Safety On Gorillas and Maasai Mara Trip
Safety On Gorillas and Maasai Mara Trip - 8th Jan 2012 - 7:35am
Trip - AYU - GORILLAS & MASAI MARA, Departure Date - Friday 22nd June 2012
I'm booked on this trip for June 22 and am a little concerned about some recent news items in Kenya. If anybody has just gotten back from this trip could they reassure me. People who were on it as recently as Dec/11 gave fantastic reviews. Any tips on what to expect would be appreciated!
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Reply to alberta-rose about safety - 19th Jan 2012 - 5:11pm
Just did this trip recently and saw no evidence of trouble or danger. See all the positive reviews. That said you cannot travel the world in a bubble thinking nothing will happen to tourists, it's better to remain vigilant and treat the place with enlightened respect. There was some activity between the Kenyan army and the Somalians at the border (in the north east of Kenya) but this trip starts centrally in Nairobi and heads north west towards Lake Victoria and into Uganda, so if there was any trouble we were heading away from it. There was even a military conference in town while we were in Rwanda but there was no overt uniformed presence. The local guides will have your saftey as top priority so rest assured. Go with an open mind, don't draw undue attention to yourself but enjoy it. On the whole the people in all 3 countries are welcoming and helpful. Pete :-)
