You land at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport after a long flight, and your guide is waiting outside with your name on a board. Before you get there, you need Kenyan shillings in your pocket. So what are the currency exchange rates Nairobi airport bureaus actually offer, and how much are you going to lose changing […]
Three years ago, one of our guides stood at the gate of Amboseli National Park with a guest who had two crisp $100 bills and one from 2006. This is the classic old dollar bills rejected Kenya problem: even a small tear or an old print date can get a bill turned away. The ranger […]
Every first-time guest asks me some version of the same question at the airport: “Do I even need shillings?” The honest answer is yes, but not as much as you think, and not everywhere. This guide walks through currency exchange for a Kenya safari trip, camp by camp, so you’re not guessing when the guide […]
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