This is my first time with jy would like to hear from anyone else who is going on this holiday

Pam

I am booked onto the Magic of Kenya - 24th Nov. My first time. Really looking forward to it (although I am sure I will get a little nervous nearer the time).

Julie

Nice to make contact felt i may be the only one going as most seem to have booked the 3rd November, i have just enquired how many have booked so far and total is 4. I will be travelling from ipswich what part of the country do you live ?

Pam

I live in Lancashire. I plan to travel to Heathrow the day before and stay in a nice airport hotel. I was a little concerned that I might be the only one booked onto this particular tour! Keep in touch and I look forwrd to meeting you.

Julie

It is nice to hear from you,I am travelling down on the day of our flight,it is far better staying in a hotel the night before it makes you feel much for refreshed and takes the stress out of the extra travelling time.

Will look forward to meeting you as well time goes really quick be here before we know it.

Pam

Are you ready for the trip?

I've had all my injections, just waiting visa now.

Look forward to meeting you

Julie

Yes am all sorted really looking forward to it and also meeting you, there are 18 booked on our holiday so far, more the merrier. I have managed to consider taking one case (amazing for me) although we are allowed more luggage on this.

Pam

I have done this tour this year ..re baggage if you are flying direct from LHR you can take two bags think it was 23kgs x 2 = 46 Kgs. 1.Suitcase for main holiday and 1..soft holdall for the safari part. As you only take the holdall on to the safari, the main case goes to the other hotel to meet up with you there. If you are making an internal flight to get to LHR then you need to put the holdall into the main case and get that out along the way. If that makes sence. As I was flying direct I could make full use of being able to take lots of STUFF!!! with me..

Have a great time, I know I did.

Cindy

Just out of interest what was the evening entertainment like ? and did you manage to get to the beach i keep hearing that it is almost impossible due to the beach boys trying to sell you things.

Pam

Entertainment in Aruba Lodge is not much as your in the middle of nowhere, we did have a very nice BBQ evening around the pool one evening and some local dancers came in. The entertainment at the Travellers beach, was not to exciting to be honest about 1h to 1hr 30min of entertainment ie Kareoke (sorry on spelling) local dancers, acrobats, singers thats sort of thing, but we sort of got in the habit of having dinner and then just a few drinks and chat, and then to bed not a very LATE night sort of holiday at all. As for going on the beach, sorry but no way can you sunbathe at all on the beach they will not leave you alone, we used to get the pool boy to save us some loungers looking over the sea wall, right next to the bar which was very handy so we could see all the action with out being bothered,there is a gaurd so they cannot come on to the complex or harrass you, we just descretley gave him a few bob to do this for us. All there is on the beach is stalls selling cheap things, the lads on the beach do offer a beach safari which some ladies went on and it was very good they were shown lots of things on the beach and in the rock pools fantastic pictures of things, you do have to pay for this, but worth doing I would say.

there is also an aids orphanage for children near by youngest was 10 months oldest 15 years we went to visit, they love to get people to come and see them. Take stationary items that sort of thing. Pencils and pens are wanted anywhere you go so stock up with cheap bits and just hand them out they really need this stuff.

Cindy

Thank you so much for the information feel more relaxed and now know what clothes to take with me, nothing worse than being under dressed or over dressed and the relaxing evenings sound great to me.

Only 7 days to go cant believe how the time has flown.

Kind regards

Pam

See you in the airport lounge

Julie