Robert

I am off to Kenya at the end of this month.

What is the best form of money to take?

Sterling (UK)
Dollars (US)

Cash or Travellers Checks.

Hans-Georg Michna

On Fri, 9 Sep 2005 09:18:45 +0000 (UTC), "Robert"
<> wrote:

    >I am off to Kenya at the end of this month.
    >What is the best form of money to take?
    >Sterling (UK)
    >Dollars (US)
    >Cash or Travellers Checks.

Robert,

do you have a Maestro (ec) card? Then you can use the many
Barclays ATMs to pull Kenya Shillings at an unbeatable rate.

Take some cash in case of any problems, like Barclays ATMs
temporarily out of order.

If not, US$ is better than Pound Sterling. I usually take cash,
but travellers checks are a bit less risky.

That said, you need a bunch of $$ for the nature reserve entry
fees that cannot be paid in Kenya Shilling or in British Pounds.
Make sure you have enough small change, like $1 notes, to pay
each amount precisely.

More detailed information about prices and ATM locations can be
found at http://www.michna.com/kenya.htm .

Hans-Georg

Hans-Georg