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Meet our Safaris Team. We are a medium sized tour company based in Nairobi -Kenya. The Directors collectively have over 40 years experience in the hospitality and tourism industry. They are committed to ensuring that every client has an outstanding and memorable trip. Therefore, they have engaged a team of tour consultants who work with the clients to realize their ideal safari program. The tour consultants handle the complex role of ensuring that every mail is worked on promptly. The consultants also ensure all bookings are in order and they build relationships and maintain a catalog of service. Besides, they work hard to ensure that every tour reservation or excursion runs smoothly.

Meet the Team

Our expertise, quality of service and exceptional client care together with that of the staff and affiliated Agents, ensures a service second to none. We promise you a magical experience in East Africa and invite you to start the journey with us.... We offer a seamless safari booking process with online payment system. Clients can pay using all major credit cards or Bank transfers for all your East Africa safaris. Our team is committed to:

Delivering with excellence and integrity
Ensuring that our vehicles are well serviced and maintained
Practice professionalism
Regular training for all our tour guides
Creating a safe environment for all
Acting with speed in our communication at all time

Our guides provide cheerful, caring, and attentive service to our clients. To this end, all our Safari guides are qualified to KPSGA. KPSGA stands for Kenya Professional Safari Guides Association. Bronze and Silver level respectively. Some of our guides are bi-lingual. The guides also all have an in-depth knowledge of routes, conditions, local attractions and practical mechanics. In addition, their ability as game spotters is outstanding. Moreover, they are highly proficient in the identification of the animals and birds of East Africa. Meet the team that embraces integrity wholesomely, as well as a family that makes your safaris a smooth experience!

Joyce Mbote
Managing Director

My Favorite Destinations:

My favourite park is Masai Mara National Park.
“It feels like God visits everywhere else, but lives in Africa” – Will Smith

Kelvin Justin
Operation/ IT support

My Favorite Destinations:

My favourite park is Ol Pejeta conservancy..
“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert.

Monica Wambui
Tours Manager

My Favorite Destinations:

My favourite park is Amboseli National Park.
The giants here are the great herds of elephants. Hundreds of them.

Pauline Kimani
Tour Consultant

My Favorite Destinations:

My favourite park is Serengeti National Park.
"The only man I envy is the man who has not yet been to Africa – for he has so much to look forward to.”". . John Hemingway

Caroline Mathenge
Tour Consultant

My Favorite Destinations:

My favourite park is Samburu National Park.
“To Travel is to Discover that everyone is wrong about other Countries” – Aldous Huxley

Nicholas Mundia
Tour Consultant

My Favorite Destinations:

My favourite park is Tarangire National Park.
“One of the great things about travel is that you find out how many good, kind people there are.” * Edith Wharton

Our Safaris Drivers/ Guides

The success of any safari tour in Africa largely depends upon the cali ber of your Safari driver/guide. In this respect the greatest care is taken in selecting responsible, qualified people who are capable of providing a cheerful, caring and attentive service to our clients. To this end, all our Safari driver guides at Asili Adventure Safaris & Travel Ltd are qualified to KPSGA (Kenya Professional Safari Guides Association) Bronze and Silver level respectively. Some of our guides are bi-lingual, and all have an in-depth knowledge of routes, conditions, local attractions and practical mechanics.

In addition, their ability as game spotters is outstanding and they are highly proficient in the identification of the animals and birds of East Africa.

Charles Njau Nyagah
Safari Guide

My Favorite Destinations:

My favourite park is Nairobi National Park.
“If there were one more thing I could do, it would be to go on safari once again.” – Karen Blixen.

Martin Njoroge
Safari Guide

My Favorite Destinations:

My favourite park is Hells National Park.
“When you have caught the rhythm of Africa, you find out that it is the same for all the Music.”-Karen Blixen

Tito
Tanzania Safari Guide

My Favorite Destinations:

My favourite park is Lake Manyara National Park
I never knew of a morning in Africa when I woke up that I was not Happy – Ernest Hemingway

Ben Mwangi
Safari Guide

My Favorite Destinations:

My favourite park is Tsavo National Park.
“If I have ever seen Magic, it has been in Africa – John Hemingway

James Ngunjiri
Safari Guide

My Favorite Destinations:

My favourite park is Mt Kenya national park
I never knew of a morning in Africa when I woke up that I was not Happy – Ernest Hemingway

Festo
Tanzania Safari Guide

My Favorite Destinations:

My favourite park is Ngorongoro Crater.
" A Ngorongoro Crater Safari never disappoint when it comes to wildlife"

dew24k

August 30, 2021.

5 Star Organization: Great Safari experience What a wonderful experience all around. Monica was tremendously helpful in assisting in the organizing of the trip. She was polite, courteous, and prompt in replying to my questions, no matter when I asked - day or night / week or weekends. And Ben was a wonderful guide. Extremely friendly, very knowledgeable, and super accommodating. I had a great time spending the safari with him. He has a great knowledge of the area, and is flexible to do what you want, when you want, and how you want to do it. The lodging was great. The staff was wonderful. And the Land Cruiser was perfect. This is a 5 Star class organization. I highly recommend and would always book with this company. You won't be disappointed.

