Private, unhurried journeys through Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, led by guides who know the bush as home.
Before itineraries were packaged, a safari was a slow conversation with the land: a good guide, a canvas tent, a fire at dusk. The Old Times Safari Company builds journeys in that spirit.
Based in Nairobi, we plan private journeys across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda: dawn game drives, intimate bush camps and a sundowner on the Indian Ocean. Every trip is paced by the animals, not a timetable.
Meet The Team →Start with what you want to feel and we build the journey around it: private guides, hand-picked camps and moments you will talk about for years.
Some come for a lion's roar at dawn, others for a bush breakfast or a quiet walk through tall grass. Tell us which moments you are chasing and we shape every day around them.
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IconicLion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo.
Four-wheel-drive mornings tracking lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo with guides who read every footprint. Quiet sightings, no crowds, and time to simply watch. Which of the five will you meet first?
On FootTracks, bush and big skies at walking pace.
Step out of the vehicle and meet the bush at its own height, led by Maasai guides and armed rangers who read every track. Slow, quiet and thrilling, with a bush breakfast waiting at the end. Ready to walk where the animals walk?
PremiumHand-picked camps, private guides and flawless service.
Wake to lions calling beyond your canvas suite and breakfast on the open plains. Every detail is handled, so only the wonder is left to you. Discover the camps most travellers never hear about.
SeasonalFollow the herds across the Mara and Serengeti.
Two million wildebeest and zebra on the move, and the breathless wait on the riverbank before they cross. We time the journey and choose the camp so you are in the right place when the plains come alive. Ready for the greatest show on earth?
Sun And SandGame drives by day, warm sand by the weekend.
Lions at sunrise, then your toes in warm Indian Ocean sand with a fresh coconut in hand. We link the best of the bush to the best of the coast so you only unpack once. Who said you have to choose?
RomanticIntimate, romantic escapes for two.
Candlelit dinners beneath a thousand stars, breakfast with giraffes and a secluded stay with views across the plains. Begin your life together somewhere unforgettable. Ready for the story you will tell forever?
TogetherKid-friendly camps and bush adventures.
Shorter drives, tracking lessons, tents the children will not want to leave and guides who answer every question. A safari the whole family talks about for years. Who will spot the first giraffe?
ExclusiveRemote wilderness reached by private charter.
Skip the long roads and touch down on a dusty airstrip in the middle of nowhere. Empty horizons, camps no road reaches and wildlife that has never seen a crowd. See what lies beyond the usual circuit.
CulturalTime with the Maasai and their land.
Sit with Maasai elders as the fire crackles and the stories flow. Learn to track, to bead, to read the land through people whose families have walked it for generations. Come as a guest, leave as a friend.
Under StarsBell tents, campfires and a sky full of stars.
Canvas walls, a crackling fire and a sky so full of stars you forget your phone exists. Our crew pitches, cooks and tidies while you listen to the bush after dark. Ready to sleep close to the wild?
Three countries, each with its own landscape and rhythm. Kenya is our home ground.
Africa speaks to those who stop and listen. In the Mara it is the low rumble of a herd gathering at the river; on the Serengeti, wind moving through a million blades of grass; in Bwindi, the hush of mist between ancient trees. From our home in Nairobi we plan private safaris across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, so you can weave all three into one journey or give a single country all the time it deserves.
Great Migration river crossings, big-cat dawns, elephants beneath Kilimanjaro and white sand at the coast. We know every corner of it.
The Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, long game drives across open plains and the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth.
Misty forest trails, mountain gorillas and chimpanzees, with rivers, waterfalls and savannah wildlife on the way.
Small, characterful places chosen for the view, the welcome and the quiet.
A good camp is felt before it is seen: the lantern lit on the path, a cup of something hot placed in your hands, the sound of the bush settling into night. We stay with the families and teams who run Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda's finest small camps, and we choose each one for how it makes you feel, not for how many rooms it has.
01Canvas suites with real beds, hot water and the sounds of the bush at your door.
02Your own pool, chef and guide, with room for family or friends and no schedule but yours.
03Decks above the plains, lanterns at dusk and a fire to gather round.
Over two million wildebeest, zebra and gazelle cross the Masai Mara each year. The Mara River crossings are best seen from July to October.
Plan My SafariCome along for some of the most breathtaking moments, unexpected adventures, close encounters, laughter, little mishaps and unforgettable memories — as narrated by our clients — the kind of moments that never quite make it into an itinerary.
Travel Journal10 Min ReadTwo children, one packet of biscuits, one very determined baboon and an awkward chat with the camp manager.
Travel Journal6 Min ReadThirty-seven years of teaching had not prepared Margaret for a vervet monkey with a taste for chocolate cake. Then it ate the sugar flower.
Travel Journal6 Min ReadOliver had one simple question about the great pale riverbed of Tsavo: who shipped all this sand?
Travel Journal14 Min ReadFour friends, one local brew, two missed game drives and a Silent War that only the Indian Ocean could end.
The Old Times Safari Company plans tailor-made Kenya safaris, Tanzania safaris and Uganda trips from our office in Nairobi. Whether you dream of the Maasai Mara migration, elephants beneath Kilimanjaro in Amboseli, the endless Serengeti plains or gorilla trekking in Uganda, we shape your Africa safari around your dates, your pace and your budget.
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