Our Story
Kampur Travel Diaries is an award-winning, owner-run safari operator that specialises in designing bespoke, unforgettable personalised adventures around East Africa – Kenya,Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda.
Our mission is to craft sustainable, unforgettable, immersive travel experiences for our guests in a way that positively contributes to the local communities, wildlife and environment.
Sustainable Travel
Our motto is ‘Adventure with a Cause’ and when you travel with us, you leave a positive and meaningful footprint in East Africa through our programs in education, youth and women empowerment, reforestation, wildlife and habitat and biodiversity conservation.
See what our guests have to say
What can I say? This was my first trip to Africa (at age 72), and my daughter's second. Our travel plans were very involved, as we were attending a Christian-Hindu wedding in Kenya and had to book flights and hotels at multiple locations. As you can imagine, this was daunting, and the bride's mother recommended we work with Kampur Travel Diaries, specifically Kamal. This was the BEST DECISION EVER! Every time we had a question in the United States, no matter what time of day, Kamal RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY! (One wonders if Kamal ever sleeps?) His suggestions regarding an add-on safari at the end of the festivities, including a hot air balloon were spot on! We could HAVE NEVER experienced the incredible adventures we experienced without Kamal! IF YOU ARE AT ALL ANTICIPATING PLANNING A TRIP TO KENYA, WORK WITH KAMAL AT KAMPUR TRAVEL DIARIES. I would also like to give a shout-out to James (a Masai), the fantastic game driver and tour guide assigned to us by Kamal! James was invaluable, engaging, interesting, learned and such a joy to be around on a daily basis! He captured our hearts! Also, Kamal had suggested several lodging options in the Masai Mara, and we went with Elewana Sand River. It was AMAZING! Incredible accommodations, along with the hardest working, most servant-hearted staff members, including Nicholene and Jentrol. THANK YOU, KAMAL, FOR YOUR EXPERTISE AND ESPECIALLY FOR KEEPING IN CONTACT WITH US EVERY STEP OF THE WAY THROUGH THIS JOURNEY!!!
JanetUSA
It was my last minute decision to visit Kenya and I didn’t have much time to plan. But KAMPUR arranged a phone call with me to listen to my interests and helped guide me to plan a perfect vacay in Kenya.
KAMPUR helped me arrange my booking to Lamu at a rate better than the listed price in the hotel’s official website. For the following safari tour to Maasai Mara and Lake Nakuru, on top of planning, KAMPUR also helped me arrange their professional guide Michael who himself was passionate about animals and also a very skilful driver. The whole trip was smooth, fun and comfortable.
They also accommodated my last minute request to extend the safari one more day to visit Ol Pejeta Conservancy and arranged it professionally.
Highly recommend to every one who wish to have a tailor-made travel experience in Kenya and looks for professional guides who know about animals!
ArnoldHongKong
Where do I start? It was such an amazing experience from the time I came across Kamal from Kampur Travels. He was patient enough to deal with all my queries and gave suggestions when needed. From the time I was picked up from the airport to the end of my trip, it was very personalised. I was pleasantly surprised to see the goody pack with a nice thoughtful gifts for the safari. To top it off, they even had a personal note to go with the goodies. So, the first impression itself is a WOW...
I booked a trip to Amboseli for 3 nights and all my lodge/food preferences were taken care of. As I was doing a photographic safari, Kamal arranged a vehicle with liftable roof-top and windows on both the sides were removable. This gave me loads of options to shoot at a sightings which was excellent.
The guide/driver Isaac was very good in accommodating all my photographic needs. He was on time for all my safaris and taken care of the picnic breakfast/lunches.
I was glad to know that part of the proceeds from each trip go towards empowering communities in Northern Kenya, thru' programs like education, conservation and youth empowerment.
I highly recommend Kampur travels and I'm planning to book a family safari trip with them soon.
Subi SriUK
Kampur Travel Diaries organised an incredible safari experience for my family to Masai Mara and Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
Right from my first call with Kamal to multiple calls discussing our options to locking in a personalised itinerary, we are so happy with the time, attention and service given to us. No question was too big or too small for Kamal, there was always a prompt response.
This was our first time in Kenya and the experience combined with impeccable service has left us yearning to return again soon!
