• Your safety and security are our number one priority. As such, in the unlikely event of serious illness or injury, the AMREF Tourist Cover could come in handy.
• This is a “Flying Doctors” Insurance cover running for 30 days aimed at providing quality and affordable Air Ambulance evacuation services throughout the East Africa region, including: Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, and South Sudan.
• It’s important to understand that this coverage is not medical coverage. Instead, it is coverage for medically necessary transportation. We highly recommend travel insurance for full coverage.

• Tipping is normal in Kenya – if you are satisfied with the service, a suitable tip is normally around 10%
• At hotel and lodges, you can use the tip box at the reception rather than to tip staff members individually. It is advised by managements to encourage teamwork; hence, the tip is shared amongst all the staff, not only those few who come close to guests

• Kenya lies on the equator and has a pleasant, tropical climate, but there are large regional climatic variations influenced by several factors, including altitude. Temperatures drop by about 6°C for every 1,000m you climb (or 3.5°F per 1,000ft). Kenya’s daytime temperatures average between 20°C/68°F and 28°C/82°F, but it is warmer on the coast. The coast is hot and humid all year round, but the heat is tempered by the monsoon winds. Kenya is too close to the equator to experience a real winter and summer. There is, however, both a Dry and Wet season.
• There are two dominant influences on the climate in Kenya: the onshore monsoon winds from the Indian Ocean, and altitude. The winds determine the onset of Kenya’s two rainy seasons, with the hot northeast monsoon or kaskazi blowing dry air in from the Persian Gulf from November to March/April and the warm, moist kusi monsoon blowing in from the southeast from April/May to October. It’s the slightly cooler kusi that normally delivers the heaviest rain, a season known as the ‘long rains’, in late-April, May and early June. The relatively cool season, from late-June to October, gets much less rain. There’s a second rainy season, the ‘short rains’, for a few weeks in November and December, followed roughly from mid-December to March by a dry season of hot, usually rainless, weather.
  Although prolonged rainfall isn’t that uncommon, the typical pattern is for rain to fall as a torrential downpour, lasting perhaps half an hour to an hour, with the sun then coming out and drying the wet ground in minutes.
  The theory of Kenya’s climate is one thing: predicting the actual weather for specific dates is increasingly difficult as climate change impacts more and more, bringing floods and droughts, unseasonably cool and unseasonably hot weather.

• The dress code is fairly informal; just pick the clothes that you are most comfortable in.
• Nights can be a bit chilly. Bring your sweater or fleece jacket and wind or rain coat as well. Morning and evening game drives can be quite cold.
• The savannah is dusty, so white clothes are not advisable. Sandals are fine within the camp, but gym shoes – preferable with a solid sole – or hiking boots are important for walking safaris. Bring a small backpack to carry your water bottles, notebooks, binoculars etc.
• If visiting Lamu we strongly encourage covered shoulders and knees when in Lamu town or Shela Village, out of respect for the locals’ religion and culture. When you are on the beach or at the Dhow, bikinis or bathing suits are fine.

Below you can find our carefully created packing list for your Africa safari holiday. Sunup Adventures wish you to have the most comfortable holiday!

• HEAD TORCH; It’s always great to have – African nights are dark!
• A GOOD BOOK; For relaxation between the adventures.
• FOOTWEAR; Comfortable footwear for walking safaris (gym shoes/hiking boots) and sandals while in the camp.
• CAMERA; To capture the memories.
• WIND JACKET/RAIN COAT; For the cold mornings.
• SWEATER/FLEECE JACKET; For chilly nights around the campfire.
• COMFORTABLE SAFARI CLOTHES; Avoid white because of the dust from the savannah.
• BINOCULARS; Make sure to not miss a thing!
• SUN SCREEN; To avoid being burned by the sun.
• SUN HAT & SUNGLASSES; Protection from the strong African sun.
• PACK IN A SOLID, SOFT BAG; Easier to stack in safari vehicles and small airplanes. Remember max. 15kg limit for domestic flights.

• The best time to witness the migration from the Serengeti to Masai Mara is between July and October. During this period, the greatest spectacle on earth unfolds right before your eyes. Over a million wildebeest, zebra and gazelles make their way to Masai Mara by crossing the crocodile infested Mara River in search of greener pastures.
• The exact timing may change from year to year as it is a spontaneous event influenced by rainfall patterns and the subsequent grazing opportunities. The animals are constantly on the move all year-round. They stay in the Masai Mara from July to October before gradually migrating back to the Serengeti from November,

• The “Big Five” is a term that is used to refer to the 5 African animals that early big game hunters considered most difficult and dangerous animals to hunt on foot in Africa. These animals include the African elephant, lion, leopard, Cape buffalo, and rhinoceros.