A few choices only you can make. Most take a minute, and several of them decide what we set up in the first week.
01 Which look should the site launch with? Needed for launch Torben Rune / Simon Penfold Every page
Where it stands The preview opens in the warm "Aerodynamics" look: sand-coloured paper, charcoal, Scenic gold, and a serif display type with italics. A lighter alternative is built in: add ?skin=daylight to any address on the preview to see it.
Both are finished; switching later is one setting, not a rebuild.
Aerodynamics, as the preview opens The lighter alternative (?skin=daylight) Let's talk it through on a call
Note (optional) 02 Should the site keep using your current logo? Needed for launch Torben Rune Header, footer, every page
Where it stands The site uses your own wordmark, taken as a vector file from your current site (gold and charcoal). The gold is the exact colour in that file.
Yes, as it is We have newer logo files (we'll send them) Something else (please note)
Note (optional) 03 Have you read every page on the preview and marked what needs changing? Needed for launch Torben Rune / Simon Penfold Every page
Where it stands 33 pages at scenic.by.wrketc.app, plus 29 airstrip pages built from one pattern (reading four or five of those is enough). Please mark corrections page by page, or tell us who will.
Nothing goes on scenicairsafaris.com until you have signed off every page.
Your answer 04 Where should each kind of enquiry go? Needed for launch Simon Penfold /plan, /contact, /private-charter, /shared-seats, /membership, /jetconnect, /resources
Where it stands Every form and email link currently goes to sales@scenicairsafaris.com:
Plan a safari (the step-by-step planning form, and the "Plan a safari" button on every page)
Private charter form
Shared seats (if the enquiry stays on this site; the page also links to booking on scenic-wilderness.com, and shows sales@scenic-wilderness.com)
Membership form (Execufly Africa)
JetConnect form
Scenic flights (enquiries go through the charter and planning forms)
Contact form (About: a safari, a charter, shared seats, membership, JetConnect, I'm a travel agent, press, something else)
"Ask our concierge" email link (subject "Concierge")
Trade enquiries on Resources (named contact: Simon Penfold)
The forms send nothing until each one is connected to the right inbox and tested. Separate addresses (for example trade@, jetconnect@ or Execufly's own) are possible if you want them.
Your answer 05 Should enquiries arrive as email, or in a system you already use? Needed for launch Simon Penfold All forms
If your sales team works from a CRM or booking system, requests can land there directly.
Email to the inboxes above Our CRM or booking system (please name it) Not sure, please advise
Note (optional) 06 Who at Scenic should own the website accounts? Needed for launch Torben Rune
Where it stands Three accounts transfer to Scenic at launch: the content system (Sanity), the hosting (Vercel) and the domain. Each needs an owner with a company email address.
The site, its content and its domain stay yours if anything changes on our side.
Your answer 07 Who holds the logins for your current website, its hosting and the domain registrar? Needed for launch Torben Rune
Where it stands Your current site runs on WordPress on a Plesk server. Please give us the name and contact of whoever holds each login (WordPress, the Plesk hosting, and the registrar for scenicairsafaris.com), not the passwords. We'll arrange access with them directly.
Going live is one DNS change at the registrar. The old site stays up until you close it, and your itinerary PDFs keep their addresses until the new ones replace them.
Your answer 08 May we use Scenic as a case study? Needed for launch Torben Rune
Where it stands What we'd ask:
1. We may name Scenic Air Safaris and show the site in our portfolio
2. A small "Site by WRK Etc." line in the footer
3. A short quote from you after launch
4. The three-month numbers (speed, enquiries received)
Nothing is published about Scenic without your sign-off.
Yes, all four Yes, with conditions (please note them) Let's discuss
Note (optional) 09 Who can read each language for a native review before launch? Needed for launch Simon Penfold Every page, in /de, /fr, /it and /sw
On the site now The site is in English, plus German, French, Italian and Kiswahili. We made the four translations with machine assistance and checked them, but no native speaker has read them yet. A reviewer reads the English and the translation side by side on a review page, and flags anything with a note; it needs no technical skill.
German:
French:
Italian:
Kiswahili:
Someone at Scenic, or at one of your agents or partners in each market, will catch what we can't: tone, safari words, and how a guest from that country would say it. Please give a name and email for each.
Correct Needs a change Don’t know
Note (optional) 10 Should all four languages launch with the site, or some later? Needed for launch Simon Penfold Every page
Where it stands All five languages are built, with a switcher in the header and footer. A language that hasn't had its native review can stay switched off until it has.
A translation nobody has checked can read worse than English for a guest choosing a safari.
All four at launch Only those that have had a native review; the rest follow English only at launch; the languages later Let's discuss
Note (optional) 11 Should the safari names be translated, or stay in English in every language? Soon after Simon Penfold Every page in /de, /fr, /it and /sw
Where it stands Brand and place names stay as written in every language: Scenic Air Safaris, Scenic Wilderness, Execufly Africa, JetConnect, Wing2Wing, VIP Fastrack, Oasis, Fly the Dream, and every camp, lodge and airstrip.
Your agents in Germany, France and Italy may sell the safaris under their English names; we'll follow what they do.
Keep the eight safari names in English Translate them Ask our agents in each market
Note (optional) 12 Will the cost calculator ever have rates behind it? Soon after Torben Rune / Simon Penfold /private-charter
Where it stands Not built. Your current site has shown it as "Coming Soon". Private charter asks for the route instead, and explains how the price is built; the old calculator address goes to that form.
A calculator that quotes a different figure from your sales team does more harm than a form. It can come back when there are rates you're happy to publish.
Yes, we'll supply rates (please say when) No, leave it off Let's discuss
Note (optional) 13 Should Execufly Africa and Scenic Wilderness keep their own websites? Soon after Torben Rune /membership, /shared-seats
Where it stands The new site gives each its own page (Membership and Shared seats), with the facts from those sites, and links out to book. If either folds in, its page here becomes its home and the old address can point to it.
Both stay separate Fold Execufly in Fold Scenic Wilderness in Fold both in Let's discuss
Note (optional) 14 Who on your team will edit the site? Soon after Torben Rune
Where it stands Each editor gets their own login and joins the two training sessions (prices and seasons, the scenic-flight rates, the crew, the Journal).
Prices, fares and pilots' hours are each written once, so one change updates every page that shows them.
Your answer 15 Are the FAQ answers right? Soon after Simon Penfold /faq
On the site now Your own FAQ, lightly edited, in three groups: Flying, Planning, On safari. Changes: Skype is out of "How do I book?"; the capacity answer reads "a maximum of 10 in the Grand Caravan and 4 in the Cessna 206"; luggage is "15 kg in a soft bag" on a flying safari. The safety answer and the migration answer are separate questions (Safety & approvals, Flying safaris).
Correct Needs a change Don’t know
Note (optional) 16 Anything in the headlines and smaller lines you'd change? When you can Simon Penfold Every page
Where it stands Headlines such as "The flight is part of the safari.", "Eight ways across Africa.", "Take the long way round.", "A seat, not the whole plane.", "The flying life, by the hour.", "It started with one Caravan and a long way home." The preloader uses your own line, "Imagine your destination, and we'll get you there." The tagline painted on the Caravans' noses appears once, as the footer's closing line. "Fly the Dream" is kept once, on The Dream.
Your answer 17 Do you want a newsletter sign-up? When you can Simon Penfold Footer
Where it stands No sign-up is shown. The "Subscribe" link in your current footer doesn't lead to a form.
Yes, we use a provider already (please name it) Yes, please set one up for us No newsletter for now
Note (optional) How we fly describes practice: who flies, how loads are planned, how every aircraft is followed and who maintains it. These are the answers agents and corporate travel managers look for, so please write them exactly as they may be published.
01 What, if anything, would you like the site to say about Scenic's safety record? Needed for launch Torben Rune / Murtaza Walijee /about/safety, /fleet, /faq
Where it stands No record claim appears on the site: not "impeccable", not "12 years", not "since 2009". How we fly describes practice instead: the pilots, the load, the aircraft, maintenance and flight following.
