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Safari vehicle at golden hour, Maasai Mara
Safaris born in the Mara

Made Around You

Discover Zavira's tailor-made safaris across Kenya and East Africa, planned by people who grew up beside the wildlife and want you to feel at home in it.

We send a piece of wild Africa home with every guest

Journey inspiration Start here
01°30'S 35°15'E
Maasai Mara, Kenya
Candlelit tent interior at night
A Note From The Field "Lantern light and the sound of the bush."
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✦ Tailor-Made, Every Trip
✦ Rooted in the Maasai Mara

Our purpose is to share the soul of Kenya through journeys as authentic as they are extraordinary, led by people who grew up beside the wildlife.

Who We Are

Born in the
Maasai Mara

Zavira Safaris was founded by a Kenyan guide, storyteller, and lifelong son of the Maasai Mara — with one vision: to share the soul of Kenya through journeys that are as authentic as they are extraordinary.

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★★★★★Five-star Google reviews from our guests“Reliable and professional, well-organized tours and excellent customer service.” Victor“An incredible experience in the Maasai Mara.” Benjamin
How it works

Three Simple Steps
To Your Safari

1

Consult

Tell us where, when and who is travelling. We reply by email or WhatsApp and talk it through with you.

2

Curate

We design your private itinerary with camps and guides we know well, and one clear all-inclusive price.

3

Confirm

You approve it, we book everything, and we meet you in Kenya ready for your first game drive.

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Why Zavira

Reasons To Travel With Us

A typical day

A Day In
The Mara

Every day is shaped around you. This is how a day can unfold.

  1. Sunrise game driveOut with your guide while the plains wake up and the animals are most active.
  2. Bush breakfastBreakfast in the wild, with nothing but the horizon in front of you.
  3. Rest at campA slow midday in the shade, a swim or a long lunch.
  4. Afternoon driveBack out as the light softens and the plains turn gold.
  5. Sundowners and fireA drink over the plains, then dinner by the fire under the stars.
Signature journeys

Starting Points,
Never Fixed Menus

Every Zavira journey is tailor-made. These show the nights, the place and the price to begin with, then we shape the rest around you.

4 Nights · Maasai Mara
The Royal Mara Escape
Luxury suite accommodation, a private butler, bush breakfasts, and sundowners over the plains — Zavira's most refined immersion into the Mara.
From $3,800per person sharing
All-inclusive: luxury suite, private butler, meals, guided game drives. Excludes international flights.
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3 Nights · Mara North Conservancy
The Hidden Mara
A small, remote bush camp off the tourist routes, with guided safari walks and a valley shared with more wildlife than vehicles.
From $2,400per person sharing
All-inclusive: accommodation, park & conservancy fees, meals, guided game drives. Excludes international flights.
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3 Nights · Laikipia
Laikipia Wilderness
Kayaking, camel rides, night drives, and bloodhound anti-poaching demonstrations at a working conservancy camp in Kenya's northern ranchlands.
From $2,150per person sharing
All-inclusive: accommodation, conservancy fees, house drinks, guided game drives. Excludes international flights.
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What is included

Typically Included

International flights are not included. Each quote lists exactly what your journey includes.

When to go

Choose Your Month

Tap a month to start your enquiry. Timing follows the rains and can never be promised.

We send a piece of wild Africa home with every guest.

The Zavira Experience

What Makes a Journey
Truly Yours

✦
Private & Personal
One private vehicle, one dedicated guide, no strangers sharing your journey.
✦
All-Inclusive Ease
One clear price — accommodation, meals, park fees, and transfers, no surprises.
✦
Authentic Access
Real time with the Maasai community, not a staged photo stop.
✦
Trusted on the Ground
Local knowledge built over a lifetime in this exact landscape.
Lion approaching a safari vehicle, Maasai Mara
Close, Real, Unforgettable
Encounters You'll Never Forget
There's no screen, no distance, no filter between you and the wild here. A Zavira game drive puts you close enough to feel it — safely, patiently, on the animal's terms.
"The most meaningful journeys are not simply about the places you visit — but the stories you carry home."
— Zavira Safaris
Where We Journey

