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Tour To East Africa Major Wildlife Destinations,Maasai Mara,Serengeti,Ngorongoro,Aberdares,Kilimanjaro by Flights

East Africa attracts millions of tourists who tour the five states namely, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi & Rwanda in large numbers yearly. Some tourists make the holiday safaris more exciting by making their itinerary include all the five state countries in East Africa. The tours are segmented into Exclussive, Budget as tourists belong to different classes, rich, millionaires, Billionaries and have different tastes and all this are available as the service providers in East Africa now the tastes of each client just from the inquiry stage and all this services are given as an option to choose from.

Flights on Scheduled service

Scheduled or another name commercial flights are operated into most of the airstrips, airports by air charter companies and airlines and are sold on per seat basis. These flights suits better tourists on holiday and not business executive with a tidy schedule as they operate on a timetable and on particular days and to airstrips. Due to safety and airstrip serviceability some areas are not served by commercial flights but they operate into airstrips next to these ones. This is always keenly observed due to the aircraft and passenger safety and if found that an airstrip or airport is unsafe then flights are suspended and even banned from operating into and out of these airstrips or airports. To Maasai Mara which is situated in Kenya in the Rift Valley Province we have three scheduled flights daily out of Wilson Airport departing at 0945 hrs, 1000hrs and 1030 hrs and in the afternoon at 1445 hrs, 1500 hrs and 1430 hrs to almost all airstrips in the Maasai Mara apart from David Livingstone and Siana Springs but the passengers are dropped at Mara Safari Club and Keekorok respectively. Out of Mombasa we have three fight daily departing at 0730 hrs, 0800 hrs and 0745 hrs to Ukunda, Malindi then Maasai Mara and in the afternoon departing at 1330 hrs, 1400 hrs and 1345 hrs back Malindi, Ukunda and Mombasa. Out Of malindi you only be picked or dropped when you are 5 people and above or you pay for 5 seats if not then you will have to board from Mombasa. One-way ticket from Mombasa, Malindi, and Ukunda Might be difficult to get unless you book three month in advance or be forced to pay a return ticket for one-way utilization. Air tickets can be purchased online or by sending an email for reservation but note, please don't book any seats without having confirmed with reservations as you might be disappointed. You can purchase an air ticket from Mt Kenya,Meru,Samburu,Joys Camp, to Maasai Mara and the airfare & timetables can change without notice so please don't depend very much on the published airfares but always call to confirm. Out of Tanzania we have scheduled flights out of Zanzibar, Daresaalam, Kilimanjaro, Mwanza and Arusha to various major cities, Game Reserves and National Parks. Most of the scheduled flights operate to major Game Reserve and National Parks to some areas morning and afternoon service and some only morning or afternoon service namely, Serengeti,Kleins Camp, Lake Manyara,Ngorongoro Crater,Lobo,Ndutu ,Seronera,Grumeti and major cities like Lindi,Iringa,Mafia Island,Kigoma,Mtwara,Dodoma,Mbeya,Musoma,Pemba Island,Kilimanjaro,Zanzibar among many others. From Nairobi ,Jomo Kenyatta airport airlines do operate both domestic and regional flights to major cities like Mombasa,Lamu,Malindi,Ukunda,Kisumu,Eldoret,Kisumu,Lokichogio,Wajir,Kakamega and air charter companies operate domestic flights out of Wilson Airport to Maasai Mara,Samburu,Shaba,Mt Kenya, Lake Naivasha,Kiwayu,Ukunda,Chyullu Hills, Finch Hattons,Campi Ya Kanzai,Loisaba,Lewa Downs,Meru,Elsa Kopje, Joys Camp,Kitich Camp and many others and you can use scheduled flights to some of the national parks or game reserves whereby you will be dropped or picked at the nearest airstrip due to safety aspects and some areas  scheduled flights are operated only during high season  June 15th to Dec  every year.

Charter Flights East Africa by Jet, Turbo Prop, Piston engine and Helicopter

There several air charter operators where you can book a private charter flights and they are segmented as follows, VIP Executive Jet Charter, private charter flight, Scenic charter flight, helicopter charter flight, aerial survey and photography charter flight, sight seeing charter flight, tourists charter flight and they are available in the capacity of 3 to 124 seats .The private charter flights includes aircrafts like C-172/C-182  3 seats single engine,C-206/C-210 5 seats single engine,C-402 8 seats twin engine,PA34 SENECA 11 5 seats twin engine, Baron 55/58 5 seats twin engine,C-208B caravan 12 seats single engine, Let 410 18 seats  twin engine,B1900C/D 18 seats pressurized twin engine,B200/B350i  1 seats pressurized twin engine, Citation Bravo 550/560 Jet  7 seats,B737-300 Jet 124 seats and many others and prices vary with the type of service you require all the above named aircrafts can be configured into VIP for your comfort. The aircrafts that carries 12 and more passengers are operated by 2 crew and as stated the seats excludes the crew. Some of the airstrips in the national parks and game reserves are not suitable for especially Citation Bravo Jet, B1900 C/D, and B200/B350i and before you plan your safari having in mind the mentioned aircrafts please call the charter company to confirm if the intended airstrip is suitable. Private charter flights are ideal for business executives that have tidy schedules and where schedule flights do not operate. Private charter flights are also used for emergency evacuation charter flights, air ambulance, humanitarian aid charter flights cargo, humanitarian aid charter passenger flights. The air ambulance charter aircraft is fully equipped with medical equipments, medical personnel and medicine and it is used in even rescuing tourists who go for mountain climbing or tourists who have gone by road and they get accidents and all types of aircrafts are used depending with the area and where there are no airstrips the helicopter comes in handy.Humanitarina aid for cargo is where relief supplies for medicine,clothes,hardware,stationary,building equipments, generators,food,mosquitoe nets, tents, and other goods are airlifted to the war torn affected areas  with poor road infrastructure. We have aircrafts like Buffalos' and C-130 which do food drops to areas where aircrafts can not land.

