Why travellers choose Imara

Name: Imara Africa Safaris — Company & Catalog Statistics
Creator: Imara Africa Safaris

We don't sell package tours. Every safari is drafted from a blank page by a Nairobi-based team that calls East Africa home, and supported around the clock from departure to return.

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Operating across

Kenya · Tanzania · Uganda · Rwanda + Zanzibar

By the Numbers

What we have to show for it

A veteran team, distilled into four facts.

15+

Years Experience

Veteran team · Imara est. 2022

200+

Travellers Hosted

Across four countries

5.0

Average Rating

TripAdvisor + Google

East African Countries

Kenya · TZ · UG · RW

Our Promises

Six things we won't compromise on

These aren't marketing claims. They're written on the wall of our Nairobi office, and the team is held to them on every trip.

Local expertise

Every guide on our roster has 15+ years across East Africa. No foreign brokers, no junior hand-offs, no guides who've only seen the Mara on a screen.

Personal itineraries

Every trip is drafted from a blank page, conversationally, around your dates and your pace. No package tours sit on our shelf waiting to be sold.

24/7 on-trip support

Real Nairobi humans, never a chatbot script. WhatsApp, email or phone, your choice, twenty-four hours a day from departure to return.

Transparent pricing

One quote, all-in. Park fees, transfers, taxes, dietary needs, all included from day one. No surprises sprung on you at the lodge desk.

Flexible booking

Free date changes up to 120 days before departure, low deposits, transparent cancellation terms. Life happens; we adapt.

Conservation-aligned

Partnerships with community conservancies in the Mara, Laikipia and Samburu, eco-certified camps, ranger-funded conservancy fees on every trip.

Our Process

A better safari starts before you book

We slow the planning down just enough to avoid expensive mistakes: the wrong camp, the wrong month, too many transfers, a pace that looks fine on paper and exhausting in real life.

We listen first

A safari designer asks about your pace, comfort level, wildlife priorities, food preferences, mobility needs, and budget bracket before suggesting a single lodge.

We design around the season

Routes are built around the migration calendar, the long and short rains, road conditions, park fee changes, flight schedules, and quieter conservancy windows.

We stay close on the ground

Your guide and the Nairobi operations team coordinate transfers, lodge check-ins, route changes, and small surprises from touchdown to airport farewell.

The Difference

Imara vs. the typical operator

Most safari companies can book beds and vehicles. The real value is knowing what to include, what to skip, and how to protect the whole trip when something shifts.

Imara

Typical operator

Itinerary design

Drafted from a blank page around your brief

Pulled from a catalogue of pre-built tours

Team

Nairobi-based, locally owned, family-run

Foreign sales team selling Kenya from afar

Lodge rates

Direct partnerships, no middlemen

Wholesale rates with broker mark-ups

On-trip support

24/7 from a real Nairobi human

Office hours only, sometimes a chatbot

Date changes

Free up to 120 days before departure

Penalty fees on most amendments

Conservation

Community conservancy fees on every trip

Optional add-on or not mentioned

Pricing

One quote, all-in, no hidden fees

Base price plus surprise extras

Licensed and Bonded

Recognised by the bodies that matter

Click view certificate & member no. to open the official KATO and TRA documents, alongside our live traveller ratings.

KATO Bonded Member

Kenya Association of Tour Operators

TRA Licensed Operator

Tourism Regulatory Authority of Kenya

Verified traveller reviews

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.

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