For those who intend to visit Kenya for a lengthy period of time, getting adequate accommodation is an engaging endeavour as the choices are usually limited to lonesome hotels, teeming hostels, lacklustre apartments and enriching homestays. Below are five reasons why homestays will make your time in East Africa delightful.
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5 Reasons Why Homestays Offer the Best Accommodation Experience
Essential Swahili phrases for travellers
Even though English is widely spoken in most urban areas in Kenya, Swahili is widely spoken across the whole breadth of the land, so if you plan to visit the rural areas, a few select words used at the right moment can help break the ice and smoothen one’s journey. As regards pronunciation, its fairly easy as every letter is sounded out. For an accurate guide to pronunciation including audio examples, see Yale’s Kamusi Project Website.
