When you first meet your Kenyan safari guide, there's a good chance he or she won't be wearing the beige or green outfits that are standard attire in Africa's safari heartlands. Instead, they could well be dressed in traditional regalia: a scarlet shuka (shawl) and blue kikoi (sarong), perhaps, with a stack of bangles or a beaded collar and feather-trimmed headdress. Here, Indigenous traditions outweigh safari conventions and traditional colours are worn with pride.
It's a great ice breaker. Shukas and beadwork are powerful symbols of Kenya's heritage and diversity, and if you're as interested in culture
