East Africa national parks, game reserves and private sanctuaries attracts most of the tourists who may decide to do a triangle safari starting from Kenya to Uganda and Tanzania depending with the best and economical way the travel or tour consultant will make the itinerary. Itinerary is mostly determined by budget and also the services are segmented to ensure it needs budget and luxury budgets.

The most attractive tourists destinations in Northern Kenya are Samburu national reserve, Shaba national reserve,Marsabit national park and we have private sanctuaries like Joys Camp, Loisaba, Kitich, Wamba,Solio Ranch,Mugie,Muktan,lewa downs which tourists visit to view different types of wildlife including the Big 5,trees ,flowers,deserts,mountains and hills. We have private helicopter flights, private charter flights, scheduled flights which can be chartered ranging from 1 to 17 seater aircraft. Scheduled flights are operated from Nairobi ,Wilson Airport once daily in the morning but in most cases during low season flights do not operate to Kitich and Loisaba unless a minimum of 5 people are traveling to or from these destinations. Those travelers whose scheduled does not match the commercial flights can hire private charter either using helicopter or fixed wing aircraft. The charges are charged based on helicopter or aircraft capacity against the distance. For tourists who would like to scenic Kenya they can take private flight from Samburu or Shaba to Mt Kenya, Lake Turkana, Laikipia Plateau, Nanyuki, and Marsabit to scenic Kaisut desert. Helicopters are used for clear view of the geographical features and they have advantage over fixed wing as all they need is an open area to land and take off whereas the fixed wing needs a runway to land but note the helicopter comes at a premium.

Flights to Masai Mara, Amboseli, Tsavo East, Tsavo West, Chyullu hills, Meru, Malindi, Ukunda, Kiwayu, Lamu, and Mombasa are operated daily. Flights to Mombasa operate out of Wilson Airport and Jomo Kenyatta International airport operate after an hour and these flights are operated by different airlines which have airfares based on their product, service and reliability. Tourists can have the pleasure of doing scenic, sightseeing and filming flights but they will not be able to view the geographical features as expected at the schedule flights are operating on a timetable and since there will be other people on board the flight will fly direct to and from and if lucky you can scenic some of the geographical features. For those who wants clear photographs of the geographical features they should hire private flights where they will request for what they want to scenic, sight see and film and the cost will be worked out.It will depend on the number of people and all the fleet is available single engine piston, twin engine piston, single engine turbo prop and twin engine turbo prop and with rotor craft ranging from 1 to 6 seats without pilot which can be hired and they come at a premium. Tourists who want to do filming flights and take the images of safari lodges, tented camps and camping safaris and any historic sites at the coastal region of Kenya can hire fixed wing aircraft at Moi International airport Mombasa, Lamu, Ukunda and Malindi.We have Cessna\’s,Beaver turbo prop, Beaver Piston,Islander,Pipers Seneca’s PA-28,PA-34 Seneca 11,PA-34 Seneca 1,PA-34 Seneca V,Beech craft B55/58,Cessna 208,Let 410 fleet which are available for private hire and can be leased on short and long term on either dry or wet lease for projects that are anticipated to take long time. As for lease hire there is an advantage as after the minimum guaranteed hours the rate per block will drop .The western circuit tourists can take scenic,sightseeing,filming flights from Nairobi to The Rift Valley, Western Kenya and Nyanza where we have Lake Victoria,Mt Elgon,Kakamega rainforests which have different types of wildlife,trees,flowers,amphibian,birds and many other species. There are direct private scenic and air taxi flights from Kenyan national parks, game reserve and private sanctuaries to Tanzanian and Ugandan point of entry and exit. Other services includes VIP executive flights, Helicopter filming flights, emergency evacuation flights and air ambulance which can be provided at short notice subject to availability of the aircraft or helicopter.

Tanzania forms part of East Africa region and it has some of the most reckoned national parks, game reserves and private sanctuaries which tourists visiting can hire private flights and all the fleet including fixed wings and rotor craft. We have geographical features at Oldonyo Lengai, Olduvai Gorge, Mt Meru, Mt Kilimanjaro, Lake Tanganyika, and Lake Natron, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara and Serengeti plains. There are fleet of all types which are based in Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar, Dar and Mwanza airports where operators are ready to work out the cost for any kind of private charter.

We also have scheduled daily flights from Kilimanjaro to National parks, game reserves and private sanctuaries namely, Sasakwa,Lake Manyara,Lake Natron,Lake Tanganyika,Ngorongoro Crater, Seronera, Serengeti,Selous,Mahale,Ruaha and we have the Big 5,mammals,birds,flowers,amphibian and all these can be viewed in the mentioned destinations above. Scenic, sightseeing and filming flights can be done on scheduled flights only for tourists on leisure for educational, business and organizations selling the East Africa wildlife then they should take private flights so that they can take clear pictures and the pilot will take them and maintain the altitude that may enable them take clear photographs and also the aircraft have large windows and cargo doors which can be removed to give the photographer the right direction to take photographs.

Uganda has very attractive tourist destination in gorilla safaris which has become the selling point for tourism in Uganda. We have scheduled flights operating into national parks, game reserves and private sanctuaries where we have safari lodges, tented camps and camping safaris which provide accommodation which is segmented to meet luxury and budget travelers. Tourists who would like to take quality photographs of lodges, tented camps,campsite,homesteads of the indigenous people ,historic sites, geographical features then they should hire private flights for scenic,sight see,filming and aerial survey & photography flights which the fleet includes PA-34,C-206,Cessna 208,Let 410 and Twin Otter which the hirer cost depends on capacity and the distance. There are single engine piston, single engine turbo prop, twin engine piston, twin engine turbo prop with rotor craft ranging from 1 to 6 seats without the pilot of Euro copter, Enstrom, and Bell which come with a premium.Scenic, sightseeing, filming charter flights can be hired to Kasese, Bugungu,Kihihi,Pakuba,and Kidepo where tourists will view the mammals, birds, flowers, trees, amphibian and many other species in the national parks, game reserve and private sanctuaries. Scheduled flights serves best to tourists on leisure for scenic, sightseeing and filming charter flights but for organizations that wants to sell East Africa products and services then private flights.

Anthony A Juma is the Editor and Director Commercial & Flights Operations at Wings Over Africa Aviation Limited. This is an Air Charter Company that specializes on Scenic & Sightseeing Charter Flights East Africa. 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/services/scenic-flights.html

Anthony A Juma is the Editor and Director Commercial & Flights Operations at Wings Over Africa Aviation Limited. This is an Air Charter Company that specializes on Scenic & Sightseeing Charter Flights East Africa. 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/services/scenic-flights.html

Author Bio: Anthony A Juma is the Editor and Director Commercial & Flights Operations at Wings Over Africa Aviation Limited. This is an Air Charter Company that specializes on Scenic & Sightseeing Charter Flights East Africa. 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/services/scenic-flights.html

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