Two families. One unhurried East Africa — the elephants of Amboseli, the red earth of Tsavo, the long migration of the Maasai Mara, and the Karen Blixen afternoon only Damaris can give.
GIROS is the small, deliberate partnership of two families — Ambassador Nehemiah Rotich and Damaris Rotich in Nairobi, with David & Kathy Gies in the United States.
Our 2023 inaugural safari was a grand success. What sets it apart is not the wildlife, though there is plenty — it is the hosting. Damaris, the past director of the Karen Blixen Museum, walks you through her old grounds in person. The Ambassador opens doors that don't usually open. David has worked in Kenya for sixteen years and travels every step with you. We cap each departure at fourteen, mixing older travellers with families, so dinner stays a conversation.
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We have done several African safaris. None felt like this. Damaris on the Karen Blixen farm, the Ambassador's quiet stories at dinner, an unhurried week in the Mara — it was less a tour than a long welcome.
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