HIGHLY PERSONALIZED. ELEVATING THE ART OF LUXURY ADVENTURE PROFOUNDLY LIFE-CHANGING








A personal note from Karin Jones, Founder & CEO
Planning your journey to Africa requires more than logistics. It requires insight, judgment, and a deep understanding of a continent whose beauty lies in its scale, nuance, and extraordinary variety. Where you go, how you move, and whom you trust will shape everything — and for a journey of this significance, that last decision may be the most important one you make.
Africa has been my life’s work since 1987, and my passion since my first journey to Botswana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe in 1989. What began as an adventure became a calling — and that calling has always been in service of one thing: you.
For nearly four decades I have worked personally with every client, drawing on deep on-the-ground knowledge and relationships built over a lifetime spent in the field, not just behind a desk — and I return every year, without exception, because Africa changes, and your journey deserves the relationships and firsthand knowledge that can only be built over decades. That depth of trust opens doors — and keeps them open at any hour.
What I offer is not a trip. It is the luxury of confidence — knowing that every detail of your journey has been thoughtfully considered, expertly crafted, and shaped entirely around you.
Because real luxury in Africa is time: time to connect, to immerse, to feel wonder again, and to experience places and people in a way that feels rare, authentic, and deeply personal.
Until your African journey begins,
beyond the map
We open doors to extraordinary experiences known only to a few. The usual tourist trail just doesn’t cut it. We understand.
Fueled by our founder’s nearly forty years of personal African exploration, every safari is shaped through a deeply collaborative process — one where you work directly with Karin from the first conversation to the final itinerary, not through layers of salespeople.
That means your journey is crafted with judgment, care, and an intimate understanding of Africa’s most remarkable places — including the lodges, guides, conservation leaders, and local experts who can transform a trip into something rare, authentic, and beautifully alive.
Real luxury in Africa is not simply where you stay. It is time: time to connect, to immerse, to move beyond the expected, and to rediscover wonder in places that still feel wild, personal, and deeply meaningful.
More than a trip, your safari becomes a reflection of you — thoughtfully designed, seamlessly executed, and as distinctive as your signature.
We specialize in creating journeys that guide you beyond the map, transforming adventure into something deeply personal and truly unforgettable.
Let’s create it together.
SAFARIS THAT PROTECT WHAT YOU CAME TO SEE
What if your safari could change more than just you?
True luxury in Africa isn’t about chandeliers or polished brass. It is about finally exhaling. Sleeping under canvas. Waking to elephant tracks in the sand. Sharing slow mornings, sunset drives, and the kind of silence that lets you reconnect with the people you love — and with yourself.
But while you are immersed in the wonder of your safari, the place itself is quietly at work.
We design safaris in remote conservancies, lesser-known reserves, and low-density wilderness areas where guest numbers are intentionally limited and tourism helps protect the very landscapes you came to experience. Done well, a safari can support community-owned land, wildlife corridors, anti-poaching teams, local jobs, schools, clinics, women-led enterprises, and the fragile balance between people, livestock, and wild animals.
This is not charity. It is a better model of travel.
You may walk with a local guide, visit a women’s cooperative, meet conservationists in the field, or watch your children play soccer with village children at the edge of camp. Or you may simply sit in silence as elephants move through dawn light, knowing that choosing well is already part of the impact.
Because the right safari does more than deliver beauty. It helps protect migration routes. It supports families who live beside wildlife. It gives communities a stake in conservation. And it helps ensure that the wild places that move you so deeply are still here for the next generation.
A safari that changes more than just you.
That’s the one worth taking.
your safari, your story. here's how we craft it:
It starts with listening—understanding your passions, past adventures, and what excites you about Africa.
YOUR SAfari, your way. private or shared
How Private Should Your Safari Be?
Understand the difference between private guiding, shared vehicles, exclusive-use villas, and thoughtfully blended safari experiences.
Our journey levels
What Level Matches Your Travel Style & Trip Investment?
What travelers Say
If you only go to two continents in a lifetime…GO TO AFRICA TWICE!
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The Johnson Family
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TRUSTED PARTNERS ACROSS AFRICA
deep relationships
After 39 years in the safari business, you get to know everybody who’s anybody in Africa and they know us!
We’ve broken bread with all of them in the USA and Africa; most of these people have been in our founder’s living room over the years!
stay connected to the wild
SNIPPETS FROM OUR BLOG
Africa for Families:
Our founder, Karin Jones, was featured in Families Can Bond on a Safari in Africa — here are her top tips.
Tanzania: Beyond the Great Migration
The “wrong” Serengeti turned out to be just right.
Contact Us
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2140 North Hollywood Way #11241, Burbank, California 91505 USA
- +1 424 781-8427
- SafariTeam@ArtisansofSafari.com OR SafariTeam@AOSafari.com
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