Zebras, impala and topi grazing across open Maasai Mara grassland beneath large evening clouds

Africa, Private & Personal

A private safari,shaped around you.

Individually crafted journeys through East Africa, guided by family experience and shaped around what matters to you.

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Maasai Mara, Kenya · Photo: Shafiq Jagani Scroll

Our story, in brief

Etana is the next chapter of a family safari story that began in Nairobi in 1985.

Today, Arefa and Shafiq Jagani carry that story forward, creating private East African journeys shaped around each guest.

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1985Safari Travel founded in Nairobi by Feeroz Jagani
NairobiWhere the family business began, and where Arefa is based today
PrivateEach safari crafted around the guest, not chosen from a set itinerary

Destinations

Find the destinations that speak to you.

We begin with Kenya, grouped into six safari regions, from the Maasai Mara to the coast. Each opens into its own parks, reserves, conservancies and beaches.

Kenya · six safari regions

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Where to stay

Places to make your own.

Camps and lodges in Kenya's conservancies and parks, chosen with you to suit your pace, your interests and the season.

Tent bedroom with open doors onto a deck looking over bush and plains at Naboisho CampPhoto: Asilia Africa
Maasai Mara · Mara Naboisho Conservancy

Naboisho Camp

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Nine tents, two of them family suites, in a private conservancy next to the Maasai Mara National Reserve.

Walking safaris · night drives
Tented suite on a grassy bank above a bend in the Talek River at sunrise at JW Marriott Masai Mara LodgePhoto: JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge
Maasai Mara · Talek River

JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge

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Twenty-four tented suites on the Talek River, each with a private deck and jacuzzi, and a Spa by JW.

Game drives · Spa by JW · garden dining
Elephants crossing a wide river below a plunge pool, with mountains behind, at SasaabPhoto: The Safari Collection
Samburu · Westgate Community Conservancy

Sasaab

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Eleven rooms with plunge pools on a ridge above a river valley, about 25 minutes from Samburu National Reserve.

Camel rides · walks · night drives
Tented suite with a covered deck in dry grass and bush at sunset at JW Marriott Mount Kenya Rhino Reserve Safari CampPhoto: JW Marriott Mount Kenya Safari Camp
Laikipia · Solio Conservancy

JW Marriott Mount Kenya Safari Camp

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Nineteen suites with private plunge pools and views of Mount Kenya, in a conservancy known for its black and white rhino.

Horse riding · rhino orphanage · night drives
Tented suites and a curved deck with a fire pit on the escarpment above the plains at Angama MaraPhoto: Angama
Maasai Mara · Oloololo Escarpment

Angama Mara

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Thirty glass-fronted tented suites on the Oloololo Escarpment, high above the Mara Triangle.

Game drives · walking safaris · bush picnics
Tent interior with a bed and dining table, opening onto a deck facing green plains at Kicheche Mara NorthPhoto: Kicheche
Maasai Mara · Mara North Conservancy

Kicheche Mara North

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Nine tents and a family suite in a conservancy formed with more than 800 Maasai landowners.

Guided bush walks · wild camping
Tented suite with two curved canvas roofs and a plunge pool at dusk at The Ritz-Carlton, Masai Mara Safari CampPhoto: The Ritz-Carlton, Masai Mara Safari Camp
Maasai Mara · Sand River

The Ritz-Carlton, Masai Mara Safari Camp

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Twenty elevated tented suites with plunge pools above the Sand River, looking across to the Serengeti.

Private game drives · Maasai culture · photo studio
Stone and canvas suite behind a wooden fence and fever trees at Angama AmboseliPhoto: Angama
Amboseli · Kimana Sanctuary

Angama Amboseli

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Ten suites in a fever-tree forest with views of Kilimanjaro, about 45 minutes from the Amboseli park gate.

Walking safaris · day trips into the park
Tented lounge with leather sofas, a chandelier and a bar cabinet at Mara Plains CampPhoto: Great Plains Conservation
Maasai Mara · Olare Motorogi Conservancy

Mara Plains Camp

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Seven canvas suites on raised decks in the private Olare Motorogi Conservancy.

Game drives · copper baths · camera gear to borrow

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Sample journeys

A starting point, never a package.

