Kenya

24th of January – 24th of February 2020

Our Route

Our Video

Days

1646

Kilometers Per Bike

2444

USD For 2 People

234

Liters Of Petrol Per Bike

Dates Visited
24th of January – 24th of February 2020
Detailed Costs For 2 People And 2 Bikes
- 281$ petrol
- 241$ camping
- 63$ new equipment (SD cards and new head phones)
- 453$ supermarket
- 431$ restaurant
- 40$ SIM cards and data
- 87$ accommodation
- 624$ new parts for the bikes (tyres, engine oil, fork oil, tubes, small bits and pieces)
- 32$ laundry, bike wash, bank fees, cloth repair
Hights
Highest Point: 2844 m a.s.l

Lowest Point: 0 m a.s.l
Currency
Kenyan Schilling
Average Petrol Price
~ 1.1 USD per liter (but up to 2 USD along the lake Turkana as there is no fuel station)
Sleeping Places
- 16x camping
- 1x wild camping
- 11x friends
- 3x accommodation
Average Temperatures
During the day between 10 and 44 degrees and at night between 4 and 35 degrees
Road Conditions
The tarmac roads are mostly in a good conditions apart from some patches
Weather
Even though it was dry season we had a lot of rain in Nairobi and it was quite cold at night. At the sea it was hot and humid and at lake Turkana it was extremley dry and hot.
Health Issues

Xenia: heat stress / dehydration at lake Turkana

Martin: none

Apps / Websites

Here some apps and webpages we think are usefull for travelling overland to this country

App: iOverlander

Websites: Overlander Africa (Facebook Groupe)
Service / Work on the bikes

XTR: new tyres, engine oil change, fork oil change, new front tube, new chain & both sprokets and some small repairs

XTZ: new tyres, engine oil change, fork oil change, new rear tube, new chain & both sprokets, changed leaking break hose seal, new 4xLED lamps and some small repairs
Problems / Breakdowns
XTZ: 1 flat rear tyre, leaking break hose seal

XTR: broken indicator, broken side stand, pannier fell off due to a broken rivet at the lock mechanism (abnormal stress due to crazy corrigatons)

Lost: nothing

Other: nothing
Paperwork

Visa: We got a 3 months East Africa Visa when we entered in Rwanda and therefore were sorted when we entered in Kenya

Carnet de Passage: You officially need a CdP but the system is pretty weird in Kenya. You only get 14 days for free and then you would need to extend and pay road fees. We went to the office in Mombasa to extend the 14 days but no one asked for any money. No idea why, but well good for us I guess.

Insurance: We used our valid COMESA insurance which we got in Zambia

Lake Turkana Infos: When doing the border crossing into Ethiopia along the lake Turkana, you cross over a green border. This is no problem but you need to sort your documents in Nairobi before you start your way North. We stamped out our CdP and our passports and told them aprox. when we will leave Kenya for good. This was no issue at all and everything took less than an hour. You find more information to that on the iOverlander App.
Notable
Kenya traffic reminded us a bit of India just way less off it but yeah…I think that says it all haha
Important information
Here some very country specific information:

You can get money easy at ATMs but its good to bring some USD to get a start in case the first ATM does not work and also to pay the fees at the border.

Its easy to get a SIM card and data

Motorbikes are not allowed in most of the National Parks

Favourite Places To Sleep

Edelweiss Lodge, Kikambala (-03.89615, 39.78841)
Amazing wild camp spot along the lake Turkana route (03.850977, 36.520129)

Points of Interest

Equator crossing sign (0.000000, 37.070509)
La Verdana, best Pizza in whole Kenya (-4.0213254,39.7213106)

Some impressions of our time in Kenya

Goodies we recommend for Kenya

In search for a good, leight weight tent? Check out the one from LoneRider

It does not matter if you travel alone or in a group, a SENA communication system is always a great thing to have!

A drone is a great way of filming some of the salt pans in Botswana

Kenya

Our Route

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Favourite Places To Sleep

Points of Interest

Some impressions of our time in Kenya

Goodies we recommend for Kenya

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