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Children on safari with binoculars and a camera

Essential Packing Bush Safaris Need to Know Tips & Tricks Travelling with Kids

What to Pack for an African Safari (And What to Leave at Home)

Every single client asks us some version of the same question before they travel: what…

Jade Gosrani28 August 2026

day ontop of Mt Kenya ()

Once in a Lifetime Need to Know

If I Did It, Anyone Can: Climbing Mount Kenya

I am not an athlete. I do not enjoy the gym. My idea of exercise…

Jade Gosrani25 August 2026

Masai Mara Sept

Hidden Gems Bush Safaris Tips & Tricks

Hidden Gems of the Masai Mara: Where We Go When We Want It to Ourselves

Everyone knows the Masai Mara. It's on every bucket list, every wildlife documentary, every ‘top…

Jade Gosrani19 August 2026

Ol Lentille View to Mt Kenya

Hidden Gems Need to Know

My Favourites: The Best Small Hotels In and Around Nanyuki

There's something about the light in Nanyuki that I find almost impossible to explain to…

Jade Gosrani19 August 2026

Wildebeest crossing the Mara river during the Great Migration

Once in a Lifetime Bush Safaris

The Great Wildebeest Migration – Why There’s Still Space to See It This Year (And Everything Else You Need to Know)

Over two million wildebeest. Hundreds of thousands of zebra and gazelle. Moving in a vast,…

Jade Gosrani27 July 2026

Children on safari in a safari vehicle with a Masai guide

Bush Safaris Once in a Lifetime

Why Kenya Is the Best Place in the World to Take Your Family on Safari

Picture this: your 8-year-old watching a lion cub tumble over its mother at dawn, with…

Jade Gosrani27 July 2026

The SAFARI Company Restaurants Nairobi Cultiva Farm

Need to Know

Recommended Restaurants in Nairobi

We highly recommend all of the restaurants and cafes in this Nairobi list!

TheSafariCoHammer5 June 2026

The SAFARI Company HitW Final Choice Family Photoshoot Poppy ( ()

Travelling with Kids

Why Families Choose The SAFARI Company for Once-in-a-Lifetime Trips

And why so many of them come back again… and again… and again) The start…

TheSafariCoHammer20 March 2026

The Safari Company Artichokes and Butter

Farmhouse Recipes

Artichokes & Butter

Makes 4 servings Easiest and quite impressive starter or a whole supper for those with…

TheSafariCoHammer29 January 2026

Fig Olive x

Hidden Gems Bush Safaris Once in a Lifetime

Fig & Olive, Tigoni, Kenya

Family Shenanigans: Mum Turns 79 in Style Welcome to our family getaway at the Fig…

TheSafariCoHammer30 October 2025