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A line of elephants walks across misty grassland at first light, seen through tall golden grass

More than just a journey…

Extraordinary Safaris.
Deeper Connections.

Private, personally designed safaris across East and Southern Africa. Shaped around nature, culture and the people you meet along the way.

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Our philosophy

It’s a connection to nature, to culture, and to your soul.

A safari is not a list of animals. It is the silence before a lion calls, a Maasai elder explaining the stars, a guide who knows every leopard in the valley by name. We design journeys around those moments, one traveller at a time.

A Maasai warrior in a red shúkà kneels to light a fire by hand
  • Exclusive

    Private guides, owner-run lodges and camps chosen for their quiet, not their fame.

  • Authentic

    Real wilderness, real communities. We travel every route ourselves before we recommend it.

  • Sustainable

    Partners who protect the land and pay the people who live beside it.

  • Personalised

    One journey, designed around you, by a single dedicated travel designer from first call to homecoming.

Featured journeys

Journeys designed around you

Every itinerary we build is private and bespoke. These four show the shape of what is possible, from classic migration safaris to forest, delta and Cape.

The Great Migration — Kenya and Tanzania

Kenya · Tanzania  ·  10 nights

The Great Migration

Follow the herds from the Serengeti to the Maasai Mara, staying in a mobile camp that moves with the migration and finishing in a private conservancy with walking and night drives.

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Okavango & Victoria Falls — Botswana and Zimbabwe

Botswana · Zimbabwe  ·  9 nights

Okavango & Victoria Falls

Water and land in the Okavango Delta, elephant along the Linyanti, then the thunder of Victoria Falls. Three small camps linked by light aircraft.

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Cape, Winelands & Sabi Sand — South Africa

South Africa  ·  11 nights

Cape, Winelands & Sabi Sand

Leopard tracking in the Sabi Sand, then the Cape at its most beautiful: Table Mountain, the Winelands and the coast road to Hermanus.

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Gorillas & the Mara — Rwanda and Kenya

Rwanda · Kenya  ·  9 nights

Gorillas & the Mara

Two gorilla treks in the Volcanoes National Park, then the open savannah of a private Mara conservancy. Forest and plains in one journey.

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Where we go

Six countries we know by heart

We travel every route ourselves before we recommend it. Fewer destinations, deeper knowledge, better journeys.

Kenya — The original safari

The original safari

Kenya

July – October, January – March

Tanzania — Endless plains

Endless plains

Tanzania

June – October, December – March

Botswana — Water and wilderness

Water and wilderness

Botswana

May – October

South Africa — Cape to Kruger

Cape to Kruger

South Africa

Year round; May – September for game

Namibia — Light, space and silence

Light, space and silence

Namibia

April – October

Rwanda — Land of a thousand hills

Land of a thousand hills

Rwanda

June – September, December – February

Signature experiences

Safari is not only what you see

It is how you move through the land: on foot, by mokoro, from a balloon at dawn, or sitting with a family whose ancestors have walked these plains for centuries.

Big Five safaris

Big Five safaris

Lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino, tracked with guides who read the bush like a book. We favour private reserves where off-road driving and small vehicle numbers make every sighting yours.

Walking safaris

Walking safaris

The safari slows to the pace of your own footsteps. Tracks, dung, birdsong and the smell of wild sage. Zambia, the Mara conservancies and Botswana’s concessions are the great walking countries.

Gorilla trekking

Gorilla trekking

An hour in the company of a mountain gorilla family in Rwanda or Uganda. Physically demanding, emotionally overwhelming, and unlike anything else on Earth.

Cultural encounters

Cultural encounters

Time with Maasai, Samburu, San and Himba hosts on their own terms, arranged through community-owned conservancies so the benefit flows to the people you meet.

Balloon safaris

Balloon safaris

Drift silently over the Mara or Serengeti at dawn, then land to a champagne breakfast set among the herds you just flew over.

Water safaris

Water safaris

Mokoro and boat safaris through the Okavango Delta, sunset cruises on the Zambezi and Chobe, and the Rufiji’s hippo pools in southern Tanzania.

Desert and stars

Desert and stars

Namibia’s dunes, the Makgadikgadi pans and the Kalahari, where the night sky is the main event and star beds are set out on the dunes.

Family safaris

Family safaris

Malaria-free reserves, private vehicles, specialist family guides and camps that welcome children with bush skills rather than screens.

Wildebeest cross the Mara River during the Great Migration

Curated for the wild at heart.

No two of our journeys are the same, because no two travellers are. Tell us how you like to travel and we will show you an Africa you did not know was there.

How it works

From first conversation to homecoming

One dedicated travel designer, start to finish. No call centres, no hand-offs.

  1. 01

    Connect

    Tell us who is travelling, when, and what you hope to feel. A call or a message is all it takes.

  2. 02

    Design

    Within a few days you receive a first itinerary, built around your pace, your interests and your budget.

  3. 03

    Refine

    We shape it together until every camp, guide and transfer is right. Then we confirm it all for you.

  4. 04

    Travel

    Met at every airstrip, looked after at every camp, and reachable by us around the clock while you are away.

Why Safari and Soul

Small by design

We take on a limited number of journeys each year so that every one of them has our full attention. Your designer has slept in the camps we recommend, driven the transfers and eaten at the tables.

  • Owner-run camps and lodges chosen for guiding quality, not marketing budgets.
  • Private vehicles and guides wherever it makes a difference.
  • Direct relationships with the community conservancies you visit.
  • Financial protection on every booking and a human to call, day or night.
A male lion looks directly at the camera in golden evening light

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