NBO / Nairobi Airport - Connections, Facilities, Layovers, etc.
Feb 26, 2014, 1:06 pm
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I wouldn't bother so much about distance from the road, if you are actually leaving Nairobi at 5:30 am. Then traffic should be ok and a ride from the city center to the airport is less than 30 mins. For really cheap places I don't have suggestions, but I'd be a little careful booking a very cheap place.
If you want to get more rest and safe time at immigration get you visa before you fly to Kenya. The visa on arrival line can be very very slow.
If you want to get more rest and safe time at immigration get you visa before you fly to Kenya. The visa on arrival line can be very very slow.
Feb 26, 2014, 9:24 pm
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Feb 27, 2014, 12:10 am
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Sometimes they will ask for yellow fever vaccination certificates depending on you country of departure and connecting points.
Feb 27, 2014, 12:17 am
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Yes, they can. At that time there is the ET flight coming in from ADD, which often has quite a number of people that need visa on arrival. Also immigration is usually not well staffed at night and not very speedy.
Sometimes they will ask for yellow fever vaccination certificates depending on you country of departure and connecting points.
Sometimes they will ask for yellow fever vaccination certificates depending on you country of departure and connecting points.
Does getting the visa in advance lower the risk they will ask for YF vaccine? Reason I ask is that my wife and another couple are skipping the Ethiopia part however they are transiting in ADD however only for 3 hours and not leaving the airport. I am worried they may run into trouble regarding the vaccine.
Feb 27, 2014, 8:11 am
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Does getting the visa in advance lower the risk they will ask for YF vaccine? Reason I ask is that my wife and another couple are skipping the Ethiopia part however they are transiting in ADD however only for 3 hours and not leaving the airport. I am worried they may run into trouble regarding the vaccine.
HOWEVER, many international scientific societies recommend YF vaccinations for travellers in Kenya including WHO.
WHO recommendations and 12 hrs statement
I had a couple of friends arriving over the last year exactly on that flight with some hours of transit time at ADD and they all made it without being forced to get the vaccine. But some had to discuss with the agents.
Feb 27, 2014, 12:37 pm
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If they remain in transit for less than 12 hrs WHO says they don't need YF vaccination in terms of being a health risk to Kenya as YF transmission is extremely unlikely.
HOWEVER, many international scientific societies recommend YF vaccinations for travellers in Kenya including WHO.
WHO recommendations and 12 hrs statement
I had a couple of friends arriving over the last year exactly on that flight with some hours of transit time at ADD and they all made it without being forced to get the vaccine. But some had to discuss with the agents.
HOWEVER, many international scientific societies recommend YF vaccinations for travellers in Kenya including WHO.
WHO recommendations and 12 hrs statement
I had a couple of friends arriving over the last year exactly on that flight with some hours of transit time at ADD and they all made it without being forced to get the vaccine. But some had to discuss with the agents.
Feb 27, 2014, 12:58 pm
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I wouldn't be so worried about the needles. Kenya may be poor country, but sterile needles are certainly available.
Your wife/friends are not formally required to get the vaccination just because they transit in ADD.
If you are worried about infections in Kenya, why not get a vaccination that is recommended and effective in preventing one of the more troublesome infections?
CDC Map Yellow Fever vaccination Africa
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Feb 27, 2014, 4:14 pm
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Uh, best advice is to visit a travel clinic in your home country and get ALL vaccines advised for your trip. Yellow fever, Tetanus-Diphtheria, Measles, Hepatitis B, Polio ect...
Also put together a Med-kit, including emergency anti-biotics, diarrhea meds, and a course of malarial treatments if you come down with a severe case. Also good to carry your own sterile needle for emergencies, then you don't have to worry about it.
As for staying somewhere, at that time of night it would be safest/cheapest to just stay in the airport, perhaps the coffee shop.
Also put together a Med-kit, including emergency anti-biotics, diarrhea meds, and a course of malarial treatments if you come down with a severe case. Also good to carry your own sterile needle for emergencies, then you don't have to worry about it.
As for staying somewhere, at that time of night it would be safest/cheapest to just stay in the airport, perhaps the coffee shop.
Feb 27, 2014, 5:33 pm
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I certainly plan to get the vaccine as I will be a week in the Omo valley. I just don't feel like making my wife get it for such short time in the game reserve of the Masai Mara when it doesn't seem like it's really needed. The vaccine will cost us minimum 150 USD a person here in the US.
Is the coffee shop even open all night? Are there any lounges that I could perhaps pay to stay in at the airport? It's such a short amount of time but a little shut eye would be ideal.
Is the coffee shop even open all night? Are there any lounges that I could perhaps pay to stay in at the airport? It's such a short amount of time but a little shut eye would be ideal.
Feb 27, 2014, 10:43 pm
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I am not aware that there are any lounges at the arrival terminal at NBO currently.
Even at the departure terminal the situation went from bad to worse in terms of lounges since the fire last year at JKIA. I don't expect that this will change a great deal until August.
A couple of weeks ago there was an attempted bombing at one of the land-side cafes at NBO Jomo Kenyatta Airport (JKIA). Security has been tightened since, however I don't know if I'd stay in the airport longer than necessary.
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Mar 2, 2014, 9:53 pm
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As far as I remember staying in the Mara costs you also at least 150 US$ per day (park fees ~75 USD$, lodge minimum 75 US$ per person)
I am not aware that there are any lounges at the arrival terminal at NBO currently.
Even at the departure terminal the situation went from bad to worse in terms of lounges since the fire last year at JKIA. I don't expect that this will change a great deal until August.
A couple of weeks ago there was an attempted bombing at one of the land-side cafes at NBO Jomo Kenyatta Airport (JKIA). Security has been tightened since, however I don't know if I'd stay in the airport longer than necessary.
I am not aware that there are any lounges at the arrival terminal at NBO currently.
Even at the departure terminal the situation went from bad to worse in terms of lounges since the fire last year at JKIA. I don't expect that this will change a great deal until August.
A couple of weeks ago there was an attempted bombing at one of the land-side cafes at NBO Jomo Kenyatta Airport (JKIA). Security has been tightened since, however I don't know if I'd stay in the airport longer than necessary.
Wow scary stuff with the airport and all I am not into staying there any longer than I must. Wow I am glad you tipped me off about this.
Mar 5, 2014, 1:35 am
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Good thing about Yellow Fever vaccine is it is good for ten years. I'd rather have it on my yellow card than not have it, show up somewhere and have an argument with a health officer or get a pinch on the spot.
Mar 8, 2014, 10:31 am
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