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Safari

Safari means journey in Swahili. Ours are led by guides who have spent years in these parks, at a pace that leaves time to watch.
A lioness on a mound with her cubs on the open plain

With Africa Keys

Your guide is the most important part of a safari. Ours are certified, they know the country and its wildlife, and many have been with Africa Keys for more than a decade.

Your guide drives, spots and explains. You travel in a safari Landcruiser or minibus with a roof hatch for game viewing, a radio, a cool box and a first aid kit. Guides who speak other languages can be arranged.

Where you stay, how long you spend in each place and how you move between them are decided with you. Some travellers want two parks and long mornings. Others want to cover ground. Both are a safari.

Highlights

What it can hold.

Wildebeest crossing a river during the migration

The Great Migration

Wildebeest and zebra moving between the Serengeti and the Mara.
Two giraffes standing side by side among acacia bushes

Samburu’s Special Five

Reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra, Beisa oryx, gerenuk and kudu.
Elephants bathing in the Chobe River beside a boat of visitors

Chobe by river

One of the largest elephant populations in Africa, seen from the water.
A safari vehicle and three people beneath an acacia tree at sunset

The hours between

Sundowners, bush breakfasts and what your guide tells you on the drive.
Three male lions resting together on the grass

Tree-climbing lions

Lake Manyara, on the way to Ngorongoro and the Serengeti.

On foot

Walking safaris in the quieter reserves of southern Tanzania.

Where

The countries for it.

All destinations

Kenya

The Mara, Amboseli, Samburu, Laikipia and the coast

Tanzania

Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar

Uganda

Mountain gorillas, Murchison Falls and the source of the Nile

South Africa

Kruger, Cape Town, the Winelands and the Garden Route

Botswana

Chobe and the Okavango

Zimbabwe

Victoria Falls and the Zambezi
An Africa Keys safari Landcruiser with its roof hatch open, parked under a blue sky

Who it suits

First safari or fifth. Families with children, couples, friends travelling together and people returning for a part of Africa they have not yet seen.

Good to know

Drives start early and roads in the parks are rough. Light aircraft allow 15 kg of luggage in soft bags. Neutral colours are best on safari; bright ones are fine at the coast.

Travel Information

Journeys to inspire

Journeys we have created.

All journey inspiration
Two lionesses on a mound in open grassland
Kenya
9 to 12 days

From the Mara to the Indian Ocean

Amboseli below Kilimanjaro, the Maasai Mara, then quiet days on the coast at Diani or Watamu.
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Two elephants sparring in tall grass with the herd behind them
Tanzania
10 to 14 days

Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Zanzibar

The northern parks and the crater, then Stone Town and the beaches of the Spice Island.
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Victoria Falls dropping into the gorge
Zimbabwe and Botswana
5 to 7 days

Victoria Falls and Chobe

The Falls, a sunset on the Zambezi and elephants from the river.
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Our guide was fantastic: knowledgeable, passionate about wildlife, funny, friendly and a great spotter of animals. Even long drives between hotels ended up being lots of fun, and we learned a lot about Kenyan culture and history.

Africa Keys traveller

Kenya

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