The trip exceeded our expectations. From the first contacts it immediately became clear that Charlie’s Travels thinks pretty much ‘out of the box’. Our thoughts were immediately put aside. Suddenly it became: of course we will drive through the country ourselves! Motorcycling to Lake Natron? A challenge! Three days trekking with Maasai, definitely do it! […]
A piece of history Let’s go back in time for a moment. No idea exactly when, because nobody knows when Mombasa was really founded. We do know that it was already labeled as a major trading city in the 12th century. Ivory, copper, sesame and coconut, among others, were important export products. Everyone has left […]
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“Children find cats very special, and in the Mara you can always see lions, cheetahs or leopards!” The Masai Mara Annemarie, mother of 8-year-old Sophie, agrees. The first time Sophie went on safari she was 2.5 years old. Where they used to spend as many hours in the car with a sandwich behind the wheel […]
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Are you breaking the law? Then you can get up to €33,000 fine and four years in jail. Since the introduction of the plastic ban in Kenya, the introduction of plastic has been severly repressed. Are you breaking the law? Then you can get up to €33,000 fine and four years in jail. So no […]
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Sustainable travel: sleep in an eco-lodge! When you travel in a sustainable and responsible manner, you contribute to a better world in your own way. This doesn’t always mean that you have an equally comfortable mattress under your bum, but it does mean that you have a nice dream either way because you know that […]
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The Jimmy Nelson Foundation is dedicated to preserving cultural heritage and indigenous tribes and peoples, a cause that Charlie’s Travels is eager to support. Charles was more than happy to take the group to the people he admires so much—the Masai. It marked the beginning of a journey filled with surprising synergy between the two […]
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Italian influences If you happen to be near Kenya’s second city, Mombassa and still have time to spare, then I recommend the surprising Watamu. If you feel like taking a leisurely stroll along the beautiful beach – voted one of the most beautiful in the country- or through the three-street village, licking a delicious Italian ice […]
Amref Flying Doctors We partner with Amref Flying Doctors. This means that they can assist us in case of emergencies during our off-the-beaten-track travels from the air. However, it’s important to note that for a nightmare about snakes in the desert, the helicopter won’t take off, so you might want to rely on your Kenyan […]
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Monsoon The wet season is called the ‘monsoon,’ which means ‘season’ in Arabic. These two seasons are determined by the tropical wind blowing from a specific direction (either southeast or northwest) for half a year, then changing direction by about 180°, causing a true temperature ‘turnaround.’ The long wet season lasts from March to June […]
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1. Let me introduce myself: who is Charles? Charles: “I come from a true family of lawyers. I also went to study law in Utrecht. However, because of my creativity and the urge to implement ideas, I quickly realized that I did not want to become a lawyer, but rather wanted to become an entrepreneur. […]
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