Lion pride at sunrise beneath an acacia on the Maasai Mara plains

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Private safaris across Kenya & Tanzania

Unhurried journeys through the Mara, Amboseli, the Rift Valley lakes and the Serengeti. Fully licensed. Impeccably guided. Quietly generous.

Expert guides

Silver-level KPSGA guides who grew up beside the parks they show you.

Private by default

Your own vehicle and guide on every itinerary — never a shared seat.

Licensed & insured

KATO-bonded, TRA-licensed, fully insured guides and 4x4 fleet.

No hidden fees

Park fees, transfers and taxes included in the price you're quoted.

Safaris & getaways

Journeys, weekends and moments.

One collection for the traveller flying in and the local weekender in equal measure. Every trip is privately guided and priced all-in.

1-Day Best of Nairobi ExcursionDay trip

1 day

1-Day Best of Nairobi Excursion

Nairobi National Park · Sheldrick Trust · Giraffe Centre

Lions at dawn a few minutes from the skyline, orphan elephants at eleven, and lunch under acacias.

From $215 / ppEnquire
3-Day Masai Mara & Lake NaivashaShort break

3 days · 2 nights

3-Day Masai Mara & Lake Naivasha

Lake Naivasha · Maasai Mara National Reserve

A long weekend in the Rift Valley, boat safari on Naivasha and two full days in the Mara.

From $680 / ppEnquire
4-Day Mara, Naivasha & Lake NakuruBest value

4 days · 3 nights

4-Day Mara, Naivasha & Lake Nakuru

Maasai Mara · Hell's Gate · Lake Nakuru

Flamingo shores, rhino country and the Mara's big cats in one unhurried loop.

From $890 / ppEnquire
5-Day Amboseli, Naivasha & Masai MaraBestseller

5 days · 4 nights

5-Day Amboseli, Naivasha & Masai Mara

Amboseli · Lake Naivasha · Maasai Mara

Elephant herds beneath Kilimanjaro, then the golden plains of the Mara.

From $1,060 / ppEnquire
6-Day Private Kenya SafariPrivate

6 days · 5 nights

6-Day Private Kenya Safari

Amboseli · Naivasha · Nakuru · Maasai Mara

Your own guide, your own vehicle, your own pace, with hand-picked tented camps throughout.

From $1,340 / ppEnquire
7-Day Classic Kenya CircuitAll-inclusive

7 days · 6 nights

7-Day Classic Kenya Circuit

Amboseli · Hell's Gate · Naivasha · Nakuru · Mara

Park fees, transfers, full board and a silver-level guide, all in the quoted price.

From $2,090 / ppEnquire
Lantern-lit tented camp overlooking the savannah at dusk

We are Marakai

Guided by people who were born to this land.

Marakai is a small, family-run safari house based in Nairobi. Boutique by choice, private by default. Every guest gets a real name, a real phone number and a guide who lives within an hour of the park you're visiting.

We hold no packaged departures. Each itinerary is drafted one-to-one, adjusted until it fits, and honoured at the price we quoted.

Top destinations

Kenya & Tanzania, one curated collection.

More services

Flights, drives and the full journey.

We can handle more than your safari. Add competitive airfares or a reliable 4x4 to your booking and keep everything under one Nairobi-based team.

Safari charter plane over the Mara

Flight ticketing

International, regional and charter flights into Kenya and Tanzania — quoted and coordinated with your ground itinerary.

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Safari 4x4 vehicle

Car hire

Insured 4x4s, safari vans and saloon cars — self-drive or with a driver-guide — delivered across Kenya and beyond.

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Wildebeest crossing the Mara River

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