A record line is the sentence readers check hardest. If you'd like one, it appears once, dated and signed off, in a single field that can be changed across the site in minutes.
Nothing, as now A wording we'll send you (please write it exactly) Let's discuss
Note (optional) 02 If a guest or agent asks about 5Y-SXI (June 2025), what should the answer be? Needed for launch Torben Rune / Murtaza Walijee
Where it stands We can draft a short factual answer for you to approve; it would be held ready, not published.
So that whoever answers the phone or an agent's email gives the same short answer, in words you have approved.
Yes, please draft one for us to approve We'll write it ourselves (please add it here) Let's discuss
Note (optional) 03 Is 5Y-SXI back in service? Needed for launch Torben Rune / Murtaza Walijee /fleet, photos across the site
Where it stands 5Y-SXI is left off the registrations list, and out of every photo where its registration can be read, until you say.
Yes, it's flying: list it and use its photos Not yet (please tell us when it's expected) It won't return to the fleet Let's discuss
Note (optional) 04 Who holds the air operator certificate, and what is its number? Needed for launch Murtaza Walijee /about/safety
Where it stands How we fly: "We're a Kenyan air operator, licensed by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority." The approvals table leaves the number blank. A business-aviation directory lists AOC 232 under your name.
It's the first thing an agent's or a company's due-diligence check looks for.
Your answer 05 Which aircraft fly on Scenic's certificate, and which through partners? Needed for launch Murtaza Walijee /fleet, /private-charter, /about/safety
Where it stands Your site and photos show these. For each, please say: on our AOC (owned, leased or managed), or a partner's (whose).
Grand Caravans (EX and standard) and the Cessna 206s
Pilatus PC-12 NG 5Y-TDL (white with blue and gold lines, not in Scenic colours)
Beechcraft King Air 250 5Y-HYS (blue and white)
The private jets (Challenger or Global, Citation Sovereign, Excel, Bravo)
The helicopter 5Y-HLI (in your concierge photo)
The site only calls an aircraft "ours" if it flies on your certificate; everything else is described as "through partners".
Your answer 06 Who maintains the fleet, where, and under which approval? Needed for launch Murtaza Walijee /about/safety, /fleet
Where it stands How we fly has a "Maintenance" paragraph with nothing in it yet. The site says Hangar One at Vipingo is your hangar; it doesn't say who works on the aircraft.
It is the biggest gap on How we fly, and the paragraph a careful reader looks for. Please give the maintenance organisation, its KCAA approval number and the programme it follows.
Your answer 07 Is the licence line right? Soon after Murtaza Walijee /about/safety
On the site now Approvals table: "KCAA air service licence; variation granted, gazette notice 27 May 2025" (from the KCAA list of licensed operators).
Correct Needs a change Don’t know
Note (optional) 08 What standard are your pilots trained and checked to? Needed for launch Murtaza Walijee /about/safety, /fleet
Where it stands How we fly: "Our Chief Pilot, Capt. Murtaza Walijee, has 9,600 hours in East and southern Africa and is a Kenya Civil Aviation Authority instrument examiner … A second pilot can fly with you on any Caravan or PC-12 flight on request." Your current line, "trained and constantly reviewed to the highest international air safety standards", needs a named standard before we can use it. Please give:
Minimum total hours before a pilot flies guests
Minimum hours on type
Recurrent training and checks (how often; simulator or aircraft)
The standard or programme they follow
Whether a second pilot is available on the standard Caravans too
Agents and corporate travel managers ask for numbers here, not adjectives.
Your answer 09 Is the flight-following paragraph right, and is it staffed around the clock? Needed for launch Jeni Stow /about/safety
Where it stands "Every aircraft carries satellite tracking, so our operations team sees where it is in real time and can reach the pilot. Flight operations are run by Jeni Stow, who has 28 years of it, much of it on humanitarian relief."
If the desk is staffed 24 hours, and from where, the page can say so.
Your answer 10 Are you happy with the answer to "Is flying in small aircraft safe?" Needed for launch Torben Rune / Murtaza Walijee /faq, /about/safety
On the site now "Flying with a licensed operator that maintains its aircraft properly and uses experienced bush pilots is a safe way to travel in Africa. Ask us anything about how we fly, and we'll answer it." Your FAQ's "Extremely safe, provided you choose an air operator who …" is kept in substance, in plainer words.
Correct Needs a change Don’t know
Note (optional) 11 May we add a line on who decides about weather and load? Soon after Murtaza Walijee /about/safety
Where it stands Proposed: "The pilot has the final say on weather and load, and we'll rearrange the day rather than push it." The page already says scenic flights are weather dependent and shared-seat times are confirmed 24 hours ahead.
Yes, as written Yes, with changes (please note) No
Note (optional) 12 Has Scenic had an independent safety audit? Soon after Murtaza Walijee /about/safety
Where it stands None is mentioned on the site. The approvals table has a row ready (for example IS-BAO, BARS, ARGUS, Wyvern, or a corporate client's own audit); it stays hidden without a name and a date.
Your answer 13 What insurance limits and underwriters may we publish? Soon after Torben Rune / Finance /about/safety
Where it stands Approvals table: "Insurance" left blank. Nothing is shown without a figure.
Your answer 14 Who should questions about how you fly go to? Soon after Murtaza Walijee / Jeni Stow /about/safety
Where it stands How we fly ends: "Ask the operations team. · sales@scenicairsafaris.com · +254 701 068 225 (24 h)".
A named person or an operations address answers an agent's due-diligence questions faster than the sales inbox.
Your answer 15 Which documents may we publish, or send on request? Soon after Murtaza Walijee /about/safety, /resources
Where it stands None is published. Candidates: the AOC, the air service licence, the insurance certificate, membership certificates (KATO, ATTA, KAAO). Anything you don't upload stays "on request".
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Note, or a link to where the files are (optional) Names, dates and memberships. Your sites have told parts of the story differently over the years, so we've kept to what they share until you tell us more.
01 What is the registered company name? Needed for launch Torben Rune Footer, /legal/privacy, /legal/terms
Where it stands Footer: "© 2026 Scenic Air Safaris Limited". The KCAA list of licensed operators (May 2025) has "Scenic Air Safaris Limited"; your 2014 site said "Scenic Air Safaris Ltd".
It goes in the footer, the privacy notice and the terms.
Your answer 02 Are the four numbers on the home page right? Needed for launch Torben Rune /, /about
On the site now 2009: Our first cross-border flying safaris.
10+: Countries on our flying circuits, from Ethiopia to Namibia.
150+: Airstrips in Kenya we can fly you to.
3: Bases: Wilson Airport, Vipingo and Lewa.
(Your own "over 10" and "over 150"; the plus signs stay.)
Correct Needs a change Don’t know
Note (optional) 03 Are these memberships current, and what are the numbers? Needed for launch Simon Penfold Footer, /about, /about/safety
Where it stands Footer and How we fly: "Members of KATO (bonded) · ATTA · Kenya Association of Air Operators", with their logos.
The logos appear on every page, so each needs to be current and yours to show.
Your answer 04 May the site say Scenic is part of the ALS group? Soon after Torben Rune /about
Where it stands The site says nothing about owners or the group. It gives your Nairobi office as the ALS Terminal at Wilson.
Agents and corporate clients sometimes ask who stands behind an operator. We'll use only the words you give us.
Say nothing about ownership, as now Yes: "part of the ALS group" (or your exact wording) Name the shareholders instead (please give the wording) Let's discuss
Note (optional) 05 Which way did the first flight go? Soon after Torben Rune /about
Where it stands The Dream: "In 2009 they flew an executive Grand Caravan across Africa, between Kenya and the south, landing where the camps were, and began flying cross-border safaris for others." Your sites have told it three ways: flying friends south from Kenya, down the coast to Lake Malawi, Victoria Falls, the Okavango and the Kalahari (2019); flying north from South Africa, home to Kenya (2023); and a new Caravan ferried from Wichita to Kenya for the first Across Africa safari (ATTA, 2022).
