SafariLists was built because booking an African safari shouldn't feel like a leap of faith. We connect travelers with vetted, transparent operators — and we stand behind every booking.
12
African Countries
500+
Verified Operators
10,000+
Traveler Inquiries
110%
Carbon Offset Standard
After years of traveling across East and Southern Africa, our founders kept running into the same problem: finding trustworthy operators was a minefield. Review sites were gamed. Booking platforms took 30% commissions and left operators with nothing. Travelers had no recourse when things went wrong.
SafariLists was built to fix this. We verify every operator before they can list a single package. We hold payments in escrow until your trip begins. We provide real-time chat so you can ask real questions — not just fill out a form and hope for the best.
We believe Africa's incredible natural and cultural heritage deserves a marketplace that takes it as seriously as we do.
Our team is distributed across Nairobi, Accra, Cape Town, and Kampala. We're not a travel startup trying to "disrupt" Africa from a distant tech hub — we live here.
📍 Nairobi, Kenya (Operations HQ)
📍 Accra, Ghana (Product)
📍 Cape Town, South Africa (Finance)
Every operator is KYC-verified with tourism licences checked. We'd rather have fewer operators than unsafe ones.
We offset 110% of estimated emissions for every booking. Africa's ecosystems are the reason we exist.
A share of every transaction funds local conservation and community education projects.
No hidden fees. No fake reviews. No inflated prices. What you see is what you pay.
Amara Osei
CEO & Co-founder
Ghana 🇬🇭
Lena Müller
CTO & Co-founder
Germany 🇩🇪
James Kariuki
Head of Operator Relations
Kenya 🇰🇪
Sofía Rivera
Head of Marketing
Spain 🇪🇸
Browse hundreds of vetted safari packages across 12 countries.