Travel Forum / Destinations / Africa / April 2008

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.

Are there any Kenya based tour operators you would recommend from
fresh experience - or, on the contrary, others that you would avoid?
Besides, I can't seem to remember correctly the name of a big one (?),
probably UK based (?), that was in the market some 10 years ago, which

While most of the advice favors 6-day option with an extra day for
better acclimating, the Marangu Hotel itself actually recommends 5-day
option. Their argument is that an extra day will not be able to help
in acclimating due to the altitude differences on Marangu route  being

has anyone got info. on the best way to do this ?
i.e. North - South or vice versa
how is Mauritania after the elections ?
worth hitching or taking a bicycle ?