Question:
How much should i pay for my safari?
Answer:
How much you pay for your safari will be determined by a number of factors some which are:
- duration of your safari
- number of people in your group( The more you are the less you pay)
- safari destination/s e.g. mombasa, tsavo east, tsavo west, masai mara, samburu, amboseli, mt kenya, lake nakuru. etc
You can have a combination of destinations which only mean the more the destinations the more the price.
- Type of accommodation e.g. game lodge, beach hotel or villa, tented camp, temporary camp, bed and breakfast, private apartments.
- Mode of transport, you can travel by road or air to almost all the game lodges. From Mombasa to Nairobi you can either fly, go by train or road. What you will be charged for all this will vary from one tour agent to another.
In order to get the best deal of any season you need to book your safari in advance, this way you will take advantage of discounted rates from most travel agents. First you need to know how much you are willing to spend for your safari, you can choose from our safari database to find out what safari would suit your budget.
- The time of the year is another determinant of how much you can pay for your safari. prices go up during the high season and down during the low season.
Seasons and how they could affect your safari
- December - February: Dry Season
This is an excellent time for bird lovers and photographers
- March: The start of the rainy season. Rains are not too heavy and we see a lush of new short grass. During this season game can be viewed easily. It is also a time when we see butterflies come out in their thousands, many beautiful multicolored flying creatures. Butterfly chasers would not want to miss this spectacle.
- April - May: This is the heavy rainy season. it is during this season that we see bushes, shrubs, tress, grass and other vegetation get new life as the rains breath down on them. Roads to many parts of the game reserves are impassable and you can only get there by air. Game drives can be a challenge but with a 4*4 tour van it could prove to be a great adventure. This in the tourism calendar of kenya is considered as the low season and safaris can be considerably cheap.
- June - October: This is a much cooler and drier season than the rest. July & August are the peak tourist seasons and an excellent time to for game viewing. This is also the season when the annual migration occurs.
- November: Short rains - birds begin to arrive from Eurasia making this the best season for bird lovers and photographers.You can catch up with your favorite birds at lake bogoria, baringo, nakuru and naivasha. On the other side of the country the wildebeest start their migration south out of masai mara game reserve.
Question
When do i take malaria jabs?
Answer:
it is recommended that you have your malaria jabs two weeks before embarking on your safari. In the event that you forget to get them you can buy malaria tablets from recommended hospitals or pharmacies in Kenya. Most hotels, game lodges and camps have in house qualified nurses and doctors who can administer the jabs.
Question:
How can i know whether am buying the right genuine medication.
Answer:
You can get a recommendation from the staff of the hotel, lodge or camp you are staying if they do not have an in house medical staff.
Question:
Am traveling with kids, how can i make sure that they will enjoy their holiday and will i be able to get some private time?
Answer:
There are lots of activities offered in many hotels and game lodges. some even have a kids club where kids follow a time table to carry out different activities on different days. While out in the game parks/reserves children can engage in some fun activities such asa
- nature walks
- bird spotting
- bow & arrow building
- wildlife spotting
- painting
- getting water from a stream
- wildlife and survival skills
These are some of the few activities and they vary from one hotel to the other. While the children are busy caring on their activities, you will have some quite/private time and you can rest assured that they will enjoy their safari. For the traveler with an infant, au-pair services can be arranged leaving you too with alot of quite time in your hands. Do note that the au-pair services can be charged hourly or on a daily basis depending on the contract of the hotel,lodge or camp. |
