Kenya Safari Holidays

Kenya offers a diverse safari experiences, making it an ideal destination to suit every traveler’s preferences in style.

Game Drives

Guided game drives are the most popular way to explore Africa’s vast wilderness, providing an exceptional platform for wildlife viewing and photography. In a private reserve or conservancy, this experience is elevated further with off-road game viewing for better photographic angles, night drives to see nocturnal animals, and strict vehicle limits at sightings for an uncrowded experience.

Luxury Safaris

A luxury safari is an all-inclusive travel experience that combines immersive exploration of remote wilderness with five-star amenities, absolute privacy and highly personalized service. Luxury safaris are defined by a unique sense of place. With hand-picked accommodation and bespoke itineraries as a pioneering responsible luxury safari. We can design your bespoke luxury safari in Africa or tailor a one-of-a-kind travel experience to your needs.

Family safari

A family safari is an intimate and tailor-made celebration allowing you to enjoy Africa’s wildlife without distractions. Children of all ages can enjoy the incredible experience of being up close with and surrounded by nature on a vast scale and it’s even better when you can share it with your family. Seeing incredible wildlife, exploring nature, and making memories together are all part of the magic of a family safari. Both kids and adults can enjoy exciting animal encounters, educational activities, and comfortable accommodations that cater to families.

Honeymoon Safaris

Experience the epitome of luxury and romance in Africa on a tailor-made journey with Image Travel’s bespoke honeymoon safaris and couple escapes. Discover unparalleled romance across Africa, from serene white sand beaches to intimate moments overlooking the majestic Serengeti or Masai Mara. Africa's landscapes provide a stunning backdrop to enrich your romance with unforgettable wildlife encounters, luxurious lodgings, intimate dining experiences, and idyllic beach getaways. Africa is a dream luxury honeymoon destination a journey together you'll never forget.

Fly-in safaris

Fly-in safaris use light aircraft and remote bush airstrips to transfer guests between wildlife reserves, bypassing long, bumpy overland drives. They maximize your time in nature, provide spectacular aerial views, and offer exclusive access to remote regions to transfer you between safari locations. Our carefully designed trips fly non-stop and in style between the best camps, with the best guides and the best wildlife watching in East Africa, not a second wasted – which gives you the sights, smells, sounds and sensations of the African bush.

Migration Safaris

Great Migration stands as the spectacular wildlife event on earth. Witness the greatest wildlife movement on Earth - a once-in-a-lifetime experience that brings you face-to-face with nature’s most dramatic natural phenomenon. It is the astounding, never-ending natural trek of hungry herbivores across the limitless plains of Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve and Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park that continues to leave travelers in awe. In this year-round cycle across the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem, over 1.5 million wildebeest, 500,000 zebras, 200,000 Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelle and 17,000 eland throng the landscape, following the rain, in search of fresh pastures. The sheer abundance of animals in every direction is overwhelming and unforgettable. Now is your chance to witness this incredible spectacle for yourself. The Great Migration is on the bucket list for many travelers from around the world.

Walking Safaris

Walking safaris are more immersive and allow travelers to experience nature up close. Guides lead small groups on foot through park peripheries or conservancies. A bush walking safari is an adventure activity where participants embark on relaxed, guided walks in a wildlife conservation area with the objective of seeing wild animals in a more natural way without using vehicle ensuring comfort and relaxation in the heart of the wild.

Luxury lodges and tented camps

On safari your can choose from various accommodations, such as luxury lodges& tented camps. Your choice of accommodation adds depth to your Kenya safari ensuring an unforgettable experience. Stay at luxury lodges and tented camps and experience the intimacy of safari lodges or tented camp rooms but with all the comforts of a top hotel with breathtaking views and private pools. Enjoy luxurious touches, superb views and top-notch service, you can capture incredible wildlife photography and experience the drama of Africa’s landscapes. For a truly adventurous and authentic journey, mobile and fly-camping options allow you to stay in exclusive, remote locations where you can sleep under a brilliant canopy of stars in sublime comfort.

Lodges

Kenya’s lodges come in all shapes and sizes. The main building – consisting of a restaurant, bar and sometimes a small shop – is usually in the centre with the guest rooms dotted nearby. With most lodges equipped with ensuites, running water and electricity, it’s easy to kick back and relax while you take in the gorgeous views.

Tented Camps

Tented camps have a similar layout to lodges but are made up of large safari tents rather than solid structures. These chic canvas lodgings are a far cry from your typical tents. Like lodges, they typically feature ensuite bathrooms with running water and viewing decks where you can soak in the surrounding nature, and are a great option for travellers looking to truly immerse themselves in the safari lifestyle.

Kenya is the original safari destination; it remains one of the most popular safari experiences Africa has to offer most of its diverse natural landscapes and exciting wildlife experiences the continent has to offer. Kenya Safari packages are categorized into Budget, Mid-Range, and Luxury each itinerary is tailor made on your travel dates, budget and travel style, with the experienced guides and carefully chosen camps, lodges and routes this offers a variety of safari experiences to suit every traveler’s preferences. Every safari is unique, let us design your journey to make it truly extraordinary and tailor made to your expectations with in your budget.

Enquire now and our Africa Safari Expert will be in touch within 24 hours! Enjoy 24/7 assistance and local expertise right from your time zone, whenever you need it. You can use our simple online Booking Enquiry form or email us on info@imagetravelltd.com or call one of our Specialists on +44 7836 210052.