Humanitarian aid charter flights is where aircrafts are used to move experts in different areas and consultant and also moving affected people with floods to high or safe areas .These aircrafts transports donors who visit areas for monitoring and evaluation of projects, head of missions for Non-governmental organization, United Nations, Diplomatic missions and may be scheduled or aircrafts on ACMI Rate lease either dry or wet or adhoc charter.

Mammals' That can be Seen at These National Parks & Game Reserves in East Africa

The mammals that can be seen in these national parks and game reserves in East Africa especially Kenya & Tanzania are as follows,

Bongo

A very striking antelope with a bright chestnut upper coat and dark almost black underside. The body from shoulder to rump is conspicuously marked with yellow-white vertical stripes, usually 12-14 in number. There is a crescent shaped stripe across the base of the neck. The ears are outlined with white hair and on the cheeks there are 2 or 3 white patches. There is also a white stripe on the bridge of the muzzle in front of the eyes. The legs have a broken pattern of irregular black, white and chestnut patches .The horns are large, ranging from 60-100cm in length, have a single spiral and vary in colour from light grey to black. They are less well developed in the female. The white tail is of medium length, terminating in a tuft of black hairs.

An antelope of the densest mountain forests. Being very secretive and mainly nocturnal in habits makes this species one of the most difficult of the large mammals to see. They feed usually in dense cover, on leaves, shoots and the flowers of trees and bushes, occasionally grasses and herbs as well as roots which they unearth with their horns. They will sometimes stand on hind legs to reach higher foliage, using their long tongue to grasp bunches of leaves. They readily use saltlicks and require a constant supply of water throughout the year. The Aberdare Mountains of Kenya remains one of the best areas to see bongo. During the dry season they will move higher into the mountains, (2,500m or higher), usually dispersing to lower elevations during the wet season.

Wildebeest

A large antelope with forequarters higher than hindquarters giving the appearance of a pronounced ‘slope' from the front to rear.Greyish in colour with a long mane of black hair on the neck and shoulders and a long beard of hair on the neck and throat, the coloration of the  beard varies greatly from almost pure white to black. The neck, shoulders and, to a lesser extent, the flanks show dark vertical stripes. The head is large and broad with a completely black face. The horns are present in both sexes, measuring between 40-73cm in length and from a flat base curve outwards, downward then upward, not dissimilar in shape to those of the Cape Buffalo. The black bushy-tipped tail is extremely long almost touching the ground.

An extremely common antelope of open grassland and lightly wooded regions where it gathers in enormous herds during its annual migration in a continual search for fresh grazing. This circular, seasonal migration from the southern Serengeti to the Maasai Mara and back covers a distance in excess of 800km and at times columns of animals stretch for 40km. They eat mainly grass and are water dependent drinking twice a day if possible. They are active throughout the day usually attempting to rest or seek shade during the hot midday period. The females synchronize their calving with 80% of young being born during a three-week period usually towards the beginning of the rainy season(Feb-March) .To avoid predation the females and newborn need to remain mobile and to this end the calves are on their feet within 3-7 minutes of birth. This synchronized calving produces an abundance of food for predators, but over a short period, thereby ensuring the survival of the majority.

Thomson Gazelle

Medium-small in size this delicate gazelle is sandy-rufous in colour, darker along the back and paler on the head, neck, lower flanks and rump. The chest, belly and insides of the legs are pure white. A very conspicuous thick black band extends horizontally from the top of the forelegs across the flanks to the thighs. The buttocks are white bordered by a thin black stripe. The forehead and centre of the muzzle are dark rufous –brown: broad bands of white hair extend from the base of the ears through the eyes to the tip of the muzzle. A black stripe extends from the eyes down the cheeks to the corners of the mouth. The lips, chin and throat are white .The horns are deeply ringed and quite long, up to 40cm or more, they are only slightly curved and are much reduced in the female. They have short black tail.

A common antelope of open plains and grasslands, named after the explorer Joseph Thomson who first saw the species in Kenya in 1883. They live in herds of one dominant male with, on average, 6-60 females, but during certain periods of the year, usually the dry season, they gather into herds of many thousands, mixing with other ungulates. They feed almost exclusively on grasses, only occasionally browsing from trees and bushes. They will drink daily when water is readily available but can survive for long periods without. They are most active during the early morning and late afternoon and evening. Newborn calves remain hidden between periods of suckling and in open country their coloration and the ability to ‘freeze' makes them extremely difficult to detect. The young grow rapidly being weaned within two months.

 

About the Author

Anthony Juma is the Editor and Senior Aviation Director at Wings Over Africa Aviation. 
This is an Air Charter Company that specializes on Tour To East Africa National Parks & Game Reserves ,Maasai Mara,Serengeti,Mt.Aberdares,Ngorongoro,Mt. Kilimanjaro By Flights. The website has guided thousands of travelers to achieve their dream holiday. For more information and guidance, visit the site at http:// / www.wingsoverafrica-aviation.com/index.php/our-rates.html

 

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