Ben S

August 13, 2021.

Great safari tour I travelled with my granddaughter, 12 years old, to Masai Mara for safari trip. This trip has been cancelled a year before due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Asili credited me for the advanced I already paid last year ! The trip was organized perfectly. We were picked up from JKIA, transferred into an excellent hotel and on the next day flew to the airstrip in Masai Mara. Over there, Martin was waited for us with a luxury 4x4 Toyota Land Cruiser. Martin is the best "lions finder" I ever met (I already been several times in Masai Mara before). He knows where to drive for find lions in their habitats. He also configured the movement of herds on the way to the Mara river so we could watched the herd crossing the river in a different point, other than the main point. This was the second time I used Asili's services. As I said, excellent safari company.

Sheila S

August 8, 2021.

Amazing 17 night Safari trip in Kenya and Tanzania with Asili Adventures We were 6 friends travelling from South Africa, on a private 14 night Safari trip with Asili Adventures. The company was amazing and very flexible during the COVID-19 pandemic. Asili allowed us to delay our trip by a year, due to pandemic restrictions and to adjust the itinerary to allow for an additional fishing trip. Once we arrived in Kenya, Asili also helped us add an extra 3 days into our itinerary in country at short notice. Re-arranging all our accommodation and transfers within a day. They were also fabulous at arranging all our COVID-19 PCR testing, making sure it was hassle free and didn’t impinge on our holiday. The guides (Martin in Kenya & Bonniephace in Tanzania) were very knowledgeable and professional. They really took care of us an drove us safely around both countries on some terrible roads, facilitating access to all the parks and arranging lunches and bush breakfasts along the way. They gave us some amazing animal sightings and bird watching. I cannot praise them enough! The vehicles used for the tour ( 4x4 Toyota Land cruisers) are comfortable (with charging facilities and drinks fridge on board) and we’ll maintained. They have a roof that opens up to allow for better game viewing, which was fantastic. The company was very professional and kept us well informed about our trip. I would highly recommend them for travel in both Kenya and Tanzania.

Nicky S

August 5, 2021.

5 Star Safari Tour Company If you are planning a safari in Kenya or Tanzania Asili Adventures are the tour company you want to go with. What started as a 13 day adventure turned into a 19 day adventure of fun, wonder and amazing sightings. The team working tirelessly in the office are so professional and efficient they are a pleasure to work with and the drivers are incredible, not only are they able to navigate through some of the worst traffic we have ever seen but they will get you to the best sightings for the perfect photo every time.

July 18, 2021.

Great Safari Experience Our 10 day safari through Kenya was booked with Asili Adventures by our travel agent and we were ultimately glad with the choice. Prior to departing for our safari, we were met at our hotel by Monica and by Jimmy, our driver/guide. They checked to make sure we were prepared and we left from there. For the next 10 days Jimmy took us through five different parks to view all of the wonderful wildlife Kenya has to offer. Jimmy seemed to have an intangible sense as to where to best locate animals which led to some fantastic photos and chance to see some great sights including part of the Great Migration. Throughout the trip Jimmy checked to make sure we had no issues and often offered interesting facts and info about the places we drove through and the animals we saw throughout the trip. Our flight to leave Kenya was scheduled to leave late at night (we booked the flight ourselves) which resulted in a long time gap between our hotel checkout time and flight time. However, Monica was able to arrange for our checkout time to be delayed 3 hours which helped to make the time gap a little more bearable. Bottomline; a great safari through Kenya provided by Asili Adventures.

JMSumple

June 29, 2021.

