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Old April 20th, 2008, 07:12 PM posted to rec.travel.africa
David Bowler
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I'm off to Kenya soon and was wodering what is the best currency to take,
sterling, euros or US dollars.
I have had conflicting information and was wondering what others think.
How easy is it to exchange travellers cheques in the hotels and banks.
Thanks in advance
regards

David


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Old April 21st, 2008, 07:54 AM posted to rec.travel.africa
Pat Anderson
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In message p5mdncgvVb9NHpbVnZ2dnUVZ8vKdnZ2d@plusnet, David Bowler
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I'm off to Kenya soon and was wodering what is the best currency to take,
sterling, euros or US dollars.
I have had conflicting information and was wondering what others think.
How easy is it to exchange travellers cheques in the hotels and banks.
Thanks in advance
regards

David


David,
it is easy to exchange travellers cheques in hotels and banks, some
safari lodges may be less easy so have enough money when you go. In my
experience some US dollars with you is always a good idea, in fact many
tours are quoted in US dollars.
Pat.
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Old April 27th, 2008, 07:36 PM posted to rec.travel.africa
Hans-Georg Michna
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On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:12:27 +0100, David Bowler wrote:

I'm off to Kenya soon and was wodering what is the best currency to take,
sterling, euros or US dollars.
I have had conflicting information and was wondering what others think.
How easy is it to exchange travellers cheques in the hotels and banks.


David,

I don't know about £, but both ¤ and $ works well.

Some or many companies take traveller's cheques, but you can
always cash them in a bank branch.

However, take your Maestro (ec) card with you, because it is
about the best way to get Kenya Shillings at the Barclays ATMs.
More information is at http://michna.com/kenya.htm#Money .

I don't even take travellers' cheques any more. I only take the
Maestro card, a credit card to pay in lodges and as an emergency
measure for the case that all else fails, and a couple of
hundred $$ and ¤¤ in cash.

You may need a small bundle of $$ though, particularly in small
denominations, because some nature reserves take only $$, and
since they don't always adapt to the exchange rate quickly,
paying in $ may be quite a bit cheaper than paying in ¤.

The same holds for buying the visa at the airport on arrival.
Better have $50 on hand when you arrive.

Always take some extra cash with you, just in case.

Hans-Georg
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