How is a private safari different from a group safari?

A group safari shares a vehicle and a fixed schedule with other travelers. A private safari is your vehicle alone, with a route and pace set entirely around your group.

Does a private safari cost more?

Yes, since you're not sharing the vehicle or guide's time. Most guests find the difference is in the pace and access, not just the price.

Can I combine a private safari across Kenya and Tanzania?

Yes. Many private itineraries move between the Maasai Mara and the Serengeti as one continuous route, with the same guide and vehicle throughout where logistics allow.

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Private Safaris

Your Vehicle. Your Pace. No One Else's Itinerary.

A private safari means exactly that: one vehicle, one guide, one itinerary built around you. No shared game drives, no fixed departure times, no compromise with strangers' preferences.

What's Different

How This Actually Works

One Guide, Start to Finish

The same guide reads your pace over days, not hours, and adjusts the plan accordingly.

Private-Use Camps

Exclusive-use tented camps and villas where your group is the only one on the property.

A Route, Not a Schedule

Depart when the light is right, not when a shared vehicle needs to leave.

Conservancy Access

Private land bordering the main parks, closed to day-trippers and set-departure groups.

Where to Go

Kenya

Maasai Mara

Kenya

Samburu

Tanzania

Serengeti

Questions

Before You Ask

A group safari shares a vehicle and a fixed schedule with other travelers. A private safari is your vehicle alone, with a route and pace set entirely around your group.