The Maasai Mara, Amboseli beneath Kilimanjaro, the Rift Valley lakes and the coast — planning a Kenya safari, and combining it with the gorilla countries.
Start hereKenya is the most efficient big-game safari in East Africa — short transfers, a deep mid-market and the Mara. The decision that matters most is reserve versus conservancy.
Read the guideThe most photographed people in Africa and among the most misrepresented. Who the Maasai actually are, why cattle explain everything — and why their land and the famous parks are the same land.
Read BlogMost itineraries list park names with no sense of where anything is. Kenya's geography — the Rift Valley, the six safari regions, and which combinations actually work.
Read BlogA pre-dawn flight over the plains, landing to a champagne breakfast in the grass. What licensed operators actually charge, the weight and weather realities, and an honest verdict on whether an hour aloft beats another hour on a game drive.
Read BlogYes, decisively — Kenya is the original Big Five country. No single park hands you all five without effort, but rhino's comeback from under 400 to over 2,100 makes the real story here, not the suspense.
Read BlogThe decision that most affects your Mara trip isn't when you go — it's whether you stay in the National Reserve or a private conservancy. One caps vehicle numbers; one doesn't.
Read BlogAn elephant park with a mountain behind it. Not a Big Five park — there are no rhino — but the best place in East Africa to be close to elephants, cloud permitting.
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