African Splendour
The longest routing — three countries and the full range of landscape.
Ten times the world's best safari outfitter
Micato Safaris
From $20,700
Safari
The most-awarded outfitter in Africa, and a published price list.
Micato is small enough to be run by the family that founded it and long-established enough to hold relationships in Kenya and Tanzania that newer operators cannot. Its itineraries are fixed in shape but private in execution: your own guide, your own vehicle, your own pace.
Micato Safaris is a family-run outfitter working East and Southern Africa and India, and a ten-time winner of Travel+Leisure's award for the world's best safari outfitter. Its journeys run 10 to 17 days, are almost entirely privately guided, and publish their prices — which for this category is unusual and makes planning considerably easier.
Where It Goes
Where the journeys go.
Kenya & Tanzania
The core territory — the Mara, the Serengeti, and the migration between them.
South Africa, Botswana & Zambia
The southern circuit, from the Cape through the Okavango to the Falls.
Rwanda & Namibia
Gorilla tracking and the desert coast, added to longer routings.
India
A parallel programme through Rajasthan, the Ganges cities and the national parks.
The Journeys
Published itineraries.
The Micato Grand Safari
The flagship East African itinerary.
East Africa's Golden Savannahs
Built around the great grass plains and the migration's timing.
Jewels of South Africa
Cape Town, the winelands and the private reserves.
Private Kenya Safari
Kenya alone, at depth rather than in survey.
The Great Herds of Kenya & Tanzania
Timed to the herds rather than to a fixed calendar.
The Hemingway Wing Safari
Light-aircraft transfers between camps, minimising road time.
Passage Through Botswana and Zimbabwe
The southern water systems and Victoria Falls.
Botswana's Timeless Wilderness
The Okavango and the Kalahari at the heart of it.
The Heart of Kenya & Tanzania
The shorter East African routing, without losing the essentials.
Tanzania Spectacular
Tanzania alone — the Serengeti, the Crater, and the south.
The Soul of India
Rajasthan, the Ganges, and the national parks.
Royal Palaces of India
The palace route through Rajasthan.
Splendours of Northern India
The northern circuit at a slightly shorter length.
Per person, from. Micato-published rates — verify current pricing before quoting.
The Experience
What the operator brings.
Privately Guided Throughout
Your own guide and vehicle rather than a shared game drive.
Family-Run Since 1966
The Pinto family still runs the company and the relationships behind it.
AmericaShare
Micato's own non-profit in Nairobi; each safari sold funds a child's education.
Door-to-Door Handling
Met on arrival and handed over at every transfer for the length of the trip.
The Difference
What booking through us adds.
Preferred Partner Booking
Booked through us, your safari carries partner recognition with Micato from the first confirmation.
Camps Held in Migration Season
The camps worth having go a year out. We hold space while the dates are still moving.
Itinerary Matched to the Herds
Which weeks, which camps, which direction the crossing runs — timing is most of the outcome.
One Point of Contact
Deposits, documents, visas and flights run through us for the length of the booking.
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Plan a Micato Safaris journey
Tell us roughly when and how long. We'll come back with the departures still open, what they include, and what they actually cost.