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Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda each need a different plan.

Kenya can connect mountains, safari and coast. Tanzania changes with the northern circuit, Kilimanjaro and the season. Uganda asks you to plan around forests, primates, the Nile and the Rwenzori. Start with the country, then compare the regions that give it its character.

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School Expeditions

Start with what you want students to learn. We will shape the right mix of mountains, wildlife, cycling and coast around their age, confidence and time.

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Destination guides across East Africa.

Browse by country, then open each guide for access, seasons, places to stay and the journeys that connect the region.

wild dogs in Tsavo

Kenya

Tsavo Conservation Area

Kenya's great red-earth wilderness: plan Tsavo East and West as one connected elephant landscape, with honest advice on distances, seasons and route design.

4 nights minimum for East and West; 5–6 for photography, birding or a slower wilderness journey recommended

Palm-fringed shoreline and vehicle tracks at Eliye Springs on Lake Turkana

Kenya

Northern Kenya

An expedition through Kenya's arid north: community rangelands, forested mountains, salt flats and Lake Turkana, planned around distance, water and local knowledge.

8–12 days for a meaningful Marsabit–Chalbi–Turkana expedition recommended

Two young lionesses standing on a red termite mound in Tsavo

Kenya

Tsavo East National Park

Wilderness Alternative Expedition guide to Tsavo East Tsavo East does not reveal itself in a rush. The road runs red through thorn and open sky; elephant tracks cross…

3 nights recommended; 2 possible for a focused southern circuit recommended

A lone tusker beside an Amboseli safari camp with acacia trees and Mount Kilimanjaro beyond

Kenya

Planning Your Amboseli Safari

Plan an Amboseli safari with clear advice on road and air access, private vehicles, game-drive rhythm, packing, families and the right number of nights.

2 nights minimum; 3 nights for depth recommended

An elephant at amboseli with Mount Kilimanjaro on the background

Kenya

Wildlife & Elephants of Amboseli

Understand Amboseli’s elephant families, bulls, wetlands, communication and wider wildlife through the eyes of an experienced safari guide.

Best experienced over 2–3 nights recommended

Accomodation in AMBOSELI

Kenya

Where to Stay in Amboseli

Choose an Amboseli lodge or tented camp by location, guiding, atmosphere and safari rhythm—from well-selected mid-range stays to private luxury.

Usually 2–3 nights recommended

An elephant herd moving across Amboseli grassland beneath Mount Kilimanjaro

Kenya

Photography in Amboseli

A practical Amboseli photography guide to elephants, Kilimanjaro, dust, wetlands, light, lenses, vehicle positioning and patient fieldcraft.

3 nights recommended for serious photography recommended

Zebras on the Amboseli plains beneath Mount Kilimanjaro

Kenya

Amboseli

Amboseli in depth: elephant families, spring-fed marshes, Kilimanjaro light and the field knowledge that turns a game drive into a true southern Kenya safari.

2–3 nights recommended

Maasai hosts performing a traditional jumping dance during a community visit

Kenya

Maasai Culture & Conservation in the Mara

Understand the Mara as a living Maasai landscape, the conservancy model, responsible community visits and the pressures shaping conservation.

Add only with time for genuine exchange recommended

Safari vehicle and elephants at sunset on the Maasai Mara plains

Kenya

Planning Your Maasai Mara Safari

A practical guide to road versus flying, airstrips, private vehicles, balloon flights, families, combinations and preparation.

3–5 nights recommended