Passport/Visa Requirements: Passports and visas are required of Australian, Canadian, U.K. and U.S. citizens. Visas can be obtained upon arrival and paid in U.S. cash. Sometimes there are long lines to get a visa at Nairobi Airport, so we recommend getting them in advance to avoid hassles. A US$40 departure tax is payable at the airport if it hasn't been included in your ticket price. Reconfirm travel document requirements with your carrier before departure.
Population: 35,890,645.
Languages: Swahili, English..
Predominant Religions: Christian (Protestant, Roman Catholic), indigenous, Islamic minority..
Time Zone: 3 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (+3 GMT). Daylight Saving Time is not observed.
Voltage Requirements: 220 volts.
Telephone Codes: 254, country code; 11,Mombasa city code; 2,Nairobi city code;
For More Information
Tourist OfficesU.K.: Kenya Tourist Board, Notcutt House, 36 Southwark Bridge Road, London SEI 9EU. Phone 020-7202-6373. Fax 020-7928-0722. http://www.magicalkenya.com.
U.S. and Canada: Kenya Tourist Board, P.O. Box 59159, Minneapolis, MN 55459. Phone 866-445-3692. Fax 763-212-2533. http://magicalkenya.com.
Kenya Embassies
Canada: Kenyan High Commission, 415 Laurier Ave. E., Ottawa, ON K1N 6R4. Phone 613-563-1773. Fax 613-233-6599. http://www.kenyahighcommission.ca.
U.S.: Embassy of the Republic of Kenya, 2249 R St. N.W., Washington, DC 20008. Phone 202-387-6101. Fax 202-462-3829. http://kenyaembassy.com.
Foreign Embassies in Kenya
Canadian High Commission, Limuru Road, Gigiri. Phone 254-20-366-3000.
U.S. Embassy, United Nations Avenue, Village Market, Nairobi. Phone 254-20-537-800. Fax 254-2-537-810. http://nairobi.usembassy.gov.
Additional Reading
Elephant Memories: Thirteen Years in the Life of an Elephant Family by Cynthia Moss (University of Chicago).
The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood by Elspeth Huxley (Penguin).
North of South: An African Journey by Shiva Naipaul (Penguin).
Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen (Modern).
The Shadow of Kilimanjaro: On Foot Across East Africa by Rick Ridgeway (Bloomsbury).
West With the Night by Beryl Markham (Adventure).
Coming to Birth by Marjorie Oludhe-Macgoye (Feminist Press).
Weep Not, Child by Ngugi wa Thiong'o (Heinemann).
Running Wild by Francesca Marciano (Pantheon).
