Small Group Luxury Safaris in East Africa
Set Departures · Maximum 12 Guests · 2027 and 2028

Small Group
Journeys

Considered safaris in considered company. Set departure luxury journeys for a maximum of 12 guests, travelling by private charter and private jet across Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Egypt and Victoria Falls.

Group Size Maximum 12
Departures 2027 and 2028
Style Ultra Luxury
The Collection

Considered journeys. One philosophy.

A small group, properly defined, is twelve people on one Cessna Caravan, two safari vehicles, and one long table at dinner.

Our small group journeys are built around the conviction that the most considered way to travel Africa is with no more than twelve guests at a time. Two safari vehicles in camp. One charter aircraft between landscapes. A single table when the day's drive ends. The result is the depth of a private journey at the cost of a shared one — and the rare pleasure of travelling alongside others who chose, at the same moment, the same kind of trip.

Each journey is a flagship. Each runs as an annual set departure. Each is built around the conviction that twelve is the right number. The collection is curated rather than catalogued, and it grows slowly, as new editions are added each year.

The newest edition goes further than anything we have run before. Legends of Africa takes the same 12 guests from the Giza pyramids to Victoria Falls in 16 days, on a chartered private jet rather than a Caravan, with 4 nights on the Nile in the middle of it. It departs 16 February 2028 and 5 November 2028.

Small group luxury safaris, at a glance

Ongeri Expeditions runs set departure small group luxury safaris capped at 12 guests, across Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Egypt, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa. Twelve is the number that fills one charter aircraft, splits into 2 safari vehicles in camp and seats one table at dinner. Every journey travels by private charter or private jet rather than scheduled flights, stays in flagship lodges and camps, and carries a dedicated Ongeri tour director from the first arrival to the last departure. The collection runs from USD 11,900 for 9 nights in Kenya to USD 65,050 for 14 nights across 5 countries, with the new Legends of Africa private jet journey departing 16 February 2028 and 5 November 2028. Solo travellers are welcome on every departure.

The Journeys

Flagship departures.

Soleil, the luxury river vessel on the Legends of Africa private jet journey from the Giza pyramids to Victoria Falls
By Private Jet · 16 Days
Egypt · Kenya · Zambia · South Africa

Legends of Africa · the Pyramids to Victoria Falls

Four countries. One chartered aircraft. No departure gate.

The largest journey we have ever built, and the only small group safari in East Africa that opens at the Giza pyramids. 16 days for 12 guests: 3 nights at the Four Seasons Cairo with a private Egyptologist, 4 nights aboard Soleil cruising the Nile from Luxor to Aswan, 4 nights at Angama Mara above the Mara Triangle, and 3 nights at the Royal Livingstone on the Zambezi. Four legs flown by private jet, visas for Egypt, Kenya and Zambia arranged and paid, and hot air balloons over both the Valley of the Kings and the Maasai Mara.

Duration 16 Days · 15 Nights
From USD 42,000 per person
Departures 16 Feb & 5 Nov 2028
Group Size Max 12
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The Ultimate East Africa Luxury Safari · Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania
Flagship · 12 Days
Rwanda · Kenya · Tanzania

The Ultimate East Africa Luxury Safari

Three countries. One effortless, private charter arc.

Twelve days uniting East Africa's greatest experiences — mountain gorilla trekking in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park, golden monkeys in the Virungas, a private morning with the Sheldrick elephants, three nights in the Maasai Mara, and a finale in the Western Serengeti crowned by a sunrise balloon flight. Every leg by private charter, every lodge a flagship, every departure capped at twelve guests.

Duration 12 Days · 11 Nights
From USD 46,200 per person
Departures Jun & Sep 2027
Group Size Max 12
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Once in a Lifetime Africa Journey
Flagship · 15 Days
Kenya · Tanzania · Zimbabwe · Botswana · South Africa

Once in a Lifetime Africa Journey

Five countries. Six lodges. The grand arc of the continent.

Fifteen days from the Mara's big cat country to the spray of Victoria Falls, the flooded plains of the Okavango, and the soft refinement of Cape Town — closing at One&Only on the V&A Waterfront. Every transfer by charter. Every lodge a flagship. The journey we design for travellers who have decided, finally, to do Africa properly.

