The Journal
Safari Post
Stories, field notes and curator’s insights from across East Africa’s wildest corners.
Why we write
Accurate, lived-in information about East African tourism
East Africa is one of the most written-about and most misunderstood travel regions on earth. A quick search returns a sea of recycled itineraries, outdated park fees, and AI-generated lodge recommendations from people who have never actually slept in the tent they are selling you. We decided to do the opposite.
Everything on this journal is written by guides, camp managers, and trip designers who live and work between Arusha, Nairobi, Kigali, and Kampala. We have walked the routes, eaten in the lodges, met the rangers, and tracked the migration through every season.
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From the field
- Philosophy
Why We Believe in Slow Travel
The temptation, on a first safari, is to see everything. Five parks in seven days. A new lodge…
- Wildlife
The Great Migration: A Front-Row Seat to Nature’s Greatest Show
Every year, more than 1.5 million wildebeest, 200,000 zebras, and hundreds of thousands of gazelles…