How to Plan a Bespoke African Honeymoon
An African honeymoon can be the rare trip that’s equal parts adventure and rest. You wake before dawn to the sound of lions somewhere out in the dark, head…
Est. 1994 · Nairobi
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Tailor-made safaris, Indian Ocean escapes and journeys across the world, planned in Nairobi, down to the last detail, by people who have made the trip themselves.
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Where we go
Africa first. The world after.
31 places, and a travel designer who has been to them.
Africa first
One agency, every journey
The whole trip, one desk
Hotels anywhere, tickets on any carrier, safaris by road or by air, and cruises. Pick one and it opens; the same desk is behind all five, which is why, when one leg moves, everything else moves with it.
Road & flying safaris
Drive the rift or fly over it: the same parks, a completely different kind of day.
Every itinerary is rebuilt around your dates, your pace and how much driving you can stand.
67 itineraries written after the fact, and 35 of them run seven to nine days.
Often combined with and .
How we run a safariFlights
A whole board of airlines ticketed side by side, including the regional hops and the bush strips nobody else will touch.
When plans change, a consultant reissues the ticket or holds the seat, the same day, on the phone.
66 airlines on the ticketing board, 22 written up in full.
Often combined with and .
What we ticketStays anywhere
Lodges, camps, beach resorts and city hotels, quoted off the rate sheets our consultants use.
Kenyan residents and expats pay the resident rate, in shillings, per person per night.
108 properties carry a live resident rate today, 26 of them on the coast.
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Where we put peopleCruises
Royal Caribbean and Norwegian through to Seabourn and Silversea, with 4 lines holding sailings on the desk right now.
Booked with the flights and the hotels either side, so the whole trip has one owner.
10 hand-picked sailings on the desk, 5 of them in Asia.
Often combined with and .
Explore cruisesThe world
Africa is where we started. It is not where we stop.
The Middle East, the Indian Ocean islands and most of Asia are planned from the same desk.
31 destinations written up, 10 of them in Asia.
Often combined with and .
All destinationsMost people start with a safari: Wildebeest Tales, 6 days, from USD 2,900 per adult sharing. All 67 itineraries.
Experiences
The parts you remember
24 things worth building a journey around.
Balloon Safaris
Road Safaris
Flying Safaris
Gorilla Trekking
Gorilla Habituation
Honeymoons
Rhino Conservation at Ol Pejeta
Chimpanzee Trekking
Elephant Conservation in Samburu
Night Game Drives
The Tree-Climbing Lions
The Kazinga Channel by Boat
Helicopter Safaris
Shoebill Tracking
Horseback Safaris
White-Water Rafting on the Nile
Camel Safaris
Special Occasions
Babymoons
Anniversaries
Proposals
Destination weddings
Family reunions
Milestone birthdays
Kenyan residents & expats
Home is cheaper than you think
Resident rates at 108 lodges, camps and beach resorts from Diani to Samburu, in shillings, per person per night, with the season laid out plainly. Bring your Kenyan ID or resident pass to check-in, and nothing else but a weekend.
- Aberdares & Merufrom KSH 32,500 · 2 properties
- Amboseli & Tsavofrom KSH 11,850 · 18 properties
- Dianifrom KSH 13,450 · 17 properties
- Great Lakesfrom KSH 10,500 · 7 properties
- Laikipia & Nanyukifrom KSH 35,750 · 6 properties
- Masai Marafrom KSH 12,000 · 39 properties
- Samburufrom KSH 10,100 · 10 properties
- Mombasa, Watamu, Malindi & Lamufrom KSH 16,000 · 9 properties
Each bar is that region’s cheapest current per-person, per-night rate, drawn against the priciest of the 8.
Resident rates are for citizens and residents of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan. Bring your ID or residence permit at check-in.
Not a resident? See our safari & beach packages
Before you book
Three things worth reading first
- Your first safariHow a safari day runs, how long to go for, road or fly, when to come and what it costs.
- The best time to visit KenyaJanuary and February, then July to October, are the months we send most people.
- Kenya safari costWhat you pay for on a Kenya safari, why two similar weeks can differ threefold, who sets the park fees, and how to get more from the same budget.
IATA-accredited and KATA members, working from two Nairobi offices since 1994. More about us.
We booked our Mediterranean cruise with Holiday Bazaar, Nairobi. The experience was seamless and Chandni was absolutely amazing through the process in supporting our bookings to answering all our queries.
30 reviews on TripAdvisor and Google, where we cannot edit them. Travellers’ Tales.
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