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Kenya Safari Information

 
   
     
 

GENERAL INFORMATION

Departures/Dates;
Lodge safaris are on guaranteed daily departures, Can depart any day of your choice.

Visas
These are required and information can be obtained from any Kenya tourist office, Embassy, High Commission. Can also be obtained on arrival.

Climate
Warm days and cool early mornings and evenings in most parts of the country, at altitude the temperatures are moderate.

Clothing
Informal, light weight clothing is recommended. Mornings and evenings can be cool so a sweater/jacket should be considered as well as a hat for protection from the equatorial sun.

Health/Vaccinations
(A)-As a precaution, anti-malaria prophylactics should be taken before, during and after a visit to Kenya. Good hospitals and medical care facilities are available.

(B)-Certificates of inoculation against Yellow fever and Cholera are required from visitors coming from countries where these are endemic.

Security
Common sense precautions should be taken in urban centers. Elsewhere security is good and incidents rare.

Travel Insurance-we do not organize this, always advise our clients to purchase this at their end.

Electricity.
The Electricity supply in Kenya is 220/240 volts 50HZ. Sockets are usually three pin squire . It is advisable to ensure that appliances such as video or battery charger operating on other voltage have a built-in adaptor It is recommended that you bring your own adaptor.

Optional Activities  while on safari or in Nairobi

Balloon Safaris.IN MASAI MARA
Balloon Rides are optional incase visitor want to have the unique experience and are paid separately.If you wish to take it,you will have the combination of tasting Mara both on ground and air.The flight over this African Paradise lasts for about an hour and on landing a lavish, champagne-style,picnic breakfast is served which is truly an experience of a lifetime. Clients are woken up just before dawn and tea or  coffee is served before the drive to the launch site. Lift off is at 6:30 a.m. After the flight and the picnic
breakfast, a short game drive returns you to the base from where your safari  van will be waiting for you to continue with your program at 9:30 a.m. It is an exhilarating feeling to treasure always.In case you feel like taking  is fine, it will not substitute any other program because after this you will proceed as per your itinerary. This costs US$385 Per person.

Maasai
The visits to maasai/samburu villages gives you the insight into their culture. This costs approximately US$10 per person(Negotiable).

Departures/Dates;
Lodge safaris are on guaranteed daily departures, Can depart any day of your choice.


Cars,
Our safari tourist buses are 7 seater guaranteed window seats minibuses in Kenya and 4WD in Tanzania ,equipped with High Frequency Radio communication facilities, With pop up roof hatch for easy game viewing and photographing, comfortable and driven by professional experienced driverguides for have first hand knowledge in tourism and having served for a long period with good track record, very corporative driver guides to ensure your safari will give you sites to treasure always.

Optional Activities in Nairobi.
Carnivore Experience-Highly recommended for meat lovers. Lunch/Dinner and especially a welcome/farewell dinner.This costs $45

Nairobi sightseeing/city tour with visits to either National Museum and adjacent Snake park, Karen Blixen Museum, Giraffe Centre, Bomas of Kenya. Cost for either of these sites will be per personUS$30.

Flying Doctors emergency evacuation fee per person US$25(recommended).


Nairobi hotel accommodation prior to or after safari bed/breakfast.

Nairobi safari Club-per person $75
Hilton hotel-per person $80
The Stanley hotel-per person $80.

 

 
 
 
 
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