Hi RestlessFeet,

It is very easy on Skyteam (Delta). I live 20 minutes from MSP.

Option 1 - this option earns MQD which is the only way to make status by flying on Delta in 2024.
-Fly on a Delta aircraft to AMS. Likley from MSP, DTW, SLC, ATL, JFK
-Fly KLM to EBB or NBO. Depending which country you begin with.
-Fly KLM home from NBO or EBB. Depending which country you end with.
-This is one ticket on Delta and KLM are code share flights on the Delta ticket.

Option 2 - You earn Skymiles only.
-Fly Kenya Airways from JFK-NBO. Continue onward on Kenya Airways to Entebbe when done with Kenya safari.
-Fly home EBB-NBO at roughly 430pm, layover a few hours, fly Kenya Airways NBO-EBB.
-If starting with Uganda, the above works in the opposite (land NBO from JFK and continue to EBB same day on Kenya Airways).
-This is one ticket on Kenya Airways. NBO-EBB or EBB-NBO might be issued separately by your safari planner's ticketing department.

Craig Beal - owner - Travel Beyond