Private Kenya & Tanzania Safaris,
Designed in Africa for American Travelers

From the Maasai Mara to the Serengeti, we craft once-in-a-lifetime journeys for travelers who want the real thing — privately, expertly, and entirely on their terms.
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Who We Design Safaris For

Our travelers are families celebrating milestones, couples marking anniversaries, and discerning individuals who want a safari that feels personal rather than packaged. They typically travel for 10 to 14 days across Kenya and Tanzania, and invest between $25,000 and $80,000 per trip depending on group size and the level of luxury chosen.

If that sounds like the kind of journey you're imagining, you're in the right place.

Signature Kenya & Tanzania Journeys

Three starting points, all fully customizable. Every itinerary we design is built from scratch around your interests, pace, and travel style — these are simply the journeys our travelers most often ask us to begin with.


Classic Kenya Luxury Safari
Classic Kenya Luxury Safari
6 Days | Nairobi + Masai Mara
Price From USD 5,000 pp sharing

A beautifully curated introduction to East Africa, combining Nairobi's refined hospitality with the untamed wilderness of the Maasai Mara. Elegant camps, exceptional guiding, and seamless logistics throughout.
Best for: First-time visitors to Africa with a shorter window, who want to experience the Maasai Mara at its finest before combining countries.

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Great Migration Safari
Great Migration Safari
8 Days | Kenya + Tanzania
Price From USD 8,000 pp sharing

A front-row seat to one of nature's greatest spectacles. This journey places you in the best possible locations across the Maasai Mara and Serengeti to follow the Great Migration, with dramatic river crossings, exceptional guiding, and luxurious stays throughout.
Best for: Travelers who want to experience the migration at its most dramatic, and don't want to choose between Kenya and Tanzania.

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Ultimate East African Safari
Ultimate East African Safari
10 Days | Kenya + Tanzania
Price From USD 12,000 pp

The definitive East African journey, combining the Maasai Mara, Central Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater into one seamless itinerary. Designed for travelers who want depth, variety, and the finest wildlife experiences across two iconic safari countries.
Best for: Milestone trips, multigenerational families, and travelers who want the complete East African experience. This is our most requested itinerary.

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Many of our travelers extend their journey with a beach finish in Zanzibar, a private wing of Laikipia, or a gorilla trek in Rwanda. Every itinerary is fully customizable — these are starting points, not packages.

The Camps we trust

We work with a carefully curated collection of East Africa's finest camps and lodges — the properties we trust to deliver exceptional experiences day after day.


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Maasai Mara Game Reserve

The Masai Mara forms part of a huge eco-system incorporating the Serengeti and a number of smaller private conservancies.

The Masai Mara is Kenya's most well-known National Reserve, famed for being part of the route of the Great Wildebeest Migration.

Angama Mara
Angama Mara

Located on the edge of a dramatic escarpment boasting what could easily be the one of the best views in the whole of Africa; the seemingly endless grass plains of the Masai Mara.

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&Beyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp
&Beyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp

Set on a concession bordering the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kichwa Tembo is not just a camp, but a homecoming. A place where stories are passed down, culture comes alive, and familiar smiles greet you by name.

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Hemingways Ol Seki Mara
Hemingways Ol Seki Mara

Nestled on a gentle hill overlooking the Naboisho Conservancy, Hemingways Ol Seki Mara offers an intimate and personal safari experience in the heart of the Maasai Mara.

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Ishara Mara
Ishara Mara

Nestled within the heart of Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve is Ishara, an enchanting paradise that beckons with the promise of unforgettable experiences.

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Mara Plains Camp
Mara Plains Camp

Mara Plains Camp is a one-of-a-kind luxury safari camp in Kenya. Located in the private Olare Motorogi Conservancy, just on the Maasai Mara National Reserve’s northern boundary, you are immersed in one of the most iconic wildlife destinations on the planet.

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Sanctuary Olonana
Sanctuary Olonana

Modern luxury in a secluded paradise. Sanctuary Olonana is a hideaway of rare elegance and serenity, in a prime position on a private stretch of the Mara River.

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Serengeti

National Park

The Serengeti hosts the largest terrestrial mammal migration in the world, making it one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa.

Namiri Plains
Namiri Plains

Namiri Plains is one of Africa’s best locations for observing big cats. Located in the vast and remote grasslands of the eastern Serengeti.

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Nimali Serengeti
Nimali Serengeti

Nimali Serengeti sits in the heart of the legendary 15 000km² national park, one of the most prolific wildlife regions in the world. Being located so centrally means the lodge is within easy driving distance of many of the Serengeti's most prolific wildlife areas.

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&Beyond Grumeti River Lodge
&Beyond Grumeti River Lodge

Serenity, soul and the sound of the river. Cradled by a curve in the river and fringed by forest, this lodge feels worlds away. The wildlife is present, the setting is peaceful, and the welcome is pure Tanzanian warmth.

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Four Seasons Serengeti Safari Lodge
Four Seasons Serengeti Safari Lodge

Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti is located in the centre of the Serengeti National Park, backing onto an extensive low kopje and with a waterhole adjacent to the lodge. It lies 25km north of the productive wildlife area around Seronera, which has excellent permanent game.

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Lemala Nanyukie
Lemala Nanyukie

Lemala Nanyukie is situated just outside the Central Serengeti’s renowned Seronera, an area famous for its big concentrations of lion, cheetah and leopard. In addition, the area lies in the path of the Wildebeest Migration between April and June, and then again from November to January.

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Singita Sasakwa
Singita Sasakwa

Built in the style of a stately Edwardian manor house and featuring a light and airy atmosphere, Sasakwa offers panoramic views, a sense of immense freedom, and stillness.

