Nairobi-based operator adds tailor-made East Africa routes, private guiding options and a refreshed Serengeti-Ngorongoro combo ahead of the 2026 travel season, giving UK and international guests more flexibility over how they explore Kenya and Tanzania.

Leisuredeals Tours and Safaris has updated its catalogue of Kenya itineraries, putting together what it calls its best safari packages Kenya has to offer for travellers planning trips in 2025 and into 2026. The Nairobi-based company, which has been arranging inbound and outbound holidays for more than a decade, says the changes respond to a shift in what visitors are actually asking for: shorter, more flexible trips that still cover the big-ticket parks without the rigid group-tour format.

The new lineup runs from quick two-day dashes into Amboseli or the Masai Mara through to longer circuits taking in Lake Nakuru, the Aberdares and multiple reserves in one loop. What has changed most, according to the company, is the amount of choice built into each booking. Guests can pick their vehicle, their pace, and in many cases their exact route, rather than being slotted into a fixed schedule alongside strangers.

That flexibility sits at the centre of the operator's private safari tours Kenya offering. Rather than combining unrelated travellers into a shared minibus, the private packages are built around a single group, whether that's a couple, a family or a small party of friends. Departure times shift to suit the guests. Game drives can run longer in one park and shorter in another, depending on what people actually want to see. A family chasing the wildebeest migration will have a different day to a couple hoping to linger over a leopard sighting in Samburu, and the itinerary bends to match.

Kenya's parks remain the backbone of the business, with Amboseli's elephant herds against the backdrop of Kilimanjaro and the Mara's open plains still the most requested combination. But cross-border trips into Tanzania have picked up noticeably over the past two seasons, and the Serengeti Ngorongoro safari combo has become one of the most booked routes on the company's books. Pairing the Serengeti's vast plains, home to the annual wildebeest migration for part of the year, with the Ngorongoro Crater's dense concentration of wildlife within a single collapsed volcanic caldera, gives visitors two very different safari experiences without needing to fly home and back out again. Most guests run this combination over four to five days, often adding Lake Manyara or Tarangire either side.

Accommodation across the packages ranges from mid-range lodges to more indulgent tented camps, and the company has been paying closer attention to the food on offer, not just the game viewing. Several of the camps it works with have leaned into proper bush cuisine rather than buffet fare, and dessert has become something of a talking point among returning guests. One camp on the Mara circuit finishes its evening meal with a warm chocolate tart topped with pristine whipping cream, whisked to order at the dining tent rather than shipped in from Nairobi, which sounds like a small detail until you're eating it under a sky with no light pollution for a hundred miles. It's the sort of touch that doesn't show up in a wildlife checklist but tends to be what people mention first when they get home.

Booking patterns this year suggest travellers are planning further in advance than they used to, particularly for the busier July to October migration window, when Mara camps fill quickly. The company has responded by opening 2026 dates earlier than in previous years and encouraging guests to lock in accommodation before the peak months, since availability at the better-positioned camps tends to disappear months ahead rather than weeks.

Beyond the core safari routes, Leisuredeals continues to run Nairobi day trips for guests with limited time, including visits to Nairobi National Park, the Giraffe Centre and the Carnivore restaurant, alongside international packages to Dubai, Thailand and a combined Malaysia-Singapore route for those extending their trip beyond East Africa. The domestic side of the business, serving Kenyan travellers exploring their own country, has also grown, with coastal packages to Watamu and Malindi proving consistently popular.

Staff experience remains the company's main selling point in a market crowded with operators offering similar-sounding itineraries. Guides are drawn from the regions they work in, and the company says it deliberately keeps group sizes small enough that a driver-guide can actually answer questions rather than sticking to a script. Repeat bookings, the company notes, tend to come from guests who built a relationship with a specific guide on an earlier trip and asked for them again.

With demand for East Africa travel continuing to recover and diversify, Leisuredeals Tours and Safaris says it plans to keep refining its Kenya and Tanzania offering through 2026, adding new lodge partnerships and expanding the private touring options that have driven much of its recent growth. Enquiries for both Kenya-only and combined Kenya-Tanzania itineraries are being taken now for the coming season.

For more details:

website - https://leisuredealstours.com/
📍 Address: Capital Centre, Mombasa Road, Nairobi, Kenya
📞 Contact No: +254 794 505 050
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