Solvo Tours and Safaris · Kenya · Tanzania · 2026 Catalogue
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The Company
Two Countries, One Horizon
Solvo Tours and Safaris — registered as Solvo Premium Services Limited — is a Kenyan-owned safari and tour operator based in Nairobi. We design and run private, tailor-made journeys across Kenya and Tanzania, and handle every detail between the moment you land and the moment you fly home.
Kenya and Tanzania share one ecosystem, one migration and one coastline. We plan them as one journey — built from scratch around your dates, your pace and your interests, then held together on the ground by guides and vehicles we choose ourselves. That is the Solvo way.
Private · Tailor-made · Guided
Why visit Kenya
Where the Word Safari Began
Safari is Swahili for journey — and Kenya is where the modern safari was invented. A century of guiding tradition sits behind every game drive you take here.
The Mara, in Full Voice
The northern arm of the Serengeti ecosystem, with some of the densest big-cat populations in Africa. From July to October the migration herds cross the Mara River here.
Elephants Beneath Kilimanjaro
Amboseli offers the one view every photographer wants: great tuskers on an open pan with Kilimanjaro’s snows rising behind them.
The Great Rift Valley
Lakes Nakuru, Naivasha, Elementaita and Bogoria — flamingo water, rhino sanctuary, steam vents and escarpment, all within a morning’s drive of Nairobi.
The Northern Frontier
Samburu and Laikipia hold the Special Five found nowhere else: Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, Beisa oryx, gerenuk and Somali ostrich.
A Coral Coast to Finish
Diani, Watamu and the Lamu Archipelago — warm Indian Ocean, a living reef and a Swahili culture a thousand years old.
Top tour destinations
Southern & Rift Valley
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Amboseli National Park
- Lake Nakuru National Park
- Lake Naivasha & Hell’s Gate
- Tsavo East & Tsavo West
Northern Circuit
- Samburu National Reserve
- Buffalo Springs & Shaba
- Ol Pejeta Conservancy
- Meru National Park
- Laikipia Plateau
Central, City & Coast
- Mount Kenya National Park
- Aberdare National Park
- Nairobi National Park
- Diani, Watamu & Malindi
- Lamu Archipelago
Why visit Tanzania
The Endless Plains
Serengeti comes from the Maasai siringet — the place where the land runs on forever. Over 1.5 million wildebeest move across it each year.
A World Inside a Crater
The Ngorongoro Crater is a collapsed caldera holding its own complete ecosystem, including some of the last black rhino in northern Tanzania.
The Roof of Africa
At 5,895 m Kilimanjaro is the highest free-standing mountain on earth, and the only one of its size a fit walker can summit without technical climbing.
Baobabs and Giants
Tarangire fills in the dry season with the largest elephant herds of the Northern Circuit, moving between ancient baobabs along the river.
The Wild South and West
Ruaha, Nyerere and Katavi see a fraction of the visitors — and Mahale offers chimpanzee trekking on the shore of Lake Tanganyika.
Spice, Sand and Turquoise
Zanzibar closes a safari perfectly: Stone Town’s alleys, clove-scented air and some of the finest beaches in the Indian Ocean.
Top tour destinations
Northern Circuit
- Serengeti National Park
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- Tarangire National Park
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Arusha National Park
- Lake Natron & Lake Eyasi
Southern Circuit
- Nyerere National Park (Selous)
- Ruaha National Park
- Mikumi National Park
- Udzungwa Mountains
Western Circuit & Islands
- Mahale Mountains National Park
- Gombe Stream National Park
- Katavi National Park
- Zanzibar, Pemba & Mafia
Our Safaris
The Solvo Safari Experience
A safari with Solvo is not a seat on a departure. It is a private journey, built around your dates and run by your own guide and vehicle from start to finish — across the Kenyan circuits, the Tanzanian Northern Circuit, or both in one unbroken trip.
Masai Mara
Kenya
Big cats in extraordinary density, and the Mara River crossings from July to October.
Serengeti
Tanzania
The endless plains, the calving grounds at Ndutu and predator–prey drama at any season.
Amboseli
Kenya
Great tuskers on open pans beneath the snows of Kilimanjaro.
