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Private, Tailor-Made Journeys Across East Africa | Operating Since 2007
Private, Tailor-Made Safaris — Designed Around You
Thoughtfully designed private safaris across Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda & Zanzibar
— for travelers who value depth, discretion, and expert local guidance.
Locally based safari specialists
Privately guide and vehicle throughout
Designing bespoke safaris since 2007
Planning a Safari Should Feel Inspiring.
Often, It Doesn’t.
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You’re faced with too many parks.
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Too many lodges.
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Too many opinions claiming to know what’s “best.”
You compare itineraries that look beautiful on paper
— yet feel interchangeable.
And quietly, you wonder:
Will this really be right for us?
That uncertainty is natural.
It’s also where many promising journeys lose their rhythm.
This is where we step in.
We Design Journeys
— Not itineraries
Most safari operators begin with a route.
We begin with a conversation.
Every journey we design is:
Private
Your guide. Your vehicle. Your pace.
Tailor-made
Never reused. Never pre-packaged.
Unhurried
Shaped to avoid crowds and fatigue.
Often, this means recommending less - not more.
Fewer parks.
Better timing.
A journey that breathes.
How Your Safari Takes Shape
Step 2: Designed With Intention
Your safari is crafted from scratch by a specialist who knows the regions personally — balancing wildlife, landscapes, rest, and flow.
Step 3: Refined Together
We adjust every detail until it feels effortless and right.
Step 4: Travel With Confidence
From arrival to departure, our local team and private guides ensure everything unfolds smoothly and calmly.
Journeys Shaped Around the Traveler
Christine & John Carney with Friends, UK
Seeking privacy and space.
Quiet camps. Slow mornings.
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Mia & Anna, Denmark
A carefully staged ascent prioritizing acclimatization and confidence.
Haylea and Ryan, US
Wild landscapes balanced with celebration and barefoot time by the sea.
A Journey That Gives Back
Some journeys are measured in miles.
Others, in lives touched.
The 360° Impact Safari combines Shrike’s signature bespoke craftsmanship with a profound purpose:
100% of proceeds support orphans and vulnerable children in Tanzania.
The same care, privacy, and craftsmanship - with added meaning.
Guided by Experience. Rooted in Place.
Chacha has been guiding with Shrike since our earliest days. Beside him, his son Wambura — carrying the same calling forward.
Founded in 2007, Shrike Safaris is a locally based East African safari company, built on long-standing relationships — with the land, with our guides, and with the travelers we welcome.
Our guides are not seasonal hires.
They are custodians of place, some now guiding alongside the next generation.
When you travel with Shrike, you are welcomed not processed.
