Co-founder · Operations
Henry Kay
Henry runs operations — every lodge contract, every Land Cruiser, every driver-guide rotation goes through him. Eight years in East African travel ops, born and raised in Nairobi.
Chat with Henry on WhatsApp → About Bookara · est. 2021
Two people
Two people
in Nairobi,
handling everything.
We started Bookara because every friend who came to visit ended up asking us the same question: how do I actually do this without getting ripped off? So we built the thing we kept recommending — a concierge for the one trip you'll remember forever.
Co-founder · Guest experience
Mercy Mbinya
Mercy plans every itinerary that goes out the door. She's done over four hundred trips end-to-end. If you book Bookara, you'll likely be chatting with her on WhatsApp.
Chat with Mercy on WhatsApp →
Most Kenyan tour sites look
identical.
Orange sunset gradients. "Magical Kenya" copy. Stock wildlife photos. A catalog of fifty trips and a "contact us for pricing" button. We do every one of those things differently.
- 01 Industry default
Orange sunset gradient hero
BookaraEditorial layout, real photography, lots of negative space
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50+ packages in a catalog
BookaraFive flagship trips. Everything else custom.
- 03 Industry default
"Contact for pricing"
BookaraTransparent pricing in USD and KSh, with a per-line breakdown
- 04 Industry default
Email + 24-hour reply
BookaraWhatsApp + 2-hour reply during Kenya daytime
- 05 Industry default
Sells the safari only
BookaraSells the whole arc — airport pickup to flight home
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Generic stock wildlife photos
BookaraReal photos of real guests on real trips
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Title Case Headlines Everywhere
BookaraSentence case, editorial typography
Credentials
The boring,
The boring,
load-bearing bit.
- Operator licence
- KATO · KE/4421 Kenya Association of Tour Operators
- Guide certification
- KPSGA Bronze and Silver Kenya Professional Safari Guides Association
- Insurance
- Tour Operator Public Liability $2M coverage via AIG Kenya
- Launching
- First departures 2026 New operator — building on years of guide & lodge relationships
- Where we are
- Nairobi, Kenya Real office, real people, real phone number
- Conservation partners
- Mara Conservancy, Lewa, Ol Pejeta 1% of every booking goes to ranger salaries
Karibu.
Let's plan something good.
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