Whats the security like in Kenya and East Africa ?
East Africa combined receives well over 1.3 million tourists every year from all parts of the world mainly Europe and North America. Kenya alone receives close to 1 million visitors every year. Thankfully, cases of terrorism or crime against tourists are extremely rare. Incidents of minor crime such as theft of valuables are more common in the main urban centers and visitors most affected are those who may be walking in certain parts of these towns or cities. The last major terrorist incident in Kenya or Tanzania[ and the only one to date] was in 1998 when the targets were the US embassy buildings. Cases of violent crime against tourists are very rare and one of the factors involved is the fact that safari parks tend to be the safest locations one could be at as the parks are often in isolated, rural places, often secured and well patrolled and with the biggest “threat” coming only from the rather innocent wildlife ! While in urban areas in Kenya and the rest of East Africa, standard p
