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Best Luxury Tour OperatorWorld Luxury Travel Awards · 2024
Best Inbound Tour OperatorKenya Tourism Awards · 2024
Top Rated Safari SpecialistMagical Kenya · 2024
Best Luxury Safari OperatorKenya Tourism Awards · 2025
Ongeri Expeditions is a Kenyan owned luxury safari company in Karen, Nairobi, founded by Abner Ongeri.
Abner grew up in Kisii, a few hours from the edge of the Maasai Mara. He watched the migration cross long before the world arrived to photograph it.
It shows in the small things. Which suite catches Kilimanjaro at a quarter to seven. Which guide suits a nervous first timer. Which conservancy holds the cats in September.
We are not interpreting Kenya for you. We are from here.
We stay small on purpose. The person who designs your journey is the person who answers when you call from an airstrip at six in the morning.
Some people would rather fill something in at midnight. Others would rather talk. Both land with the same designer, and a first route comes back within 24 hours.
Fill in Plan Your Safari at your own pace, or write, call or WhatsApp. Not sure yet is a real answer.
One named person, a real route back within a day, and an honest note on anything that will not work as imagined.
Most journeys change shape once or twice before they are right. Nothing is fixed until you say it is.
The same person from the first call to the last transfer. Kenya based, so it is a phone call rather than an overnight email.
Our most loved luxury safari itineraries across Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Zanzibar, from 6 to 12 days and from USD 11,000 per person. Each one is curated, tested and refined by our team in Nairobi.
Choose a country to see the best time to travel, what our private luxury safaris start at, and the regions within it, from the Maasai Mara and the Serengeti to gorilla trekking in Rwanda and Uganda. Most are under two hours apart by air.
Where safari began, and where we live
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The Serengeti, the crater and the full Migration cycle
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Mountain gorillas, two hours from Kigali
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Gorillas in Bwindi and chimpanzees in Kibale
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The beach after the bush, an hour from the Serengeti
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The Seychelles and Mauritius, out in the ocean
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Every month brings its own highlight, from calving on the Serengeti to gorillas in Rwanda, the Great Migration in the Maasai Mara and island escapes to Zanzibar, the Seychelles and Mauritius.
Explore the Year WheelWe stay small on purpose. It is what lets one named person design your journey, answer the phone themselves, and know every camp we send you to by name.
Our StoryOn safari in Kenya, filmed by our guests Dave and Tracey.
Founded and run from Karen, Nairobi, with our own ground teams in Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda. When a plan changes on the day, someone local is already there to fix it.
One named person designs your journey, sends a first route within 24 hours, and stays with you until you are home. No handovers, no case numbers.
We work only with the camps, lodges and guides we have stayed in, travelled with and trust by name. No others.
Through Ongeri Philanthropy, a share of every journey funds the conservation and community projects we support each year.
Through Ongeri philanthropy, a portion of every safari supports the conservation efforts and community initiatives that keep these landscapes — and the people who call them home — thriving for generations to come.
4.9 ★★★★★ from more than 170 reviews
Fitzpatrick HMaasai Mara, Kenya · January 2026
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Kevin TAtlanta, United States · February 2026
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Jrlvo HUganda, gorilla trek · January 2026
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Lisa DMara, Amboseli and Diani · June 2026
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larlarukDorking, United Kingdom · March 2024
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Dylan JHoneymoon, Kenya · March 2024
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Honest guides to the best luxury camps, what a private safari really costs, and when to travel for the Great Migration and gorilla trekking.
Planning · September 2026Road or Fly In? An Honest ComparisonOne buys you the country, the other buys you time. Real driving times, the legs we will not drive, and which costs more.Read the guide →
Where to Stay · September 2026Angama Mara or Mahali Mzuri?The view against the game, the Mara Triangle against a private conservancy, and which of the two suits your safari. An honest comparison.Read the guide →
Where to Stay · September 2026Is Singita Sasakwa Worth It?What the rate actually includes, what 350,000 private acres give you that the national park cannot, and the three alternatives we suggest instead.Read the guide →
Straight answers to what guests ask us most. For anything else, one of our experts will answer the same day.
Our Kenya journeys start from USD 7,500 per person for a private road safari, from USD 11,000 per person for 6 days at Angama Mara, and from USD 16,450 per person for 9 days across Amboseli, the Maasai Mara and Laikipia. The price depends on the season, the camps and how you fly between them.
All year round. Every month has its own highlight: calving in the southern Serengeti from January to March, green landscapes and the best value in April and May, gorilla season in Rwanda from June, and the Great Migration in the Maasai Mara from July to October. See our month by month guide.
For gorilla trekking in Rwanda and the busiest Mara months, we suggest 9 to 12 months ahead, because the best camps and permits sell out first. For other months, 3 to 6 months is usually enough.
Yes. We secure permits for Volcanoes National Park as part of your journey. Permits are limited each day, so we book them as soon as you confirm.
Yes. We pair luxury safaris in Kenya and Tanzania with private island stays in Zanzibar, the Seychelles and Mauritius, such as our 9 Day Kenya and Seychelles and our 10 Day Kenya Safari and Mauritius Beach.
Yes. We plan family safaris with private vehicles, family suites and whole private villas, such as our Private Villa Family Safari in the Maasai Mara. Some camps set minimum ages, and we plan around them.
We arrange every flight, private charter, road transfer and park fee within East Africa. International flights and entry visas are not included, and we guide you through both.
In Karen, Nairobi, Kenya. We are Kenyan owned and run. Call us toll free from the US and Canada on 1-888-502-0560, or on +254 711 471 757 from anywhere.
Fill in Plan Your Safari, or speak to an expert. A designer sends you a first route within 24 hours, and nothing is fixed until you say so.
Let us craft a journey that stays with you long after you return home.
