Safari Planning

When to Go

What to Take

Getting There

Where to Stay

Where to Go Safaris in Kenya

What to See, Do

What to Bring Home

Mission & Safari

Who's There?

About Kenya

For an African Safari Kenya Tops the List...It is The Home of the African Safari

If you are planning an African Safari Kenya is The Place to Go.

Your Enjoyment of a Safari comes down to 3 basic factors.

Where you go on a safari
When you Go and
Who you use as a tour guide.

You can get my 'Planning, Decision Making Guide' for African Safari Tours Here

This report will help you sort through your goals and what you want to Experience on Safari and it will help you decide if you want to go on a luxury safari, a mid-range safari or simply spend a few days on the beach or in the mountains.

If you already know your budget, desired activities, here are some of the possibilities for various Safaris in Kenya

Wildebeest at Mara River, Kenya

Kenya is the Home of the African Safari.
There are thousands of wildlife species.
There is a vast range of geography, people, culture and tribes.
besides...
Safaris are Amazing...so...
Here is some of what you need to know

"Safari" is the Swahili word for journey,
and it's not just the wildlife.
Its also the different people, languages, tribes, and culture.

When you want to see life from a little different perspective...
Go and Make the Most of it.

Where to Go on Your African Safari
Kenya

Top rated parks are, Masa Mara, Aberdare,Amboseli, Samburu, and Tsavo.

Lake Nakuru National Park is also highly rated (most famous for the huge population of Flamingos) and Nairobi National Park is also very popular as it just 3-4 mi. south of Nairobi.

More about the Top Parks for a Safari in Kenya

Take binoculars at least 8X power a camera , and keep a journal,
write a book
(at least a page), Teddy Rosevelt, Ernest Hemingway, Karen Blixen did.

Before you go, get a journal and a book-a field guide, on wildlife.

When you go

is also important. With two rainy seasons, the weather plays a big part and the wildlife moves around.

Generally

July, August, September,

and January and February are the driest months

and the best times to go on an African Safari Kenya.

Your best viewing times are dusk and dawn as the wildlife is more active and moves around more at those times.

You also increase your chances of seeing wildlife in the dry seasons because the wildlife can be found around the waterholes, rivers, and streams.

Who to Go With-Choosing a

Kenya tour operator for your safari

Safari tour operators vary wildly. There are three basic levels

Luxury or Deluxe
Midrange
and Economy

A good safari tour operator will

Know the terrain

the wildlife and culture

speak Your language

Get a good tour operator, (this is not the place you want to economize). Generally the smaller the group you go with the better and for several reasons 6-7 people is the ideal size group.

Kenya started establishing National Parks and Game Reserves in 1946. Nairobi National Park was established first, and it is a popular park-about 7 km. or 3-4 miles south of Nairobi.
Then came Tsavo.

The African Safari Kenya parks and reserves were built around the wildlife and habitat. Go to several as many Safari operators suggest and you see different wildlife and different regions. (Don't spread yourself too thin and try and see too many places in a short time.)

Some reserves are Marine Parks. Some Game Reserves are well known such as Masai Mara and some are remote such as the Samburu, Shaba, and Buffalo Springs Reserves.

Now there are dozens of National Parks or Game Reserves where You can go on Safari.

If you want find out more about safari pricing and places to stay in Kenya (or Africa), there's quite a number of possibilities.

Click here for the Itinerary of A Vintage Kenya Safari

Luxury African Safaris, the differences

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