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QCA Unit 24

Activities for home - On Safari

You are planning a safari holiday in Kenya.

From London you fly to Mombasa, then travel by train to Nairobi. There you pick up your safari truck to tour the Masai Mara Game Reserve – East Africa's most exciting game park.

 

The flight takes about 13-15 hours

East Africa Airways
London - Mombasa (via Cairo)

London depart

Mombasa arrive (London time)

Monday 02:00

Monday 15:30

Monday 07:00

Monday 22:00

Monday 11:00

Tuesday 01:30

Monday 18:00

Tuesday 07:20

The train journey takes about 13 hours

Kenyan Train Company
Mombasa - Nairobi

Mombasa depart

Nairobi arrive

Monday 05:30

Monday 18:30

Monday 10:00

Monday 23:00

Monday 19:30

Tuesday 08:30

Tuesday 05:30

Tuesday 18:30

Remember to put your watch forward by 3 hours when you arrive in Kenya.

Try this...

Complete the blanks in your holiday diary and write what happens next.

Monday 20 June

I left Heathrow at 2:00am to fly to Mombasa. I was given breakfast on the plane at 4:00am but didn't feel very hungry. The flight seemed to last for ever, but actually only took 13 1/2 hours. We landed at Mombasa airport at ............ London time. It was now ............ by Kenyan time. I took a taxi to the station and slept on the overnight train to Nairobi. It left Mombasa at ............ and arrived in Nairobi at ............ If I wanted to phone home it would be ............

Tuesday 21 June

Time to start my tour of the beautiful Kenyan game parks.