very Bi-sexual young girlfriend am renting an apartment and planning to hold a few parties we love threesomes with Bi-girls or foursomes if the girl is Bi also going to give the MMF thing a try and see how she handles two cocks! Might be a full on party Orgy later on so if anybody has a hot Bi-girl and wants to meet us or any ideas let me know.