BeKenya
The Compass
What we believe, how we work, and what that means for your trip.
What we stand for
Four things we hold ourselves to, on every trip.
- Honesty
- We tell you what a trip really costs, what it really involves, and when something isn't right for you.
- Kindness
- To guests, to guides, and to the people whose home you're visiting. It costs nothing and changes everything.
- Support
- You're never on your own. Someone who knows Kenya is a phone call away, before and during your trip.
- Presence
- We keep the pace human. Fewer places, more time in each, room to actually notice where you are.
How we earn
We don't earn by extraction. We earn by expansion.
The guides, drivers and cooks on your trip are paid properly, and they're from the places you visit. We'd rather grow by doing right by people than by squeezing them. When our partners do well, we do well — and you get a better trip, because the people looking after you actually want to be there.
The code we work by
- Care before commerce
- If what's best for you isn't what's best for our margin, we'll still tell you.
- Truth before silence
- If something goes wrong, you hear it from us first.
- Local in action
- Kenyan guides, Kenyan-owned partners, Kenyan suppliers. Not a token.
- Human in spirit
- You're a guest, not a booking reference.
Where it takes you
Four ways into the country. All of them run the same way.
Safari
Masai Mara, Nakuru, Naivasha, Hell's Gate and Tsavo. The Big Five, the Great Migration, and the long quiet drives in between.
See safari tripsCoast
Watamu and the Indian Ocean. Coral reefs, wild dolphins, and beaches you'll have mostly to yourself.
See coast tripsCulture
Mombasa Old Town, Fort Jesus and the Gede ruins. Centuries of Swahili trade, walked with someone who grew up with it.
See culture tripsHiking
Mount Kenya, Sirimon to Point Lenana at 4,985m. Forest, moorland, glaciers on the equator, and a three in the morning summit.
See the trekBe real. Be kind. BeKenya.
If that sounds like your kind of trip, tell us what you're after and we'll build it around you.