Anyone visited Kenya?
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Thank you Family!
Kenya looks nice. I wouldnt mind going myself
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I've been a couple of times. It's extremely easy to navigate, English speaking. Get Mpesa, their mobile payment system. There's a couple of ride-sharing and food delivery services, I forget the names now. Go on a safari at the national park in Nairobi, it was surprisingly awesome. Go to the giraffe center, elephant sanctuary, massai village. And that's just Nairobi.
My cell carrier is T-Mobile, should I get a eSIM to work with my iPhone so I can use M-Pesa?
Or, should I get an unlocked global burner phone to put a physical SIM in and use that with M-Pesa?
Final question, to reload M-Pesa is it a matter of going to a location and giving them american money to reload or should I reload through a credit card?
Much appreciated, I'm sure there will be more questions.
Bolt is the name of ride and food app.
Unfortunately I can't advise you on the ESIM, I've only been with a physical SIM, removed and replaced at the airport. Maybe you'll find answers on Safaricom's website.
I can say that I've only used kiosks (located everywhere) to load cash (shillings not USD) to Mpesa. Because I only used it as payment for person to person or for smaller shops or restaurants, I like knowing that I'm putting in x of my disposable money in shillings. I'm sure they take credit, but you might get hit with foreign transfer, or even cash advance fees in those transactions.
Thank you Fam!