Duration 15 Days · 14 Nights
From USD 65,050 per person
Departures May & Nov 2027
Group Size Max 12
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The Legacy Journey · Kenya Edition
Travel for Purpose · 10 Days
Kenya · Mara & Amboseli

The Legacy Journey · Kenya Edition

A safari with both halves of the story.

Ten days through Kenya's most cinematic landscapes — woven with two days of meaningful return. Four nights at Sanctuary Olonana on the Mara River, three nights at the new Sanctuary Kitirua Plains in Amboseli, with Hemingways at the start and end. Five percent of every booking is ring fenced for two community partner projects Ongeri supports all year.

Duration 10 Days · 9 Nights
From USD 11,900 per person
Departure 19 Nov 2026
Group Size Max 12
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Why Small Group

A different kind of shared safari.

I.

Twelve, no more.

One Caravan, two vehicles, one table. Twelve guests is the precise number that fits into a single charter aircraft, splits cleanly into two safari vehicles in camp, and gathers comfortably around one long table at dinner. Beyond twelve, the trip stops being shared and starts being run.

II.

Set departures, kindred company.

You travel with the people who chose the same trip. Set departures attract guests who choose the same kind of journey. The result is conversation that warms quickly, a group that finds its rhythm by the second night, and friendships that often outlast the trip itself.

III.

Private depth, shared cost.

The standard of a private safari at small group economics. Charter flights, A&K Sanctuary properties, dedicated tour director, full concierge service — all of it comes with you. The cost of the charter, the vehicles, and the guides is shared across twelve. The result is a serious depth at a meaningful saving.

Good to Know

Your questions, answered.

Every departure is capped at twelve guests who booked the same journey, so you travel with people who chose the same trip at the same time. Most are couples, solo travellers and small groups of friends, drawn together by the same taste in travel rather than by chance.

Warmly. Set departures suit solo travellers well, since the shared table and the small group make for easy company. Single occupancy is available, and your Safari Advisor will talk you through the supplement before you commit to anything.

Each journey is built to run on its set date. In the rare event a departure cannot proceed, we will tell you early and offer the nearest alternative date or a full refund of monies paid. You are never left guessing close to travel.

They sit at different tiers. The Legacy Journey is a ten day Kenya safari by road and short flight, from USD 11,900. The Ultimate East Africa and Once in a Lifetime journeys move across three to five countries entirely by private charter, with flagship lodges throughout, which lifts the investment accordingly.

Yes. Many guests add a few nights in Zanzibar, Seychelles or Mauritius before or after the set departure. We arrange it as a private extension, or shape something entirely your own through our tailor made journeys.

Yes. Legends of Africa is a 16 day private jet journey for 12 guests, from the Giza pyramids to Victoria Falls, with 4 nights on the Nile from Luxor to Aswan and 4 nights at Angama Mara above the Mara Triangle. Four legs are flown by private jet, so there is no departure gate between Cairo and Johannesburg. It departs 16 February 2028 and 5 November 2028, from USD 42,000 per person sharing.

Legends of Africa departs 16 February 2028 and 5 November 2028, each carrying 12 guests. The Ultimate East Africa Luxury Safari and the Once in a Lifetime Africa Journey run on their 2027 dates, and 2028 editions are added as the camps release their contracts. Tell us the month that suits and your Safari Advisor will tell you what is open.

Twelve guests, on every departure, without exception. That is the number that fills a single charter aircraft, splits into 2 safari vehicles in camp and seats one table at dinner. Beyond 12 a journey stops being shared and starts being run, which is a different kind of holiday.

Yes, and it is a natural fit, because a departure is exactly 12 seats. A family, a set of friends or a company can take the whole journey privately, on a date of your own rather than one of the published dates, and the route and the properties can be reshaped around you. Tell us the number of travellers and the month and we will quote it.

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Twelve guests on each departure. The earlier you book, the more likely your preferred lodge category. Your Safari Advisor will be in touch within 24 hours.

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