Your safari experience is only as good as your guide -- and Jimmy is a great guide! We booked our Asili Adventure safari through African Budget Safaris. Working with Claire at African Budget Safaris, we shared that we preferred a custom trip vs. an established itinerary, and within a matter of hours, she curated a six night, seven day trip through Asili to Amboseli and Maasai Mara. All correspondence was with Claire up until the handoff in Nairobi to Asili. We were greeted at the airport on Friday evening by an Asili driver (David) who brought us to our hotel in Nairobi (Best Western Meridian) for the launch of our safari the following day. (My only constructive criticism has to do with the location of the Nairobi hotel. If you plan to visit the CBD during your visit and arrive a few days prior to your safari, the location is ideal. But if your safari is the priority, then it would be smarter to stay at an airport hotel. It's 15 km closer to Amboseli (which was our first stop) and we would have avoided being stuck in traffic for 2 hours to get from the airport to the CBD upon our arrival, which was tiresome after a long trip.) We met the bubbly Monica on Saturday morning for a review of our itinerary and an introduction to our driver and guide, Jimmy. From the moment we began the 5 hour drive to Amboseli, we connected with Jimmy through casual conversation about his background, how he became a guide, his favorite parks and game animals, and we learned a lot about what to expect. We told Jimmy we were all about the game drives and didn't really want to spend time at the lodges -- the safari was the thing! He asked us questions, too, about what we wanted to do. From that point on, everything we did was based on Jimmy's understanding of our desires. We wanted to spend time with animals vs. tick boxes and move on, and he obliged. He went at our pace doing the things we wanted to do. Of our six days together, we did three full-day drives from 7 am to 7 pm, and Jimmy delivered consistently for us every day. He knew the rangers at both parks, and he had great connections with the other safari guides. And three times he went ouf of his way to help other drivers who were stuck. Such a good samaritan! By the end of our week in Amboseli and Maasai Mara, we felt like Jimmy was part of our family and we looked forward to spending the days with him because we felt like we were in this together -- on the hunt for the best photography options possible -- from animals to landscapes to sunsets. Jimmy always had us in the right place at the right time for some memorable images. When we missed our flight from Wilson Airport to Maasai Mara due to a schedule misunderstanding (and a gate attendant who was inflexible while we were watching people board our intended flight) we worked with Jimmy, Joyce and Monica to rearrange our schedule, which worked out perfectly. In fact, we think the amended schedule was even better. A safari is all about seeing the animals you want to see, and Jimmy took the time to ask questions and learn about our expectations and goals, and then he delivered. We can't say enough about how friendly, engaging and excited he was to help us have the best time possible. We looked forward to Jimmy's daily briefings, and enjoyed every minute in the Land Cruiser with him. He made the safari infinitely more enjoyable because he cared about what we wanted to experience, and for that we are forever grateful. Bottom line: our Asili experience was fantastic, and Jimmy was the primary reason. We'd be more than happy to go again tomorrow with Jimmy as our guide!

Mario Schwarz

March 20, 2021.

All you could possibly wish for in a safari I just finished a 9d private safari operated by Asili. Everything was so well organized from the pick-up to the drop-off. Jimmy, my amazing guide, Monica and the owner Joyce went above and beyond to help me in all regards, even after the trip. Jimmy was just the best and we had an absolute ball together as we‘re equally excited about animals and nature. He was very knowledgeable about each and every animal that we came across, the culture of the various tribes, politics in Kenya and a bijillion of other topics. This was certainly not my last safari with Asili and I can only highly recommend them and especially Jimmy and Monica, who are doing an outstanding job!

Roberto

January 5, 2021.

Kenya & Tanzania Safari We have organized with Asili a private safari in kenya and tanzania. For the Kenya part the accomodation was in lodges while in tanzania camping. In general the full experience has been fantastic. Both the guides, in kenya (martin) and tanzania (rama) were great drivers and very well prepared on all kinds of birds and animals. For the tanzania camping also our personal chef ema was super. We have seen so many animals and so many big cats (lions, cheetahs, leopards..) that we will remember this travel for long time. Also Asili assistance for airport pickup and transfers has been professional and well prepared. The full travel has gone exactly as per program, without bad sides and handled in a very professional way. I would recommend Asili for a safari travel, because they have a very good ratio between quality and price.

Joost Leemhuis

March 10, 2020.

3 day trip to Amboseli We spent 3 days at Kibo Safari Camp in Amboseli with our guide Martin. Fantastic trip! Martin was great, really knoweldgeable and he seemed to enjoy himself just as much as we did. He knows everything about birds and all the species on offer in the park. I would recommend Asili to anyone who wants to spend a few days on Safari, and next time we come over we'll ask for Martin again.

LoveToTravel3102

February 15, 2020.

GREAT trip! Great budget trip! Vehicle is a van with a roof that pops open - works great if there are just a few of you so you can move all around the vehicle taking pictures; it would have felt crowded if the van was filled (our guide said most of the time only your group is in the van). A microphone would have helped as it's hard to hear when on bumpy roads. We did the 12 day Masai Mara and Kenya Game Parks Wildlife Safari. We booked through African Budget Safaris, which was a great company for handling questions and it found this trip for me, but it would have been cheaper to go straight through Asili. We experienced many wonderful parks, wildlife, and city/country life as you do a lot of driving in between parks - those different parks let you experience a nice cross-section of Kenya. Our guide Marten was excellent and was very concerned for our safety. He really knew animal behaviors and the area. Marten spent a lot of time finding birds for me - but he will find what you are interested in if possible. Hotels/luxury camps were very nice - not top of the line but we didn't pay that kind of money. Food was good and plentiful. Tsavo West - Ngulia Safari Lodge Amboseli - Kibo Safari Camp Mt. Kenya/Sweetwaters - Comfort Gardens Nanyuki Samburu - Samburu Sopa Lodge Lake Nakuru - Flamingo Hill Camp Masai Mara - Enkorok Mara Camp