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Nairobi airport concerns
I’d love to hear from anyone recently returned from Kenya about the situation at the airport. Any issues bc of the rioting in Kenya? I am comfortable with the idea that Tauck will cancel if they feel it’s not safe but I am anxious to hear from recently returned travelers about their experience. Thanks
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I have not been to the Nairobi airport in ten years, and it is not an experience I am anxious to repeat. That being said, Tauck will NEVER put its guests in harm’s way.
I just got back a little over two weeks ago. The Nairobi airport experience was not memorable after being dropped off at the curb by our driver and facilitator. Security at the curb and again inside. Check in was uneventful. Then off to the lounge before the gate. No issues that I recall other than walking quite a bit for the lounge. ;-)
More aggravating was the late night delay, lack of communication, and multiple security checks when changing from one QA plane to another in Qatar after leaving Nairobi.
As we were all gathered in the Nairobi hotel at the very end of the trip, our TD mentioned that he had checked on the local situation and there didn’t appear to be any problems for us getting to the airport.Trust Tauck, your TD, and your local guides. It’s why I have no concerns traveling solo with Tauck. They know what they are doing.
I hope you have a great tour.
Yes, indeed, coming back thru the security at Doha is indeed very thorough because the plane is heading back to the US and they take it very seriously. If you want to experience a smoother transition, and possibly shorter route through the airport, you can get a concierge service for $100 each and someone will escort you from the plane door, take you through a priority security lane, if time they will escort you to a lounging which might also be a nicer quieter one than the big one and then come back and escort you to your gate at the appropriate time for your flight.
We have used this twice now, once when we had a short layover and once last year when we had our family with us. There were nine of us. It cost $400. My husband and I were in business class, the family were in economy…we could not afford to pay for business class for them too….two escorts came to the plane, they knew our family were at the back of the plane. One stayed with us and the other went onto the plane and called the family forward and they exited the plans before everyone else….we had no ideas that would happen. Boy, did they enjoy that experience even though they felt guilty by passing everyone who wondered who the heck they were. We were all whizzed through the airport to a quiet lounge, we ate gourmet food and they came back and escorted us to security and the gate. Worth every penny,