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You may have seen reports today of a fire at\u00a0Nairobi\u2019s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.<\/p>\n

Reports are mixed of the damage caused but we understand the airport is currently closed and that inbound flights to Nairobi will be diverted.<\/p>\n

We do not know, at this stage, how long it will be before the Kenyan authorities bring the fire under control and re-open the airport.<\/p>\n

If you are due to fly in and join one of our tours this weekend please contact your airline first to check on the status of your flight.<\/p>\n

All Acacia tours are operating as scheduled, including this weekend\u2019s (11 Aug) departures of the following tours:<\/p>\n

South East Adventure 24\/31 days (13SEA24\/31)
\nKenya to Cape Town 43 days (13KTC43);
\nKenya & Tanzania Adventure 13 days (13KTA13);
\nMMS3\/4 \u2013 Masai Mara Safari 3 \/4 day (13MMS3\/4)<\/p>\n

If your flight is cancelled or re-routed, and you have not already \u00a0been in touch with us, please let us know so we can endeavour to assist you in joining your tour.<\/p>\n

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We can be contacted via a variety of channels:<\/p>\n

London –\u00a0+44 20 7706 4700<\/a><\/p>\n

Cape Town –\u00a0+27 21 556 1157<\/a><\/p>\n

Email –\u00a0info@acacia-africa.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter – @acaciaafrica<\/p>\n

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 <\/p>\n

The Acacia team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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