Kenya Travelers 2018​

Our Kenya Travelers 
Janice Henry
Seth Jarboe
Mattie Deed
Carole Copeland Thomas, CITM, Tour Leader

October 18, 2018 Orientation Session #2 Video

Video Length: 1 Hour 32 Minutes

September 17 2018 Orientation Session #1 Video

Video Length: 1 Hour 25 Minutes

Our Travel Agency

Garavanian Travel.  Attention Gabe Garavanian.  
40 Vinyl Square
N. Chelmsford, MA 01863
(978) 251-2868
Check with Gabe About Travel Insurance

Tips About Our Trip To Kenya

Check your passport and make sure that it expires after June 2019

Bring your YELLOW CDC card that has been completed by your physician or travel clinic.

Make sure that you bring Deet bug repellant.

The exchange rate changes daily.  As of 10/2/18 $1 is the equivalent to 101.04 Kenyan shilling.   We will exchange our money either at the hotel or we'll work with our tour guide to make the exchange in Nairobi when we arrive in the country.

Time Difference:  7 Hours for now.  This will change on the day we leave, November 4th, when Daylight Savings Time ends.
If it's 12 noon in Boston, it will be 7pm in Kenya.

Temperature Differences:
Boston:  60s abd 70s
Naiorbi - Low 80s
Mombasa- Mid 80s

How to dress:  Dress in layers!  Cottons, pants, skirts, shorts, sleeveless and long-sleeves all ok. Bring a jacket for cool nights.
Dress casually to anticipate long drive times in the van when we are moving from one city to another.  

Jewelry: Costume jewelry is preferred.  Real jewelry wear in moderation.

Bring a roll of toilet paper, hand sanitizer & wet wipes. 

​Bring anti-diarrhea medicine...just in case.


Applying For Your Kenya Visa​

​Cost: About $65
Link to apply for your Visa online:  http://evisa.go.ke/evisa.html

Kenyan Immigration has instituted a strict visa policy whereby all visitors are strongly encouraged to obtain visas by using an online system, though visas are available upon arrival at international ports of entry including Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
  • A passport with at least two blank pages, six months’ validity, and a visa are required to enter Kenya. 
  • Single-entry visas are available upon arrival at Kenyan airports; however, Kenyan Immigration plans to end visas upon arrival in the near future.
  • Multiple-entry visas must be applied for prior to traveling to Kenya.
  • Obtain the latest information on visas, as well as any additional details regarding entry requirements, from the Embassy of Kenya, 2249 R Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20008, telephone (202) 387-6101, or the Kenyan Consulates General in Los Angeles and New York City.
  • You should have proof of yellow fever immunizations, or you may be denied entry.
For additional information on immunizations and detailed country-specific recommendations on vaccinations and other health precautions for travelers to Kenya, visit the CDC’s Travelers’ Health website.
HIV/AIDS Restrictions: The U.S. Department of State is unaware of any HIV/AIDS entry restrictions for visitors to, or foreign residents of, Kenya. 
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For more information visit: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Kenya.html