What are the best alternatives to Elewana Collection for a luxury safari?

These are the companies with camps of their own in Kenya and northern Tanzania, where Elewana Collection also has camps, read from their own websites and set beside Elewana Collection on the same facts. Elewana Collection has camps elsewhere too, listed in its own box.

Elewana Collection on the same facts

Elewana Collection is set out here on the same facts as the cards below, from its own website, so any alternative can be read against it.

• Camps: Lewa Safari Camp and Kifaru House (Lewa Wildlife Conservancy)
• Children: Lewa Safari Camp 2 family tents (4)
• Reviews: Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 10 reviews, read 20 October 2026.

What are the best alternatives to Elewana Collection for a luxury safari?

Each card below sets out a camp owner in Kenya and northern Tanzania on the same facts as Elewana Collection, its camps and private guide terms, so the alternatives can be compared line by line.

What do they charge per person per night?

4 of the 27 camp owners on this page publish a rate per person per night; the rest do not state it on their own websites. Each line is the company's own figure as its website gives it. Companies with camps in several countries are left out of this list and their cards, because their published figure can be for a camp elsewhere.

• Angama: Lowest published nightly rate: USD 950 per person, Angama Safari Camp, 2026 Standard Season.
• Gamewatchers Safaris and Porini Camps: Reduced rates for 6+ night stays, US$ per person sharing per night, 2026: 1 to 30 June: Amboseli/Rhino $551, Giraffe $442, Mara/Cheetah $584, Lion $603, Rhino River $537, Ol Kinyei Cottages $679, Nairobi Tented $105. 22 July to 30 Sept: $748, $607, $836, $922, $682. 1 Aug to 30 Sept cottages $1,294.
• Governors' Camp Collection: Lowest published per person sharing rate: Loldia House luxury room, 1 Apr-31 May 2026, US$424 (2027: US$437 in the same period).
• Kicheche Camps: 2026 rack rates per adult per night, US$, per person sharing, excluding conservancy fees.

What age limits do they set for children?

16 of the 27 camp owners on this page publish a child policy; the rest do not state it on their own websites. Companies with camps in several countries are left out here, because their policy can differ from camp to camp.

• Angama: Children of all ages welcome year round.
• Borana Lodge: Child rate applies from 5 to 15 years (2026 Standard $513, Peak $660); under 5s stay free.
• Chem Chem: Family activities named: 'Kids on Safari', 'Art in the Garden', 'Croquet on the Lawns' ('The spirit of adventure knows no age').
• Gamewatchers Safaris and Porini Camps: Porini camps are not suitable for children under 8.
• Governors' Camp Collection: Governors' Camp and Loldia House welcome all ages.
• Kicheche Camps: Minimum age 7 at Kicheche Bush Olare and Valley Naboisho.
• Lewa Wilderness: Lewa Wilderness: 'All ages welcome', family cottages, garden cottages described as family-friendly.
• Nasikia Camps: Minimum age listed: Little Moru, Naona Moru, Kaskaz Mara, Kogatende, Ndutu, Ehlane 5 and up in the amenities box (some family-safari texts say 6+)
• Nomad Tanzania: Mkombe's House is 'designed specifically for families' and 'perfect for families with smaller children', with two enclosed bedrooms for children; children over 12 can join longer walks.
• Offbeat Safaris: Child rates 50% off adult rates (Offbeat Mara, Offbeat Ndoto, Deloraine House 4-11; Sosian 3-11; Ekorian's Mugie 5-15).
• Saruni Basecamp: 'Children of all ages are welcome.' Under 5 sharing with adults are free; ages 5 to 16 pay 50% of the adult sharing rate in a standard room or tent with 1 to 2 adults, 75% in their own room, or a Family Unit rate.
• Sirikoi: Children aged 6 and older welcome.
• Tanganyika Wilderness Camps: Family tents and family rooms exist at the camps (for example interconnected rooms for 4 and 5 guests).
• Tarangire Safari Lodge: The accommodation page offers family tents and bungalows for 'family and triple accommodation'.
• The Safari Collection: Children are welcome at Giraffe Manor, Sala's Camp, Sasaab (under threes stay free; baby-listening service) and Siruai (children of all ages; one tent can sleep three children).
• Wayo Africa: Family itineraries are listed for children 12 and over, 4 and over and 2 and over.

Which offer a private guide and vehicle?

9 of the 27 camp owners on this page offer a private guide or vehicle; the rest do not state it on their own websites. Companies with camps in several countries are left out here, because their terms can differ from camp to camp.

• Angama: Angama Mara and Amboseli: private safari vehicles are extra, USD 200 half day / USD 400 full day in Standard Season.
• Chem Chem: Available: 'Game Drives with your Private Guide and Vehicle' and 'privately guided journeys'.
• Gamewatchers Safaris and Porini Camps: Private vehicles are offered at the camps at a supplement; an 'Exclusive Vehicle' gives sole use of the open-sided 4x4 safari vehicle during game drives for US$375 per vehicle per day, with a minimum of 2 days.
• Governors' Camp Collection: Il Moran: 'Private game drives are available on request (advance booking required)'.
• Kicheche Camps: The Walking Wilderness Safari is privately guided for a maximum of six guests.
• Nasikia Camps: Naona Moru offers drives 'shared & scheduled OR private vehicle (at an additional cost)'.
• Nomad Tanzania: Kiba Point offers 'exclusive guides and vehicles' for private groups.
• Saruni Basecamp: 'Private vehicle with guide for exclusive use is available at an additional cost per day' at USD 400 per day, with a note to contact the company for rates.
• The Safari Collection: A 'Private Guided Safari' is offered (personalised itinerary and a private guide throughout; price on request).

Richard Jasinski · Uncompromised Travel · written from Valencia · first published 2 November 2026 · updated 2 November 2026