Moving Around
Transport (keep in mind prices can vary depending on when you book them):
Uber and Taxify (aka BOLT) available for movements within Nairobi and Mombasa
Airlines to use to fly to South Coast:
Takes 45 minutes and you are in paradise with loads of sunshine...
• Silverstone Airlines - $50 one way
• Jambojet- $40-70 one way
• Kenya Airways (usually the most expensive) - $ 120- $160 one way
Standard Gage Railway - Train
• Train from Nairobi to Mombasa- 5 hours departs 2 times a day at 8am and 3.30pm
• Price for all national and foreigners: 2nd class Kshs. 1000 or $10 and First class Kshs. 3000 (VIP) or $30 (scenic route; see Elephants and Giraffes via the Tsavo National Park).
You can book by dialing *639# and follow instructions from there.
Bus services:
Very comfortable and affordable. Takes between 7-9 hours on road.
Mashpoa -$15
Spanish Coach -$15
Tahmeed Coach -$15
Things to do in Kenya
Excursions before and after wedding for interested guests
Nairobi 21st-24th March 2020
All prices are based per person (Adult) for Foreign Tourists in Nairobi and its environs:
1. Giraffe center – Entrance Kshs. 500 or USD $5 optional dinner at The Giraffe Manor
2. Elephant Sanctuary – Entrance Kshs. 1000 or USD $10
3. KAZURI Beads (to buy souvenirs lovely clay bead earrings and necklaces made by women living with HIV/AIDS; all proceeds go to them)- free Entry
4. Masaai Mara- Entrance $180 per adult
5. Ashnil Samburu Lodge- Game drives, sundowners etc
6. Hot Air Baloon at Masaai Mara – Cost $450 per person
7. Nairobi National Park (only park of its kind in the city center in the world)- Entrance Kshs. 3000 or USD $30
South Coast 25th-28th March 2020
All prices are based per person (Adult) for Foreign Tourists
Swimming with Dolphins at Wasini Island near Watamu- Full Day Wasini Dhow Safari.
• Non resident - US$ 135
• Child Non-resident - US$ 70
• Kenya Citizen - Kshs. 7,500/=
• Child Kenya Citizen - Kshs. 4,000/=
• East Africa Resident - Kshs. 8,000/=
• Child East Africa Resident - Kshs. 4,250/=
Sky Diving at Diani- Skydive Diani Club, Diani Beach Road, Diani Ukunda
• Offers tandem jumps for USD $350 which allows you to experience the thrill of free fall and a magnificent canopy flight over the coastline without any significant training. Your skydiving experience starts with a short brief from one of our instructors before you are ready to take on the skies at 12,000 feet. The Kenyan coastline is amongst the finest scenery in the world; the beaches are breath-taking and the calm sea waters protected by the reef. This involves a short brief followed by a 15 minute plane ride over the coastline. At 12,000 feet, you will jump out while attached to the front of an instructor and experience free fall for about 50 seconds. Your instructor will then open the parachute, and you will have a 5 minute canopy flight back to the beach for a soft landing. If you want a professionally edited video capturing your whole experience, it’s an additional $75.
Weather and what to carry:
Nairobi- The weather varies from 17-28 degrees in Nairobi and lowers at night to 15 degrees so carry something warm for the evenings.
South Coast- weather is always friendly and warm at the South Coast. It’s situated near the Indian Ocean. Carry light clothes and sunscreen, hat, mosquito repellant and a swim suit, sandals, lovely summer clothes