Save big on the trip of a lifetime!

Get ready to mark an African safari off of that Bucket List! Qatar Airways offers tremendous discounts on airfare to Nairobi, Kenya on a purchase made through May 31.

Round-trip rates from Atlanta are $786 when departing September 4 through December 4 or January 8 through March 18, 2020. A 7-night minimum stay is required; four months max.

Depart from Boston at rates of $697; $699 from New York City; $708 Houston and $769 Los Angeles. Many other departure airports are at similar rates.

If you can’t spend a couple of weeks visiting all of the 54 Kenya National Parks and Reserves – and your wallet won’t allow it – consider shorter trips for the experience of seeing the Big Five: the lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, and Cape buffalo.

Here are some budget examples of safaris that begin and end in Nairobi:

• An all-inclusive 4-day Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru Safari starts from $520 per person. Included are all park entrance fees and taxes, game drives with a professional safari guide/driver, round-trip transport between parks and all meals. Drinks, alcohol and the option to add a sundowner bush cocktails and bush dinner are additional.
• A 5-day Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha Safari include full-day game drives and accommodation in a tented camp (with hot water shower) at night from $600 per person. This trip includes a pick-up from the Nairobi Airport (if desired), professional driver/guide with transportation in an open roof safari van, and 3 meals daily. Rates are exclusive of an option to add on a visit to a Maasai village and adult beverages.
• A 2-night, 3-day Maasai Mara all-inclusive Safari includes accommodations in a tented camp, transport in 8-seater luxury open roof tour-van and full board meals for three days (excluding drinks, alcohol). Rates from $395 per person.
• The 6-day Best of Kenya Safari is priced from $790 per person and includes visits to two of Africa’s best national parks. Visit Maasai Mara, known for its annual Wildebeest migration and see large herds of free-ranging elephants at Amboseli. The tour also takes guests to the base of Mount Kilimanjaro. Included is transport in a customized safari van, all park entrance fees, game drives, 4 nights’ accommodation in a camp and a night at a hotel. Meals include lunch and dinner on the first day, breakfast and lunch on the last and all three meals on other days.

Bookmundi.com offers nearly 300 variations of Kenya Safaris. The search lets you filter results by month, trip duration, day- or multi-day tours, activities, age range and the price range of your budget.

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