Ngorongoro
Tanzania
A UNESCO World Heritage caldera with exceptional wildlife density, including black rhino.
Tailored to Your Style
Every safari is matched to your interests, pace and budget.
- Private guide and vehicle on every departure
- Bush camps to ultra-luxury lodges — or a mix
- Built for photographers, families, couples and first-timers
- Honest lodge advice, including when the cheaper one is better
- Fly-in, drive-in and cross-border combinations
- Guiding in English, Swahili, French or Spanish
The Solvo Edge
Nairobi puts us an hour from the Mara by air and a morning from Amboseli, Naivasha or Nakuru by road — and a day from Arusha and the gateway to the Serengeti. We use that position to build itineraries that move well and waste no daylight.
The Great Migration
Over 1.5 million wildebeest, with several hundred thousand zebra and gazelle, move in a continuous loop through the Serengeti–Mara ecosystem. It does not stop, and it does not respect the border — which is exactly why we plan both countries together.
- Jan – Mar
- Calving on the short-grass plains of Ndutu and the southern Serengeti — thousands of calves a day, and predators in constant attendance.
- Apr – May
- The herds begin north through central Serengeti in long columns, moving with the drying grass.
- Jun – Jul
- The Western Corridor and the Grumeti River, where the first crocodile crossings take place.
- Jul – Oct
- Mara River crossings between northern Serengeti and Kenya’s Masai Mara — the most dramatic wildlife event in Africa.
- Nov – Dec
- With the short rains the herds turn south again through eastern Serengeti, and the cycle restarts.
River crossings are a matter of luck and patience — we build in whole days on the river rather than promising a crossing, and we tell you honestly what the odds are for your dates.
Balloon Safaris
A dawn launch over the Mara or the Serengeti, drifting silently above the herds as the light comes up — then a champagne bush breakfast on landing. Bookable on any itinerary that includes either park.
The Peaks of East Africa
A Climber’s Paradise
The two highest mountains in Africa, an active volcano sacred to the Maasai, and some of the finest high-altitude trekking anywhere — run with licensed mountain crews, unhurried acclimatisation and emergency oxygen on the mountain.
Mount Kilimanjaro
The Roof of Africa — 5,895 m
The highest free-standing mountain on earth, and a walk rather than a climb — but a walk through five ecological zones, from rainforest to arctic summit. Route choice decides your odds, and we will tell you which one suits you.
Lemosho & Shira 7–8 days
Approaching from the west. The longest, quietest and best-acclimatised of the routes — our usual recommendation.
Machame 6–7 days
The “Whiskey” route. Scenic, popular, and its climb-high-sleep-low profile gives strong summit rates.
Northern Circuit 9 days
The full traverse and the highest success rate on the mountain, for those with the days to spare.
Rongai 6–7 days
The sole northern approach. Drier, wilder and a good choice in the wetter months.
Marangu 5–6 days
The only route with sleeping huts. Shortest and cheapest, with correspondingly lower summit rates.
Umbwe 6 days
Steep, direct and demanding — for experienced trekkers only.
Mount Kenya
5,199 m · Kenya
Africa’s second peak and, for many, the more beautiful mountain. Trekkers summit Point Lenana (4,985 m) by the Sirimon, Chogoria or Naro Moru routes; Batian and Nelion are technical climbs.
Mount Meru
4,566 m · Tanzania
A volcanic cone inside Arusha National Park, walked with an armed ranger through buffalo country. The finest acclimatisation trek before Kilimanjaro.
Ol Doinyo Lengai
2,962 m · Tanzania
The Mountain of God — the only volcano erupting natrocarbonatite lava. Climbed overnight to reach the rim at sunrise over Lake Natron.
Cultural Immersions
The Human Heart of the Wild
A safari is incomplete without the people who have shared this wilderness for millennia. We visit on their terms — arranged directly with the community, paid fairly, and never staged for a bus.
The Maasai
Guardians of the Savannah · Kenya & Tanzania
Africa’s most recognisable pastoralists, living across the Mara, Amboseli, Ngorongoro and the Rift. Visit a traditional manyatta to learn the age-set system, see the beadwork that records a woman’s life in colour, and watch the adumu jumping dance.