Kampur ensured our needs and dietary preferences were met, our transfers were comfortable and we had great knowledgeable guides to give us an outstanding safari experience. A goodie bag from Kampurwith useful safari items was much loved and appreciated. The camps and lodges selected for us were 10/10. James Tira is a super local Masai guide with very good knowledge of animal behaviour.
Highly recommend Kampur Travel Diaries for your safari trips in East Africa!
KarishmaIndia
Kamal and Purvi organised one of the best holidays we’ve ever had! We were a group of 8 (two families 4 adults +4 teens) visiting Africa for the first time . Everything Kampur organised was perfect from the day we had our first hour long conversation to provide them with our requirements/requests etc.
we stayed at Mahali Mzuri so it was perfect! our trip to Masai mara also included a hot air balloon safari, most amazing bush dinner to celebrate our wedding anniversaries and everything else you would expect from a safari. The trip to Diani was equally great( with few recommendations for the hotel to consider) and we will never forget the amazing sunrise every morning! We didn’t have to worry about anything from the moment we landed in Nairobi until we were dropped off to the airport to get our flight back to London .
All the attention to detail and perfect organising skills from Kampur made it all possible for us !
Once again thank you for everything you’ve done to make out trip most memorable. We look forward to organising more safari trips in Africa with Kampur and we highly recommend them .
ThushariUK
Only if I could tell you just one reason to go with them! Well there are many
- your trip will be customised based on who you are and what you are looking for and they will get it bang on!
- they will check with you at every step if you doing well, need anything - for me this is the first time a travel company has done that and that says something!
- they use the money they make to help the people in Kenya and it’s done with 100% sincerity so choosing them is also giving back to society 🙂
- we did a trip for almost 12 days covering different landscapes for sighting and each one of them was worth it!
NipaIndia
For my recent trip to Tsavo West and Amboseli, Kampur Travel Diaries was very efficient and reactive regarding organization and reservations. The handling was perfect from the first to the last day.
It is also very rewarding to know that you are contributing to help reforestation and the communities in Northern Kenya.
I have already entrusted the organization of my next trip to Kenya to this safari planner.
A big thank you to Kamal Kampur for his kindness.
SophieFrance
Kamal was of great assistance booking our trip to Masai Mara and Diani beach. He helped put an amazing itinerary together, assisted when we encountered some challenges getting our e-visa, and checked in a lot during our trip to see how we were doing. I highly recommend Kampur Travel Diaries to anyone planning a vacation in Kenya.
TiestQatar
I cannot recommend Kampur Travel Diaries highly enough! We had a three week trip in Kenya and every detail and request was meticulously taken care of. We wanted to experience a variety of adventures including hiking Mt. Loganaut (Sopa Lodge was lovely), games drives (it doesn’t get better than Finch Hattons) and the last few days on the coastal island of Lamu. All transportation was arranged which made travel go smoothly. We will be back and definitely use Kamal at Kampur Travel Diaries again and again!!
LeslieUSA
Kamal at Kampur Travel Diaries provided us with seamless transitions during our trip to Kenya and Tanzania. He arranged for someone to meet us at the Nairobi airport after our long exhausting flight and reserved a comfortable hotel for us. He also arranged advance logistics when we took a shuttle from Tanzania back into Kenya and needed a driver to meet us at the border and drive us to Amboseli National Park. In addition, he arranged for a domestic flight from Amboseli to Nairobi for our last day there, and made sure we had a comfortable day room in an airport hotel so we could rest up before our last night departure.
CarolUSA
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Recognition
- 2023: Ecotourism Kenya EcoWarrior Award – 1st Runner up Best Tour Operator in Promoting Biodiversity Conservation
- 2023: TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award
- 2023: African Excellence Awards Best Family-Run Safari Operator – East AfricaÂ
- 2023: Corporate Live Wire Innovation and Excellence Award – Safari Tour Operator the YearÂ
- 2023: Lux Life Travel and Tourism Award for Best Safari Tour Operator – Northern Kenya
- 2022: Ecotourism Kenya EcoWarrior Award – 1st Runner up Best Tour Operator in Promoting Community Development
- 2022: TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award
- 2021: TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award
- 2020: SkÃ¥l International Sustainable Tourism Awards – 3rd Place in Tour Operators and Travel Agents Category
We look forward to curating your safari experience.