1. When is the best time to go on an African safari?

Kenya is truly a year-round travel destination for safari you will find that is perfect for that time of the year. Dry season is the best time for game-viewing and this takes place at slightly different times in different parks of Kenya. The dry season is generally from Julythrough October, “long rains”, between April and early June and the “short rains”during November and early December. Weather patterns are keep changing and sometimes the rains fail completely in some parts of Kenya. It’s practical for travelers to think in terms of wet and dry seasons instead and to consider the elevation of the region they are visiting. The wildebeest migration moves into the Mara between July and October and this is when many visitors come to Kenya and the parks can get more crowded with tourist vehicles.

- January to March: Usually hot and dry and great for wildlife viewing.

- April-May: Can be wet and muddy.

- June: Green and lush after the rains.

- Jul-August: Cooler but good for the migration in the Mara.

- September-October: Good weather and good wildlife viewing.

- November-December: The short rains.

Please keep in mind that so it is essential that you book well in advance during these months.

2. What kind of accommodations are available?

Kenya offers a broad spectrum of accommodations:

Safari lodges have guest rooms similar to a hotel with en suite bathrooms. They are comfortably furnished with all the facilities normally associated with a 3 star hotel.

Tented lodges have rooms which are tents on a platform and with a roof and also have en suite facilities with showers, flush toilets and hot and cold running water, like a hotel bathroom.

Boutique lodges and camps can be very stylish and smart in terms of design and decor, often with very spacious rooms and even going so far in some cases as having plunge pools for each room.

Eco-camps and smaller tented camps have insect-proof tents with en suite facilities including safari shower and flush toilets. They give a more authentic safari experience but the tents are comfortably furnished with proper beds and you don’t need to bring your own sleeping bag!

3. How much does an African safari cost?

It depends on so many factors impact the price—time of year, in-country travel via plane or Land Cruiser, lodging preferences, add-ons and excursions, etc. As a rough estimate, before even starting a conversation, imagine that a custom crafted experience with Complete Safaris could run between $800-1200 per person per day.

Mid-range safari: USD $800 – $1,000 per person per night might be realistic in many cases.

Luxury safari (premium lodges, fly-in transfers, private guides): costs can be USD $1,400 – $2,600+ per person per night.

Always ask what’s included (Accommodation, meals, Transport, park fees, transfers, guide game drives, drinks) to avoid surprises.

4. When is the Great Migration in East Africa?

The Great Migration is a continuous, year-long event with wildebeest, zebra and antelope moving through Kenya and Tanzania in their search for food and water. Regardless of when you travel to these countries in East Africa, you will encounter great herds, big cats, all members of the Big Five, and colourful birds. Lions and elephants, are favourites among throughout the year on the African plains.

The migrating herds enter Kenya for a much shorter period, roughly from July or August until October – though recent years have seen major arrivals as early as June, and late-stayers still in the Maasai Mara region until November or even later.

5. What animals can i expect to see on safari?

In most parks / conservancies you can normally guarantee you to see the more common grazing animals such as buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, eland, giraffe, gazelles, impala and waterbuck. In addition, the big cats (lions, leopards and cheetahs) are present in most parks, but are most easily seen in the Masai Mara and the Mara Conservancies. Elephants are best seen in Amboseli and Rhinoes are often sighted in Nairobi National Park, OlPejeta Conservancy and Lake Nakuru Park.

6. In what type of vehicle will i have game drives?

On fly-in (air) safari your safari game drives will be operated by your chosen camp / lodge. Various types of vehicles are used for game drives, accommodation uses. The game drives may be shared with other guests – typically maximum 6 per vehicle – and there may be the option to upgrade to a private vehicle.

On a road safari in Kenya, you can choose between a 6 seater safari minivan or a closed-sided 4×4 LandCruiser Jeep – both vehicles have pop-up roofs giving passengers great view on game drives and an excellent photographic opportunity. We always recommend a 4×4 safari Jeep in preference to the vans – it is worth the extra cost to be in a real safari vehicle and not in the safari vans favoured by some to cut-safari our price.

7. Is there access to Wi-Fi or internet access?

Wi-Fi / internet is available for guests and this is being introduced by many and more camps and Lodges nowadays. Most major hotels in Nairobi and on the coast town have internet free of charge to guests

8. Is there power to charge a phone, camera, video camera, laptop or iPad?

Yes, the camps and lodges have power – perhaps as solar lighting or a generator. Your charger must be 220 – voltage. The required adaptor plugs are included in most international travel adaptor kits. For Kenya it is plug type G (the British-style 3 rectangular pin plug).

9. How do we book?

First contact our team of travel experts who will help you plan your trip and will provide a quotation. You can use our simple online Booking Enquiry form or email us on or call one of our Specialists on:info@imagetravelltd.comimagetravelimited@gmail.com , If you choose to proceed with a booking we will check availability at the hotels, camps and lodges and hold bookings provisional where possible. A binding contract between you and Image Travel comes into existence once we have accepted your booking by issuing an invoice and a deposit has been paid by you. The deposit of 40% of the invoice must be paid on receiving our invoice, and the remainder 60 days before commencement of our services. Payments can be made by debit / credit card (MasterCard, Visa, American Express) via our secure online payment system. Alternatively, payments may be made by bank transfer.

10. How Does Tipping Work on a Kenya Safari?

Tipping is an appreciation gesture to acknowledge the excellent service from your safari team, from approximately $15 to $20 per person per day for your guide and a10% tip is standard for restaurant bills in cities. It is best to tip in cash using either US dollars or Kenyan shillings, which are both widely accepted for gratuities.

11. Do i need visas for safari in East Africa?

Visas are required in advance of travel to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda. For Kenya an Electronic Travel Authorization is required in advance equivalent to a visa, Visas for Tanzania Uganda are applied on Online and Rwanda are easily purchased upon arrival. Details on how to obtain your various travel authorizations as well as an accommodation confirmation will be delivered to you in plenty of time before your departure.