Egypt Tours- Holidays and Vacation Packages

Egypt has long been an African vacation spot, ever since Thomas Cook escorted his first Egypt tour in 1969 thereby inventing long - haul Egypt vacation package tourism. No other country is more stuffed with monuments and antiquities, all the more astonishing when you realize that 96 percent of Egypt is desert, relieved only by the Nile valley and its delta.

Egypt as one of the world’s oldest continuous civilizations, is rich in history and presents an astonishing sweep through five millennia: Read more

Kenya Luxury Safaris

Governors` Camp was Africa`s first and most famous tented safari Camp. Almost a century ago this luxury camp in masai mara, was reserved, exclusively for Kenya’s colonial Governors.The setting of this Camp is magical. So much so that Governors’ Camp nestles in the forest along the winding banks of the Mara River, in the masai mara game reserve, whose waters teeming with bird-life, hippo and crocodile. Read more

Samburu National Park

Samburu National Park is located on the banks of the Ewaso Ng’iro river in Kenya; on the other side of the river is a popular Kenya safari spot. The Buffalo Springs National Reserve in Northern Kenya. It is 165 km² in size and 350 kilometers from Nairobi. Geographically, it is located in Samburu District of the Rift Valley Province.
In the middle of the reserve, the Ewaso Ng’iro flows through doum palm groves and thick riverine forests giving life and sustaining the eco system in an otherwise dry and arid area. Read more

The River Nile

At 6718km, the Nile is the world’s longest river. In the old colonial days, controlling its source was considered essential to controlling Egypt, because it is this river with its life giving floods that has sustained both Ancient and present Egypt. The problem for the early explorers was that although they’d found the source of the Blue Nile, Ethiopia’s Lake Tana, in 1622 they were ignorant as to the source of the greater part of this river’s flow, the white Nile. Read more

Watamu Marine Park

Watamu is an amazing paradise of sun and sand with an international reputation for its reef-protected beaches, offering safe sunbathing at both high and low tides all year round.

The natural feature most obvious to the visitor is of course the marine park. The park was created in 1968 and is part of the far larger Malindi-Watamu Marine Reserve, which includes Mida Creek. The Marine Park extends from Blue Lagoon in the North to Whale Island in the south and is mainly a lagoon habitat which deepens in the central channel up to 6 meters (approx 20 feet ), and some isolated holes by the Turtle Reef up to 12 meters (approx 39 feet). Fishing is totally banned in the park. Read more

Kenya’s coastal Town Mombasa

Mombasa Kenya’s oldest town is a place steeped in history. Vasco de Gama, the famous Portuguese explorer, first landed at the site where Mombasa now stands in 1498.

The island of mombasa is connected to the mainland by bridges and ferries. The town over looks a wide harbor, where commercial shipping mingles with traditional sailing dhows.

The true heart of Mombasa is found in the exotic old town, among the narrow winding streets and Arab architecture. The air here is always heavy with the scent of spices. Read more

Kenya Safari- Amboseli and Tsavo

Safari vacation lovers will find the Eastern part of Kenya dominated by the massive reserves of Tsavo East and West comprising 10 million acres of pure wilderness. A land of wide expanses of red earth, spectacular lava flows and crystal clear springs. The two parks are divided by the Mombasa-Nairobi road/railway.

It is in the boarders of these parks that most of the animal human conflicts occur. Namely the conflict between the locals that live next to the park and the elephants that invade an eat their crops sometimes causing death. Read more

Fort Jesus Mombasa Historical Tour

Fort Jesus in Kenya’s coastal city of mombasa is Mombasa ’s most popular tourist attraction.
Fort Jesus, located along the coastline near the Old Town and the Old port, is a monumental piece of architecture that was built in 1593 by the Portuguese almost a hundred years since the Portuguese explorer Vasco De Gama landed on the shores of Mombasa.

The purpose of his exploration was to spread the Christian faith and to further expand Portugal’s trading area. Read more

Diani Reef An Exclusive, Luxurious Beach Resort & Spa

Nestled in the pristine white sands of the South Kenyan coastline overlooking the turquoise blue Indian Ocean, the luxurious and exclusive Diani Reef Beach Resort & Spa is all set to welcome all. From the discerning American and European tourists along with the upwardly mobile (as they are know here) long haul overseas traveller from Asia.

The Resort and Spa provides the ideal getaway to the luxury traveller looking for a unique enchanting experience that most Kenya holiday and vacation visitors seek. Serene beaches and traditional wildlife game. Read more

Kenya beach and Cultural Tour in Lamu

Travelers to Lamu can expect a cultural tour and experience from a town rich in culture and heritage.
Lamu consists of seven islands and numerous islets. Pate Island, Manda Island and Lamu Island are the largest of the Islands. Smaller islands include Kiwayu Island and Manda Toto. The largest town in the Lamu archipelago is Lamu town. Lamu town is a historic town with a rich history and feel.

As Kenya’s most archaic living town it has reserved all the charisma, allure and spirit accumulated over centuries of hosting various colonisers from Portuguese to Arabs. The holiday beach on Lamu Island is 12 kilometres of immaculate sands stretching out towards the Indian Ocean. Dense mangrove forests make the perimeter of mainland Lamu and the inland sides of the islands. The seaward sides are fringed by reefs and lined with dunes. Lamu is detached from the mainland at its narrowest part by a channel just a few metres wide. All over Lamu there are various historical sites that bear testament to the centuries of rich and fascinating existence that Lamu has enjoyed. Read more

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