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Imara Africa Safaris

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.

Where we goKenyaTanzaniaUgandaRwandaZanzibar
A personal note

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 of Imara Africa Safaris

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,

Lewis Munuhe

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

Lewis Munuhe — Founder & Director, Imara Africa SafarisImara Africa Safaris

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
KATO & TRA Licensed
24/7 On-Trip Support
100% Tailored Itineraries
Locally Owned & Operated

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“Imara” means strongin Swahili. We build every safari with that same strength — expert knowledge, honest pricing, and relentless attention to detail.

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