Welcome to Run Kenya!

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Country: Kenya

Language: English & Swahili

Currency: Kenyan Shilling

Landscapes: Fertile highlands, volcanic mountains,  the lake-studded Great Rift Valley, low plains and sweeping grasslands.

Food:
We will eat fresh, healthy meals throughout the trip with a wide range of choices at most meals. Big English breakfasts - think eggs, sausage & toast - are common, and a variety of porridges, cereals, yogurt, fruit, and Kenyan specialties will also be available. Lunches will generally be boxed to accommodate our travel schedule; expect some combination of sandwiches, grilled chicken, hard-boiled eggs, cheese + crackers, yogurt, sweets, fruit and juice. Dinners are often buffet-style and feature plenty of local specialties - ugali, stewed greens, lentils, grilled meats, tubers - along with international fare including Indian curries, salads, pastas, etc.
 

Drinks:
Kenya is known for excellent coffee and you’ll have plenty of it, though locals prefer masala tea - chai made with lots of milk. Exotic fresh fruit juices are abundant and fantastic. A wide range of alcoholic beverages are easily found at hotel bars with Tusker Lager the common go-to. Most locals prefer sodas served at room temperature, and you'll often be asked whether you would like yours to be 'warm, or cold?"

Tap water should be filtered before drinking (though it's fine for brushing your teeth and whatnot). We will provide large bottles of drinking water for refilling your personal bottle, but bringing along a personal filtration method is highly encouraged to cut down on plastic use! We love our Katadyn filters and Grayl bottles.
 

Weather:
August weather will be warm but mild, varying a bit among our destinations. Generally speaking, expect lows of 50-60 F / 10-15 C degrees and highs around 75 F / 24 C. Afternoon showers are possible, though they tend to be short and rarely impact plans.

 A few fun facts:

Kenya is located directly on the equator, which contributes to its temperate climate and a consistent 12 hours each of daylight and darkness all year long.

Mt. Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa (after Kilimanjaro), rising to 17,057 ft / 5200 m.

The Great Rift Valley is a chain of connected geographic “trenches” that splits the continent in two, running nearly 3800 mi / 6000 km from Syria to Mozambique. Formed nerLY 30 million years ago, it’s bordered by mountains & volcanoes, and the fertile Kenyan valley floors are dotted with shallow soda lakes.
 

Kenya officially became a British colony in 1920, though the British began settling and taking overpolitically in the 1890s. Kenya eventually won independence in 1963.
 

The “Great Wildebeest Migration” happens twice each year as an estimated 2 million wildebeest, zebra & gazelles migrate across the river between the Maasai Mara in Kenya and the Serengeti in Tanzania.

The vast majority of Kenya’s famed distance runners come from a single tribe, the Kalenjin.

Ugali is a thick, starchy cornmeal porridge that Kenyans traditionally eat with nearly every meal. It is used as a utensil and soaks up the flavor of the main dish.