About Africa Keys
Founded in Nairobi in 2008. Woman founded, woman led and boutique by choice.
Our story
Africa Keys was founded in Nairobi in 2008 to show Africa as the people who live here know it. Most of the people who have travelled with us since came through someone who had travelled with us before.
We have grown carefully, through trust, referral and relationships that go back years. We have also chosen to stay boutique. Growth matters to us, but not at the expense of our people, our service or the quality of the journey.
The founder’s journey
This is part of where Africa Keys comes from, and of how it is run. It shapes the care we take, the people we employ and the relationships we keep.
Our people
Tourism is seasonal. Our team is not. Many have been with Africa Keys for more than a decade, and average tenure is around fifteen years.
Godfrey. Raphael. Steven. Wiseman. Samuel. Moses.
These names come up again and again in the letters we receive. Our guides are the most important part of your journey, and they are part of our team all year.
How we travel
Six things we ask about before we suggest anything.
What you want to see, learn or simply feel.
Early starts and full days, or long mornings and fewer places.
What you need in order to rest well.
By road with your guide, by light aircraft, or both.
Camps, lodges, conservancies and hotels we know personally.
It shapes the stay and the access. It never changes the care.
Our relationships
The hotels, lodges, camps and guides we work with are relationships built over many years. We know who runs them, and they know our travellers will be looked after properly.
It is why a request made in Nairobi is honoured in the Mara.
What we believe
The details are ours to worry about, not yours.
Earned one journey at a time since 2008.
Our team is the business.
Africa as it is, shown by people who live here.
For the places and communities we travel through.
Tell us what you are imagining and we will start from there.