South from Kenya North from South Africa, home to Kenya Ferried from Wichita, then the first safari Keep it as the page has it Other (please tell us the story)
Note (optional) 06 May we name the founders? Soon after Torben Rune /about
Where it stands The Dream names no founders. Your 2019 site named Capt. Torben Rune, Capt. Aslam Khan and Severin Schulte.
Yes, all three Yes, with changes (please note) No, leave them unnamed
Note (optional) 07 Should the site mention the Severin Air Safaris years? Soon after Torben Rune /about
Where it stands The Dream timeline, 2012: "A Cessna 206 joins the fleet for charter from Mombasa, and a second new executive Grand Caravan arrives at Wilson. We're trading as Severin Air Safaris."
And was Severin Air Safaris Ltd the same company, renamed later? If so, when?
Yes, as written Keep 2012, but leave out the Severin name Leave 2012 out Let's discuss
Note (optional) 08 Please check the timeline on The Dream, year by year. Soon after Torben Rune /about
Where it stands 2009 Our first cross-border flying safaris.
2012 A Cessna 206 joins for charter from Mombasa; a second new executive Grand Caravan arrives at Wilson.
2017 The Endangered Species Flying Safari begins; The Times, the Telegraph, The Weekend Australian and Cathay Pacific's magazine fly it in its first year.
2021 We start offsetting the carbon emissions of every aircraft, through the Chyulu Hills REDD+ project.
2022 A factory-new Grand Caravan EX, 5Y-SXA, flies from Wichita to Wilson. In June, Scenic Wilderness starts shared flights between Lewa and the Mara.
2024 A sixth Grand Caravan, and our first Pilatus PC-12 NG, for the long legs.
None of these dates is on your current site; they come from your old news posts, press and trade releases. When did Execufly and JetConnect start? We'd add both.
Your answer 09 Is "three companies of our own" the right way to describe Scenic Wilderness, Execufly and JetConnect? Soon after Torben Rune /about, /membership, /shared-seats, /jetconnect
On the site now The Dream: "… and three companies of our own for shared seats, membership flying and VIP arrivals at Jomo Kenyatta." Execufly calls itself "a subsidiary of Scenic Air Safaris"; Scenic Wilderness was founded with Air Wilderness; JetConnect is a Scenic service.
Correct Needs a change Don’t know
Note (optional) 10 How should We Are Africa appear? Soon after Simon Penfold Footer, /about
Where it stands Your current footer shows We Are Africa among the membership logos. It's a trade show rather than a membership, so the new footer leaves it off.
Leave it off Add "We exhibit at We Are Africa" on The Dream Keep it with the memberships
Note (optional) 11 May we say Hangar One was designed by Sejal Patel? When you can Torben Rune /about
Where it stands Not said yet. Your 2014 site said the Vipingo hangar was designed by director Sejal Patel.
Yes No
Note (optional) 12 Is the film on your home page still the one to show? When you can Simon Penfold /about
Where it stands The Dream plays your YouTube film (the one on your current home page) when a visitor clicks it.
Yes We have a newer one (please send the link) Leave the film out
Note (optional) Your carbon statement is quoted exactly, as yours, on Flying green only; the rest of the site uses one plain line. These questions decide what both say.
01 Do you still offset 100% of your aircraft's emissions through the Chyulu Hills REDD+ project? Needed for launch Torben Rune /, /shared-seats, /flying-green
On the site now Home, Shared seats and Flying green: "We offset our aircraft's carbon emissions through the Chyulu Hills REDD+ project, validated and verified under the VCS and the CCBS." The facts table on Flying green: 100%, since 2021.
The line is written once and can be changed or removed across the site in one place.
Correct Needs a change Don’t know
Note (optional) 02 Should Flying green keep your statement as it is, or use a plainer version? Needed for launch Torben Rune /flying-green
Where it stands Quoted exactly from your current page: "Scenic Air Safaris has achieved a major conservation milestone by becoming one of Africa's first carbon-neutral executive charter airlines to offset 100% of its aircraft carbon emissions, and certainly the very first air safari operator to achieve such a pioneering benchmark in sustainability."
A plainer version: "We offset 100% of our aircraft's carbon emissions through the Chyulu Hills REDD+ project, validated and verified under the VCS and the CCBS."
The EU and UK rules on green claims apply to your European agents' marketing. Under them, "carbon-neutral" based on offsets, and "first" claims without proof, are the words most likely to be questioned. It's your call; your words stay as they are until you change them.
Keep our statement as it is Use the plainer version Our own new wording (please write it) Let's discuss
Note (optional) 03 Please give the facts for the Flying green table. Soon after Torben Rune /flying-green
Where it stands Project: Chyulu Hills REDD+ Carbon Project
Standards: VCS and CCBS
Share of our emissions offset: 100% (to confirm)
Since: 2021 (to confirm)
Tonnes a year: blank
Registry: Verra, serial numbers blank
Rows without a figure stay hidden. A retirement certificate, if you have one, could be linked.
Your answer 04 May we list these as partners in the Chyulu Hills project? Soon after Torben Rune /flying-green
Where it stands "We're partners with: the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust · Big Life Foundation · the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust · the Kenya Wildlife Service · the Kenya Forest Service · Conservation International" (your list).
"Partners" can read as a direct agreement with each; if they're the project's partners rather than yours, we'll say so.
Yes, as written Call them the project's partners Other (please note)
Note (optional) 05 Are Scenic Wilderness flights offset the same way? Soon after Torben Rune /shared-seats
On the site now Shared seats: "Scenic Wilderness flights are carbon-offset through the Chyulu Hills REDD+ project." Scenic Wilderness's own "the first carbon neutral, all business class, daily shared air charter service in Kenya" is not used.
Correct Needs a change Don’t know
Note (optional) 06 Are the lines on the trusts and Save Our Pride current? When you can Torben Rune /flying-green, /about/team, /fleet
On the site now "Our managing director chairs the George Adamson Wildlife Trust and is a trustee of the Satao Community and Wildlife Trust, and Capt. Sanjay Patel guides for Save Our Pride in Nairobi National Park."
Correct Needs a change Don’t know
Note (optional) 07 Can guests see the Chyulu Hills on the flight from Wilson to Amboseli? When you can Murtaza Walijee /flying-green
Where it stands "If you fly to Amboseli with us, you'll see them." We'd also like an aerial of the Chyulu Hills for the page: none is in your library; the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust might supply one, with credit.
Yes, usually Only on some routings (we'll reword it) No, remove the line
Note (optional) Every figure on Aircraft & pilots is labelled as Scenic's or the manufacturer's. Registrations and counts come from your photos and trade listings, so they stay hidden until you confirm them.
01 Please give the current fleet: type, registration and base for each aircraft. Needed for launch Murtaza Walijee /fleet, /about
Where it stands Our best reading, from your photos, trade listings and releases:
Grand Caravan EX: 5Y-SXA (new from the factory, May 2022, ferried from Wichita to Wilson); two EXs we couldn't identify; 5Y-SXI (see Safety & approvals)
Grand Caravan (standard, three-bladed propeller): 5Y-SXC (built 2012), 5Y-SXS
Cessna 206 Stationair: 5Y-SXD, 5Y-CJR
Pilatus PC-12 NG: 5Y-TDL, since September 2024
The page's counts (4 EX, 2 standard, 2 × 206, 1 PC-12) are hidden until you confirm them. A broker also lists a Namibian Caravan, V5-WAL, under your name: is it one of yours?
Please include the two EX registrations we're missing, and which base each aircraft works from (Wilson, Vipingo or Lewa).
Your answer 02 May we publish the registrations? Needed for launch Torben Rune / Murtaza Walijee /fleet
Where it stands Registrations appear only on Aircraft & pilots, over the line-up photo, and nowhere else on the site.
