In message , Duncan
Mackay writes
Hello All,
Thanks for your suggestions!
I am leaning toward travelling to Kenya and/or northern Tanzania.
I've checked the travel package price from Kuoni and the price is
around 2500-3000 Bristish Pounds for 14 days (+ 3 day flight) on
July-August time frame. The package covers everything (meal + airfair
from London + guide...ect...) and it covers most big national parks in
Kenya and Tanzania (Serengeti).
It is a bit expensive. I wonder if there are better and cheaper ways
to book a safari trip from local travel companies (Kenya or Tanzania)
instead of booking from the US or Europe.

Again, thanks for all suggestions since this will be my very first
trip to Afria and i have very little knowledge about the area.
Duncan.




(ClimbHighSleepLow) wrote in message
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If it is your first time in East Africa then focus on the Great
Migration.

Places like Uganda are more for folks who have already experienced the
basic safari since the wildlife there are dispersed, making it a
specialist destination.

Where to go? It depends on the time of year. I suggest you visit
http://www.go-kili.com/afterclimb.htm and select the month of your
visit. The site will then tell you where to go.

Which company to use? It depends on where you are going! I will let
others help you choose a company!

Eben

Samia wrote in message
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Hello,
My friend and I plan to travel to East African coutries to see the
safari/wild animals and the beaches there. We plan to stay at the
beach for about a week after or before seeing the safari.
I would like to know what is the reasonable amount of time we should
spend at the safari to see all the big animals? where we should go?
Kenya or Tanzania or both? what is reasonable price and good travel
company/guide?
I appreciate all your advise :-)
Duncan

Uganda is the place! Not much is known about Uganda because of the
economic turmoil it gone through. For over a decade now, Uganda's become
a safe and secure place to visit (except for northern Uganda) please
have a look at (http://travelvideo.tv/news/more.php?id=2459_0_1_0_M).
It's quite a cheap place, accomodation, meals, etc and will have alot to
see, you could:
- go white water rafting on the nile
- visit 7 unique national parks with the greatest variety of primates
in the world
- see tranquil lakes and moutainscapes
- go bird watching, over 1,000 species of birds to see
- white water rafting etc
- many more

Like it has been mentioned before, you can skip the beaches. In my
opinion Uganda has many more animals to see. Should you decide to go
your own, take a look at http://www.uwa.or.ug/new.html for the new
tarrifs to the national parks. As for how much time, it is rather had to
so though 2wks to 3wks would be good time.

Hope this helps,

Rgds

Samia
Duncan,
If you are in Britain you can try Somak, Gateway, both of whom are
agents for East Africa. You will find that both Kuoni and Somak are
excellent agents. If there are two of you travelling you can expect to
pay £2-3,000 for two weeks, including flights, for a safari and beach
holiday.
We have used Kuoni and found them excellent. Because we know Kenya well
we have also booked flights and hotels ourselves. The cost was
negligible to be honest. If you are not familiar with Kenya or Tanzania
I would advise you to use one of the agents I`ve mentioned. They do look
after you! You can look both companies up on the WWW.
Pat
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Pat Anderson