Some stories write themselves. My son Raj is marrying Siyan this March - the wedding is Thursday 25 March 2027 at Mzima Beach in Diani, on Kenya's south coast, with celebrations running from Tuesday 23rd. White sand, warm Indian Ocean water, and the two of them starting their next chapter in the country where so much of mine unfolded.
Kenya is where I began in travel, in the safari business, long before I became a Fora advisor. Nairobi and Mombasa were home for years. A wedding on the Kenyan coast feels less like logistics and more like life coming full circle.
If you're joining Raj and Siyan to celebrate, here is my honest advice: don't fly all that way for the ceremony alone. Stay a little longer. Let me help. (And watch the wedding website - the couple are sharing excursion ideas for the Wednesday chill day closer to the time.)
Stay by the sea. Diani rewards slow days - the reef, the sand, the warm water - and late March catches the end of the coast's best beach season before the April rains. Add a wander through Mombasa's old town and Fort Jesus, a snorkelling day out to the Kisite marine park, or a dhow trip to Wasini Island to watch the dolphins.
Go on safari. Kenya's great parks are within reach of the coast - Tsavo, home of the famous red elephants, by road (the train from Nairobi even passes through it); the Maasai Mara and Amboseli by light aircraft from Diani's own little airstrip. Whether you have two nights or five, I'll plan the safari around the wedding dates and the time you have, with routes and transfers checked individually for your trip.
Or dream a little further. An island add-on, a second country - tell me what you're imagining and I'll tell you honestly what fits your days and budget.
Why book through me? You get one person who knows Kenya from the inside and handles the planning - lodges, bush flights, drivers, the details. Through Fora's partner network I can also check what extras - breakfast, credits, upgrades - apply at many hotels and lodges for your dates. No call centres, no guesswork.
Good places on the coast and in the parks book ahead, and the wedding dates will concentrate everyone's plans into the same weeks. If you're even half-thinking about it, tell me now - a few lines are all I need to start.
Start here: tell me about your trip
Come for the wedding. Stay for the unexpected.
Sanjit
