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Safaris are expensive - why ?

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the best tour operators - those who live in the area, who will take care
of you best and for the best prices.

Rule N°1: there are no wild animals outside parks and reserves, except for
dogs, cows and birds!

Remember that there are generally 2 kinds of safaris

1°) the "holiday camp" where 6 or even more people are loaded into a 4x4 (plus the
driver) and off you go on the "tourist route", with no option for changing this route as
everything has been planned for maximum profit, despite the intermediaries who
take their cut! In fact, your hotel does not provide safaris itself, but it sells them!
You should budget $180 for every actual day in a reserve. Your driver's tactic
is to drive for longer outside the reserves, as this will cost you less, but
you will see fewer animals! Remember that a safari is a privilege
shared with nature, and if you are sharing your vehicle
with noisy people good luck on your safari!

2°) Genuine safaris, off the beaten track that will not cost more than those run via
intermediaries! Allow around $200 per actual day in a reserve per person if there are only
2 of you in the vehicle and $160 if there are 4 of you. You will be taken on a private safari
in a 4x4 vehicle, as Fred has an agency in Diani, and will be able to come and fetch you
from outside your hotel. Either Fred or another driver guide will take you on safari.
Fred often goes out on safari, which enables him to fully meet his clients'
requirements. Here is an example - relatively close to Diani.

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Safaris are very expensive! This is why I recommend directly contacting local tour operators
who live on site in Africa; they alone know the tours really well (they are at home).

Why are safaris expensive?

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They are expensive not because of the local tour operators' margins but for various reasons
such as park entry taxes (Euros 30 per day and per person) as well as the prohibitive prices
of 4WD vehicles in a good condition, important for safety (rental costs approximately
1,300 Euros per week) and if you want to camp, you must pay taxes. In lodges
budget for 140 to 400 Euros or $ per night, depending on the lodge's
reputation comfort etc. everything is very expensive!
One Euro = 1,2 dollar february 2004 !!

How could I be ripped off?
Beware the "beach boys" and town touts!

You can travel with an agency that has its office on site, but above all never buy so-called
"good value" safaris from "beach boys" or touts on the beach or in town! This is very risky.
I personally was harassed by the police 10 years ago (fortunately I was able to prove my
good intentions but it was not easy), because the technique of cheap safaris is to not pay
the park and reserve entry taxes (Euros 30 per day and per person) and if the dishonest
tour operator is caught out when a ranger carries out an inspection, he will say that you did
not want to pay! It is therefore his word against yours. Do you want to take the risk?

If you want to do it anyway, follow my recommendations. Before paying and before going
on safari with him, you must ask the tour operator to give you the tickets that the rangers
give out at park entry for your payment! They want to keep them for obvious reasons as it
is you who is paying, it is therefore you who must receive them. Above all warn them in
advance before paying for the safari, otherwise it is often too late! Check that the tickets
are for the correct dates (as they sometimes cheat with old tickets).

The second very important factor is the car! Before paying for your safari, always ask
exactly which car you will be travelling in! Beware - they will show you that it is this
type of car - do not accept it! Ask to see the "real" car that will take you! Look at its
condition - it is your safety! There are so many awful cars! Finally ask exactly how
many passengers there will be as well as you? Especially if it is a minibus, as they
will "fill up" to the maximum! It is a way of keeping the price down - more
passengers means it will be cheaper! Obviously all this does not relate
to serious agencies but how can you be sure of recognising them?

The solution is to use those I have told you about because I have tested them! If they
meet my very strict criteria, they will certainly also meet yours!

Always remember this: in Africa all the while you have not said NO for anything whatsoever
that means YES! Even if you have not said a word! Remember to say NO gently but firmly
and the person will not bother you anymore.

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I completely understand that you do not want to be in a group of 6 to 12 people in a
4WD or a minibus! More and more tour operators are using this option to reduce the price.
It follows that if you put more people in a vehicle, the price per person will be lower!

How do I go about it?

Either: you purchase a safari at a cost of between US$250 and 500 per day and per person
all-inclusive. You will be in a very comfortable, almost luxurious lodge. (The only lodges in
the reserves are very expensive.) The vehicle will be adapted and the driver will know
where to find the animals. This is the version that everyone wants to sell, but it
is very expensive and there is no freedom!

Or: The best option - using my advice you choose a local tour operator, a professional
Anglophone who lives on site in Africa, a member of the association that monitors
tours operators , i.e. TATO (Tanzania association of tour operators) for Tanzania and
KATO (Kenya association of tour operators) for Kenya. These agencies that I recommend
have vast safari experience, climbed Kilimanjaro, Masai etc. - sometimes for 30 years.
This is the best option for successful trips or holidays and is not more expensive
because you will be saving on the seller's margin and you will benefit from this high
quality direct contact, and from all the "good plans" of these tour operators that I
have personally chosen for their achievements, since I use them myself!

Or: You could also manage by yourself using your own means! You arrive at the reserve
entry independently and you pay the ranger $35 per day and per person! You have rented
a 4WD vehicle in a very good condition, because this is the most important safety issue
especially if you break down in the middle of nowhere. That will have already cost you
US$1600 for the week (just for the car), assuming you are departing from Nairobi or
Arusha and not from Mombassa or Dar otherwise you will do many miles, road hours,
trails and it will be more expensive! (Except Tsavo West which I really like)

You are in the reserve and it is magnificent. It is 3pm - where will you sleep? If it is not
planned yet, it is almost too late! Reserve lodges cost from US$80 to 300 per night!
If you leave the reserve, you waste a lot of time and you will still need to find a hotel
if not pitch your tent - which is risky or prohibited!

The next day, you are driving in the Masai Mara reserve for example, looking for
animals but you don't know where they are! Also remember that you definitely
must either return to the lodge or leave the reserve for the night. How will
you find your way? There are no signs (I have a GPS)

Did you think to bring a reserve water supply in a plastic bottle? And food supplies?
Do you have tools to make minimal car repairs? And so on…the regular visitor does
not ask himself all these questions, he knows that it is a question of survival.
If this is not the case for you, travel with someone who knows! With four people
in the car, it is cheaper for everyone and more fun!

On the last safari, we broke the alternator bracket and split part of the water
radiator, in 3 days of trails, not counting punctures and minor daily problems.
Now you know why safaris are so expensive, because all that is included
in the tour operator's price.

Now you know why safaris are so expensive!

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