Yes, publish them No, types and counts only Let's discuss
Note (optional) 03 How many guests does an EX take: 10 or 11? Needed for launch Murtaza Walijee /, /fleet, /private-charter
Where it stands "Up to 10 guests: 8 Oasis seats and a two-place divan" (your factsheet). Your aircraft page says 11, and calls the EXs "the only 11 seat executive aircraft operating in East Africa"; that line isn't used.
If there is an 11th seat, please tell us where it is, so the seat plan can show it.
10, as the site says 11 (please say where the 11th seat is) Other (please note)
Note (optional) 04 Does every seat in the EX have a window, including both divan seats? Needed for launch Murtaza Walijee /, /fleet
Where it stands Home: "Eight seats, one divan, and a window for everyone." The seat plan on Aircraft & pilots is drawn that way.
Yes, every seat Not the divan (we'll change the headline)
Note (optional) 05 How are the standard Grand Caravans fitted, and where are they based? Needed for launch Murtaza Walijee /fleet, /private-charter
Where it stands Private charter's aircraft table leaves the standard Caravan's seats and range blank. Aircraft & pilots: "the same airframe, cabin and door as the EX, with the original PT6A-114A engine (675 shp) and a three-bladed propeller. It's the aircraft Scenic started with: their first executive Caravan flew in 2009. One is based at Lewa, where it flies the Scenic Wilderness shared routes." Your 2022 site described the earlier Oasis Caravans as six reclining seats and a divan, a refreshment centre and two stowaway tables.
Please give the seats, cruise and range to publish for the standard version.
Your answer 06 How many guests does the Cessna 206 take? Needed for launch Murtaza Walijee /fleet, /private-charter, /scenic-flights, /faq
Where it stands "Up to 4" (your FAQ and scenic-flight rates). The 206 factsheet says 5.
Up to 4 Up to 5 Depends on the route (please note)
Note (optional) 07 Which range should the site give for the EX? Needed for launch Murtaza Walijee /fleet, /private-charter
Where it stands "About 900 nm" (your factsheet), inside the manufacturer's 832–1,125 nm with full fuel and a 45-minute reserve. Your aircraft page says 550 nm, which may be a full-cabin figure. The page adds: "with every seat taken we plan shorter legs, and the long safaris are flown in hops."
About 900 nm, as the site says 550 nm Another planning figure (please note)
Note (optional) 08 Are the PC-12's figures right, and what is your planning speed? Needed for launch Murtaza Walijee /fleet, /private-charter, /where-we-fly
On the site now 6 to 8 guests; cruise about 280 kt (a published figure: your page's 240 kt is the aircraft's maximum operating speed, not its cruise); range 1,565 nm (your page). "It came into the fleet in September 2024 for the flights a Caravan would take all day over, to Kigali, Zanzibar, Entebbe, Lusaka, Victoria Falls and Addis Ababa."
Correct Needs a change Don’t know
Note (optional) 09 Would your Chief Pilot check every figure labelled "Scenic" on Aircraft & pilots? Soon after Murtaza Walijee /fleet, /private-charter
On the site now Your figures: 140 kt Caravan cruise ("how we fly on safari, low and slow"), 120 kt and 420 nm for the 206, 15 kg soft bags, 3 kg hand baggage (5 kg in the 206). Manufacturer figures sit beside them, labelled.
Correct Needs a change Don’t know
Note (optional) 10 Are the 206 details right? Soon after Murtaza Walijee /fleet
On the site now 310 hp, which is the turbocharged T206H Turbo Stationair. "With two to four on board it's usually the most economical way to have an aircraft and a pilot to yourselves." "Our 206s are photographed at our hangar at Vipingo." Registrations in your photos: 5Y-SXD, 5Y-CJR.
Correct Needs a change Don’t know
Note (optional) 11 Should the King Air appear on the site? Soon after Murtaza Walijee /fleet
Where it stands The King Air 250 in your gallery (5Y-HYS, blue and white) is written up but hidden. Your page calls it "250", "200 series", "200" and "200GT"; the aircraft in the photos is a 250. Range on your pages: 1,375 nm, and 920 and 1,580 nm on the factsheet.
Keep it hidden Show it: it flies on our AOC Show it as a partner's aircraft Remove it
Note (optional) 12 Is the private-jet wording right? Soon after Simon Penfold /private-charter
Where it stands Private charter: "For regional and international trips, we arrange light and midsize jets with 4 to 10 seats and two pilots through partner operators: to the Seychelles, Rwanda, Mozambique, Mauritius and further." Your pages say 4–10 and 6–10 seats. They also name a Global or Challenger, Citation Sovereign, Excel and Bravo; we'd use those as examples only if your partners have them. The jet photo is captioned as a partner's aircraft.
Your answer 13 Would you sign off your own short-field figures? When you can Murtaza Walijee /fleet
Where it stands The specifications use the manufacturer's sea-level figures. Figures measured the way you fly (a 5,000 ft strip on a warm day, on murram) would mean more to readers.
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Note, or a link to where the files are (optional) Eight safaris on one template. Prices, strips and flight times are the facts most likely to have moved since the November 2024 brochures. Where you publish no strip or time, the page says "to be confirmed" rather than guess.
01 What are the 2026–27 "from" prices, and their basis, for each safari? Needed for launch Simon Penfold /, /flying-safaris and all eight safari pages
Where it stands Each safari shows one "from" price with its basis in the same line, from your web pages and the November 2024 brochures:
Ultimate Across Africa, southbound: US$2,245 per person per day, minimum 4 guests, full board, exclusive use of the aircraft (is "per day" charged on 10 days or 9 nights?)
Ultimate Across Africa, northbound: US$1,920 per person per day, minimum 4 guests
Endangered Species: "Price on request" (the brochure's figure, US$2,050 per person per day, sits under a table valid 1 April 2020 – 31 October 2021)
Out of Africa: US$5,560 per person sharing, 8 days, low season · US$5,775, 9 days
Kilimanjaro and Lake Natron: US$5,610 per person sharing, minimum 6, mid season
Suguta Valley and Lake Turkana: "Price on request" until its unit is confirmed (next question)
The Omo Valley: US$14,710 per person, based on 8 guests (per person, not for the group?)
Rubondo Island chimpanzees: US$1,995 per Kenya-resident adult sharing, 3 nights, full board, with the flights
Prices are written once and appear on the safari page, its card and the home tiles; each always carries its basis.
Your answer 02 Is Suguta's US$2,930 per person per day, or per person for the trip? Needed for launch Simon Penfold /flying-safaris/suguta-valley-and-lake-turkana
Where it stands Brochure: "9 DAY TAILOR-MADE FLYING SAFARI From US$2,930, based upon 4 passengers travelling during regular season." The page shows "Price on request" until you say.
The two readings differ ninefold.
Per person per day Per person, for the whole safari Other (please note)
Note (optional) 03 Which Omo safari do you sell? Needed for launch Simon Penfold /flying-safaris/omo-valley
Where it stands Your Omo page carries two trips: the 10-day flying safari (its header, highlights, inclusions and brochure) and a 13-day road-based photography tour (its day by day). The new page is the flying safari only: Lobolo, Addis Ababa, Bale Mountain Lodge, Lumale.
The flying safari only, as the page has it We sell the road tour too (please tell us how) The Omo safari is no longer sold
Note (optional) 04 Do the Out of Africa Sunday departures from Mombasa still run? Needed for launch Simon Penfold /flying-safaris/out-of-africa, /flying-safaris
Where it stands "Starts: Mombasa, every Sunday; or Mombasa or Nairobi on your own dates. Ends: Nairobi." "Sunday departures leave Mombasa with a minimum of 4 guests." Your header says "Start Nairobi, Finish Mombasa"; the itinerary starts in Mombasa and ends "Return to Nairobi". The page follows the itinerary.
Please also tell us what happens if fewer than 4 book, and whether guests may share the aircraft with another party.
