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10 hours in Nairobi airport?
Hi Globies
I'll be forced to wait 10 hours for connection in NBO. Do they allow to stay such a long time in transit area? Are there retiring rooms or a transit hotel? (I want to avoid to go to the city because they will charge me for visa) Thanks... Wojtek |
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If I were you, I would pay Visa and visit the city. Maybe you even require transit visit for a stay of 10 hrs. Check with your travel agent. Or else get back to gorillasafaris. Which nationality?
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10 hours in Nairobi airport?
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Liz wrote: In message "Wojtek Dabrowski" wrote: Hi Globies I'll be forced to wait 10 hours for connection in NBO. Do they allow to stay such a long time in transit area? Are there retiring rooms or a transit hotel? (I want to avoid to go to the city because they will charge me for visa) If forced to get a visa, don't go into town if it's during the day, but get one of the safari operators to give you a trip into Nairobi National Park. Most of the private operators would pick you up at the airport and drop you back the the airport and the NP are contiguous. I know that Express Travel Group certainly would do this. Slainte Liz -- Virtual Liz: http://www.v-liz.com Kenya; Tanzania; Namibia; India; Seychelles; Galapagos Photo blog of Make Povery History rally in Edinburgh 2 July 2005: http://www.v-liz.com/g8rally/protest.htm |
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10 hours in Nairobi airport?
On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 19:06:34 GMT, Liz wrote:
In message Liz wrote: In message "Wojtek Dabrowski" wrote: Hi Globies I'll be forced to wait 10 hours for connection in NBO. Do they allow to stay such a long time in transit area? Are there retiring rooms or a transit hotel? (I want to avoid to go to the city because they will charge me for visa) If forced to get a visa, don't go into town if it's during the day, but get one of the safari operators to give you a trip into Nairobi National Park. Most of the private operators would pick you up at the airport and drop you back the the airport and the NP are contiguous. I know that Express Travel Group certainly would do this. What Liz said! Try to go everywhere in one day, Nairobi will fill your time no problem. After Nairobi National Park http://www.kws.org/nairobi.html The Sheldrick Trust http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/ is more than worth a visit. Giraffe Manor (http://www.giraffemanor.com/) is fun too. Karen Blixen museum- http://www.karenblixen.com/visit.html -- Hakuna matata |
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10 hours in Nairobi airport?
Why don't you take a taxi, and go to the Carnivore? A very nice meat
restaurant, where they serve all kinds of game-meat. Slainte Corné. www.outtoafrica.com "Wojtek Dabrowski" schreef in bericht .. . Hi Globies I'll be forced to wait 10 hours for connection in NBO. Do they allow to stay such a long time in transit area? Are there retiring rooms or a transit hotel? (I want to avoid to go to the city because they will charge me for visa) Thanks... Wojtek |
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10 hours in Nairobi airport?
There are lots of things to do in Nairobi. I would go for Nairobi
National Park above all. It is a great way to spend a few hours and it is very close to the Airport. If you are waiting during the day, then you could probably exit the park at the gate that will bring you close to the Carnivore Restaurant which I would recommend for lunch as another poster has suggested. Then you can see some of the sites of Nairobi and circle back to the airport. Do give yourself lots of time to get back because Nairobi traffic is awful at times. Sorry, but you are going to have to spring for the visa. And you cannot get a transit visa and leave from the same place as it was issued. (That is not transiting anything). But the $50.00 per person is well worth it. You can make the arrangements at one of the car hire desks at the airport. (I suggest Hertz). They have chauffeur drive cars, as do other companies there. You might want to plan ahead and make the arrangements in advance to be sure there is a car waiting for you. There is NOTHING to do at JKIA. Ten hours there would be like ten hours drifting in space. Gary (www.safari.cc) Wojtek Dabrowski wrote: Hi Globies I'll be forced to wait 10 hours for connection in NBO. Do they allow to stay such a long time in transit area? Are there retiring rooms or a transit hotel? (I want to avoid to go to the city because they will charge me for visa) Thanks... Wojtek |
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10 hours in Nairobi airport?
On 23 Nov 2005 09:55:39 -0800, A friend in Africa wrote:
If you are waiting during the day, then you could probably exit the park at the gate that will bring you close to the Carnivore Restaurant which I would recommend for lunch as another poster has suggested. It may be a good idea to go there for lunch, rather than dinner, because the evenings in the Carnivore may be your best bet to catch malaria. Hans-Georg -- No mail, please. |
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10 hours in Nairobi airport?
Hans-Georg Michna wrote:
On 23 Nov 2005 09:55:39 -0800, A friend in Africa wrote: If you are waiting during the day, then you could probably exit the park at the gate that will bring you close to the Carnivore Restaurant which I would recommend for lunch as another poster has suggested. It may be a good idea to go there for lunch, rather than dinner, because the evenings in the Carnivore may be your best bet to catch malaria. Catch a mosquito bite perhaps, but Nairobi is officially still malaria free AFAIK. It's too high and consequently often too cold. http://www.mdtravelhealth.com/destin...ame_parks.html -- Johan W. Elzenga johanatjohanfoto.nl Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.nl/ |
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10 hours in Nairobi airport?
On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 13:43:11 +0100, Johan W. Elzenga wrote:
Hans-Georg Michna wrote: On 23 Nov 2005 09:55:39 -0800, A friend in Africa wrote: If you are waiting during the day, then you could probably exit the park at the gate that will bring you close to the Carnivore Restaurant which I would recommend for lunch as another poster has suggested. It may be a good idea to go there for lunch, rather than dinner, because the evenings in the Carnivore may be your best bet to catch malaria. Catch a mosquito bite perhaps, but Nairobi is officially still malaria free AFAIK. It's too high and consequently often too cold. http://www.mdtravelhealth.com/destin...ame_parks.html Johan, yes, I've read that too, but I'm wondering whether it is really possible for Nairobi to be malaria-free. The Carnivore is certainly full of mosquitos in the evenings. And people travel to Nairobi and meet there, some of them carrying malaria. But I'm no expert on malaria. Hans-Georg -- No mail, please. |
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10 hours in Nairobi airport?
Hans-Georg Michna wrote:
It may be a good idea to go there for lunch, rather than dinner, because the evenings in the Carnivore may be your best bet to catch malaria. Catch a mosquito bite perhaps, but Nairobi is officially still malaria free AFAIK. It's too high and consequently often too cold. http://www.mdtravelhealth.com/destin...ame_parks.html Johan, yes, I've read that too, but I'm wondering whether it is really possible for Nairobi to be malaria-free. The Carnivore is certainly full of mosquitos in the evenings. And people travel to Nairobi and meet there, some of them carrying malaria. There lots of different mosquito species, and many (most?) of them do not spread malaria. -- Johan W. Elzenga johanatjohanfoto.nl Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.nl/ |
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