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Plan a private Kenya safari around your available nights, arrival and departure arrangements, wildlife interests and preferred pace. Then compare complete itineraries for the same dates, party, rooms and services. A long destination list does not show how much time remains for game viewing after transfers.
Check entry requirements for your own journey
Use Kenya’s official electronic travel authorisation service to check whether you need an eTA or qualify for an exemption. Requirements depend on the traveller and journey. Do not rely on older advice that every visitor needs a Kenyan e-visa or can obtain a visa on arrival.
The official application instructions require a passport with at least six months of validity and at least one blank page, along with the information and documents requested for your application. Check the current instructions before submitting. Review your passport, nationality, transit arrangements and any separate requirements for other countries on your route.
If an eTA is required, apply before travelling and check its status through the official service. Allow time for processing and requests for additional information. Approval is not guaranteed within a fixed number of hours, and an eTA does not guarantee admission. Use the fee shown for your actual application rather than an old visa-price table.
Arrange health advice for your route
Consult a qualified travel-health clinician before departure, taking your full itinerary and medical history. Vaccination recommendations, entry-certificate requirements and malaria prevention are different questions. Yellow-fever vaccination is not a universal entry requirement for every traveller arriving in Kenya; your origin and transit route matter.
The CDC Kenya travel-health guidance provides current notices and route-dependent advice. A clinician can assess vaccines and any prescription malaria prevention for your circumstances. Plan mosquito-bite precautions, drinking-water arrangements and access to medical help. Review travel insurance, including its activities, medical and evacuation terms.
Compare the actual private safari programme
Read the daily itinerary and count overnight stays. Check the starting and finishing points, transfer days, scheduled drives, accommodation and meal arrangements. A final morning game drive is included only when the particular programme says so. Road and flight itineraries have different timings and inclusions.
Rustic Nature Tours arranges private safaris, including private trips using budget accommodation. Confirm the vehicle and room arrangement in the selected package or quotation. Accommodation categories do not automatically determine the vehicle. Wildlife sightings, migration crossings and clear mountain views cannot be guaranteed.
For Rustic trips visiting Lake Naivasha, the boat ride and Crescent Island walk are included. Trips visiting Ol Pejeta include the northern white rhino visit and chimpanzee sanctuary visit. Maasai village visits are optional. Use the specific product record and agreed itinerary for the remaining services.
Budget using the same dates and services
Compare prices on the same party-size, room, vehicle and seasonal basis. Check park access charges, meals, transport and any separately requested activities. Distinguish the native starting price from the final services and terms agreed for your dates.
Kenya’s currency is the Kenyan shilling. Check the currency and payment method accepted for each actual charge. Use Rustic’s payment and cancellation terms when reviewing a booking, and keep payment instructions with the agreed quotation. This guide does not introduce a separate price list.
Leave time around arrival and onward travel
Share flight times, pickup details, onward plans and any mobility or dietary requirements before confirming the route. Assess road journeys and reserve access within the proposed daily schedule. Allow for changing traffic, road and weather conditions rather than treating a general driving-time estimate as a promise.
Browse the private safari programmes or send your dates, party and preferred pace through the private safari planning form. Day tours with active native online booking retain their Book Now option.
