Jomo Kenyatta Airport layovers of six hours or more can include lions, giraffes and elephant orphans minutes from Nairobi’s runways.
Archives
October 2025
Why khaki beats black, soft bags beat suitcases, and 15kg is the strict limit for Kenya’s light-aircraft safari transfers.
A month-by-month guide to Kenya’s safari seasons, from the July–October Mara crossing to low-cost, low-crowd April rains.
A compact medical kit can prevent minor ailments from derailing a safari — here’s what to pack before leaving home.
Doctors warn equatorial sun and altitude make heat exhaustion the most common safari ailment — here’s how to avoid it.
Only yellow fever is legally required for Kenya entry from at-risk countries; here is what else doctors actually recommend before a safari.
Kenya and Tanzania safaris carry real but preventable malaria risk — timing your prophylaxis correctly matters more than which drug you choose.
On private conservancies bordering Samburu National Reserve, licensed night drives reveal leopards, striped hyenas and aardvarks hidden by day.
Lake Nakuru’s flamingo flocks swing wildly with water chemistry — from under 50,000 to over 600,000 birds, making timing essential for visitors.
Amboseli National Park offers near-certain elephant sightings and a Kilimanjaro backdrop, backed by the world’s longest wild-elephant study.
Kenya’s big cats cluster by habitat — Mara lions, Samburu leopards, open-plain cheetahs. A guide to timing a safari right.
When and where to catch the Mara River crossings, plus calving season alternatives, based on 12 seasons of booking data from Africa Calling Safaris.
Page 2 of 3
GTour conciergeAsk anything about Georgia · we reply within hours