For the First Time in Recent History There's an Affordable African Safari out of Los Angeles

You may recall a recent blog post in which I described March departures from New York and Washington, D.C., of a one-week African safari to Kenya costing $2,499 per person, including round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge, and all government fees and taxes. The trip in question ("Kenya on Sale"), operated by Lion World Tours (tel. 800/387-2706; www.lionworldtours.com ), is virtually all-inclusive, goes to four different games lodges in Kenya, and includes all three meals daily on each day of the tour.
 
To my surprise, Lion World has just announced that it will be offering the very same tour in May and June from Los Angeles, for $2,699 per person (a pretty unique bargain for readers residing on or near the West Coast). This, to my knowledge, is the first such air-and-land packages in eons to be operated at that price, which also includes fuel surcharge and all government fees and taxes. May and June are high season to Africa. And kids are out of school at that time and get to go on safari before camp starts.
 
Air transportation from Los Angeles is on Emirates Airlines to Nairobi, via Dubai; transportation on daily games drives is in a seven-seater safari minibus with pop-up roof; the supplement for singles traveling alone is $250; and the exact departure dates are May 17 and 24 and June 14 and 21 of 2012.
 
This is a big one, a unique value, and you might want to contact them for further information or to book.