{"id":6039,"date":"2018-11-02T08:11:13","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T08:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/?p=6039"},"modified":"2019-07-04T14:25:56","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T13:25:56","slug":"kenya-airways-makes-history-with-new-nairobi-new-york-direct-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/02\/kenya-airways-makes-history-with-new-nairobi-new-york-direct-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya Airways Makes History With New Nairobi-New York Direct Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #444444;\">With <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/v7Xubyuhkrk\"><strong>Kenya Airways<\/strong><\/a> launching its first direct flight between Nairobi and New York earlier this week, Kenya is\u00a0expected to become the safari destination of choice for U.S. travellers. The flight makes the country more accessible\u00a0(the trip reducing the current journey by up to seven hours and negating the need for long layovers in Europe or the Middle East), the new route offering the fastest connection between the two cities, with a 15 hours duration eastbound and 14 hours westbound.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #444444;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6041\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Kenya-Airways.jpg\" alt=\"Kenya Airways\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" \/>Our longer camping and accommodated overland itineraries are popular with adventurers taking a sabbatical or a gap year and great news for 2019, we will be introducing the new\u00a047-day Kenya to South Africa (departures available from January 2019), the overland tour starting in Nairobi.\u00a0\u00a0Ideal for travellers who want to extend their time in the city, we also offer a <a href=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/tour-styles\/city-breaks-and-short-stays-5\"><strong>three-day Nairobi City Stay<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and a <a href=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/tour-styles\/city-breaks-and-short-stays-5\"><strong>three-day Nairobi Park Stay<\/strong><\/a>: Nairobi National Park a successful black rhino sanctuary, and the only protected area in the world with such a huge variety of animals and birds close to a capital city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #444444;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6042\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MND4-Lake-Nakuru-NP-Black-Rhino.jpg\" alt=\"Africa overland safari\" width=\"560\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MND4-Lake-Nakuru-NP-Black-Rhino.jpg 560w, https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MND4-Lake-Nakuru-NP-Black-Rhino-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>A great choice for first-time safari-goers, Kenya plays host to the Annual Migration, the bucket list country visited on our <a href=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/tour-styles\/camping-overland-1\"><strong>Camping<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/tour-styles\/accommodated-overland-2\"><strong>Accommodated Overland\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>Tours, <a href=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/tour-styles\/small-group-safaris-3\"><strong>Small Group<\/strong><\/a> Safaris and <a href=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/tour-styles\/short-safaris-and-treks-4\"><strong>Short Safaris &amp; Treks<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #444444;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5949\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Migration-Serengeti.jpg\" alt=\"SAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Migration-Serengeti.jpg 560w, https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Migration-Serengeti-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>Proof there\u2019s more to Kenya than the Mara, Lake Nakuru is less well-visited but no less inviting, the soda lake&#8217;s pink fringe of flamingoes a favourite with Instagrammers. The journey from Nairobi to\u00a0\u00a0Nakuru is also quite something, with spectacular views spied over the Great Rift Valley from the famous Mau escarpment. And now, you\u2019re only one plane ride away from the wildlife!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6043\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Masai-Mara-Game-Drive-with-Lion.jpg\" alt=\"Africa overland safari\" width=\"560\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Masai-Mara-Game-Drive-with-Lion.jpg 560w, https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Masai-Mara-Game-Drive-with-Lion-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Kenya Airways launching its first direct flight between Nairobi and New York earlier this week, Kenya is\u00a0expected to become the safari destination of choice for U.S. travellers. 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