SAFARI for 5 Euro in Kenya

When coming to Kenya I would never dare to think I will manage to go for Safari. Firstly, I thought there will be no time, since the training is from 8.30am to 6pm each day. Secondly, I assumed the price shall be so high, I will not be able to afford it. But sometimes the life decides otherwise.

When receiveing the training programme, I have noticed we have two days off - Friday and Saturday. There was some programme organized but I thought I could try to check how much would Safari do and in case try to go there.

The most amazing Safari in Kenya is supposedly Masai Mara, except all warned me that it takes some 8 hours on road one direction. I talked to my collegue here, a guy from Slovakia if he would like to join me, so that in case I do not go alone. The lady who was to help us arrange did not really respond, so I decided I will sms the Kenyan guy whom I met on the plane, as he offered to arrange the Safari for me through some Travel Agency he knows.

Well and as it worked out, he has booked for us a semi-luxurious tent with build in new bathrooms by Talek river in Masai Mara. The drive was to take some 5-6 hours one way, which was fine. But most importantly, he insisted he will fund the whole trip no matter how much I have insisted upon paying our costs.

To be honest I could not really believe it, so I kept on expecting what is gonna happen or what my go wrong. But by 7am on Friday this Safari minibus comes with a driver and we set on a trip. The road went quite fast as we kept on talking on all possible subjects. Early past midday we made it to Masai Mara. And within some hour we made it to our place where we were to stay over the night. It felt like little oasis, the place was incredible. The place is like a garden and each tent is separated by trees.

We got lunch and by 4pm were ready to go on the safari.
The end of first part for now.

Travelling to Kenya

Actually the trip to Kenya, although long was pretty unsual.
I flew to Vienna first with tiny plane, I thought such planes are used only in Indonesia. So that was rather an unpleasant surprise.

I boarded the plane to fly to Cairo at 3pm. I was sitting next to one African lady who was pretty loud with expressing all inconveniencies as well as highlights from her travelling. This way we have learnt (why flying Egyptian airlines) how outrageous it is that there is no alcohol available and that she is really getting thirsty! :o)

There were quite few male flight attendants and one started to joke with me, ... being flushed to the toilet, ... but that was all to turn out great as suddenly the flight attendants comes to my place and asks me to go to the back. When I come he serves me 1st class deserts and invites me to visit his IT business while waiting for my flight in Cairo.

As I need a visa, I stayed with my new African friend and we were joined by one more Kenyan man. They both spent lots of time talking which spared me the effort and I could just listen and do nothing. The African lady managed to find out that there is a bar serving alcohol available at the airport and she insisted upon inviting us.

I agreed to get a whisky. I forgot my alcohol pad which I need on Sunday nights, so I used this whisky, poured it on the napkin and was ready for my weekly activity. :o))

Boarding plane to Kenya was good, my Kenyan "friend" who has invited me for food in Cairo airport also managed to arrange me three seats to sleep on at the plane, so that was great. Getting up at 5am was thus slightly easier.

I got picked up by the NGO staff. We were driven to this land that this NGO owns. After seeing it in the morning, I call it the kingdom inside of the republic. It is incredible. Place located on a hill will little vilas scattered all over the place, flowers, blossoming trees, cut bushes... no more to say to that...

And I am soooo sleepy.

10 days out

Just sitting at the airport in Vienna, having an hour or so to spare before boarding the Egyptian airlines. My next transit city is Cairo and the final destination is Nairobi. I was already warned to beware of lions, infections and locals. But that is as much as my preparation goes. Too much work and honestly, I can still hardly believe I am flying to Kenya.

It is a working trip and I sincerely hope we will be taken care off, thus this complete dispreparation will not turn against me. But to give me some credit, I looked up a time difference and a weather forecast.

I should arrive to Cairo at 7pm, I hope I will get a chance to find some TV with football. It would have been better to be in Vienna when we play. But hopefully Egyptians are freaks as well.