Editorial
What we publish, what we refuse to publish, and how we decide.
SafariKenya is an independent editorial guide to East African safari planning. We do not operate tours. We do not take commissions for steering you toward specific operators. We publish articles, comparisons and field notes for travellers who would rather read carefully than be sold to.
What we publish
Long-form planning guides, lodge and operator reviews, wildlife field notes, practical reference (visas, currency, transfers, gear), and side-by-side comparisons between destinations and styles of safari. Every article carries a named author, a publication date, and a last-reviewed date.
What we refuse to publish
- Operator-supplied copy presented as editorial
- "Top 10" lists assembled from press releases
- Voluntourism programmes involving children or unverified wildlife "rescue"
- Reviews of lodges or operators we have not researched independently
- Anything that romanticises Maasai or other Kenyan cultures as historical artefacts rather than contemporary peoples
- Trophy hunting advocacy, dressed up or otherwise (Kenya banned trophy hunting in 1977; we treat that as settled)
How we handle conservation and culture
We cover Kenya's conservation pressures — overcrowding in the Mara, water stress in Amboseli, poaching, human-wildlife conflict — without operator PR framing. We write about Kenyan cultures as contemporary cultures, with contemporary scholarship and journalism as sources where possible.
If we feel a topic exceeds our editorial competence, we either commission a writer who has it or we do not publish.
How we handle errors
If we make a mistake, we correct it on the page with a dated note. We do not silently edit. If you find a factual error, please write to the editors.