Kenya's Most
Iconic Landscapes

Wildebeest migration with hot air balloon, Maasai Mara
01°30'S 35°15'E · Kenya
Maasai Mara
This is where Zavira began — our home ground. Every trail, every conservancy, every guide we trust here, we know well. The Great Migration thunders through July–October, but the Mara never truly quiets: resident lion prides, leopard along the riverine forest, and the Big Five year-round. This is the safari we know best, and the one we are proudest to share.
Elephant herd with Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli
02°39'S 37°15'E · Kenya
Amboseli
Few sights in Africa rival Amboseli's elephant herds moving across open plains with Kilimanjaro rising behind them — on a clear morning, the mountain feels close enough to touch. Beyond the elephants, Amboseli offers some of East Africa's finest photographic light and a landscape that shifts from swamp to dust in a single afternoon.
Grevy's zebra and giraffe, Samburu
00°35'N 37°32'E · Kenya
Samburu
North of the equator, the landscape changes character entirely — rust-red earth, doum palms along the Ewaso Nyiro River, and species found almost nowhere else: Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk. Samburu feels remote and unhurried, a favourite for travellers who've done the classic circuit and want somewhere wilder.
Northern white rhino, Ol Pejeta Conservancy
00°02'N 36°56'E · Kenya
Ol Pejeta
Ol Pejeta is a conservancy with a mission: it's home to the last two northern white rhinos on Earth, and one of the most successful rhino sanctuaries in Africa. Beyond rhino tracking, expect chimpanzee sanctuary visits, dense predator populations, and some of the most committed conservation work you'll see on safari.
Lake Turkana, the Jade Sea, Northern Kenya
03°30'N 36°00'E · Kenya
Northern Kenya & Lake Turkana
Cross north of Samburu into Kenya's wildest, least-visited frontier — volcanic desert, the turquoise waters of Lake Turkana, and species found nowhere else on the classic circuit. Remote, rugged, and utterly unforgettable.
Diani Beach, Kenya coast
04°17'S 39°35'E · Kenya
The Kenya Coast & Beaches
End your safari where the savannah meets the Indian Ocean. White sand at Diani, the Swahili stone town of Lamu, and the coral gardens of Watamu — the perfect close to a Zavira journey.

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Our Iconic Destinations

One Continent,
Every Kind of Wild

Kenya designed and led by our own team. Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Namibia, and Botswana organised through trusted partners on the ground — one standard, wherever you travel.

Kenya
Kenya
 Tanzania
Tanzania
 Uganda & Rwanda
Uganda & Rwanda
 Namibia
Namibia
 Botswana
Botswana
Cheetah, up close
Let's Plan Your Next Journey
Ready?
From your first message to your last night under canvas, we are with you — one team, one promise. Ready to take the road less travelled?
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Guest Stories

What Travellers
Are Saying

★★★★★
"A reliable and professional safari company offering well-organized tours and excellent customer service. Highly recommended for anyone seeking unforgettable safari experiences in East Africa."
— Victor, Google Review
★★★★★
"Zavira Safaris gave us an incredible experience in the Maasai Mara. Our guide, Stephen, is Maasai by birth."
— Benjamin, Google Review (translated from Spanish)
What your stay does

Travel That Stays
In The Places It Visits

Our impact Our community Water for the Mara

The Zavira Promise

Why Travel
With Zavira

We don't run a call centre — we run a promise. Every Zavira safari is planned and led by our team, from the morning you land to the night before you fly home. No strangers filling in, no gap between what you were told and what you get. Our guides grew up in this land, alongside the very landscapes we take you through. When you book with Zavira, you're not booking a travel company — you're booking a Kenyan tour operator that has staked its name on getting it right.

Create your adventure

Let Us Design It
Around You

Tell us who is travelling and when. We design a private itinerary with camps and guides we know well, then send one clear all-inclusive price.

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Your designer is Stephen Koshal, founder and guide, who grew up in the Maasai Mara.

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