Not Just a Safari Company
Imara is a thoughtful planning partner for travellers who want East Africa done properly: every route, every lodge, every detail.
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Kenya · Tanzania · Uganda · Rwanda + Zanzibar
Who We Are
Strong. Firm. Imara.
Imara is Swahili for strong and firm; the promise behind every safari we design.
Imara Africa Safaris Limited is a Nairobi-headquartered modern travel company, designing handcrafted domestic safaris across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Zanzibar from the same trails our team grew up on.
In an industry crowded with cookie-cutter packages, we draft every itinerary from a blank page. Each route is researched against the migration calendar, the long and short rains, and our scout reports from the camps themselves, so the accommodations, the activities, and the pace all land right where the wildlife and the weather are at their best.
Drawing on years on the ground, we take on the heavy lifting: visa briefings, internal flights and 4×4 transfers, park fees, lodge bookings, dietary requirements, even the coffee for your pre-dawn game drive. The promise is simple. Planning becomes our work, presence becomes yours: time with the wildlife, time with the people you came with, time to actually be in Africa rather than rushing through it.
Beyond our signature routes, every Imara safari can be wholly tailored. Whether that is a private honeymoon traversing the Mara to Zanzibar, a multi-generational family lodge journey, a wildlife photographer's expedition, or a single-traveller deep-dive into a niche corner of the bush, tell us how you want to travel and we will build the trip around you, not the other way around.
Message from the director
Imara isn't a brand or a portal. It's a small Nairobi-based team led by people who guide the parks themselves.

Lewis Munuhe
Founder & Director · Nairobi
Karibu, and thank you for considering Imara.
When you send us a brief, you reach a Nairobi-based team — not a call centre, not a chatbot. I personally read every itinerary request and come back with thoughts within minutes, not days.
Imara was built by East-African guides, conservationists and naturalists who've spent decades inside the parks where you'll travel. Routes off the obvious circuit. Lodges chosen for character, not commission. Drivers who can read the dust at eighty metres.
If something on this page catches your eye — or you have only the rough sketch of a trip in mind — write to me directly. We'll come back with something honest, well-considered, and entirely yours.
Asante sana,
Founder & Director · Imara Africa Safaris
The Imara Compass
Four directions. One safari philosophy.
Every Imara itinerary is calibrated around four axes: wildlife, comfort, culture, and pace. Hover or tap each to explore what it means for your trip.
Wildlife First
We time every itinerary to what's actually moving on the ground. The Mara River crossings of the Great Migration peak between July and October. Serengeti calving season runs January through February. Bwindi's silverback territories shift with the rains, and the Akagera lions move with the herds. We don't book around brochures; we book around bush intelligence from the guides we've grown up alongside.
- Great Migration timing windows (Mara & Serengeti)
- Bwindi gorilla permits secured 6+ months ahead
- Predator hot-spots, conservancy by conservancy
What We Believe
“A safari should never feel like a checklist.”
“The drive matters as much as the destination.”
“Honest advice builds better trips than hard sells.”
“Every safari should fund what it visits.”
A partner you can trust
Licensed, bonded and accountable
Imara Africa Safaris is the trading name of Santa Imara Africa Safaris Limited, a Nairobi-headquartered tour operator. We are a bonded member of KATO and a TRA-licensed operator — click any credential to view the official certificate and our member/licence number.
KATO Bonded Member
Kenya Association of Tour Operators
TRA Licensed Operator
Tourism Regulatory Authority of Kenya

Santa Imara Africa Safaris Limited (trading as Imara Africa Safaris) · Registered in Nairobi, Kenya. Our KATO bonded-member number and TRA licence details appear on the official certificate above — click to view and verify.
Plan Together
Book a 30-min safari planning call
Pick a time that suits you. One of our Nairobi-based safari designers will jump on the call, hear what you have in mind, and sketch real options. No script, no commitment.
What to Expect

Your safari designer
Lewis Munuhe
Founder & Director · Nairobi
- 30 minutes
- 1-on-1 video call
- English · Swahili
We'll Talk Through
- Where you dream of going
- Travel dates and seasonality
- Comfort level and budget bracket
- Wildlife or culture priorities
- Open questions a brochure can't answer
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