> I ahve heard a lot of negative things about Nairobi, in particular,
personal
> safety.
>
>
> is Nairobi ** really** that dangerous for someone who is sooo obviously a
> tourist???
>
I rather think it is - or can be! Certainly the last time we were there
(about three years ago I think) it seemed a lot more 'dangerous' than on our
previous visits (many more years ago - first in 1979) when we had walked (in
daylight) quite happily from the Panafric Hotel down to the town, and around
the town, without any worries.
It may have been that this tour operator was 'more careful' but certainly
the mini-bus driver who picked us up from the airport and took us to the
hotel warned us not to open the vehicle windows cos he said people tried to
grab things when the vehicle was stopped at traffic lights etc. And the
hotel warned us not to walk to the Museum; arranged for a taxi, and the taxi
driver arranged a time to pick us up again. The Museum (and snake park!) are
worth visiting. Or you could, of course, spend a few hours in Nairobi
National Park. One time (late 80s?) we hired a car and drove ourselves
around - to Daphne Sheldrick's Animal Orphanage and the National Park. Dont
think I'd do that now.
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Rita Daggett
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