9 daysPrivate
Big Kenya
Maasai Mara National Reserve · Lake Nakuru National Park · Lake Naivasha · Amboseli National Park
Spirit of Kenya — tailor-made luxury African safaris
Private journeys · Africa
Exceptional local guides, beautiful places to stay and all the freedom in the world.
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The Spirit difference
Big on wonder.
Small on crowds.
The best safaris do not run to a script. They make room for the leopard in the tree, the elephant at camp and the afternoon you decide to stay.
We design private journeys around you — your dates, your rhythm, your idea of comfort. Our Kenya-based team knows when to go, where to linger and which details turn a trip into a story you will tell for years.
Meet the people behind your journeyStart with a place
Five ways into
our Africa.
Choose an icon, then let us connect it to quieter reserves, remarkable camps and the people who make the journey personal.
Journeys worth crossing the world for
Africa, beautifully composed.
10 daysPrivate
From Kenya to Tanzania with Love
Lake Nakuru National Park · Maasai Mara National Reserve · Serengeti National Park · Ngorongoro Conservation Area
11 daysPrivate
Spirit and Soul of Africa
Lake Nakuru National Park · Maasai Mara National Reserve · Serengeti National Park · Ngorongoro Conservation Area
6 daysPrivate
Amboseli and Mara
Maasai Mara National Reserve · Lake Naivasha · Amboseli National Park
8 daysPrivate
Wonders of Kenya and Tanzania
Maasai Mara National Reserve · Serengeti National Park · Ngorongoro Conservation Area · Ngorongoro Crater.
Optional Maasai Mara experience
See the Mara
from above.
Lift over the plains in a hot-air balloon at sunrise, then land for breakfast in the bush. Available as an optional addition to selected Maasai Mara safaris.
Ask about balloon safarisHot-air balloon · Maasai Mara
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More ways to feel Africa
Follow your curiosity.
Safari is only the beginning. Add altitude, ocean, culture or complete stillness.
Where the day ends beautifully
Camps worth missing a game drive for.
We keep a living collection of 132 camps, lodges and coastal stays. The right one depends on your route, your rhythm and what luxury means to you.
Explore all camps & lodges
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&Beyond Kichwa Tembo
Located where the riverine forest meets the sweeping plains in the path of the awe-inspiring Great Migration, the camp provides an authentic dose of African wildlife, delivered with legendary Kenyan hospitality.
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Aberdare Cottages
Aberdare Cottages & Campsite is in the Aberdares most exquisite settings, overlooking the roaring Mathioya River against the backdrop of the Aberdare Mountains at her highest peak.
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Aberdare Country Club
Considered a heritage property in Kenya, The Aberdare Country Club has retained the charm of a private home with the simple comforts of a country inn.
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Ahadi Mara Camp
Ahadi Mara Camp is located in the heart of Maasai Mara. Tucked beneath the shade of indigenous trees on the western edge of Mara Triangle, our five-star camp offers an unrivaled experience.
The humans behind the journey
A safari company
you can actually know.
Spirit of Kenya was born from a simple idea: planning a safari should feel as personal and memorable as the journey itself.
We are safari specialists with deep local knowledge and a commitment to honest advice. The person who helps design your trip remains close, and the guides welcoming you in Kenya know these roads, seasons and wild places intimately.
Arrive as a guest. Leave as a friend.
- Private from start to finishYour vehicle, your guide and a journey that changes pace whenever you do.
- Designed here in KenyaLocal knowledge means better routes, honest recommendations and help close at hand.
- Fair, transparent pricingThoughtful choices at every level of comfort, with value focused where it matters.
- One human, alwaysA dedicated safari designer knows your journey before, during and after you travel.
The Spirit Journal
Real stories. Useful advice.
A Safari Begins in the Wild and Ends Within Us
One of our guests, Linda, shares her safari experience in her own words. The Art of Waiting: A Safari Begins in the Wild and Ends Within Us. You don’t realise just how vast the world is until you’re in the midst of it.
Read the story
Going on Safari alone
Sometimes you are a solo travelling enthusiast who loves the excitement of new adventures on your own: your decisions, your pace, your independence.
Read the story
Four Reasons to go on safari in October
June to September is unquestionably the most popular season for a safari adventure in Kenya, but did you know that October is an absolutely fantastic time? Despite being a spectacular month to be in Kenya, relatively few people seem able to take advantage.
Read the storyOur photographs. Our guests. Our Kenya.
Not stock Africa.
The real thing.
Your turn
Where will the wild take you?
Share a date, a dream or simply a feeling. A safari designer will usually come back within a few minutes to a couple of hours with the first ideas for a journey entirely your own.
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