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Ngorongoro

Crater

A breathtaking natural wonder, the crater is a deep, volcanic caldera and the largest unflooded and unbroken caldera in the world.

Gibbs Farm
Gibbs Farm

Gibbs Farm is situated on a picturesque coffee estate just outside the town of Karatu and midway between Lake Manyara and the Ngorongoro Crater. The gracious and sprawling colonial homestead that is set amongst formal English-style gardens.

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The Manor at Ngorongoro
The Manor at Ngorongoro

Old World Charm, New World Hospitality. A country-style guesthouse situated next to the Ngorongoro Conservation area in Tanzania. Every detail of The Manor has been designed with its guests’ comfort in mind

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Crater's Edge
Crater's Edge

The lodge is nestled on a gently falling slope within in a grove of acacias – flat-topped trees indigenous to the African continent - located on the north-eastern side of the Crater and just a few minutes’ drive from the Crater floor.

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Zanzibar

Archipelago

The perfect conclusion to an African safari. Turquoise waters, pristine white sands, and a rich history shaped by the spice trade.

&Beyond Mnemba Island
&Beyond Mnemba Island

Off the north-eastern coast of Zanzibar, embraced by reef and forest, lies &Beyond Mnemba Island. A world apart, it feels less like an escape and more like a return – to simplicity, stillness and sea. Zanzibar may be the doorway, but it is Mnemba Island that holds the key.

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Tulia Zanzibar
Tulia Zanzibar

Tulia Resort Zanzibar is an award-winning luxury hotel on the idyllic east coast of Zanzibar. Set on the powder-soft sands of Pongwe Beach, Tulia offers barefoot luxury and world-class hospitality… and a truly all-inclusive experience!

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Zuri Zanzibar
Zuri Zanzibar

Zuri, combining the bustle and choice of a resort with the detail and design ethos of a boutique hotel, is considered the best five-star resort in Zanzibar, with a knockout subtropical garden that envelops each room, sloping down to a magnificent swimming beach – and plenty included in the deal.

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What Our Travelers Say

"This was hands down the most incredible trip of our lives. Every detail was flawless — from the camps to the guiding to how seamless everything felt. Abner and his team made us feel like we had friends in Africa looking after us."

Sarah & Michael
New York, traveled June 2025
★★★★★

"We've traveled extensively, but this safari was on another level. Ongeri made it feel deeply personal and completely effortless. Our guide in the Mara knew us by the second day — what we wanted to see, how we liked to move, even how we took our coffee in the morning."

Daniel R.
Boston, traveled September 2024
★★★★★

"We came for our 50th anniversary and brought three generations of family. Between the bush dinner under the stars, the private balloon flight at sunrise, and the way our grandchildren were included in every moment, this became the trip our family will talk about for the rest of our lives. We're already planning to come back."

The Carter Family
Texas, traveled June 2025
★★★★★

"Ongeri is the rare operator who understands that luxury isn't just the camps — it's the thinking behind every choice. We've used other companies before and this was the first time we felt genuinely known by the people designing our trip."

Jennifer C.
California, traveled October 2025
★★★★★

Why Travelers Choose Ongeri Expeditions



Based in Africa, not a reseller

When you call us, you're speaking to someone in Nairobi who knows the camps personally, knows the pilots by name, and can solve problems in real time. Most American luxury safaris are booked through agencies that have never set foot in Kenya. We're the people they would call.

Founder-led Design

Every itinerary is personally reviewed by Abner Ongeri, our founder. You're not handed off to a junior planner halfway through the process — the person responsible for your trip is the person you speak with from the start.

Genuine Privacy

Private vehicles, private guides, and exclusive-use camps where the experience justifies it. We don't put you in a vehicle with strangers. Every game drive, every transfer, every moment is yours alone.

Conservation that matters

A portion of every trip directly supports community-led conservancies in the Maasai Mara and anti-poaching efforts in northern Kenya. Your journey is part of the reason these wild places still exist — and we'll show you exactly where your contribution goes.

East African expertise, proven in the field

Our team has spent more than a decade building relationships with the camps, pilots, guides, and rangers who make luxury safari logistics work — not on paper, but on the day. When something unexpected happens in the bush, we know who to call.

There is no place like Africa

The golden light over the savannah. The distant call of wildlife. The quiet moments between game drives that stay with you long after you've come home. We've built Ongeri Expeditions around a simple belief: that a great safari should feel deeply personal, not packaged.

Crafted around your pace, your style, and your idea of luxury rather than fitted into someone else's template. Every journey we design begins with a conversation about what you're really hoping to experience. What follows is our work to make that a reality, thoughtfully, across some of the most extraordinary wilderness on Earth.

What happens next

We Talk

A 30-minute conversation, by phone or video, with Abner or one of our seniorSafari Advisors. No pitch — just understanding what you want.

We Design

Within 24 hours, you receive a fully personalized proposal with itinerary, accommodations, and pricing.

We Refine

We revise the details together until the journey feels exactly right.

We Plan Everything

From internal flights, accommodations to dietary preferences and special requests, you don't lift a finger.

Your Travel

A dedicated team is on call 24 hours a day for the duration of your trip. We meet you at the airport. You're never on your own.



Travel That Protects What It Celebrates

Every Ongeri journey contributes directly to the conservation of the wild places you visit.

We work with the Maasai Mara conservancies that protect critical wildlife corridors, support anti-poaching teams in northern Kenya, and partner with community projects that ensure the people who share their land with these animals benefit from your visit.

We'll tell you exactly where your contribution goes. We believe transparency is part of luxury too.

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Ready to Talk About Your Safari?

Every Kenya–Tanzania journey we design starts with a conversation. There's no obligation, no pressure, and no pitch — just a chance to discuss what you're imagining and whether we're the right team to bring it to life.

We respond to every enquiry within 24 hours.


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