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– Photo Camera Eqipment
– Films (if you buy them in Kenya they may be expired and spoil your results)
– Batteries
– Digital Camera, with spare Batterie, Batterie Charger, Memory cards
– Power Adapter, Kenya is using a square 3 pin plug
– Binocular
– Tourch (with spare Batteries)
– Lighter
– Pocket Knife (put in your luaggege not in Handluggage)
– Suncream
– Sunglases
– Hat or Scarf
– small Travelbag (please do not carry a big Bag on Safari)
– Safari boots or sandels with a good sole (or Sport shoes)
(Mountain Boots if you go climbing)
– Jacked or Pullover for Safari (Fleece)
– Jacke oder Pullover für Safari (Fleece)
– Travel Guide Kenia like Reise Know How von Hartmut Fiebig ISBN 3-8317-1306-5 (German)
oder Rough Guide to Kenya ISBN 978-1-84353-651-2 or Lonly Planet
– Animal Guide Books
– Guide Books on Trees in East Africa
– Swimming costume many Lodges/Camps have a pool (Towels are given by the Lodges/Camps)

The Arabuko Sokoke Forest is nestled beside Watamu and Malindi Marine Parks, about 120 km from Mombasa. This forest is the largest coastal forest in Eastern Africa. In this 417 sq km reserve there is an untold wealth of natural beauty and rare varities of birds. The air is filled with butterflies and birds, the trees are alive with monkeys and the forest floor is mome to many smaller mammals. The forest streches to the headwaters of the mighty Sabaki River. Occassionally herds of elephant pass through the forest en route to the river.

The Mwaluganje Elephant Sanctuary lies in the Shimba Hills forest near the Kwale Shimba Hills National Reserve and is managed by the local council of Mwaluganje. The site was once a farm that elephants frequented to feed on a certain crop. It was then decided to turn the place into a sanctuary. A beautiful elephant watching site has been constructed from where visitors have uninterupted view ot the large animals. Occassionally one may also spot leopards there. Just at the entrance of the sanctuary there is a local factory that makes paper from elephant dung.[:]

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The Lamu Archipelago is a small group of islands situated on Keny’s northern coastline near Somalia. It is made up of Lamu, Manda, Pate and Kiwayu Islands that all have an existing and thriving Swahili culture.
Lamu is also the oldest Swahili town in Kenya. Here you will find ancient items perfectly preserved.

Lamu Museums is a conglomerate of four museums, namly Lamu Museum, Lamu Fort Enviroment Muesum, German Post Office museum and Swahili House Museum. Due to the rich history of the town and its enviroment, the museums have very unique historical exhibits, some dating back earlier than precolonial times.

The German Post Office Museum was orginally built in the 19th century as a private residence. This museum traces back to the historical contacts between Germany and Kenya, depiting early postal services that were used.

The Al-Busaidy family built the Lamu Museum in 1891. It was then taken over by they British colonial goverment to house senior colonial officials. The building is characterized by typical 18th century Swahili architecture, and has a wide collection of rare ethnographic material from the Swahili, Orma and Pokomo ethnic gorups.

Takwa Ruins are located in the Manda Island and can be reched by boat from Lamu town. The ruins date back to the 15th and 16th centuries and are the remains of a flourishing Swahili tranding town before it was abdoned somtime in the 17th century, most probably because of hostility of the neighbouring Takwa and Pate people, and the salination of the water that made living conditions difficult.

Siyu Fort is located in Pate Island and can be reached by boat from Lamu town. It was built to resist domination of the Siyu people by the Omani Arabs and represents the remains of a Swahili settlement dating back to the 15th century. The building of the fort is redited to one of the Siyu leaders named Mohamed Ishaq bin Mbarak bin Mohamed bin Oman Famau,

Jaramogi Museum is located at Kang’o ka Jaramogi in Bondo, the home of the Late Jaramogi Oginga Odinga who was Kenya’s first vice president. The mausoleum was built above Odinga’s grave.
On display are Odinga’s briefcase, ceremonial hats and clothes he wore at various stages of his politcal life.

Rusings Island hosts the mausoleum of the late Tom Mboya, a Kenyan nationalist leader who was assinated in Nairobi in 1969. There are also plans to develop a Mary Leakey Archelogical Site. The Island also has a club built on the beach, with severeal activities like fishing, sight seeing and water skiing.

Mfangano and Takawiri Islands have fishing Camps that offer severeral activities, The Mbesa and Namolo islands, a few meters apart, have many bird species including egrets and the fish eagle. There are also many monitor lizards, wild goats and sheep.