More Americans are visiting Kenya than ever, and Nairobi’s food is the reason to arrive hungry

For years, Nairobi was the place travelers slept before the real trip began. They landed late, checked into a hotel and were gone by dawn toward the Mara or Amboseli, the city nothing more than headlights on the way to the bush; the safari was the only story anyone came to tell.
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For years, Nairobi was the place travelers slept before the real trip began. They landed late, checked into a hotel and were gone by dawn toward the Mara or Amboseli, the city nothing more than headlights on the way to the bush; the safari was the only story anyone came to tell. That is changing at the table, as Nairobi turns into a stop worth building a night around before the safari begins, a city to arrive in hungry rather than pass straight through. Americans are the single largest source of overseas visitors to Kenya.
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- For years, Nairobi was the place travelers slept before the real trip began. They landed late, checked into a hotel and were gone by dawn toward the Mara or Amboseli, the city nothing more than headlights on the way to the bush; the safari was the only story anyone came to tell.
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More Americans are visiting Kenya than ever, and Nairobi’s food is the reason to arrive hungry
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