Sample Journeys — Drawing on decades of elite safari planning, these itineraries represent what is possible. Every final journey is crafted from scratch around the moments that matter most to you.

Aerial view at sunrise of tents scattered along a winding stream at Kicheche Mara NorthPhoto: Kicheche
7 nights · best July to October

The Mara in migration season

  1. NairobiArrive and fly to the Mara
  2. Kicheche Mara North3 nights · Mara North Conservancy
  3. Naboisho Camp4 nights · Mara Naboisho Conservancy
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Snow-capped Kilimanjaro rising behind fever trees and a stone entrance at Angama AmboseliPhoto: Angama
7 nights

Kilimanjaro views and the Mara

  1. NairobiArrive and fly south
  2. Angama Amboseli3 nights · Kimana Sanctuary
  3. Naboisho Camp4 nights · Mara Naboisho Conservancy
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Guests riding camels led by a Samburu guide across a shallow river at SasaabPhoto: The Safari Collection
8 nights

The north and the Mara

  1. NairobiArrive and fly north
  2. Sasaab4 nights · Westgate Community Conservancy
  3. Kicheche Mara North4 nights · Mara North Conservancy
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When to go

Every season brings a different safari.

Each time of year changes the landscape, the wildlife and the way a day unfolds. We'll help you choose the months that suit what you want to see.

Sources: Kenya Wildlife Service seasons guidance; Kenya News Agency, 24 Dec 2025, quoting KWS on migration months.

How we plan

Private and personal, in practice.

  1. A conversation firstTell us what you hope to see, who is travelling, and how you like to travel.
  2. A journey crafted around youWe suggest destinations, pace and stays, then refine them with you until they feel right.
  3. Looked after throughoutThe family's experience and relationships guide the planning from first conversation to itinerary, and you can reach us at any hour while you travel.

Every journey includes all transport, local flights, meals, accommodation, park fees and game drives.

How we plan
Dirt vehicle tracks through Maasai Mara grassland, with topi and impala grazing among the bushes
On the road in the Mara · Photo: Shafiq Jagani

Why Etana

Built on trust, carried by family.

The finest safaris are built on trust, enduring relationships and a knowledge of Africa earned over a lifetime.

Four decades of trust

In 1985 Feeroz Jagani founded Safari Travel in Nairobi to welcome every guest as a friend. Etana is the next chapter of that family legacy, and the same trust travels with you.

In the owner's own hands

Every Etana journey has the personal attention of Arefa Jagani in Nairobi. Her concierge care and eye for detail follow you from the first welcome to the last farewell.

Individually crafted

No two Etana safaris are alike. Each is crafted from the first conversation around who you are, how you like to travel and what you hope to feel.

The Jagani family and their guide beside a safari vehicle at sunset in the Maasai Mara
On safari in the Maasai Mara, 2024 · Photo: the Jagani family

Our story

A family legacy, carried forward.

Feeroz Jagani founded Safari Travel with a simple philosophy: welcome every guest as a friend, and reveal Africa with authenticity, integrity and genuine hospitality. The name is new. The philosophy remains.

The full story

In our guests' words

“When we were in your care I felt at ease in a place where I want someone watching my back! You and Moni are professional, courteous and kind!”

James R. Woodley, Dallas, Texas

“Your choice of itinerary and its pace was excellent. We were both very impressed with the beautiful hotels and the universal first class service.”

Dr D.A. Owen, Vancouver, Canada

“[…] the excellent service and personal attention accorded to me and other members of the party during our stay in Kenya.”

Dr Akbar Panju, Hamilton, Canada

“You did an outstanding job of booking some fabulous accommodations, but importantly introduced us to the local culture and hospitality.”

Scott Rombach

“Everything went great […] We had a successful safari and really lucked out with the weather too […] and got to see all the animals we wanted to see.”

Pooja D'Souza, safari in Tanzania

From letters written to the Jagani family by guests over the years.

River winding between grassy banks and trees in the Maasai Mara, with giraffes on the left bank

Tell us what you have in mind.

Tell us what you hope to see and how you like to travel. We'll shape an East African safari around your interests and pace.

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Email
enquiries@etanasafaris.com
Phone & WhatsApp
+254 795 887765
Office
The Piano Building, Brookside Drive, Nairobi
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