Safarilink baggage allowance and luggage storage at Wilson Airport
Safarilink baggage rules are designed around light aircraft and bush-airstrip operations. Your total allowance includes checked luggage, hand baggage and camera equipment, so packing the right soft bag before arriving at Wilson Airport is essential.
Your bag is part of the flight plan, not an afterthought.
Safarilink carries travellers to bush airstrips, safari lodges, coastal airports and regional destinations. Because many services use light aircraft, the weight, shape and total volume of your luggage affect what can be loaded safely.
Safarilink Flights at Wilson Airport
Visit the main hub for Safarilink terminal information, check-in, destinations, safari flights and connection planning.
Do you receive a 15 kg or 20 kg baggage allowance?
Your allowance applies to the total weight of everything you bring onto the aircraft. Do not treat your camera bag, laptop bag or small backpack as extra baggage outside the allowance.
Most Safarilink safari and inland routes
The standard Safarilink allowance is 15 kg per person in total, including checked baggage, hand luggage and camera equipment.
Selected coastal, lake and regional routes
Safarilink lists a higher 20 kg total allowance for selected destinations. Hand baggage still counts within the total weight.
Infants travelling without a paid seat do not receive a separate baggage allowance. Plan baby items, hand bags and shared equipment within the adults’ total luggage plan.
Leave surplus Nairobi luggage behind before a light-aircraft safari.
Safarilink states that a complimentary secure luggage store is available at its Wilson Airport office. This can be useful for travellers heading to the Maasai Mara, Amboseli, Samburu, Lewa or another safari destination with a strict baggage allowance.
Ask at the Safarilink check-in counter before departure. Keep valuables, medication, travel documents, cash and essential electronics with you.
Do not leave storage arrangements until the final minutes before departure.
Confirm current collection procedures and storage suitability for your itinerary.
Keep only the bag and items that fit your final baggage allowance.
Your total means every bag, not only your suitcase.
Safarilink includes hand baggage in the total allowance. Weigh your complete setup before leaving your Nairobi hotel rather than discovering excess weight at Wilson Airport.
Pack for the lighter allowance when your itinerary has mixed routes. A safari-and-beach journey may include 15 kg and 20 kg sectors. The safest approach is to pack to the strictest sector.
Why Safarilink asks for soft bags
Light-aircraft luggage compartments have limited volume and irregular shapes. Flexible bags are easier to load safely and reduce the risk that rigid luggage travels separately.
What happens when your baggage is over the limit?
Extra luggage is not automatically accepted on a safari flight. Capacity depends on aircraft payload, passenger numbers, route conditions and operational approval.
Use your destination guide to match baggage, airstrip and lodge transfer.
The 15 kg safari-route allowance applies to the main bush-flight destinations, but each one has different airstrip, lodge-transfer and connection details.
Weigh, store, check in and board without a last-minute luggage problem.
Online check-in can save time, but passengers still need to report to the counter at Wilson Airport. Arrive early enough to weigh bags, arrange storage and resolve excess luggage questions.
Weigh everything
Include main luggage, hand bag, camera equipment and electronics.
Separate surplus items
Decide what needs storage or an advance excess baggage plan.
Report at the counter
Online check-in does not replace confirming your presence.
Confirm destination details
Ensure luggage is travelling to the correct airstrip or final airport.
Keep essentials with you
Carry documents, medication, camera essentials and valuables accessibly.
Questions travellers ask before packing for a Safarilink flight
Is Safarilink’s 15 kg allowance inclusive of hand luggage?
Which Safarilink routes have a 20 kg baggage allowance?
Can I use a hard-shell suitcase on Safarilink?
Can I store excess luggage at Wilson Airport when flying Safarilink?
What happens if my Safarilink bag is over the allowance?
Can I bring a large camera bag or photography equipment?
Can I take a golf bag, bicycle, surfboard or other sports equipment?
Do infants receive a Safarilink baggage allowance?
Useful Safarilink and Wilson Airport guides
Use these pages to coordinate luggage, check-in, terminal arrival, safari flights and connections through Wilson Airport.
Use the right bag, keep within the total allowance and let Wilson Airport handle the rest.
Safarilink baggage planning is straightforward when it is done before travel day: use a soft-sided bag, count every item toward the total allowance, arrange excess luggage early and ask about Wilson Airport storage for anything you do not need on safari.
WilsonAirport.org is not operated by Safarilink Aviation. Confirm current baggage allowances, excess luggage charges, storage procedures, route rules and booking terms directly with Safarilink.