Over on Matador Trips, we’ve just published an article about Kenya’s best national parks.

Photo: jhull

Now, there’s even more motivation to plan a Kenya trip: the country’s tourism ministry has announced a reduction in visa fees that’s effective now through the end of 2010.

Visas were previously $50 USD.

In addition to cutting the price of visas for adults to $25 USD, the fee for children (16 & under) has been waived completely.

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Julie Schwietert

Julie Schwietert Collazo is a writer, editor, researcher, and translator currently in New York, formerly of Mexico City and San Juan. She is Matador's managing editor and is the lead faculty member of MatadorU's travel writing program.

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