Still running; parties may share the aircraft Still running; one party per aircraft No longer running: private dates only Let's discuss
Note (optional) 05 Are the guest numbers right for each safari? Needed for launch Simon Penfold All eight safari pages
On the site now Each page uses the figure in its inclusions (the aircraft line), not the header's "9 passengers maximum": Southbound 4–8 · Northbound 4–8 · Endangered Species 2–10 · Out of Africa up to 9 · Kilimanjaro and Lake Natron 2–10 · Suguta 2–8 · Omo 4–8 · Rubondo up to 10.
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Note (optional) 06 Ultimate Across Africa, southbound: are the strips, route and aircraft right? Needed for launch Murtaza Walijee / Simon Penfold /flying-safaris/ultimate-across-africa-southbound, /where-we-fly
Where it stands Kilimanjaro → Serengeti: Kilimanjaro International → Lamai, about 1 h 10. Is the strip Lamai or Kogatende?
Via Mbeya and Mzuzu: the old Mbeya airport, or Songwe (Mbeya's newer one)?
The end: Livingstone or Victoria Falls, by road?
Countries: Tanzania · Malawi · Zambia · Botswana, and Kenya or Zimbabwe at either end (your header lists others).
Aircraft: the page says Grand Caravan EX; your page says "Cessna Grand Caravan". A professional guide flies with you as well as the pilot.
Camps: Lamai, Kungwe Beach Lodge, Kaya Mawa, Anabezi, the Chobe Princess: still the ones you use?
Your answer 07 Ultimate Across Africa, northbound: are the strips, route and aircraft right? Needed for launch Murtaza Walijee / Simon Penfold /flying-safaris/ultimate-across-africa-northbound, /where-we-fly
Where it stands Kasane → Okavango Delta: Duba Plains, about 1 h 20 (the strip isn't in public airfield data: its code?)
Duba Plains → Kasane → Victoria Falls → the Chobe Princess: routing and times?
Ruaha (Msembe) → the Selous, about 1 h 20: which strip serves Sand River Selous?
In total: 14 flights, about 10 h 35 in the air (your leg times), plus the Okavango–Victoria Falls day.
Countries: Botswana · Zambia · Malawi · Tanzania, with Zimbabwe and Kenya at either end.
Aircraft: Grand Caravan: EX or standard on this route?
The Selous is now largely Nyerere National Park; the page keeps your name, "the Selous". And should it name a best season? Your pages give none.
Your answer 08 Endangered Species: are the camps, people and figures right? Needed for launch Simon Penfold /flying-safaris/endangered-species
Where it stands Leg times are yours: Wilson to Ol Kiombo about 45 minutes (the same page also says 50), Mara to Laikipia about 1 h, Laikipia to Lewa 25 min, Lewa to Samburu 15 min, Samburu to Nairobi 55 min.
Mara: "Encounter Mara Eco-Camp, Mara Naboisho Conservancy" (your inclusions name Spirit of the Masai Mara).
Elephant Watch Camp: may we say the visit is hosted by the Douglas-Hamilton family, and that Saba Douglas-Hamilton guides the drive?
Figures: under 8,500 reticulated giraffe; ten wild-dog packs lost in 2017; over 130 rhino at Lewa. Still current?
Aircraft: Grand Caravan EX for 4 to 10 guests, Cessna 206 for 2 or 3 (your page says the 206 for 4 or fewer).
Departures: private, year-round; "set departures through the year on request". Still offered?
Your answer 09 Out of Africa: which strips, and how long is each flight? Needed for launch Murtaza Walijee / Simon Penfold /flying-safaris/out-of-africa, /where-we-fly
Where it stands Mombasa: Moi International, or Vipingo?
Mombasa → Tsavo East (Satao Camp) · Tsavo East → Tsavo West (Severin Safari Camp) · Tsavo West → Amboseli (Satao Elerai) · Amboseli → Maasai Mara (Karen Blixen Camp): each shows "to be confirmed".
Mara → Nairobi: a scheduled flight on the 8-day. On the 9-day, scheduled or private?
The spa is at Severin Safari Camp? The Silver-level safari guide: on the 9-day too?
Seasons: Peak 1 July–31 October and 16 December–5 January · Mid 3–31 March and 1 November–15 December · Low 1 April–30 June. What applies from 6 January to 2 March?
The day each highlight falls on (Poacher's Lookout, the Maasai walk, the balloon) is our reading of your list.
Your answer 10 Kilimanjaro and Lake Natron: which strips, and how long is each flight? Needed for launch Murtaza Walijee / Simon Penfold /flying-safaris/kilimanjaro-and-lake-natron, /where-we-fly
Where it stands Wilson → Amboseli: which strip? About 35 minutes (our estimate).
Amboseli → Shompole: about 45 minutes (yours), to "Rangers airstrip".
Shompole → Maasai Mara: which strip for Karen Blixen Camp, and how long?
Maasai Mara → Nairobi: how long?
At Lale'enok: are Sisco and Joel still the baboon researchers guests walk with?
The Amboseli camp: "Elerai Camp" or "Satao Elerai"? Soft drinks, beer and house wine: at Shompole only (web page) or every camp (brochure)?
The page is called "Kilimanjaro and Lake Natron", with your full name, "Snows of Kilimanjaro and Flamingos of Lake Natron", above it.
Your answer 11 Suguta Valley and Lake Turkana: which strips, and how long is each flight? Needed for launch Murtaza Walijee / Simon Penfold /flying-safaris/suguta-valley-and-lake-turkana, /where-we-fly
Where it stands Wilson → Ol Malo: which strip? About 50 minutes (our estimate).
Laikipia → the Suguta Valley → Lake Turkana (Lobolo Camp): which strip, what routing on day 3, and how long?
Lake Turkana → the Matthews Range: is Sarara's own strip the one? How long?
The Matthews Range → Nairobi: how long?
Lobolo Camp: "on the lake shore, near Eliye Springs"?
Reteti: the page says the community runs it (your text calls it "the only community-owned and managed elephant sanctuary in the world").
Heat: "Lake Turkana and the Suguta are hot in every month." Your text says only that the safari is "available all year round".
Your answer 12 The Omo Valley: which strips, and how long is each flight? Needed for launch Murtaza Walijee / Simon Penfold /flying-safaris/omo-valley, /where-we-fly
Where it stands Wilson → Lake Turkana (Lobolo Camp): which strip, how long?
Lake Turkana → Lokichoggio → Addis Ababa: how long?
Addis Ababa: still the Sheraton, bed and breakfast?
Addis Ababa → the Bale Mountains: Robe, or another strip? How long?
The Bale Mountains → Arba Minch → the Omo Valley (Lumale): which strip, how long?
Aircraft: Grand Caravan EX, up to 8 guests?
Lumale: the page says "time with the peoples of the lower Omo, guided by the camp, and their ceremonies when they happen". What does the camp arrange?
Photographs: "ask before you photograph anyone; your guide will tell you what's expected." Do you give guests your own guidance?
Your answer 13 Rubondo Island chimpanzees: what is the route, and where does it clear into Tanzania? Needed for launch Murtaza Walijee / Simon Penfold /flying-safaris/rubondo-island-chimpanzees, /where-we-fly/rubondo
Where it stands "Fly from Wilson across the Mara and Lake Victoria, three nights on the island, and home." Wilson → Rubondo: about 2 h 10 in a straight line (our estimate). Any stop, and where do you clear customs?
Ends: Nairobi (Wilson). The brochure says "Finish: Rubondo Island".
The day by day is a frame (you publish none): please check it.
"The largest island national park on Lake Victoria": your text adds "(and Africa)". Birds: the page says over 300 (you also say over 200).
Your answer 14 Is there a non-resident price for Rubondo? Soon after Simon Penfold /flying-safaris/rubondo-island-chimpanzees, /flying-safaris
Where it stands The card shows US$1,995 with "Kenya residents" beside it, never alone. Non-residents: "On request".
Most of the site's readers aren't Kenya residents.
Your answer 15 Does the child rule apply to every safari? Soon after Simon Penfold All eight safari pages
Where it stands Every safari page: "Ask us about child rates. Children on a child rate sit on the rear bench seat; children in the executive seats pay the adult rate." Your pages state it only on Kilimanjaro and Lake Natron.
