Destinations
From the Mara's golden plains to the Crater's hidden floor — these are the parks and places we know by heart, season by season.
Big cats, Great Migration, Maasai culture
The Mara is where the savanna of your imagination comes true — open golden plains, dramatic river crossings, and the densest lion population in Africa. We hold permits in the surrounding conservancies, which means fewer vehicles at every sighting.
Endless plains, big cats, migration calving season
The Serengeti is Africa at its most cinematic: fourteen thousand square kilometres of rolling grassland where the Great Migration calves in the south each February. Our Tanzanian guides read these plains like a diary.
Big tuskers beneath Mount Kilimanjaro
Amboseli's dust devils, swamps and snow-capped backdrop make it Kenya's most photogenic park — and home to the continent's most studied elephant families, some carrying tusks that nearly touch the ground.
The Big Five in one caldera
A collapsed volcano the size of a city, holding one of the densest wildlife populations on earth. Black rhinos graze the marshes while lion prides hold territory — all inside the steepest intact caldera in the world.
Flamingos, rhino sanctuary, Rift Valley views
A compact Great Rift Valley gem where flamingos fringe an alkaline lake and both black and white rhinos are protected in a fenced sanctuary — an easy half-day add-on between the Mara and Naivasha.
Elephant herds and giant baobabs
Tarangire in the dry season is an elephant wonderland — herds of up to three hundred gather along the river beneath thousand-year-old baobabs, far from the crowds of its famous neighbours.
Red elephants, volcanic landscapes, Tsavo lions
Together Tsavo East and West form Kenya's largest wilderness — the vast red-dust plains where elephants coat themselves in crimson soil, and the rugged west where hippos gather at the underwater hide of Mzima Springs.
A national park in the capital, Giraffe Centre, museums
Nairobi is the only capital city with a national park inside its borders — and the perfect place to begin or end your safari with giraffe feeding, the Karen Blixen Museum, elephant orphans and craft markets.
Flamingo soda lake, Soysambu Conservancy, Rift views
A serene Great Rift Valley soda lake fringed with acacia woodland, where thousands of flamingos feed along the shallows and giraffes and zebras roam the surrounding Soysambu Conservancy — a quiet counterpoint to the busier parks.
White sand beaches, marine park, Swahili heritage
Centuries of Swahili seafaring meet powder-white sand on Kenya's north coast — snorkel the coral gardens of Malindi Marine Park, wander the old town's carved doors, and end your safari with barefoot ocean evenings.
UNESCO Old Town, dhow sailing, Swahili culture
East Africa's oldest living Swahili town, a UNESCO World Heritage site of carved stone alleys, rooftop sunsets and sailing dhows. After the plains, Lamu slows time — donkeys, sea breezes and centuries of history.
Every itinerary pairs parks by season, wildlife and pace. Tell us what you most want to see and we will match the map to it.
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