We run our own vehicles and guides in all four countries below — so border crossings, permits and internal flights are handled in-house.
The Mara is Kenya at its most cinematic: 1,510 km² of rolling grassland, riverine forest and big cats. Between July and October…
Best time: Jul – Oct (migration), year-round game
Famous for enormous free-ranging elephant herds framed against the snows of Kilimanjaro. Amboseli's swamps stay green through the…
Best time: Jun – Oct, Jan – Feb
A compact Rift Valley gem, fenced and fiercely protected. It holds one of Africa's densest rhino populations — both black and…
Best time: Year-round
North of the equator, the landscape turns arid and the wildlife turns unusual. Samburu is home to the "Special Five": Grevy's…
Best time: Jun – Oct, Dec – Mar
A freshwater lake ringed by fever trees and flower farms. Boat safaris bring you within metres of hippo pods, and Crescent Island…
Best time: Year-round
The world's only national park inside a capital city. Lions, rhino and giraffe roam against a skyline of office towers — perfect…
Best time: Year-round
Twenty-five kilometres of powder-white sand and a protected reef lagoon on Kenya's south coast. Kitesurfing, diving with whale…
Best time: Dec – Mar, Jul – Oct
A marine national park with three sheltered bays, coral gardens and the Mida Creek mangroves. Malindi adds Swahili-Italian…
Best time: Nov – Apr
Africa's second-highest peak. Point Lenana (4,985 m) is a demanding trek rather than a technical climb, taking you through bamboo…
Best time: Jan – Feb, Jul – Sep
The Rwandan slopes of the Virungas, where Dian Fossey worked. Gorilla families here are habituated and remarkably accessible —…
Best time: Jun – Sep, Dec – Feb
Endless plains that give the park its Maasai name, "siringet". The Great Migration circles the Serengeti all year — calving in…
Best time: Year-round (migration moves)
The world's largest intact volcanic caldera and one of the few places you can reliably see all of the Big Five in a single…
Best time: Year-round
Stone Town's carved doors and spice markets give way to the turquoise shallows of Nungwi and Paje. The classic finale to a…
Best time: Jun – Oct, Dec – Feb
The roof of Africa at 5,895 m, and the tallest free-standing mountain on earth. Machame, Lemosho and Rongai routes, all guided by…
Best time: Jan – Mar, Jun – Oct
Ancient montane rainforest sheltering almost half the world's remaining mountain gorillas. Trekking permits are limited and must…
Best time: Jun – Aug, Dec – Feb
The Kazinga Channel boat safari delivers hippo, buffalo and 600 bird species. The Ishasha sector is famous for its tree-climbing…
Best time: Jan – Feb, Jun – Sep