By Abdi Ali
Published December 12, 2016
The holiday season in Kenya began on December 10 and shall end after January 1, 2017. Quite long, isn’t it?
If you are interested in vacationing in Dubai, Kenya Airways and Emirates Airline have special return fares to Nairobi, complete with hotel and holiday activities for you.
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Though fares are subject to availability, Kenya Airways is charging return fares from US$620 while Emirates Airlines is asking for US$710 per person return for the Dubai Christmas getaway.
You then stay at any of the three hotels listed below whose quoted rates are inclusive of four nights bed and breakfast in either hotel; half-day city tour in Dubai City; Arabian dhow cruise and desert safari using 4×4 Land Cruiser December 23-29, 2016:
- Fortune Pearl Hotel 3* – per person US$270
- Best Western Premier 4* – per person US$350
- Avani Hotel Deira 5* – per person US$430
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Besides the Dubai Christmas offer, Kenya Airways says it has a special deal to Guangzhou in China. But you have to buy five to get a 50% discount off the 6th. “This offer,” Kenya Airways says, “is valid for purchase and travel from now until 31st March, 2018.”
But should you opt for a local holiday at the Kenyan Indian Ocean’s Diani Beach, you may consider the following offers between December 23, 2016 and January 3, 2017:
- Leopard Beach
Standard room Sh18200 per person sharing -half board
Child rates
Children 0 – 4 yrs. are free of charge
Children 5 – 13 yrs. Sharing with 2 adults 50%
- Swahili beach
Standard room Sh18800 per person sharing -half board
Child rates
Children 0 – 5 yrs. are free of charge
Children 6 – 13 yrs. Sharing with 2 adults 50%
- Afrochic
Deluxe Garden view room Sh24700 per person sharing -Full board
Child rates
Children 0 – 5 yrs. are free of charge
Children 6 – 17 yrs. Sharing with 2 adults 50%.
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But if you stay in southern Nairobi’s Karen and Langata areas and don’t feel like going anywhere and certainly not interested in the kitchen, Roast by Carnivore at The Hub says it “has brought sizzling meals to the table for everyone who delights in delicious, flavourful food.”
You may either go to the new eatery for “combos, fresh crunchy salads and a rich selection of sides” as you quench “your thirst with a selection of new cocktails at our stocked bar.”
Oh, did I forget you who is leisurely resting in bed at home in Karen and Lang’ata and not going to the kitchen?
Not really.
Roast by Carnivore at The Hub says it shall deliver sandwiches, salads, ribs, meat platters and a lot more to you as your order is their its command!
It is the holiday season in God’s own country; let’s celebrate!