Yes, every safari Only some (please say which) Only Kilimanjaro and Lake Natron
Note (optional) 16 Is the note on itinerary changes right? Soon after Simon Penfold All eight safari pages
On the site now "Camps and the order of stops can change with the season and with availability. If a change affects the price, you'll know before you confirm." Your note reads: "reserves the right to offer, at a surcharge, suitable changes to the itinerary".
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Note (optional) 17 Is the migration answer right? Soon after Simon Penfold /faq
On the site now FAQ, your answer: "The wildebeest migration is best in Kenya from July to October, and in northern Tanzania in May and June."
Many guides put the calving in the southern Serengeti from January to March; you may want to add it.
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Note (optional) 18 Are you happy with the shorter safari names? When you can Simon Penfold Menu, /flying-safaris, every safari page
On the site now Cards, menus and addresses use short names; your full names stay above each page's title: "Kilimanjaro and Lake Natron" (Snows of Kilimanjaro and Flamingos of Lake Natron), "The Omo Valley" (Ethiopian Tribes of the Omo Valley), "Suguta Valley and Lake Turkana", "Rubondo Island chimpanzees". The old addresses point to the new pages.
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Note (optional) The pages under Flying with us, and Scenic flights. Fares and timetables come from your side brands' own sites, which are older than the main one.
01 May we use "Same plane, same pilot" as written? Soon after Simon Penfold /, /private-charter
On the site now Private charter: "Our rule is 'same plane, same pilot': the aircraft and the pilot who fly you to the first camp fly you to the next, so by the second leg your pilot knows your bags, your camera and how you like to fly." Used on Home and Private charter only, not on Out of Africa (its 8-day ends on a scheduled flight).
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Note (optional) 02 Are the luggage rules right? Needed for launch Murtaza Walijee /private-charter, /faq, /about/safety, every safari page
On the site now "15 kg per person in a soft bag, plus 3 kg of hand baggage (5 kg in the 206). No hard suitcases, travel trunks or expandable roller duffels, and no golf bags in the 206." With fewer guests (under 8 in the Caravan or PC-12, one or two in the 206) there's usually more room. "No vapes, firearms or smoking on board."
Guests pack around this line.
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Note (optional) 03 How should Private charter describe the price? Soon after Simon Penfold /private-charter
Where it stands "You pay for the aircraft, not the seat, so the price is the same whether you fill it or not. It depends mainly on the aircraft and the flying time. Tell us the route and we'll send the price for the whole aircraft, with what it includes."
Readers want to know what's in a quote: block hours, positioning, waiting time, landing and park fees. A sample fare or two (for example Wilson to the Mara in the 206) would help, if you're happy to publish one.
Your answer 04 Is the concierge list current? Soon after Simon Penfold /private-charter
On the site now Hotel and safari camp bookings · specialist activities and expert local guides in your language · safari spa bookings · a personal chef on safari · chauffeurs · private security · helicopter and balloon charters, through partners.
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Note (optional) 05 Are the Scenic Wilderness timetable and fares current? Needed for launch Scenic Wilderness / Simon Penfold /shared-seats, /
Where it stands From scenic-wilderness.com (page dated 2023). One way, per seat, US$:
Wilson ↔ Maasai Mara 290 (08:00–08:50; back 09:50–10:40)
Wilson ↔ Segera 330 · Wilson ↔ Lewa 330 · Wilson ↔ Sarara 600
Lewa ↔ Maasai Mara 450 · Segera ↔ Maasai Mara 450 · Sarara ↔ Maasai Mara 800 · Lewa ↔ Sarara 350
Stops at Ol Pejeta, Solio and Segera on request. Times indicative, confirmed 24 hours before.
Home and Shared seats say "From US$290 one way".
ATTA announced new routes and rates for 2025, so these may have changed.
Your answer 06 Are the shared-seat rules current? Soon after Scenic Wilderness / Simon Penfold /shared-seats
On the site now At most 9 seats per flight · a 15 kg soft bag per guest · "With only two of you booked, we may fly a smaller aircraft" · children under 12 fly at 20% off · for agents, a 20% deposit confirms the booking and the balance is due 60 days before departure.
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Note (optional) 07 Do the shared flights go to Amboseli and the Chyulu Hills? Soon after Scenic Wilderness / Simon Penfold /shared-seats, /
Where it stands Your main site lists Amboseli and the Chyulu Hills; the Scenic Wilderness timetable doesn't. The new page follows the timetable: Wilson, Lewa, the Mara, Segera and Sarara.
No, as the timetable shows Yes (please give times and fares) On request only
Note (optional) 08 May we name Air Wilderness? Soon after Torben Rune /shared-seats
Where it stands "It was set up by Scenic Air Safaris and Air Wilderness of Lewa."
Yes, as written No, leave the name out
Note (optional) 09 Should the timetable live on this site, or only on scenic-wilderness.com? When you can Scenic Wilderness / Simon Penfold /shared-seats
Where it stands The Shared seats page carries the full table and links to scenic-wilderness.com to book.
One source of truth means one place to update fares.
Show it on both sites Only on scenic-wilderness.com; link to it Move it here and retire the other
Note (optional) 10 Please check the two Execufly memberships, line by line. Soon after Sharlet Tandi /membership
Where it stands Air Share Partner: "A share of an executive Grand Caravan, bought or leased, with a set number of hours". For owners and companies who fly a lot. Where, notice and departure time: blank.
ExecuFlyer Club: pre-paid flying hours, for people who fly 10 to 100 hours a year; anywhere within 250 nautical miles of Wilson or Vipingo; 24 to 48 hours' notice; departure within 3 hours either side of the time you ask for.
"Members book through Execufly's web application."
What 250 nm covers (our arithmetic): from Wilson, the Maasai Mara, Laikipia and Lewa, Samburu, Amboseli, Kilimanjaro and Mombasa; from Vipingo, the Kenya coast to Lamu, Tsavo, and Zanzibar.
These come from execuflyafrica.com; your main site says only "'Air Share' or 'Flying Club' options".
Your answer 11 Who is the Execufly contact, and at which address? Soon after Sharlet Tandi /membership, /contact
Where it stands "Execufly Africa · Sharlet Tandi, sales and operations · sales@scenicairsafaris.com". Execufly's own site shows an email address with a spelling slip, so we haven't used it.
Your answer 12 Is JetConnect running as the page describes? Needed for launch Simon Penfold /jetconnect, /
Where it stands VIP Fastrack (met on arrival, private transfer to immigration, a priority counter, bags collected, a transfer to your charter aircraft) and Wing2Wing for executive jets (meet and assist, private customs and immigration, the VIP lounge, priority screening, ground handling, crew services, visas, refuelling). "Our private lounge is in Terminal 2."
Please also tell us whether it is staffed by Scenic or by a handling agent.
Your answer 13 Should JetConnect have its own contact? Soon after Simon Penfold /jetconnect
Where it stands "JetConnect · sales@scenicairsafaris.com · +254 701 068 225 (24 h)". Your line that JetConnect is "not currently offered by any other air operator in Kenya" isn't used until you confirm it.
