Your kind of journey
The wild is for everyone.
Choose how you travel and the comfort you want, then shape the details with our team. Whichever you choose, the parks and the wildlife are the same.
How you travel
Shared, private or entirely yours.
Shared discoveries. Your own adventure. Or something entirely your own. There’s more than one way to go Big Time.
- 01Group JoiningA shared journey, a shared experience · A natural fit for solo travellers
- 02Private SafariTravel with your own party · A more personal safari rhythm
- 03Tailor-Made SafariBuilt around your interests · Choose your comfort and pace
Group Joining
Come for the wildlife. Leave with new connections. A shared adventure for independent spirits.
- A shared journey, a shared experience
- A natural fit for solo travellers
- Budget-conscious exploration
Private Safari
Your people. Your pace. Explore East Africa together, with room for the moments that matter.
- Travel with your own party
- A more personal safari rhythm
- Options for families and couples
Tailor-Made Safari
Start with a dream, not an itinerary. Let’s shape a journey around your curiosity and your kind of wild.
- Built around your interests
- Choose your comfort and pace
- Plan directly with our team
Our catalogue confirms the travel style of two journeys, both group-joining. For any other journey, ask how it runs and whether a private version is available.
Comfort levels
Three ways to stay.
Budget, midrange and luxury describe where you sleep and how much is fixed in advance. They do not change the parks or the wildlife.
- 51 journeys · 1–13 days
Budget
Straightforward stays, published prices and the same parks and wildlife.
- 34 journeys · 3–19 days
Midrange
Lodge stays discussed with you during planning, with prices quoted for your dates.
- 15 journeys · 3–14 days
Luxury
Comfort-focused journeys, with lodges and travel shaped with you during planning.
Side by side
What the catalogue says.
Every line below is counted from our catalogue of 100 journeys. Where it says nothing, we say so.
Budget
- Journeys
- 51 in our catalogue
- Length
- 1 to 13 days
- Countries
- Kenya 23 · Tanzania 13 · Kenya & Tanzania 9 · Uganda 6
- Prices
- 17 published, per person in US dollars; the rest on request.
- Where you stay
- 22 journeys name the camp at main Kenyan stops; other stops are at a camp or lodge, and 10 journeys use mountain huts or camps.
- Travel style
- 2 journeys confirmed as group-joining. Ask how any other journey runs.
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser stated on 31 journeys.
Midrange
- Journeys
- 34 in our catalogue
- Length
- 3 to 19 days
- Countries
- Kenya 8 · Tanzania 7 · Kenya & Tanzania 9 · Uganda 10
- Prices
- None published: quoted for your dates and group.
- Where you stay
- Lodges. 11 journeys also name a property: Buraha Zenoni (10) and Jambo Mara Safari Lodge (1).
- Travel style
- Not stated in our catalogue. Ask whether a private version is available.
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser stated on 24 journeys.
Luxury
- Journeys
- 15 in our catalogue
- Length
- 3 to 14 days
- Countries
- Kenya 7 · Tanzania 4 · Kenya & Tanzania 2 · Uganda 2
- Prices
- None published: quoted for your dates and group.
- Where you stay
- Lodges, none named in our catalogue. We discuss them with you during planning.
- Travel style
- Not stated in our catalogue. Ask whether a private version is available.
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser stated on 12 journeys; 2 journeys are fly-in, with transport not stated.
What changes, and what doesn’t
What changes
- Where you sleep, and whether the catalogue names it
- Whether a price is published or quoted for your dates
- How long and how far journeys go
What stays the same
- The parks and reserves: the best-known appear at every level
- The wildlife: no comfort level can promise a sighting
- On road safaris in Kenya and Tanzania, the 4×4 Land Cruiser
One journey at each level
Big Time picks.
Picks are journeys our team chose to feature from the catalogue. They are not a ranking of sales.
6 Days Sweetwaters, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha & Maasai Mara Luxury Safari
Big Time pick
Sweetwaters · Lake Nakuru · Lake Naivasha · Maasai Mara
Accommodation is in lodges.
Where each level goes
By country.
Each number opens that comfort level, filtered to the country.
Start with what matters most.
If price matters most
Start with budget: it is the only level with published prices, and many journeys name their camps.
If you want more comfort
Look at midrange and luxury. Their lodges are discussed with you during planning and quoted for your dates.
If you are not sure
Compare the same route at different levels, or choose “Not sure” in Plan My Safari and we will suggest a mix.
- Does a more comfortable safari mean more wildlife?
- No. The comfort level changes where you sleep and how much is fixed in advance. The parks are the same, and no safari at any level can promise a sighting.
- Why do only budget journeys show prices?
- Our catalogue publishes prices for 17 budget journeys, per person in US dollars. Every midrange and luxury journey is quoted for your dates, group and the lodges you choose.
- Is group-joining the same as budget?
- No. How you travel and where you stay are separate choices. The two journeys our catalogue confirms as group-joining are budget journeys; for any other journey, ask how it runs.
- Are luxury safaris private?
- Our catalogue does not confirm private use for any luxury journey. Ask whether the vehicle is private to your party, and we will tell you what the journey includes.
- Can I mix comfort levels?
- Choose “Not sure” for comfort in Plan My Safari and we can suggest a mix that suits your route and budget.
Your journey begins with a conversation
Not sure which style fits?
Tell us who is travelling, when and what matters most. We will suggest the style and route that make sense for you.