The best safaris in Kenya are undoubtedly tailor made – which means just that – it is designed entirely around you – not twenty thousand other people and shoe horning everyone’s interests and tastes into one package!

Coming from Kenya, the country is my passion and I spend months of each year traversing it, finding new places to offer our clients. It really is one of my favourite countries in Africa – not least because it offers maximum diversity – in terms of wildlife, culture, scenery and vegetation. There is something for everyone!

With tailormade safaris to Kenya, we find out about what you most enjoy in a safari or if you have never been on one before, then what you would like to see, what your hobbies and interests are and we find out as much information as possible about you in order to create the perfect safari – just for you! In over twenty years, no two safaris have ever been the same!

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Kenya offers the most wonderful wildlife regions – from the Masai Mara with its wildebeest migration that traverses this region between June and October – to Meru with its magical scenery, trees and wildlife, to Samburu – with its rich red soil and large elephant populations, to Tsavo East – known for its lions and its general wildness, and Amboseli – at the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro.

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You can go on a traditional safari, a horse riding safari, a walking safari assisted with camels or mules, you can hike Mount Kenya, fish in Lake Alice, go to the beach and stay in one of several gorgeous retreats or villas. The options are endless. We support a number of charities in Kenya, and you can even visit these or assist if you liked. However – you can be assured that we will offer you a safari like no other – the only limit is the realm of your imagination!

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Kenya Safari Lodges are made up of a myriad of different styles – there is literally something for everyone!

From gorgeous villas on Lamu, to Robinson Crusoe retreats on Kiwayu, as one spends one’s day relaxing in a hammock, metres away from the lapping waves on the shores of the Indian Ocean, to authentic, tented camps erected just for you, in the Loita Hills or in the Masai Mara, Tsavo or Samburu. Here you go on safari with your own private guide and vehicle. Your guide brings the bush alive, regaling you with information and stories and is your friend and mentor throughout your safari.

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Then there are lightweight fly camps which we use for walking and camel safaris, through the Matthews Mountains or Laikipia as well as tree houses where one can sleep elevated on a platform, safe in the knowledge that one is away from any harm!

Finally,  there are the beautiful, design inspired lodges in Laikipia and Magadi, where the game viewing is superb and each villa has its own ‘cool pool’ where one can cool off – all with the most amazing views across the plains and Tanzania in the distance.

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There is even the possibility to take an Arab Dhow and go sailing along the coastline!

It is very easy these days to have a luxury Safari in Kenya, as there are just so many lodges and beautifully appointed tented camps to choose from. As any African afficionado knows, tents have moved on a long way in the last twenty years! Forget about pup tents, (unless one is flycamping), and any negative thoughts on boy scout camping should be banished! No, we are talking about lovely, spacious, sexy tents (yes, they can be!), as large as most apartments, with 360 degree views should one wish, persian rugs scattered on the floor and big cushions. Fantastic views and some with their own plunge pool! The most gorgeous tent I recently stayed in was at Sasaab, in Kenya. Sadly I was on my own, but this was somewhere to be shared with your partner – it was romance and bliss personified!

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The tents are set in the bush and one watches pairs of dik diks pronking through the trees. During the day, the tent is open fronted and open to the side, where the plunge pool is situated, overlooking the river. The front has equal views over the river with a couple of sun loungers placed on the grass. In the bedroom is a large sitting area with lots of cushions and bird and mammal books for perusing. There is even a yoga mat and plenty of places to practice yoga! There is a large bathroom with sliding tented doors with an inside shower and twin basin unit.  You also have your dedicated room steward.  If you feel like having more of a workout in a proper swimming pool,  then one can walk up to a mezzanine area outside with lots of large chairs and cushions  for relaxing and having a glass of wine, overlooking the swimming pool. There is also a spa.  Apart from game viewing in Samburu National Park, which is superb and excellent for elephant specifically (as well as having five different species which only occur north of the equator), they also offer camel walking and riding,  as well as walks, visits to the local community and the school. There are so many other lovely properties – in Lake Naivasha, we have a folly, which one takes over – and one can go for walks, visit Lake Nakuru  and take a boat around the lake whilst birdwatching.

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There are umpteen gorgeous houses in Laikipia where one can stay – my favourite being a homestead which has been decorated by an Argentinian interior decorator – called the Italian cottage. Here one can ride, track wild dog, game view and walk and the wildlife is superb. Or perhaps take a private cottage in Laikipia with infinite views across the escarpment. On the coast, in Lamu, take a private villa – complete with your own skipper and boat for the day! Dine on lobster, crab and fresh fish each night! At the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, there is a gorgeous lodge called Ol Donyo Wuas. This is the perfect place to acclimatise to Africa – sleep outside in your sala for a night or two, beneath the stars! They have elephants with the largest tusks here.  Go for wonderful walks, horse ride, have lovely picnic lunches and breakfasts laid out for you on a walk – the opportunities are endless, as are the views, luxury safari Kenya at its best!

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