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Kenya

Kenya

Maasai Mara, Amboseli & the Indian Ocean coast

Tanzania

Tanzania

Serengeti, Ngorongoro, the southern wild & Zanzibar

Uganda

Uganda

Mountain gorillas & the source of the Nile

Maasai Mara

Maasai Mara

Great Migration, big cats & endless savannah

Diani Beach

Diani Beach

White sand, coral reef & Swahili coast

Nairobi

Nairobi

Capital culture, food & day-trip gateway

Zanzibar

Zanzibar

Spice islands, Stone Town & turquoise lagoons

Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park

Endless plains & the Great Migration

Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Crater

A complete caldera of concentrated wildlife

Tarangire National Park

Tarangire National Park

Baobabs, the river and elephant country

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Mara Trails Safaris

Mara Trails Safaris

Nairobi & Maasai Mara, Kenya

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Family-run Kenyan operator specialising in small-group Maasai Mara safaris with licensed driver-guides and 4x4 land cruisers. KATO and Tourism Regulatory Authority registered.

★4.9(128)12 yrs active
East Horizon Tours

East Horizon Tours

Mombasa & Amboseli, Kenya

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Coast-based operator linking Amboseli and Tsavo safaris with Diani beach stays. Strong logistics for fly-in and road safaris across southern Kenya.

★4.8(94)9 yrs active
Tanzania Wild Co.

Tanzania Wild Co.

Arusha, Tanzania

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Arusha-based specialists for the northern Tanzania circuit — Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Tarangire — with permanent and mobile migration camps.

★4.9(211)15 yrs active

Local knowledge

Top local guides

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James Ochieng

Nairobi food & culture

Nairobi, Kenya

★5.0· 340 trips
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Amina Hassan

Diani & coast experiences

Diani, Kenya

★4.9· 187 trips
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Peter Mwangi

Nairobi city & day trips

Nairobi, Kenya

★4.9· 412 trips
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Fatuma Juma

Zanzibar culture & coast

Stone Town, Zanzibar

★4.9· 298 trips
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Fatuma Ali

Zanzibar culture & spice

Stone Town, Zanzibar

★5.0· 412 trips
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Samuel Okello

Uganda wildlife & Nile

Jinja, Uganda

★4.8· 156 trips
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Thandiwe Nkosi

Cape Town city & winelands

Cape Town, South Africa

★4.9· 267 trips
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Joseph Otieno

Mount Kenya & Aberdare hiking

Nanyuki, Kenya

★4.8· 143 trips
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Mary Nakato

Kampala & Uganda culture

Kampala, Uganda

★4.9· 176 trips

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