Articles
Notes from the field
How East Africa actually works — written the way we brief guests, not the way brochures talk.
Coast · 5 min
How we finish a safari in Zanzibar
Stone Town first, then sand. The order matters more than the hotel star rating.
Friends Life Adventure · April 2026
Country · 7 min
Malawi from a Nairobi desk
Liwonde by boat, then the lake. We book it the same way we book Diani — as a finish, not a mystery.
March 2026
Gorillas · 6 min
What the gorilla hour actually feels like
Steep, quiet, and over sooner than you expect. The briefing matters more than the photographs.
February 2026
Season · 6 min
Why we send people north after the Mara
Same country, different animals. Samburu is the honest second week when the Mara already did its job.
May 2026
Field Note · 5 min
How to trek gorillas without making it worse
Seven metres, no flash, masks when asked — the rules exist because the animals have no spare immune system.
January 2026
Season · 6 min
Kenya in the green season is not a compromise
Lower rates, dramatic skies, newborns — if you accept a short storm in the afternoon.
November 2025
Insight · 4 min
Is a balloon safari worth the money?
An hour of quiet, a champagne breakfast, and a photograph you will keep. When we say yes, and when we say save it.
October 2025
How to · 6 min
Gorilla permits, explained like a friend
USD 600, non-refundable, passport-perfect. What UWA actually requires, and how we time Bwindi around the rest of Uganda.
May 2026
Season · 8 min
When to see the Great Migration (without the guesswork)
The herds do not keep a brochure calendar. Here is how we actually place camps from calving to the Mara River.
June 2026
Insight · 7 min
Maasai Mara or Serengeti — or both?
They are one ecosystem with two fee structures, two vibes and one shared river. How we help you choose.
April 2026
How to · 5 min
What to pack (and what your guide will laugh at)
Neutral layers, a proper binocular, and why camouflage print is a tourist tell.
March 2026
Insight · 6 min
Family safari without the fuss
Window seats, picnic timing, and why we quote a private vehicle the moment children are on the manifest.
February 2026
Plan with us
Tell us how you like to travel
Dates, pace, lodges or tents, gorillas or wildebeest — write a few lines. A trip designer in Nairobi replies, usually within a day.