Nairobi has a wide range of restaurants to choose from, and food from all over the world is on offer. Whether you are looking for Indian food or an all-you-can-eat meat lover’s meal, Nairobi has something for everyone.
Here is my list of best Nairobi restaurants:
Talisman Restaurant
Carnivore Restaurant
The Horseman Restaurant
Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi is Kenya’s large international airport.
The Nairobi airport security measures can be extremely time-consuming, so make sure to leave plenty of time when traveling.
Also keep in mind that some regional airlines in Kenya (Precision Air in particular) overbook all of their flights and regularly bump passengers to later flights. Make sure to arrive at the airport extra early to ensure your place on the plane.
The Karen Blixen Museum in Nairobi is a popular destination for people visiting Kenya. Located in the leafy neighborhood of Karen about 10km from the Nairobi city center, the Karen Blixen Museum is the former home of the Danish ex-pat writer who ran a coffee plantation in Nairobi from 1914-1931.
Karen Blixen’s wooden house is open for guided tours. The tour circuit includes the bedrooms, library, living room, dining room, and separate kitchen. There is a gift shop on the premises that sells Karen Blixen memorabilia and other souvenirs
Admission price for the Karen Blixen House Museum in Nairobi is 200 shillings.
Opening hours for the Karen Blixen House Museum in Nairobi are 9:30am – 6:00pm every day.
The best time of year for Kenya safaris is during the annual wildebeest migration, which goes from the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. The wildebeest migration takes place from July to September.
Outside of the annual wildebeest migration, July to February is the best time to go on a Kenya safari.
The best time of year for flowers in the Masai Mara is March to June and again in September and October.
The best time of year for birdwatching in Kenya is October to April.
Kenya has two languages; Swahili and English. Both are spoken widely throughout Kenya.
Kenya mostly uses the Swahili language as the main official language and the English language is spoken by few people in the country.
The Kenya time zone is GMT/UTC +3, meaning that Kenya’s time is three hours ahead of places like London and Monrovia.
2009 Gnawa and World Music Festival dates are late June 2009
The Gnawa and World Music Festival in Essaouira, Morocco is an annual music festival that celebrates music from all over the globe. The festival, which takes place every year in June, is one of the most popular music festivals in Africa.
Now in its 12th year, the Gnawa and World Music Festival features 250 Moroccan artists and musicians and 150 musicians from other parts of the world.
In addition to music, the Gnawa and World Music Festival offers artistic and cultural events, as well as conferences and meetings
Rockin’ the Casbah
By STEVE DOUGHERTY
FROM his perch on a rooftop terrace near the crenelated western ramparts of the walled city, a visitor from England watched the sun set in spectacular display over the Atlantic Ocean. As it disappeared on the cloudless horizon, the sun’s rays cast a golden glow on a rising crescent moon decorated on the eve of the summer solstice by a silvery alignment of planets and stars.
“Nice touch, that,” quipped Bill Corbett, a 39-year-old London photographer, D.J. and music fanatic whose visit to Essaouira, an exotic, wind- and sun-swept Moroccan city on the northwest coast of Africa, for the 10th-annual Gnawa and World Music Festival, would prove a transforming experience. “This really is a midsummer night’s dream.”
2, Derb Sedra, Bab Agnaou, Kasbah, Marrakech
Les Bains de Marrakech Phone: + 212 (0) 44 38 14 28
Les Bains de Marrakech Opening Hours: 9am-8pm every day
Les Bains de Marrakech is a chic, stylish hammam in Marrakech’s Kasbah. Located off a main street down a small alley, visiting the hammam feels like you’re being transported into a world of peace and tranquility. After spending time in Marrakech’s bustling Medina, Les Bains de Marrakech will be a welcome haven.
Try a refreshing oriental bath or a romantic couples’ steam bath (600dhs), followed by an ultra-relaxing massage (250-700dhs). For a more traditional Moroccan experience, go for one of the luxurious hammam treatments (150-450dhs). While you wait, enjoy the central patio area while reclining on a sofa sipping Moroccan mint tea or ice water.