Which East Africa safari operators are best for solo travellers?

These local operators in East Africa say on their own websites how they take solo travellers; each card quotes the company's own line.

Which East Africa safari operators are best for solo travellers?

The 15 operators below are based in East Africa and each publish how they take solo travellers (a single supplement, solo departures or a single room), quoted on their cards.

How do they run their trips?

13 of the 15 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.

• 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.
• Beyond the Plains Safaris: Private safaris with a dedicated vehicle and guide.
• Bobby Safaris: Private only: 'We do not run group departures.' No scheduled joining departures.
• Hope Tours Africa: Private trips only: 'We do not run shared departures'; every itinerary is built for one party.
• Inside Kenya Safaris: Private only: 'Every safari we operate is private. No group departures, no shared vehicles, no fixed rosters.' No scheduled joining departures.
• Native Africa Tours: Private safaris are the main offer ('Private African safaris')
• Nature Bound Africa: Trips are sold as private, tailor-made departures ('Private departures').
• Nkuringo Safaris: Private trips: 'all Nkuringo luxury safaris are private and tailor-made' with your own guide and vehicle, not fixed group departures.
• Norine Forbes Safaris: Private and shared.
• Ongeri Expeditions: Private tailormade journeys are the main product.
• Ryder Signature: Private only: 100% private vehicles, no shared game drives.
• Safari Soles Tours: Home-page trips are marked 'private'.
• 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.

What do they say about children?

9 of the 15 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.
• Bobby Safaris: Children of virtually any age can travel; family itineraries are designed with shorter drives and child-welcoming properties, with booster seats fitted.
• 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.
• Native Africa Tours: Child rules: under 12 not permitted at Bwindi, Mgahinga, Kibale, Volcanoes, Nyungwe, Virunga and Kahuzi-Biega parks; children older than 8 allowed on savannah game drives; 15 or older for gorilla, chimpanzee and white rhino tracking.
• Nature Bound Africa: Family safari programmes.
• Nkuringo Safaris: Family safaris are offered with age-aware design: safaris can start from about 4-5 years in selected child-friendly parks; gorilla and chimp trekking has a strict minimum age of 15; boat safaris have no minimum age.
• Serengeti Wakanda Tours and Safaris: Family rooms and interconnecting rooms available in the mid-range tier.

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