Tour operators are putting contingency plans in place following a huge fire at Nairobi airport today which has led to the cancellation of all flights.
It is estimated that over 50,000 Brits travel to Kenya and Tanzania during July, August and September to see the Great Migration of animals through the Mara and Serengeti.
The fire will have a major impact on the tour operators and safari providers whose customers travel to and via Nairobi airport.
Andrew Dunn, chairman of Scott Dunn, said its staff were working hard to ensure its guests who have booked holidays into Kenya and the surrounding region are being cared for and given alternative travel options where possible.
"We are also ensuring that our teams on the ground are assisting guests who are due to fly back to the UK," he said.
Mikey Carr-Hartley, owner of The Safari Collection which includes the Giraffe Manor hotel in Nairobi, said: "We are waiting for more information from the airlines and the tour operators that we work with to find out what the alternative options are.
"We would hope that the airport teams can get the airport up and running again as soon as possible as none of us wish to have guests travelling hundreds of miles by road to alternative airports such as Dar es Salaam.
"We are completely full at this time of year so are doing everything we can to ensure our guests have a smooth journey."
Meanwhile, Kuoni said its operations team is working closely with ground agents in Kenya to ensure that any customers who are currently in resort and were impacted by the closure of the airport, or new arrivals, are contacted and their itineraries amended accordingly.
"Customers will be contacted on a rolling basis," it said.