Your answer 14 Are the twenty scenic-flight prices and times current for 2026–27? Needed for launch Simon Penfold /scenic-flights, /where-we-fly
Where it stands Price per aircraft, from your Scenic Flying Experiences page (Caravan · 206 · time):
STB01 Amboseli elephant swamps 390 · 230 · 15 min
STB02 Samburu and the Ewaso Ng'iro 390 · 225 · 15 min
STB03 Maasai Mara extended game flight 650 · 370 · 25 min
STB04 Mount Kenya 907 · 519 · 35 min
STB05 Magadi and Natron 907 · 519 · 35 min
STB06 Amboseli and the flamingo lakes 1,165 · 667 · 45 min
STB07 Lake Bogoria 1,296 (Caravan only) · 50 min
STB08 Lakes and volcanoes of the Rift 2,075 (1 h 20) · 1,333 (1 h 30)
STB09 Suguta Valley and the Jade Sea 5,575 · 3 h 35
STB10 Suguta Valley and Reteti 6,225 · 4 h 35
STB11 Serengeti extended 907 · 35 min · STB12 Serengeti to Lake Manyara 907 · 35 min
STC01 Vipingo and Kilifi 500 · 20 min
STC02 Mombasa island: from Diani 840 (15 min), from Vipingo 940 (35 min)
STC03 Kisite and Shimoni: from Diani 920 (35 min), from Vipingo or Kilifi 1,610 (60 min)
STC04 Kilifi, Arabuko Sokoke and the Sabaki 1,610 · 60 min
STC05 Beach and bush: Tsavo East 3,115 · 2 h
STC06 Vipingo to Lamu 4,280 · 2 h 45
STC07 Malindi to Lamu 2,470 · 2 h 30 (longer than Diani to Lamu: is that right?)
STC08 Diani to Lamu 2,760 · 1 h 25
Two slips on your page are corrected: "US$,1610" is shown as US$1,610.
Your answer 15 How many guests can a Caravan take on a scenic flight? Soon after Murtaza Walijee /scenic-flights
Where it stands "Grand Caravan, up to 9 guests on the longer flights, or Cessna 206, up to 4. How many can fly depends on the route." Your page says "max 11pax" for the Caravan.
Up to 9, as the page says Up to 10 Up to 11 Other (please note)
Note (optional) A map from your three bases, flight times from Wilson, and an atlas of the 29 airstrips your itineraries name. Every strip named is a claim that you fly there, and the camp search answers visitors directly.
01 May we name Wilson, Vipingo and Lewa as your three bases? Needed for launch Murtaza Walijee /, /where-we-fly, /about, /private-charter
On the site now Wilson Airport, Nairobi: "Our Nairobi office, in the ALS Terminal. Most safaris and charters start here."
Vipingo, north of Mombasa: "Head office and Hangar One, on the Vipingo airstrip. The coast flights start here."
Lewa, Laikipia: "A Caravan is based here for the Scenic Wilderness shared flights."
The bases appear on Home, Private charter, Where we fly and The Dream.
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Note (optional) 02 Please check the airstrip atlas: does each strip serve the camps named? Needed for launch Murtaza Walijee /where-we-fly, the 29 airstrip pages, / (camp search)
Where it stands 29 strips have a page, each with its codes, elevation, runway (public data), the time from Wilson, the camps it serves and the safaris that land there. Where public data has no runway, the page says so.
KENYA: Wilson · Jomo Kenyatta · Ol Kiombo (Encounter Mara Eco-Camp) · Loisaba (Loisaba Tented Camp) · Lewa (Lewa Safari Camp, Sirikoi) · Samburu Simba Oryx (Elephant Watch Camp) · Shompole, "Rangers airstrip" (Shompole Wilderness) · Lokichoggio · Vipingo · Mombasa
TANZANIA: Kilimanjaro · Tabora · Mahale (Kungwe Beach Lodge) · Mbeya · Msembe (Kigelia Ruaha Camp) · Dar es Salaam · Rubondo Island (Rubondo Island Camp)
MALAWI: Mzuzu · Likoma Island (Kaya Mawa)
ZAMBIA: Mfuwe · Lukuzi (Tafika Camp) · Jeki (Anabezi) · Lusaka · Livingstone
BOTSWANA: Kasane (the Chobe Princess) · Duba Plains (Duba Plains Camp)
ZIMBABWE: Victoria Falls
ETHIOPIA: Addis Ababa · Arba Minch
Camps named on the itineraries without a strip yet (please give each one's strip): the northern Serengeti camp at Lamai (Lamai or Kogatende) · Satao Camp · Severin Safari Camp · Satao Elerai · Karen Blixen Camp · Ol Malo · Lobolo Camp · Sarara · Sand River Selous · Bale Mountain Lodge (Robe?) · Lumale
Type a camp into "Where do you want to wake up?" and the site answers with its strip and the time from Wilson.
Your answer 03 Is "Rangers airstrip" at Shompole the Shompole All Weather strip? Soon after Murtaza Walijee /where-we-fly/shompole, /flying-safaris/kilimanjaro-and-lake-natron
Where it stands The atlas page is "Shompole (Rangers airstrip)", with the code of Shompole All Weather (KE-0017). Public data also lists a Shompole Dry Lake strip (KE-0016).
Yes, Shompole All Weather No, Shompole Dry Lake Another strip (please name it)
Note (optional) 04 Do the flight times from Wilson match your block times? Soon after Murtaza Walijee /where-we-fly, /, every safari page, the airstrip pages
Where it stands Your own: Maasai Mara (Ol Kiombo) 45 min · Samburu to Nairobi 55 min. The rest are straight lines at your 140 kt cruise, rounded, always "about": Magadi and Shompole 25 min · Amboseli 35 · Segera 40 · Lewa 40 · Loisaba 50 · Ol Malo 50 · Kilimanjaro 55 · Serengeti (Lamai) 55 · Sarara 1 h · Tsavo East 1 h 15 · Vipingo and Mombasa 1 h 40 · Lamu 1 h 50 · Lake Turkana (west shore) 2 h 05 · Rubondo 2 h 10 · Zanzibar 2 h 20 · Lokichoggio 2 h 35 · Dar es Salaam 2 h 35 · Kigali 2 h 50.
Real block times include taxi, climb and routing; your own figures would replace ours.
Your answer 05 Are the countries you fly to described correctly? Soon after Murtaza Walijee /where-we-fly, /private-charter, /plan
On the site now "We fly private charters across Kenya and Tanzania and to Zanzibar, Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia; our safaris go further, to Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana; and partner jets go to the islands." "Uganda, Rwanda, Zanzibar and Namibia: on private charter or a safari built for you." Addis Ababa: "with a stop, in the Caravan; direct in the PC-12".
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Note (optional) 06 What happens at Wilson before a safari flight? Soon after Jeni Stow /, /faq
Where it stands Home, "From Wilson": "Your pilot and guide meet you at Wilson Airport. Bags are soft, 15 kg each, and ride in the pod under the aircraft." The morning is shown as 08:00 from Wilson, about 08:45 at Ol Kiombo (the shared-seat morning; "Fly privately and you choose them").
Where to meet and how early to arrive would make it useful, not only pretty.
Your answer 07 Is this how you handle strips that aren't listed? When you can Murtaza Walijee /where-we-fly
On the site now "Many camps have their own strip, and many strips are private. If you know where you're staying, tell us; we'll find the strip and check it."
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Note (optional) 08 Can you give runway details where public data has none? When you can Murtaza Walijee The airstrip pages
Where it stands No runway is shown for Ol Kiombo, Loisaba, Lewa, Samburu Simba Oryx, Shompole, Vipingo, Mahale, Msembe, Rubondo, Likoma, Lukuzi and Duba Plains; the page says so.
Your answer Your five "blog posts" become press items: the outlet, the writer, the date, a short exact quote where you host the article, and a link. Nothing is written for them.
01 May we quote the press on the site? Needed for launch Simon Penfold /, /journal, /flying-safaris/endangered-species
Where it stands Home shows quote cards, and the Journal short excerpts, copied exactly from the articles you host: The Times (Anna Murphy, July 2017), The Weekend Australian (Carrie Hutchinson, April 2017), Travel Africa and Travel Weekly (Sarah Gilbert, 2018), Cathay Pacific Discovery (Joe Minihane, 2017). Endangered Species quotes Sarah Gilbert: "It's no ordinary safari, and it's no ordinary bush plane."
Most publishers allow short quotes with credit; some ask to be told.
Yes, all of them Yes, except some (please note) Links only, no quotes
Note (optional) 02 May we host the press PDFs you host today? Needed for launch Simon Penfold /resources, /journal
Where it stands Resources lists eight article PDFs from your Resource Hub (The Times, The Weekend Australian, Travel Africa, Travel Weekly, Cathay Pacific Discovery, the Telegraph's Ultratravel, House & Garden) and eight links to articles online.
