Travel in Kenya

Become a trip to Kenya? Perhaps you go on Safari or visit the coast of the Indian Ocean, or perhaps you are a young couple, you look at your gap year in Kenya, whatever the situation, it is useful to know a little more about the country of your visit you.

Food & beverage
Kenya s national courts appear on most menus. The countries of beef, chicken, lamb and pork are particularly well, as well as the variety of tropical fruits. India and the Middle East is food in most areas. Tot some huts games. Lunch or dinner offers the opportunity to eat zebra, giraffe, Impala, Gnu, crocodile and other game meat. Put the server launches directly from the lamp on the table and the meat is sliced pre-heated iron plates. Most Kenyans eat maize, beans and corn meal. It is available at Chai (tea boiled with milk and sugar) and Mandaza (fritters) are greatly appreciated. Local beer (Tusker and White Cap) and bottles of soda in May across the country. Traditional honey beer (ACI) and field is the spirit distilled from corn (changaa) May sometimes found.
Shopping
Khang, Kitenge and towels kikoi May be purchased in markets and Biashara streets of Nairobi and Mombasa. Makonde sculptures are sold throughout the country, and young men sell Kamba and Maasai necklaces and sculptures on the beaches of the south coast. Note, sale of souvenirs of wildlife Skins (the same goes for reptiles) are prohibited. Please note that the purchase of hardwood ebony, mahogany, rosewood or key teak is also illegal. Ebony has already extinct in Kenya and Tanzania and from other African countries, it can be recognized by its dark and heavy wood and prices high.
Social conventions
Western European habits prevail throughout Kenya and Tanzania as a result of British influence. Kenyans and Tanzanians are generally very good. It is important to be aware that a large percentage of the population in Kenya and Tanzania are Muslims, and in public places if it should be respected. In large cities, it is important that women in their legs and shoulders. Do not wear shoes in Africa is a sign of respect and extreme poverty, and it is also very offensive to the soles of the feet.
Kenya Geographic profile
580,367 sq km (224.081 sq. km). (UK is sqa.km 229,850). Kenya shares borders with Ethiopia in the north, Sudan to the northwest, west of Uganda, Tanzania to the south, Somalia and the north-east. To the east lies in the Indian Ocean. The country is divided into four regions: the North arid deserts, savannah countries, the fertile plain along the coast and around the shores of Lake Victoria, and highlands in the west, where the capital , Nairobi. Northwest of Nairobi is the Rift Valley, to see Mount Kenya. The climate is varied in Kenya. Coastal areas are tropical, but depreciated by the monsoon wind. The plain is hot, but dry, while the highlands are more temperate with four seasons. Nairobi has a very pleasant climate all year, because of its height. Near the entrance of Lake Victoria, temperatures are much higher and rainfall can be