About
WILD ADVENT SAFARIS
At Wild Advent Safaris, we take pride in being your gateway to extraordinary African adventures. Our passion lies in designing immersive travel experiences that capture the true essence of Africa, serving both independent explorers and group travelers with equal dedication. Through our global B2B network, we share our deep-rooted expertise and local insights with travel partners across the world.
What sets us apart is our commitment to creating journeys as unique as our clients. Every itinerary we craft reflects our dedication to personalized service, whether you’re seeking a tailor-made adventure or joining our carefully curated guided tours. Our team of travel experts combine extensive local knowledge with years of experience to transform your African travel dreams into reality, ensuring every detail matches your specific needs and aspirations.”
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OUR SAFARI VEHICLES
Landcruiser Jeep 4×4
The most common type of safari vehicle in Kenya and East Africa is the 4×4 Landcruiser Safari Jeep. These are often Toyota Landcruiser Jeeps converted into Safari vehicles with the addition of pop-up game viewing roofs (front and main), safari customization, and addition of UHF radio calls and comfort seating. Some vehicles come with air conditioning and electric cooler boxes. Safari Jeeps are more capable off road and marginally more comfortable as well over rougher sections of road, but will cost significantly more to hire than safari tour vans.
Seating varies from an optimal 6 passengers per vehicle to a maximum of 9 passengers with additional seats fixed into the vehicle to accommodate more people. It should be noted that there are 2 sub types of these vehicles, some that have closed sides, hence suitable for highway travel, and others that are open-sided, suitable for use only for game drives within various reserves and parks, meaning that they are stationed here permanently, and cannot be used for say travelling from Nairobi to Masai Mara. These open-sided jeeps are often a part of Fly-in Safaris, keeping in mind that not all lodges or camps have open-sided jeeps, as some still use closed vehicles even for their flying packages.
Safari Minibus 4×4
Also known as Safari Tour Vans, these vehicles are the main stay of the Kenyan tourist industry and are the most common mode of transport for safari tourists, not least because they offer the best value due to lower pricing compared to the other main vehicle on offer below. Safari tour vans typically seat maximum of 8 passengers though 6 is the ideal number for optimal comfort. These vans come with safari customized features such as pop-up game viewing roofs, UHF radio call, individual seats, in some cases with limited recline and cooler boxes. Though most safari tour vans are two-wheel drive, some variants come with 4 WD, though by and large the two-wheel drive variants perform well enough and most roads on the typical Kenya safari circuit are now motorable enough to not require 4WD unless in adverse conditions or in cases where the location if off-circuit.
Typically, most lodges and camps in the core Masai Mara National Reserve and surrounding conservancies are accessible using Safari Tour Vans. Certain conservancies outside of the reserve however only allow entry to 4×4 vehicles.