Kenya Safari FAQs

Guide by 4×4 safari jeep for a game viewing drive

Your safari tour driver/guide and 4×4 Jeep are at your disposal at all possible times for the most exciting game viewing.

We however must respect the national park authorities’ park rules. This means we can only participate in game drives from the hours of 6:30 am to 6 pm.

The viewing time and pace of your game drives are also flexible. You can choose to add game drives or skip some, shorten or lengthen others, and also enjoy the relaxing facilities of your safari lodge/ tented camp accommodation.

Our guests can form their own private groups to travel together as families or friends.

We do not offer tour groups from individual bookings for medium/long-range safari tours. This is to allow for flexibility, customization, pace, and choice of safari lodge/camp preference.

However, Africa Kenya Safaris does offer short/small group tours which we operate on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of every week

Wherever and whenever possible we always bring this spirit of hospitality and complimentary services to our safari guests. For instance, we provide Meet and Greet services at the Nairobi airport and hotel shuttle transfers during your arrival and departure in Nairobi.

Other complimentary tourist services include general Kenya destination and safari assistance as may be requested/required by you.

Wi-Fi is provided in the public areas of the safari lodges/tented camps including the reception, dining areas, and lounge. It is not provided in the individual rooms/tents.

4×4 safari jeep interior showing radio equipment and WiFi connection

We also provide free Wi-Fi in our 4×4 Safari jeeps that receive a Wi-Fi signal about 70% of the time, depending on network coverage

East Africa is within the tropics and near the Equator, separating the northern and southern hemispheres. The tropical temperatures are relatively high on the safari route and even within the national parks/game reserves.

Because you’ll need to frequently hydrate during your safari, we ensure unlimited supplies of drinking water.

All our vehicles are fitted with a cooler box or mini fridge with a constant supply of cool, bottled water.

We replenish our supplies of drinking water during stops along the safari route.

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It is usually not possible to extend your group sharing safari.

This is because you share your safari Jeep with the other travelers in your group. And you need to leave and return to Nairobi as a group.

Additionally, an extension would be subject to the availability of extended time at your accommodation.

If all group tour participants agreed to such an extension and if there is availability at the accommodation, then it would be possible.

An extra day on safari would also require an additional charge.

Joseph Mbotte – Safari guide at Africa Kenya Safaris
We are happy to let our guests choose their special preference for any individual driver/guide a guest may have learned about from either recommendations or online reviews.

This is however subject to the guide’s availability.

Should he not be available, rest assured you will still have your choice of many excellent guides from our outstanding team.

We fully understand the need for your protection against mosquitos and other insects.

All rooms/tents during your safari are fitted with mosquito nets or are insect-proofed to protect you against bites.

Tented camp showing bedroom with mosquito nets

You are also advised to use insect repellent to further protect yourself especially outdoors in the evenings.

Room with double bed in a Masai Mara safari lodge
Where 4 persons or more are traveling together and prefer to stay in one room/tent, we may book them in 2 rooms with interconnecting doors.

For those that prefer to stay close to family or friends, we will try to book them in adjacent tents/rooms.

Some safari lodges/camps have family units that will accommodate a maximum of 4 persons. This however includes an extra charge.

All safari rooms/tents are private with their own bathroom/toilet.

You can safely store your extra luggage at our Nairobi or Mombasa offices for safekeeping until you have completed your safari.

This is a free service extended to all our safari guests.

Packing luggage for an East African safari holiday tour

Additionally, your 4×4 safari Jeep accommodates generous luggage space in its rear luggage compartment.

You may also carry hand luggage with valuable items inside the safari jeep.

We suggest that you utilize soft-sided suitcases for ease of storage in the safari vehicle and also to minimize damage during the sometimes bumpy safari road trips.

Whether you are holidaying as honeymooners or a family traveling with kids, we are happy to extend a discount or offer other extras to enhance your holiday safari experience.

Please let us know about any events, special occasions, etc. happening during your safari tour when you make your booking.