Ethiopian Airlines To Khartoum, Dar-e-selam, Entebe, Nirobi
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| From East Coast |
$959 |
| From West Coast |
$1,259 |
| From Midwest |
$1,159 |
Must Travel: Oct 1 - Nov 30, 2006
Purchase Ticket By: Sep 20, 2006 |
Lufthansa Airlines To Lagos, Accra, South Africa, Harare, Abidjan, Nairobi
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| From East Coast |
$930 |
| From West Coast |
$1,030 |
| From Midwest |
$930 |
flights between: Sep 2 - Dec 2
Last day of Ticketing: Sep 30
14 days advance purchase
if depart within 7 days
ticketing within 72 hours
Ticket is valid for 3 months |
Time
Kenya has a single time zone- which is GMT+3.
Public Holidays
Kenyan Public holidays include:
1st January New Years Day
February/March Idd il Fitr *
March/April Good Friday**
March/April Easter Monday**
1st May Labour Day
1st June Madaraka Day
10th October Moi Day
20th October Kenyatta Day
12th December Jamhuri Day
25th December Christmas Day
26th December Boxing Day
*The Muslim Festival of Idd il Fitr celebrates the end of Ramadhan. The date varies each year depending on the sighting of a new moon in Mecca.
Climate
Kenya is generally a dry country; over 75% of its area is classed as arid
of semi-arid with only around 20% being viable for agriculture. Inland,
rainfall and temperatures are closely related to altitude changes, with
variations induced by local topography. Generally the climate is warm and
humid at the coast, cool and humid in the central highlands, and hot and
dry in the north and east.
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KENYA
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Nature Kenya
Location and topography
Kenya lies astride the equator on the eastern coast of Africa. It is a
medium-sized country by continental standards, covering an area of about
586,600km sq. Inland water bodies cover some 10,700km sq, the bulk of this in Lakes Victoria and Turkana. Kenya is bordered by Somalia and the Indian Ocean to the east, Ethiopia to the north, Sudan to the northwest, Uganda
to the west and Tanzania to the south. The coastline, about 550km long,
faces the Indian Ocean.
Kenya has tremendous topographical diversity, including glaciated
mountains with snow-capped peaks, the Rift Valley with its scarps and
volcanoes, ancient granitic hills, flat desert landscapes and coral reefs
and islets. However, the basic configuration is simple. Coastal plains
give way to and inland plateau that rises gradually to the central
highlands, which are the result of the relatively recent volcanic activity
associated with the formation of the rift valley. To the west the land
drops again to the Nyanza plateau that surrounds the Kenyan sector of Lake
Victoria; and to the north, to the rugged low country around Lake Turkana.
The coastline is broken and composed of beaches, coral cliffs and reefs,
creeks and numerous offshore coral islands. Inland, a mainly level but
narrow coastal plain lies on sedimentary rocks, with some igneous
intrusions such as Dzombo and Mrima. Beyond low rolling hills lies the
so-called Nyika Plateau, mainly on sedimentary rocks. This landscape
covers almost the entire northeastern sector of the country, on very
gradual slopes.
The Great Rift Valley, with its associated escarpments and mountains, is a
major feature. It runs the length of the country from Lake Turkana in the
north to Lake Natron on the southern border with Tanzania. The central
portion of the rift is raised, with the Aberdare Mountains and Mt Kenya to
the east and the Mau Escarpmentand Cherangani Hills to the west. The
northern and southernmost sectors of the rift are low-lying, arid and
rugged, with spectacular volcanic landforms.
The region west of the central highlands is characterized by Precambrian
metamorphic rocks and linear basement hills. Mt Elgon, an old, eroded
volcano, intrudes through the ancient shield on the Uganda border. The
lake Victoria basin generally has a gently sloping landscape and an eroded
surface that exposes granitic outcrops.
Isolated hills and mountains, such as Mt Kulal, Mt Nyiro and Mt Marsabit,
are scattered to the north and east of the central highlands. The Taita
Hills, rising from the southeastern plateau, are ancient fault-block
formation, the northernmost of a chain of isolated peaks (the'eastern
arc') that stretches south to Malawi through eastern and southern
Tanzania. They sit almost cheek-by-jowl with one of the region's recent
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Currency
The official currency is the Kenya Shilling.
The written abbreviation is either KSh or using /= after the amount (ie 500/=)
Available Notes are 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 shillings.
Available coins are 5, 10 and 20 shillings.
Visitors to Kenya should change foreign currency at banks, bureaux de change or authorized hotels. The easiest currencies to exchange are US Dollars, Pounds sterling and Deutschmarks.
Travellers Cheques are widely accepted, and many hotels, travel agencies, safari companies and restaurants accept Credit Cards. Most Banks in Kenya are equipped to advance cash on credit cards.
There are no restrictions on the amount of foreign currency that can be brought into Kenya.
Before departure, travellers are advised to convert any excess Kenya shillings into foreign currency at a bank or bureau de change before departure. Departure taxes can be paid in local or foreign currency.
Anyone wishing to take more than 500,000 Kenya Shillings out of the country will require written authorization from the Central Bank.
Business Hours
Most businesses in Kenya are open from Monday to Friday, though some also trade on Saturday.
Business hours are generally 9:00am to 5:00pm, closing for an hour over lunch (1:00pm – 2:00pm).
Banks are open from 9:00am to 3:00pm Monday to Friday. Some branches open on Saturdays from 9:00am to 11:00am.
Many banks are now equipped with 24 hour ATM machines.
The Bank branches at Jomo Kenyatta International airport (Nairobi) and Moi International Airport both run 24 hour forex services.
Telephone, Postal & Internet Systems
Good network and service in all three areas.
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