Which East Africa safari operators run walking safaris?

These local operators in East Africa run walking safaris or guided walks, on their own websites; each card quotes the company's own line.

Which East Africa safari operators run walking safaris?

The 20 operators below are based in East Africa and each run walking safaris or guided walks, quoted on their cards, with the places they name.

How do they run their trips?

16 of the 20 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.
• Beacon Safaris: Private safaris in your own vehicle or group safaris are offered and every package shows 'Weekly Departures'.
• Bison Safaris: Private vehicle trips and shared 'group joining' departures are sold.
• Great Lakes Safaris: Tailor-made private trips and 'set departure' safaris ('tailor-made and set departure safaris and holidays')
• Inside Kenya Safaris: Private only: 'Every safari we operate is private. No group departures, no shared vehicles, no fixed rosters.' No scheduled joining departures.
• Lion King Adventures: All safaris are private ('just you and your guide'); prices are by 2, 3 or 4 to 6 people.
• Meijo Safaris: Private trips are the standard.
• 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.
• 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'.
• Primate Safaris: Private or group: the 3-day trip 'can be a private tour or group tour depending on the interests of the travelers'; the 10-day Uganda safari can be 'a private Tour or as group tour'.
• Rwanda Eco Company and Safaris: Private, tailor-made itineraries ('Every itinerary is fully customizable'); gorilla groups of maximum 8 visitors per family per day.
• SafariBando: Private safaris are offered (Private Tanzania Safaris, private vs group guide).
• Sunworld Safaris: 'Most of our Safaris are Private Safaris' with your own 4x4 and guide; group safaris with fixed departure dates are offered all year (Save the Elephant, Photographic Safaris, short Mara road safaris) and shared air packages for solo travellers.

What do they say about children?

8 of the 20 operators on this page publish a child or family policy; for the others, nothing on their websites as read can be shown here.

• Cherish Africa Safaris: Children welcome; tell them ages when enquiring.
• Crater Explorer Tours And Safaris: One trip, the 5 Days Tanzania Private Camping Safari, is filed under 'Family Safari' in the camping list.
• Meanda Uganda Safaris: Family rooms/cottages, child-friendly driver-guide and lodges with pools.
• 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.
• Ozon Light Tours: Family safaris are offered.
• Sunworld Safaris: Family Safaris offered (Ultimate Family Safari, 14 days, from USD 5,270; Fun Family Safari, 12 days, from USD 5,610).

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