Travelling lightly through East Africa.
The wildlife and wild places of Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda are the reason we exist. Protecting them, and the communities who live alongside them, is not a programme bolted onto our work. It is the work.
Thirty years on the same land teaches you to look after it.
We have run safaris from the Kenyan coast since 1990. In that time we have watched the parks change, seen what pressure does to fragile places, and learned that the only safaris worth running are the ones the land can sustain.
That means small groups over big crowds, named local guides over anonymous contractors, and a steady preference for the lodges, sanctuaries, and conservancies that put something back. It is a quieter way to travel, and a better one.
Three commitments we hold to.
Wildlife & wild places
We keep a respectful distance, never crowd a sighting, and brief every guest on the rules of the parks before the first game drive. We support conservation work in the ecosystems we travel, and favour the community-run sanctuaries, like Mwaluganje, that exist to protect the animals that move through them.
People & communities
Our guides, drivers, and office team are East African, employed directly and paid fairly. We buy from local lodges and suppliers, and where a safari includes a Maasai or coastal village visit, it is arranged with the community, on their terms, with the benefit staying with them.
A lighter footprint
We carry refillable drinking water rather than single-use plastic, keep vehicles well maintained and full so fewer travel the same roads, and stay on established tracks to protect the ground and the grazing. Small choices, made on every trip, add up.
What this looks like on every safari.
- Small groups and guaranteed window seats, never overloaded vehicles
- Local, directly employed, English-speaking driver-guides
- Refillable drinking water in place of single-use plastic bottles
- A clear briefing on park rules and respectful wildlife viewing
- Community visits arranged with, and benefiting, the community
- A preference for lodges and conservancies with real conservation records
We are always looking to do better, and we welcome guests who hold us to it. If responsible travel matters to you, tell us when you enquire, and we will build it through every choice in your itinerary.
A safari that gives back as much as it takes in.
Tell us what matters to you, and we will shape a trip around it, lightly, and with the people and places of East Africa in mind.