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  • A herd of red-dusted elephants drinking along the bank of a waterhole.
    Safari

    Tsavo East, two days and a night in the park

    Leave the coast at dawn and give the savannah the time to surprise you, instead of turning the safari into a one-day dash.

    Duration
    2 days / 1 night
    Transport
    4x4 vehicle
    Format
    Private or shared
    Price
    from $370 per person

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  • Zebras and oryx together on the red earth among dry grass.
    Safari

    Tsavo East and Amboseli, three days across two different parks

    Two parks that look nothing alike: the red earth of Tsavo East and the low plains of Amboseli, with two nights so you are not spending the whole trip chasing the clock.

    Duration
    3 days / 2 nights
    Transport
    4x4 vehicle
    Format
    Private or shared
    Price
    from $600 per person

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  • A line of lions crossing the dirt track, green scrub on either side.
    Safari

    Tsavo, Taita and Amboseli, four days inland

    Four days and three nights to cross the Tsavo area, the country around the Taita hills and the plains of Amboseli, without rushing any of it.

    Duration
    4 days / 3 nights
    Transport
    4x4 vehicle
    Format
    Private or shared
    Price
    from $795 per person

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  • Three lions lying in the middle of the track, two safari vehicles stopped at a distance on the green plain.
    Safari

    Maasai Mara by air, three days starting from Malindi

    You leave by plane from Malindi airport: the Mara is reached by air, not with two days on the road, and the days stay free for game drives.

    Duration
    3 days / 2 nights
    Transport
    Domestic flight
    Format
    Private or shared
    Price
    from $1,485 per person

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  • The colourful excursion boat moored on the sandbank, guests aboard and turquoise water all around.
    Ocean

    Watamu Marine Park, a morning on the reef

    A morning on the water between reef and lagoon, on a route adapted to the sea, the tide and what the group can manage.

    Duration
    1 day
    Transport
    Boat
    Format
    Private or shared
    Price
    from $50 per person

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  • The barbecue table set up in the shallow water, the group of guests behind it.
    Ocean

    Safari Blue at Sardegna 2, a day on the boat from Mayungu

    A whole day on the boat from Mayungu, with a stop on the sandbank people call Sardegna 2: it only surfaces at certain stages of the tide, and the tide decides everything.

    Duration
    1 day
    Transport
    Boat
    Format
    Shared
    Price
    from $85 per person

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  • Guests sitting in the bow as the boat passes through the mangroves.
    Nature

    Mida Creek by canoe, inside the mangrove channels

    A few hours by canoe in the channels of Mida Creek, with the tide deciding the time and the route. You really do paddle, and you move in silence.

    Duration
    1 day
    Transport
    Canoe or kayak
    Format
    Private or shared
    Price
    from $40 per person

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  • A boat at anchor offshore under an open Indian Ocean sky.
    Nature

    Mida Creek by dhow, the last stretch of the day

    A couple of hours on a traditional sailing boat on the creek, in the slot when the light drops. You sit, you don't paddle, and you come back in the dark.

    Duration
    1 day
    Transport
    Dhow
    Format
    Private or shared
    Price
    from $45 per person

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  • The stone arch at the entrance to a historic site, with visitors under the trees.
    Culture

    Gedi (Gede) and the Arabuko-Sokoke forest

    A morning split between the ruins of a Swahili town and the edge of the largest coastal forest left in East Africa.

    Duration
    1 day
    Transport
    Minivan
    Format
    Private or shared
    Price
    from $65 per person

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  • Two people backlit on a rise, facing the low sun over the plain.
    Nature

    Marafa, the Nyari canyon in low light

    A sandstone canyon inland from Malindi, to the north, visited in the late afternoon because that is when the walls change colour.

    Duration
    1 day
    Transport
    Minivan
    Format
    Private or shared
    Price
    from $70 per person

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  • The guests in a row on the ridge as the sun touches the horizon.
    Ocean

    Robinson, Mambrui and Marafa in one day

    Water in the morning, dunes and a Swahili village in the middle of the day, a canyon at sunset: a full day, described for what it is.

    Duration
    1 day
    Transport
    Mixed transport
    Format
    Private or shared
    Price
    from $100 per person

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  • Visitors walking through the stone arch of the historic site, among the ruins and the trees.
    Culture

    Historic Malindi and the market

    A morning on foot through the old town of Malindi, taking in the Portuguese pillar, the harbour and the market where people really do their shopping.

    Duration
    1 day
    Transport
    Minivan
    Format
    Private or shared
    Price
    from $45 per person

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  • John at the wheel of the safari vehicle, a group of elephants crossing the red-earth savannah behind him.
    Tailor-made

    Safari and Watamu, tailor-made

    No off-the-shelf programme: you tell me how much time you have and what interests you, and I write you an itinerary built on that.

    Duration
    14 days / 2 nights
    Transport
    Mixed transport
    Format
    Private
    Price
    Request a quote

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