Your guide slows the vehicle, points at a grey shape in the bush, and says “black rhino.” You squint. It looks exactly like the one you saw yesterday at Lake Nakuru, which was apparently a white rhino. If you are planning your first Kenya safari, this black rhino vs white rhino mix-up is completely normal. […]
If you have ever missed a shot because someone in your row leaned across you at the wrong second, you already know why photography workshop safaris exist. A photography workshop guided safari Kenya trip is not just a safari with a good camera. It is a trip built around light, angles, and patience, with a […]
You have done the Mara. You have watched a wildebeest crossing from a hilltop and ticked off the big cats. Now you want something with more texture, a morning that shows you how conservation actually works, not just what it protects. An anti poaching ranger day experience does exactly that. You spend a few hours, […]
Last season we planned a trip for a family with a 4-year-old, a 9-year-old, and a 14-year-old. Same parents, same budget, three completely different safaris hiding inside one itinerary. That’s the real challenge with a mixed age sibling safari itinerary. It isn’t finding a destination kids will enjoy. It’s finding one where a toddler’s nap […]
Everyone lands in Nairobi wanting the same five animals. Lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, buffalo. It’s the first question every guest asks me: can we see them all? Here’s Kenya’s Big Five explained: where to see each one, and the honest odds behind it. The honest answer is yes, but not in one park, and not […]
I have watched clients step off a Mount Kenya trek still buzzing from Point Lenana. By their first afternoon game drive they wilt, because nobody told them their legs would feel like lead. A mount Kenya trekking safari combo is one of the best trips we plan out of Nanyuki, but it only works if […]
Here’s the number nobody tells you upfront. You will spend about 30 to 40 minutes actually watching the chimpanzees at Ol Pejeta’s Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary. Getting there from Nairobi takes half a day each way. That gap is the real question behind any Ol Pejeta chimpanzee sanctuary visit, not just the entry fee. I’ve taken […]
Every first-time safari guest asks the same question at the briefing table. Will we see the Big Five? It’s a fair question. But after twenty years of putting guests in vehicles across Kenya, I’ve learned the small stuff often makes the best stories around the campfire. Ask any guide about the elephant shrew and watch […]
Everyone who plans a Kenya safari asks about Ol Pejeta first. It has the name recognition, the chimpanzee sanctuary, and every tour operator’s brochure. Fewer people ask about Solio Ranch, tucked between Nyeri and Nyahururu at the foot of the Aberdares, and that is exactly why photographers who find it tend to fall for it. […]
A guest once called me from Denver, three weeks before her trip, asking one question. “Will I actually be able to get out of the vehicle to see anything, or will I be stuck looking through a window?” That question is the whole ballgame. Wheelchair accessible safari Kenya lodges and vehicles exist, and trips are […]
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