The Samburu
Butterfly People of the North · Kenya
Close cousins of the Maasai, living in Kenya’s arid north around Samburu and Laikipia. Their singing ceremonies and elaborate ochre and beadwork are among the most striking on the continent.
Hadzabe & Datoga
The Last Hunter-Gatherers · Tanzania
Near Lake Eyasi, the Hadzabe are one of the last true hunter-gatherer peoples on earth, speaking a click language unrelated to any other. Their Datoga neighbours are master blacksmiths.
The Swahili Coast
A Thousand Years of Trade · Kenya & Tanzania
From Lamu to Zanzibar, a culture built on monsoon trade between Africa, Arabia and India — in its carved doors, its dhow yards, its food and its language.
Day Trips
Short Journeys, Lasting Memories
For a layover, a business trip or a few spare days at either end of a safari — every day trip runs private, with pickup from your hotel and a guide who does this properly.
From Nairobi
- Nairobi National Park — lions within sight of the skyline
- Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant orphanage
- Giraffe Centre & Karen Blixen Museum
- Lake Naivasha boat safari & Hell’s Gate by bicycle
- Lake Nakuru National Park day return
- Ol Pejeta Conservancy — the last northern white rhino
From Arusha & Moshi
- Ngorongoro Crater day descent
- Tarangire National Park day return
- Lake Manyara & the tree-climbing lions
- Arusha National Park & Momella Lakes canoe
- Materuni Falls & a Chagga coffee morning
Hidden Waters & Rift Wonders
- Chemka (Kikuletwa) Hot Springs
- Lake Magadi & the Olorgesailie prehistoric site
- Lake Natron & the flamingo breeding flats
- Lake Eyasi & Empakai Crater
The Grand Finale
Beach & Islands
Kenya Coast & Zanzibar
The right ending to any safari — warm Indian Ocean, a living coral reef, and a Swahili culture a thousand years in the making.
Diani Beach
Kenya
Twelve kilometres of white sand behind a reef, with colobus monkeys in the coastal forest. An hour from Mombasa, or a direct flight from Nairobi to Ukunda.
Watamu & Malindi
Kenya
A marine national park with some of the best snorkelling on the coast, the Gede ruins in the forest behind, and sea turtles nesting between March and June.
The Lamu Archipelago
Kenya
A UNESCO World Heritage island with no cars — only dhows, donkeys and coral-rag alleys unchanged since the fourteenth century.
Stone Town
Zanzibar
The old capital, where the air carries cloves and cinnamon. At sunset the Forodhani Gardens night market opens for seafood skewers and Zanzibar pizza.
Nungwi & Kendwa
Zanzibar
At the island’s northern tip, where the tide barely retreats — so you can swim all day. The best sunset dhow cruises leave from here.
Matemwe & Mnemba
Zanzibar
The quiet east coast: long, palm-fringed stretches for ultra-luxury seclusion, with world-class diving and dolphins at the Mnemba Atoll.
Our Team
Bush Masters — our guides
Fluent and Well-Read
Every guide works in fluent English, and we field Swahili, French and Spanish-speaking guides on request.
Safety First, Always
First aid and defensive driving training, a medical kit and recovery gear on board, a 24-hour office contact and flying-doctor cover on request.
Naturalists, Not Just Drivers
They read tracks, call birds by song and know where a leopard lay last Tuesday. The good sightings come from the guide.
One Team, Two Countries
We operate as one outfit across the border, so a crossing at Isebania or Namanga is a handover we manage, not a problem you inherit.
Our Fleet
Engineered for Discovery
Every Solvo journey runs on a 4×4 Toyota Land Cruiser built for safari work — inspected before it leaves Nairobi and again before it leaves for the border.
Unrivalled Comfort
Vehicles seat seven, and we sell them at five or six — every guest has a window and nobody rides the middle.
Pop-Up Roof
Full-length roof hatches for standing photography, with a canvas top for shade when the light goes hard.
Modern Amenities
Cool box, charging inverter, binoculars, reference guides, radio & GPS and bottled water on board as standard.
Total Reliability
Serviced on schedule, checked before every departure, and backed by a replacement vehicle policy.
Let’s plan your journey
Tell us your dates and what you’d love to see. A Solvo safari planner replies within 24 hours with a first itinerary — no obligation.
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