Bonamy Private Travel

Tailor-made African safaris by Bonamy Private Travel

Bonamy Private Travel is a UK-based travel company that designs bespoke, sustainable safaris across Africa and the Indian Ocean. The team, which the company says brings over 50 years of combined experience, builds itineraries around each traveller's interests rather than offering fixed packages. The company presents itself as a private travel designer, with a focus on crafting trips that reflect the individual preferences of its clients.

Destinations across Africa and the Indian Ocean

The portfolio spans 17 countries and island groups, each with its own character and wildlife offering. The list includes:

• Botswana, with the Okavango Delta and Makgadikgadi Salt Pans
• Central African Republic, known for forest elephant, black-bellied pangolin and western lowland gorilla
• Kenya, the birthplace of the modern safari, with the Masai Mara and a coastline
• Madagascar, home to 99 species of lemur and 960 species of orchid
• Malawi, dominated by Lake Malawi and the Great Rift Valley
• Maldives, a collection of 26 coralline atolls
• Mauritius, with tropical coves and coral lagoons
• Mozambique, including the Quirimbas Islands, Bazaruto Archipelago and Maputo Bay
• Namibia, from the southern canyons to Sossusvlei and the Hoanib Valley
• Rwanda, noted for its gorilla conservation and ban on plastic bags
• São Tomé and Príncipe, a remote island nation with Portuguese colonial relics
• Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands
• South Africa, offering battlefields, mountains, safari areas, coastlines and Winelands
• Tanzania, with open plains and the Zanzibar Archipelago
• The Congo, with jungle baïs and diverse wildlife
• Uganda, a destination for mountain gorillas and the source of the River Nile
• Zambia, home of the walking safari, including Lower Zambezi, South Luangwa, Kafue and Liuwa Plains national parks

How itineraries are built

The company structures its offering around the idea that experiences are defined by the traveller and designed by the team. The website organises content into destinations, holiday types, experiences and lodge styles, and provides itinerary inspiration and stories from past adventures. This suggests a consultative approach in which the client's interests shape the route, the properties and the activities included.

Sustainability and conservation

Bonamy Private Travel describes its safaris as sustainable. The destination descriptions highlight conservation successes, such as Rwanda's protection of its jungles and gorillas and the Seychelles' balance between luxury tourism and conservation. These references indicate an interest in promoting travel that supports conservation and local environments.

Contact and base

The company can be reached by email at safari@bonamy.co.uk and by phone on +44 (0) 20 3575 1098 or +1 917 310 1920. Its UK domain and London phone number point to a British base, while the US number suggests it also accommodates North American clients. No physical address is provided on the site.