Our story
A trusted marketplace for African travel
We connect travelers directly with verified local suppliers — not a tour operator, a marketplace.
The East Living is a Kenyan-based marketplace that lists verified African travel suppliers and passes traveller quotes to those operators.
The East Living exists to solve a simple problem: booking authentic African travel is confusing, opaque and full of middlemen. Travelers struggle to tell genuine local operators from resellers, and the best local guides are hard to find online.
We are a marketplace, not a tour operator and not a reseller. We verify local suppliers, publish honest content and reviews, and connect travelers directly to the people on the ground. Listed prices are the operator's — we do not inflate rates to recover advertising.
Suppliers handle licensing, vehicles, guides, insurance and operations. We handle the website, the leads, the reviews and — over time — secure payments. Everyone does what they do best.
Verified only
Every operator and guide is checked before listing.
Direct connection
Inquiries go straight to the supplier — no markup games.
Local-first
We champion local businesses across East Africa and beyond.
About the marketplace
What does The East Living actually do?
We verify local travel suppliers, publish honest pages, and connect travellers to those suppliers. We do not operate tours or mark up operator prices.
Who fulfills the trip?
The listed operator or guide. They hold the licences, vehicles, insurance and on-the-ground team.