Which East Africa safari operators accept card or M-Pesa payments?

These local operators in East Africa say on their own websites that they accept payment by card, PayPal or M-Pesa; each card quotes the company's own line.

Which East Africa safari operators accept card or M-Pesa payments?

The 31 operators below are based in East Africa and each say they accept payment by card, PayPal or M-Pesa, quoted on their cards, with any card fee they publish.

A similar page for local operators in southern Africa: Which safari operators in southern Africa accept card payments?

What do they charge?

2 of the 31 operators on this page publish a price with its currency; for the others, nothing on their websites as read can be shown here.

• Cherish Africa Safaris: Kenya and Tanzania combined: 6 days from USD 4,085 to 14 days from USD 7,595.
• Leopard Orchid Safaris: Priced trips, all per person in US$: 3 days/2 nights Masai Mara & Naivasha budget from US$650 (2 to 6 guests); 4 days/3 nights Mara, Naivasha & Nakuru budget from US$950; 5 days/4 nights budget from US$1,200; 5 days/4 nights mid-range from US$1,100; 5 days Mara, Amboseli & Naivasha from US$1,350; 7 days Magical Kenya budget from US$2,250; 6 days luxury Amboseli & Mara from US$4,250.

How do they run their trips?

27 of the 31 operators on this page say how they run trips (private, scheduled or overland); for the others, nothing on their websites as read can be shown here.

• Aanika Karibu Safaris: Private safaris (priced by 1 to 4 Pax) and group joining safaris ('join the other travelers') are sold.
• Africa Flash Mc Tours & Travel: Tours are private per booking in own pop-up top vehicle with your own dedicated driver/guide, no group sharing.
• African Big Cats Safaris: Private safaris only; no joining or group departures.
• Beacon Safaris: Private safaris in your own vehicle or group safaris are offered and every package shows 'Weekly Departures'.
• Beyond the Plains Safaris: Private safaris with a dedicated vehicle and guide.
• Bison Safaris: Private vehicle trips and shared 'group joining' departures are sold.
• Gosheni Safaris Africa: Private safaris (vehicle and guide for your group alone).
• Great Lakes Safaris: Tailor-made private trips and 'set departure' safaris ('tailor-made and set departure safaris and holidays')
• Hermosa Life Tours and Travel: Private, tailor-made trips are the focus.
• Hope Tours Africa: Private trips only: 'We do not run shared departures'; every itinerary is built for one party.
• Kwezi Safaris: Private only: 'We do not run shared vehicles, join departures, or off-the-shelf itineraries.' No scheduled joining departures.
• Leopard Orchid Safaris: Private trips are the main offer ('Every trip is privately guided'; packages for 2 to 6 or 2 to 7 guests).
• Lion King Adventures: All safaris are private ('just you and your guide'); prices are by 2, 3 or 4 to 6 people.
• Magical Tanzania: Private safaris are the default and main product.
• Meijo Safaris: Private trips are the standard.
• Morning Star Tours & Travel: Vehicles carry a maximum of 6 passengers.
• Nature Bound Africa: Trips are sold as private, tailor-made departures ('Private departures').
• Norine Forbes Safaris: Private and shared.
• Ongeri Expeditions: Private tailormade journeys are the main product.
• Ozon Light Tours: Private safaris: 'Our Tanzania safaris are private. You travel in your own 4x4 Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof and a dedicated guide'.
• Rwanda Eco Company and Safaris: Private, tailor-made itineraries ('Every itinerary is fully customizable'); gorilla groups of maximum 8 visitors per family per day.
• Ryder Signature: Private only: 100% private vehicles, no shared game drives.
• Safari Soles Tours: Home-page trips are marked 'private'.
• Savannah Explorers: Private safaris (the Low Cost safari is 'private safari low cost'; luxury page: 'A private luxury safari, only you and your driver-guide'; the jeep is only for you).
• Serengeti Wakanda Tours and Safaris: Private by default ('Every Serengeti Wakanda tour is private - same guide, same vehicle, same pace'); designed for 2 to 6 guests per vehicle; groups of 4 to 20 on private group departures.
• Soul of Tanzania: Private trips: Kilimanjaro climbs are 'Private, always'; safaris are tailor-made around the guest.
• Suricata Safaris: The camping safaris page offers 'group camping safaris (2-7 days)' and private options; mid-range 'Group & Private'; luxury and Great Migration packages private.

What do they say about children?

14 of the 31 operators on this page publish a child or family policy; for the others, nothing on their websites as read can be shown here.

• Africa Flash Mc Tours & Travel: Children below 3 years are free of charge; children between 3 and 12 years pay 75% of the adult rate.
• Beyond the Plains Safaris: Family safaris with child-friendly camps, lodges with pools and flexible pacing; the cost calculator prices teens (9 to 17) and children (3 to 8) at reduced rates on accommodation and park fees.
• Cherish Africa Safaris: Children welcome; tell them ages when enquiring.
• Gosheni Safaris Africa: Family safaris are a safari style; a family safari page exists; child car seats on request.
• Hope Tours Africa: Minimum age 15 for gorilla and chimpanzee trekking, 12 for golden monkey tracking; permit price is the same for every age with no child rate.
• Kiliclimb Africa Safaris: Family safaris are offered.
• Kwezi Safaris: Family safaris for all ages, toddlers to teens, 6 to 21 days; family suites and interconnecting rooms, junior ranger sessions.
• Magical Tanzania: Family safaris are offered ('Ages 6 to 80, every generation together').
• Meru Slopes Tours & Safaris: A 12-day Kenya, Tanzania & Zanzibar Family Safari is sold, 'designed for families' with a flexible pace.
• Nature Bound Africa: Family safari programmes.
• Ozon Light Tours: Family safaris are offered.
• Savannah Explorers: A 'Tanzania Family Safari' section lists three family itineraries (12, 13 and 14 days, including Zanzibar).
• Serengeti Wakanda Tours and Safaris: Family rooms and interconnecting rooms available in the mid-range tier.
• Suricata Safaris: It offers 'a family-friendly experience'

Richard Jasinski · Uncompromised Travel · written from Valencia · first published 3 November 2026 · updated 3 November 2026