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Spending time with the beautiful people of the Kaisut Desert of Northern Kenya.  Semi nomadic, with livestock being central to their traditions, the Rendille wear strikingly colourful fabrics and beaded jewellery

The Rendille traditionally live in the remote hostile deserts of northern Kenya, and their lives revolve around the natural cycle of the seasons, traveling en-masse with their enormous herds of livestock, following the rain in search of new pasture and water. 

Visiting the Rendille is just one of the very special cultural encounters, part of our helicopter adventures, that are tailored into our itineraries.

Thrilled to have passed through the KCAA 5 phase re-certification of the Air Operators Certificate and Approved Maintenance Organisation under ICAO directive. We can, as a result, continue our domestic and international operations. This process, newly introduced into Kenya, has been a massive undertaking, and wouldn’t have happened so efficiently without the time and commitment that Sarah, our Director of Flight Operations, put into it, along side our Quality & Safety personnel James Mubutu, Philip Muthiora and JD Verdet.

We would like to thank the KCAA auditing teams for their professionalism and support over the last three years in steering us thought this complex process.

Flying the impressive  ‘Shotover K1’ Camera System – capturing breathtaking aerials of northern Kenya!

This award winning camera is changing the world for aerial cinematographers across the globe, being used for motion picture, television, and commercial productions.  This gyro stabilised gimbal platform provides stability and Ultra HD image quality in 2D or 3D!

Photos taken at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, 14th May 2018

This tiny baby elephant was abandoned by his herd, likely separated due to the heavy rains which have hit northern Kenya, and recharged the seasonal rivers.

Believed to be just a month old, and in great health, he was spotted roaming alone by the rangers of Loisaba Conservancy, who together with support from the 51 Degrees rapid response team headed by Batian Craig, and Northern Rangelands Trust, took great effort to relocated his family, but sadly in vein.  The Reteti Elephant Sanctuary (R.E.S.C.U.E) in Samburu was alerted to expect his arrival, and Tropic Air mobilised its Cessna Caravan to airlift him 100km to his new home where he has now joined several other baby elephants and will eventually be released back into wild herds.

We’d like to thank all the people in northern Kenya who remain committed to wildlife conservation and never falter to step in and help when needed. Thank you as always to the rapid response team, and to Reteti for giving these babies a second chance. Thanks mostly to Loisaba whose 56,000 acres is a natural safe haven for a multitude of wildlife.

About 40 million years ago the Great Rift Valley was formed – in the hollows some of the oldest, largest and deepest lakes in the world now lie.

Lake Bogoria is an alkali lake that is normally fringed in pink with thousands of flamingo that flock here to feed on the blue-green algae.  With the recent out-of-season-rains that has been thundering down, the lake’s features have been drastically changed.

This is how Lake Bogoria looks at the moment!  Still beautiful although not a flamingo in sight!

Massive rains in Sera Conservancy! Stuck for 2 hours at the end of the runway, but in true Kenyan spirit, there was a lots of help. Bush flying fun! @ Eston Whitfield

Private charter flights in Kenya, using Cessna Caravan aircraft.