Mount Kenya
What to pack for five days above 3,000 metres
Cotton stays wet and cold, cheap boots cause blisters on the way down, and summit morning can be minus eight degrees. Here is a short packing list from our mountain guides.
Field journal
Notes from our guides.
No filler. Just what we have learned from driving the same routes for years, written for people who are about to travel.
Field notes
Reading the migration: when to actually be in the Mara
The river crossings do not happen on a fixed date. They follow rain that falls far away. Here is how we watch the grass, the rivers and our scouts so you are in the right camp in the right week.
Ask us about timing
Swahili shore
The coast in low season is the coast at its best
April rain falls in short, warm showers. Rooms cost about half, the beaches are quiet, and the seafood is just as good. A good reason to travel outside the busy months.
Amboseli
Where to stand when Kilimanjaro clears
The mountain is usually only clear for about forty minutes a day, early in the morning. There are three good spots to see it, and hardly anyone visits one of them.
Rift Valley
Flamingos, soda and the moving lakes
When the water rises in Lake Nakuru, the flamingos move to Bogoria and Elementaita. Here is why the birds are rarely where the guidebook says.
Logistics
SGR or the road? An honest comparison
Nairobi to Mombasa takes five hours by train, or eight by road with a stop at Voi. We compare cost, comfort and the view.