Founded in 1979, Lets Go Travel Uniglobe is the leading sustainable, inclusive travel management company in Kenya and East Africa. With 40 years of experience, the company is committed to making the travel-buying experience positive by offering efficient, personal, and comprehensive travel services. Our head office at The Hub in Karen is IATA approved and…
Whenever I pass through Shipton’s Camp at 4,200 meters on the Sirimon route on Mount Kenya, I think of the famous mountaineer Eric Shipton after whom the camp is named. Back in 1929, Shipton was the first to climb Point Nelion, one of the mountain’s twin peaks. He then went on to organize expeditions in…
Arriving in Nanyuki where good restaurants abound, you may not realize you are on the edge of the outdoor capital of Kenya. Climbing, trekking, canyoning and of course the second highest mountain on the continent all lie within a few kilometers of the town. Rift Valley Adventures has been operating adventurous activities for over 20…
The Elephant Queen is a 2018 documentary film directed by Victoria Stone and Mark Deeble. The film is based on Athena, a 50-year-old matriarch elephant. The film portrays the relationship between all animals and showcases Athena as a leader who will do anything to protect her herd as they face a prolonged drought season in…
The Tourism Regulatory Authority (TRA) is a corporate body established under section of Tourism Act No. 28 of 2011. The TRA has a mandate to regulate the tourism sector in Kenya and, they do this through developing standards, regulations and guidelines that ensure an all-round quality service delivery in the tourism sector. Recently, the TRA…
In recent months, the Laikipia Tourism Association has been growing its partnerships with various organizations and entities to help it provide more benefits to its members. One of the benefits of the Laikipia Tourism Association is that we continually seek to grow our members’ capacity by providing them with access to training, tools, and technologies…
On 24th August 2021, twelve Community Water Projects drawn from seven WRUAs went on benchmarking trip to the Mutitu Water and Sanitation Company. Mutitu Water and Sanitation Company is a model rural service provider that transformed from a typical Community Water Project to a regulated Water Service Provider. Mutitu was born in 1996; after polluted…
Laikipia county’s Department of Lands, Infrastructure and Urban Development recently reached out to the Laikipia Tourism Association, as efforts intensify to prepare the County’s spatial plan. They aim that by September this year, this spatial plan will be complete. The department is hoping to capture all types of tourism facilities within the landscape. Stakeholder participation is…
“I joined the LTA due to their great work in connecting establishments with Kenya Tourism Board for the Magical Kenya Signature Experiences and their assistance with the Covid compliance for the Tourism Regulatory Authority.” …
Numerous conservancies within our landscape and beyond have been facing serious financial constraints. The first wave of the Covid pandemic hit these conservancies hard and the second and more recent third wave have only made this situation murkier. The collapse in revenue generated from tourism has forced many of these conservancies to make budgetary cuts…