Safaris and excursions
Some of these come to you on the coast and bring you back to it. The rest cross the country and finish at the ocean. Pick the shape that fits the days you have.
From your hotel on the coast
We collect you in Watamu or Malindi and bring you back to it. 1 day to 4.
Inland2 days / 1 night
Tsavo East, 2 days
2 full days of game drives in one of Kenya’s largest parks, with a night in a lodge or tented camp inside it.
Tsavo East
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Inland1 long day
Tsavo East in a day
The same park and the same vehicle as the 2-day safari, compressed into one early start and one late return.
Tsavo East
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Inland3 days / 2 nights
Tsavo East and Amboseli, 3 days
Tsavo East on the first day, then west to Amboseli for the elephants and, on a clear morning, the whole of Kilimanjaro.
Tsavo East · Amboseli
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Inland3 days / 2 nights
Tsavo East and the Taita Hills, 3 days
A day in Tsavo East, then a night at Salt Lick — a lodge on stilts with a waterhole underneath it and elephants in it most evenings.
Tsavo East · Taita Hills
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Inland3 days / 2 nights
Masai Mara, 3 days
2 nights in the reserve Kenya is famous for, with a full day of game driving in the middle and a flight back to the coast.
Masai Mara
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Inland4 days / 3 nights
Tsavo East, Amboseli and the Taita Hills
3 parks and 3 very different nights, ending with Salt Lick and its waterhole before the run back to the coast.
Tsavo East · Amboseli · Taita Hills
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Across the country, ending at the ocean
Start in Nairobi, cross Kenya park by park, and finish on the beach at Watamu or at Mombasa airport. Nothing is driven twice.
Inland5 days / 4 nights
From the Masai Mara to the Indian Ocean
Nairobi to the Mara, then Amboseli, then Tsavo East, and out at the other end onto the white sand at Watamu.
Masai Mara · Amboseli · Tsavo East
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Inland6 days / 5 nights
Mara, Nakuru, Amboseli and Tsavo East
4 parks in 6 days — the Mara, the flamingos at Nakuru, the elephants at Amboseli and Tsavo East — finishing on the coast.
Masai Mara · Lake Nakuru · Amboseli · Tsavo East
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Inland7 days / 6 nights
Mara, Nakuru, Amboseli, Taita and Tsavo
The full crossing: the Mara, Lake Nakuru, Amboseli, the Taita Hills and Tsavo East, ending on the beach at Watamu or at Mombasa airport.
Masai Mara · Lake Nakuru · Amboseli · Taita Hills · Tsavo East
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On the water
Big-game trolling and jigging off Watamu, sailfish off Malindi in November, and 6 days of GT popping from Lamu.
On the waterFull day
Watamu full-day fishing: trolling and live bait
A full day of big-game fishing off Watamu, trolling and fishing live bait for wahoo, sailfish, marlin, yellowfin tuna and shark.
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On the waterHalf day or full day
Watamu jigging, half day or full day
Jigging the productive waters off Watamu for giant trevally, kingfish, tuna and other powerful reef and offshore predators.
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On the waterHalf day or full day
Prime sailfish season, Malindi and Watamu
Early November off Malindi and Watamu, trolling sailfish lures when a single day can bring several sailfish to the boat.
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On the water6 fishing days / 7–8 nights
Lamu GT hunting, 6 full fishing days
6 full days of GT popping and jigging around Lamu and Kiwayu, with 7 or 8 nights in Shela, a short walk from the boat.
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Excursions on the coast
Half days and full days from Watamu and Malindi: the reef and the sandbanks by glass-bottom boat, the Swahili ruins at Gede, Malindi’s old town, Robinson Island and the canyon at Marafa.
On the water
Safari Blu: Sardegna 2
Snorkelling in Watamu Marine Park, dolphins on the way, and Sardegna 2 — the sandbank that rises out of the sea at low tide.
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On the water
Safari Blu: Mida Creek and Sudi Island
By glass-bottom boat: snorkelling in Watamu Marine Park, the mangroves and birds of Mida Creek, then Sudi Island.
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On the waterHalf day — 08:30 to 12:00
Half-day snorkelling at Watamu Marine Park
A morning out over the coral of Watamu Marine Park: a shaded marine boat, a snorkel among the reef fish, and dolphins in season.
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On the waterHalf day or full day
Robinson Island and the Golden Beach
The dunes and golden sand of Che Shale, then a boat to Robinson Island for a seafood lunch of crab, prawns, fresh fish and coconut rice.
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On the waterHalf day — afternoon
Sundowner in the mangroves and a canoe trip
A baobab canoe through the mangrove channels at the end of the day, then a drink on the stilts with crab samosas as the sun goes down.
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On landHalf day — afternoon
The Real Africa tour
An afternoon away from the tourist route: everyday life in a local village, the people who live there, and time to meet them properly.
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On landHalf day
Marafa – Hell’s Kitchen
The sandstone gorges of Marafa, Kenya’s “Grand Canyon”, walked with a local guide, and sunset from a viewpoint above the canyon.
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On landHalf day
The Gede Ruins
An abandoned Swahili town among the baobabs a few kilometres from Watamu: mosques, houses, the sultan’s palace and the site museum.
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On landHalf day
Malindi town tour and the woodcarvers
Modern Malindi and the Arab old town, the market’s fabrics, batiks and crafts, and a workshop where carvers turn wood into sculpture.
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We put together private itineraries all the time — longer safaris, other parks, a safari and a fishing day in the same week. Tell us what you have in mind.