Find your corner of wild Africa.
From the wildebeest plains of the Masai Mara to the granite islands of the Indian Ocean — every destination we offer, described the way we know it: first-hand.
Kenya is where we begin — not where we end.
We have walked, flown and driven every destination on this page. Below you will find the parks that made Kenya famous, the wider wilds of Africa, and the shores where a safari is best laid to rest — each one chosen, not listed.
Read the complete Kenya safari guideThe Masai Mara.
Kenya’s greatest stage.
No corner of Africa concentrates wildlife like the Mara. Big cats stalk the open grasslands year-round, and each season more than a million wildebeest thunder across the Mara River in the planet’s most dramatic natural spectacle.
It is Kenya’s finest first safari — exceptional game, well-established camps for every budget, and the option to drift above it all in a dawn balloon.
The rest of Kenya’s finest.
Amboseli
Great herds of elephant move across dry lakebeds with the snows of Kilimanjaro filling the horizon behind them. Amboseli offers the most reliable, unhurried elephant encounters in Kenya — and the single most photographed backdrop on the continent.
Explore Amboseli
Samburu
Beyond the highlands lies a sun-bleached frontier where the Ewaso Nyiro river draws elephant, leopard and the rare ‘Special Five’ — Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, beisa oryx and Somali ostrich — found nowhere else on a Kenyan circuit.
Explore Samburu
Tsavo
Kenya’s largest wilderness is a place of scale — endless red-earth plains where dust-bathed ‘red’ elephants drift between palm-lined rivers. Tsavo trades polish for genuine wilderness, ideal for travellers who want space and solitude.
Explore Tsavo
Ol Pejeta
East Africa’s largest black rhino sanctuary and home to the last two northern white rhino on earth. A private conservancy where the Big Five share open plains with chimpanzees, and where every visit funds the conservation you came to see.
Explore Ol Pejeta
Laikipia
A patchwork of private conservancies where the rules are your own — night drives, walking safaris and horseback riding among elephant and wild dog, often without another vehicle in sight. Laikipia is where the discerning traveller disappears.
Explore LaikipiaLake Nakuru
A jewel-box of the Rift Valley where a million flamingos once turned the shore rose-pink, and where both black and white rhino are reliably seen. Compact, fenced and easy — a perfect short addition to any safari.
Explore Lake NakuruQuieter corners.
Lake Naivasha
Hippo-filled waters and the walking trails of Crescent Island make Naivasha a gentle, scenic interlude in the heart of the Rift — boat safaris at dawn, giraffe on foot, no vehicles in sight.
Explore NaivashaMeru
Born Free country — lush, river-laced and gloriously empty. Meru delivers the full Big Five experience without another tourist vehicle, for travellers who measure luxury in solitude.
Explore Meru
Mount Kenya
Forest elephant, highland wildlife and the legendary Mount Kenya Safari Club beneath a snow-capped equatorial peak — a cool, scenic counterpoint to the savannah.
Explore Mount KenyaThe wider wilds of Africa.
Tanzania
The endless Serengeti plains, the Ngorongoro Crater’s natural amphitheatre and the calving grounds of the migration. Tanzania is the natural extension of any Kenya safari — bigger, wilder, unforgettable.
Discover TanzaniaUganda
Track mountain gorillas through misted forest, chimpanzees in Kibale and tree-climbing lions on the savannah. Uganda pairs primate encounters with classic game in a single, lush country.
Discover UgandaRwanda
The world’s most accessible gorilla trekking, set against the Virunga volcanoes and one of Africa’s most stylish safari scenes. Short, intimate and profoundly moving.
Discover RwandaSouth Africa
Malaria-free Big Five reserves, the legendary Kruger and the wine-and-coast glamour of the Cape. South Africa is the most versatile safari country on the continent — ideal for families and first-timers.
Discover South AfricaBotswana
Mokoro glides through the Okavango’s channels, vast elephant herds in Chobe and the surreal salt pans of Makgadikgadi. Botswana is low-volume, high-end safari at its purest.
Discover BotswanaNamibia
The towering red dunes of Sossusvlei, desert-adapted elephant and the wildlife oases of Etosha. Namibia is raw, cinematic and endlessly photogenic — a road-trip like no other.
Discover NamibiaZimbabwe
The smoke that thunders at Victoria Falls, walking safaris led by Africa’s finest guides and the elephant-rich plains of Hwange. Zimbabwe rewards the safari connoisseur.
Discover ZimbabweZambia
South Luangwa, where the walking safari was born, and the wild waterways of the Lower Zambezi. Zambia is for travellers who want their wilderness on foot and utterly untamed.
Discover ZambiaWhere the safari meets the sea.
Mombasa
Kenya’s historic harbour city — Fort Jesus, the spice-scented old town and the gateway to the white-sand beaches of the south coast. Where safari meets centuries of Swahili culture.
Explore MombasaDiani Beach
Powder-white sand and warm Indian Ocean reef — Kenya’s finest beach, an hour’s flight from the Mara. The classic way to end a safari, barefoot and unwinding.
Explore DianiZanzibar
Historic Stone Town, dhow sails on a turquoise sea and palm-fringed sand. Zanzibar is the romantic close to any East African journey — culture, spice and pure relaxation.
Explore ZanzibarSeychelles
Sculpted granite boulders, secluded coves and some of the most exclusive private-island lodges on earth. The Seychelles is the ultimate indulgent finale to a safari.
Explore SeychellesMozambique
The Bazaruto and Quirimbas archipelagos — coral reefs, dhow safaris and barefoot island camps on some of Africa’s most pristine, undiscovered coastline.
Explore MozambiqueLet us match you to the right place.
The Masai Mara is Kenya’s finest first safari — exceptional wildlife, well-established camps and the Great Migration.
Explore the MaraAmboseli is Kenya’s most family-friendly destination — calm elephants, open plains and Kilimanjaro views.
Explore AmboseliLaikipia’s private conservancies offer night drives, walking safaris and the Big Five without another vehicle in sight.
Explore LaikipiaNot sure which destination is right for you?
Our Nairobi-based specialists have visited every park, country and island on this page. Tell us what you are looking for and we will recommend the perfect destination — and design the itinerary around it.