Nairobi makes the ‘Rough Guide’ global top three cities to be visited
NAIROBI ON THE ‘ROUGH GUIDE‘ PODIUM AS THIRD MOST RECOMMENDED CITY TO VISIT (Posted 12th January 2017) Only Paris and Isfahan in Iran beat Nairobi in the rankings of the ‘Rough Guide‘ for city visits in 2017, as the Kenyan capital outshone such iconic names like Bristol, Antwerp, Medellin, Atlanta, Osaka, Guadalajara and Palma de […]
Serena partners with Vintage Air Rally in Kenya and Tanzania
VINTAGE AIR RALLY BRINGS SPOTLIGHT TO KENYA AND TANZANIA (Posted 28th November 2016) The highly publicized Vintage Air Rally from the Greek island of Crete to Cape Town, is presently in Kenya and will early in the week continue the flight south with stops in Tanzania. Key tourism stakeholders in Kenya joined hands with the […]
East Africa scores top rankings in the 2016 Conde Nast Traveler Awards
EXCELLENT QUALITY OF HOTELS AND RESORTS MAKES EAST AFRICA A TOP RANKED DESTINATION (Posted 21st October 2016) Gibbs Farm on the slopes of the Ngorongoro Crater, a long time favourite of this correspondent, made it into the top 20 of the Conde Nast Awards for best global hotel in 2016, ending up in a very […]
Five star rankings are hard to come by in Kenya
MEDINA PALMS IN WATAMU GAINS NEW FIVE STAR RANKING AT THE BEACH WHILE THE SEGERA RETREAT IS KENYA’S ONLY FIVE STAR SAFARI PROPERTY (Posted 07th August 2016) The latest edition of the Kenya Gazette has seen the findings of the Kenya Tourism Regulatory Authority published, in which the results of the hotel, resorts and safari […]
An insight of what is happening this year on one of Kenya’s top rated safari resorts
SEGERA RETREAT – ONE OF IF NOT KENYA’S FINEST (Posted 11th July 2016) The Segera Retreat, located in the central highlands of Kenya on a sprawling conservancy, perfectly fits the German description ‘Nur Vom Feinsten‘ or loosely translated into when only the very best will do. Some level of mystery always surrounds such places, like […]
Wilderness Holdings acquires majority shares of Kenya’s Governors Camp businesses
MAJORITY ACQUISITION OF GOVERNORS AVIATION LTD RAISES REGULATORY CONCERNS (Posted 08th April 2016) News are emerging that South African eco-tourism group Wilderness Holdings Limited has completed negotiations about the acquisition of 51 percent of a range of businesses in Kenya, broadly referred to as Governors Camp. The 51 percent share acquisition, announced on the Wilderness […]
And my top target for a visit in 2016 is …
THE ONE WHICH GOT AWAY IN 2015 (Posted 30th December 2015) Those conversant with my writings will surely have heard of North Island, Seychelles’ most high profile and shrouded in secrecy resort, chosen by among many of the world’s glitterazi and influentials the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Clooneys for their honeymoon. But […]
Blending Culture and Art with Tourism and Adventure – look no further but Kenya!
SEGERA RETREAT – HOME OF THE ZEITZ MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART AFRICA (Posted 31st July 2015) Tourism and Culture are ever more closely linked and this is very evident at the Segera Retreat of the Zeitz Foundation, which is located on the conservancy of the same name. Besides hosting the Zeitz MOCAA, the Museum of […]
Campi ya Kanzi February News
News from the Chyulu Hills in Kenya by Campi ya Kanzi Campi ya Kanzi News February 2015 Only a Few Seats Left! On our 2015 Air Safari… Our 2015 Air Safari is almost fully booked, with just a few seats remaining! We are fully booked on our way South from Kenya to Namibia, but have […]
Narrow escape for helicopter crew in Mt. Kenya emergency landing
BRITISH SERVICE PERSONNEL CHEAT DEATH AS THEIR HELICOPTER EMERGENCY LANDS (Posted 10th January 2015) (Picture courtesy of Ithe Wa Wambui / Airline Crew of East Africa) Britain maintains an army training base in Kenya near Nanyuki and thousands of service personnel have over the years rotated through various courses, preparing them for deployment or just […]
Are private conservancies the saviour of wildlife tourism in Kenya?
SEGERA OPENS NAIROBI OFFICE (Posted 19th October 2014) Conservancies, especially those with close links if not outright partnerships with the local communities, are of late seen as one of the saviours of wildlife based tourism and a recipe of future success in percolating tourism benefits directly to the community grassroots through added job opportunities and […]
‘The Long Run’ adds Campi Ya Kanzi as another GER certified property in Kenya
KENYA’S ‘CAMPI YA KANZI’ JOINS ELITE GLOBAL ECOSPHERE RETREATS (Posted 03rd August 2014) The fact that Kenya still got what it takes was further underscored when Global Ecosphere Retreats announced the inclusion of the acclaimed ‘Campi Ya Kanzi’ which is located in the pristine wilderness area of the Chyulu Hills. GER pays particular attention to […]
New Rwanda airport work delayed until compensation has been completed
BUSEGERA AIRPORT – COMPENSATION BEFORE CONSTRUCTION (17th July 2014) Rwanda’s new airport – Impressions courtesy of RCAA) It will be compensation first before affected residents, said to be numbering over 6.000 households, will start to move out of a 25 square kilometre area set aside for the construction of the new international airport at Busegera. […]
