Plan My Safari
A luxury Kenya safari is where safari really got started.
A private luxury Kenya safari takes you from the rolling grasslands of the Maasai Mara — the northern stage of the Great Migration — to elephant herds framed by Mount Kilimanjaro at Amboseli, and the rare northern species of Samburu. Stay in exclusive private conservancies bordering the Mara for off-road game drives, night drives and walking safaris few ever experience.
Every journey is private, all-inclusive and designed around you, with your own expert guide and vehicle throughout — and the option to finish on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast.
Kenya's great parks & conservancies
The greatest wildlife show on earth
From July to October the migration reaches the Maasai Mara, and the wildebeest brave the crocodile-filled Mara River. The surrounding private conservancies offer the same wildlife with a fraction of the vehicles.
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Recommended lodges & camps in Kenya
Where you stay shapes your whole safari. These are properties we know personally and return to again and again — chosen for their location, their guiding and the way they make you feel. Tell us which appeal and we'll build your journey around them.
These are a few of our favorites — we work with many more across every park and price point, and we'll arrange your Nairobi nights before and after the bush. Have a specific lodge in mind? Tell us in your enquiry and we'll secure it.
Best time to visit
The Great Migration in the Maasai Mara, with the famous Mara River crossings — Kenya's peak season.
Warm, dry and uncrowded — superb resident game viewing across the Mara, Amboseli and Samburu.
Green season — lush scenery, newborn wildlife, fewer travelers and excellent value.
Planning essentials
Fly into Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO); light-aircraft safaris depart Wilson Airport for the Mara and beyond.
Kenya replaced visas with an Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA, ~$30). Apply online at least a week before travel; approval usually arrives within 1–3 days and covers stays up to 90 days.
Anti-malarial prophylaxis is recommended; a yellow-fever certificate is required only if arriving from an endemic country.
Private, all-inclusive Kenya safaris, priced privately to your trip. Book 10–12 months ahead for peak migration season.
Know before you go
The practical details we handle for you — flights, entry, health and money — summarized here so nothing surprises you. Requirements can change, so we confirm everything when you book.
Getting there from the USA
Kenya Airways flies nonstop from New York JFK to Nairobi — about 14 hours. Morning arrivals connect straight to the Mara by light aircraft, so you can be in camp for lunch.
Visas & entry
Kenya is visa-free for US citizens, but you must apply online for an eTA (about $30) at least a few days before departure. We'll remind you when it's time.
Apply for the Kenya eTA ↗Health
Malaria prophylaxis is recommended for the parks; Nairobi's altitude keeps the city low-risk. A yellow fever certificate is only needed if you arrive from an endemic country.
Money & tipping
The Kenyan shilling is local, but USD is accepted at camps and for tips. Tipping is entirely at your discretion — most guests set aside about $20–25 per person per day for guides and camp staff. Cards cover most everything else.
A day in Nairobi
Kenya’s capital deserves more than a layover. Give it a day between flights and safari — these are the stops our guests love.
Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage
Watch orphaned elephant calves at their morning mud bath and feeding — and adopt one. One of the most moving hours in Africa.
Giraffe Centre
Come eye-to-eye with endangered Rothschild’s giraffes from the raised platform in Karen — a conservation success story.
Nairobi National Park
The world’s only national park bordering a capital — lion, rhino and giraffe against a skyline of high-rises, 20 minutes from downtown.
Karen Blixen Museum
The farmhouse at the foot of the Ngong Hills where the author of Out of Africa lived — a window into colonial-era Kenya.
Karen & Langata dining
Long lunches in garden restaurants, Kazuri bead workshops and boutique shopping in Nairobi’s leafiest quarter.
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