Thursday, 29 December 2011
Kenya- the facts on Safari Vacations
Kenya is a country situated in East Africa. For a traveler coming here for the first time, Nairobi is the capital city. Two other major cities include: Mombasa and Kisumu. Kenya is famous for its Safaris and beach holidays. Kenya’s time zone lies in the East African Standard Time Zone which is 3 hours ahead of the Greenwich Mean Time.
Nairobi’s weather is cool while that of Mombasa and Kisumu is hot and humid. Those planning safari trips need to be well prepared for their adventurous journey. For starters Safari is a Swahili word that means a journey. Kenya has one of the best options to enjoy a Safari. There are many wildlife sanctuaries and game parks to choose from.
You can either plan to have the safari through a road trip or using internal flights to the game parks. There are also options available for you to see nature and wildlife. You can decide to take a balloon safari or a game drive or a walking safari to see the flora and fauna.
To get the most out of your trip while you go for game drive plan the drives either very early in the morning or at night; you will be able to see the animals better at these times as they get out to hunt. The animals also avoid the hot scorching sun during the day.
Every park has entry fees for vehicles and persons. The roads within the park are accessible to any kind of vehicle however during the rainy season it is advisable to have a four wheel drive vehicle.
Thursday, 22 December 2011
How to redeem your miles with Kenya Airways
Now that you have accumulated your miles you can redeem them in many ways. Every airline has their way of redeeming miles. Below are ways to redeem your miles with airlines that land at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Kenya Airways
You can use your award miles for various awards. Award tickets and upgrades. You can use KQ- Msafiri Miles against award tickes on KQ Flights both in economy and business class, depending on the total accumulated miles you want to redeem.
Miles required for a return economy class ticket
5,000miles – a local ticket (in Kenya)
12,500 miles – ticket to any destination in Africa or Dubai
20,000miles- a ticket to destinations beyond Africa and Dubai (LHR, AMS, CDG, CAN, BOM, BKK, HKG)
Miles required for a return business class ticket
10,000miles – a local ticket in Kenya
25,000miles – a ticket to any destination in Africa or to Dubai
40,000miles – a ticket to destinations beyond Africa and Dubai (LHR, AMS, CDG, CAN, BOM, BKK, HKG)
Upgrade from economy to business class
You can upgrade your economy class ticket to business class using your KQ- Msafiri Miles. Miles required for upgrading
6250miles- a local upgrade in Kenya
7500miles- upgrade to any destination in Africa or to Dubai
10,000miles – upgrade to destination beyond Africa and Dubai (LHR, AMS, CDG, CAN, BOM, BKK, HKG)
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