A full-page copy of an article is the publisher's material; linking to the original is the safe default.
Yes, we have permission Link to the originals instead Let's discuss
Note (optional) 03 Do you have copies of the three articles you don't host? Soon after Simon Penfold /journal
Where it stands Journal items with no excerpt: Forbes Travel Guide, "Why we're wild about this flying safari in Kenya" (date?); Forbes, "The Lion King is in the house: Kenya's Mahali Mzuri" (31 January 2019: what was Scenic's part in it?); New York Lifestyles, "Kenya's Maasai Mara: the most romantic place on the planet" (February 2019).
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Note, or a link to where the files are (optional) 04 Has anything been written about Scenic since 2019? Soon after Simon Penfold /journal, /resources, /
Where it stands The newest press item on the site is from February 2019; after that, only trade news (Business Air News, ATTA).
One recent piece would change the Journal; the PC-12's first season or a pilot's view of the Mara would do it.
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Note, or a link to where the files are (optional) 05 What is your TripAdvisor rating, and do you have a Google Business profile? Soon after Simon Penfold Footer, /resources, /contact
Where it stands The footer and Resources link your TripAdvisor listing (filed under Mombasa) with no rating or count shown.
We'll only show a rating you confirm, with its date.
Your answer 06 Do you have readable copies of the Telegraph and House & Garden articles? When you can Simon Penfold /resources, /journal
Where it stands Both PDFs you host are images or have unreadable text, so they appear by name only, without a quote.
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Note, or a link to where the files are (optional) 07 Is your post "Scenic Air Safaris going wild about Kenya" The Weekend Australian's "Wild about Kenya"? When you can Simon Penfold /journal
Where it stands The Journal treats it as that article, with its own headline.
Yes No, it's another article (please note)
Note (optional) The site is built on your own photographs. Two images were generated where no photograph existed; each is listed here for your approval. The camps' photos need their permission.
01 Please supply your privacy notice. Needed for launch Torben Rune / your lawyer /legal/privacy, every form
Where it stands The Privacy page is a placeholder: "This page will set out how Scenic Air Safaris collects, uses and protects your personal information." Your current footer's "Privacy Policy" isn't a link.
The forms collect names, contact details, travel dates, country and budget, and Kenya's Data Protection Act (2019) applies. The notice needs the registered name, your ODPC registration number, a contact for data requests, what is shared with camps and partner operators, and how long enquiries are kept. We put it in place; your lawyer writes or approves it.
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Note, or a link to where the files are (optional) 02 Please supply your current terms and conditions. Needed for launch Torben Rune / your lawyer /legal/terms, every safari page
Where it stands The Terms page is a placeholder: "Our booking terms will appear here. Until then, ask us for a copy." The Rubondo page refers to "Scenic Air Safaris terms & conditions 2026" (the brochure says 2024).
They should cover booking and deposits, payment, cancellation, itinerary changes, luggage, travel insurance, set departures and minimum numbers, child rates, and who operates each flight. Your lawyer writes or approves them.
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Note, or a link to where the files are (optional) 03 Do you approve the generated "From Wilson" image? Needed for launch Torben Rune / (From Wilson)
On the site now 5Y-SXA on the Wilson apron at 6:45 in the morning, a pilot and two guests beside it. Generated from your own photos of the aircraft and its livery; not a photograph.
Please check the livery, the registration and the propeller closely. A real photo from the shoot list would replace it.
Correct Needs a change Don’t know
Note (optional) 04 Do you approve the generated image of guests in the Oasis cabin? Needed for launch Torben Rune /, /fleet, /private-charter
On the site now Two guests in the cream leather seats over the Mara, the pilot at the controls. Generated from your own cabin photos; not a photograph.
No photo of the cabin with guests in it exists. A real one from the shoot list would replace it.
Correct Needs a change Don’t know
Note (optional) 05 Do you have the camps' permission to use their photos? Needed for launch Simon Penfold Every safari page
Where it stands Camp photos appear only under "Where you stay" on each safari, never as the main picture. You use 54 of them today. The camps: Lamai · Kungwe Beach Lodge · Kaya Mawa · Anabezi · the Chobe Princess · Duba Plains · Tafika · Kigelia Ruaha · Sand River Selous · Encounter Mara · Loisaba · Lewa Safari Camp · Elephant Watch Camp · Satao · Severin Safari Camp · Satao Elerai · Karen Blixen Camp · Shompole · Ol Malo · Lobolo · Sarara · Bale Mountain Lodge · Lumale · Rubondo Island Camp.
Two heroes are camp photos too: guests tracking a rhino on foot (Endangered Species) and a private dinner on Rubondo's beach.
Please mark any camp whose photos we shouldn't use; we'll ask them, or leave a text card.
Your answer 06 Are the guests and staff in your photos happy to appear? Soon after Torben Rune /, /plan, /about, /about/team, /about/safety
Where it stands Several photos show recognisable guests: in a game vehicle beside a Caravan, cooling off in a sand river, a champagne welcome at the aircraft, guests with Maasai carrying bags. Staff appear in the crew photo with 5Y-SXA and the portraits.
Yes, consent is in place Use only photos where guests can't be recognised Let's go through them
Note (optional) 07 Please send reissued itinerary PDFs for 2026–27. Soon after Simon Penfold /resources, every safari page
Where it stands Resources lists the eight November 2024 itineraries, with "Prices in the itineraries are from their publication date. Ask us for current rates." Endangered Species is the one to replace first: its price table is dated 2020–21. Each new PDF should carry the current prices, the guest numbers and countries the site uses, and (for Omo) the flying safari only.
Your old PDF addresses keep working until the new ones replace them.
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Note, or a link to where the files are (optional) 08 Please send a corrected PC-12 factsheet, and confirm the other two. Soon after Murtaza Walijee /resources, /fleet
Where it stands The PC-12 factsheet (March 2025) says 11 passengers and 900 nm, so it isn't republished until it's corrected. The Grand Caravan and Cessna 206 sheets (March 2025) are listed on Resources.
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Note, or a link to where the files are (optional) 09 Please send full-resolution originals. Soon after Simon Penfold /about/team, /fleet, /about, the safari pages
Where it stands The crew portraits are 720–800 px, black and white: colour originals at 2,000 px or more would help.
A photo of the first Caravan in 2009, for the timeline.
Any aircraft photo on your routes outside Kenya: Lake Malawi, the Zambezi, the Chobe, the Okavango, Ethiopia, western Tanzania.
Tsavo, from the air or with a Scenic aircraft.
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Note, or a link to where the files are (optional) 10 Where were these photos taken? When you can Simon Penfold /, /shared-seats, /flying-safaris/ultimate-across-africa-northbound, /where-we-fly
Where it stands Guests in an open game vehicle beside a Caravan's wingtip (Home, "To the Mara"): is it the Mara?
A Caravan landing at Lewa (Shared seats card): which registration?
A wing-view over a floodplain (Northbound): the Okavango?
A wing-view over the south coast from a 206 with navy stripes: one of yours?
Captions only name a place we know.
Your answer 11 Please send your logo master files. When you can Simon Penfold Header, footer, sharing images
Where it stands The site uses the vector logo from your current site. The master files (and any brand guide) would confirm the colours and let us make the sharing images.
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Note, or a link to where the files are (optional) 12 Would you arrange a photo day for the gaps? When you can Torben Rune /, /fleet, /about/safety, /about/team
Where it stands 1. Guests boarding at Wilson, bags weighed and into the pod
2. The Oasis cabin in use, headsets on, a window view
3. A pilot-guide at work, pointing something out
4. Hangar One at Vipingo: engineers on a Caravan; the building in morning light
5. The operations desk with the tracking screen
6. Air-to-air: the PC-12, a 206 in the current livery, an EX
7. Arrivals at Ol Kiombo, Lewa and Samburu with the guide's vehicle
8. Colour portraits of the office team and pilots
Yes, we'll arrange it Some of it (please note) Not now
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