Your clients.
Our ground.
Velvet Wild Safaris is the licensed Kenyan operator behind the scenes for agencies like yours — private safaris, coast escapes, treks and East Africa extensions run under your brand, in our capable hands.
A ground partner you can actually hand clients to
You keep the client relationship and the brand. We run everything on the ground — met at the airport to dropped back for the flight home — and report back so you always know where your clients are.
- ✓ Net rates or commission — structured to fit how you sell, agreed per partnership
- ✓ White-label or co-branded — itineraries, vouchers and guiding under your name or ours
- ✓ One accountable contact — a named partnerships manager, not an inbox
- ✓ Sales support — sample itineraries, photography and destination answers when you're pitching
- ✓ Confidential trade terms — nothing published, everything agreed partner to partner
Everything in-destination, handled end to end
Hand us the brief and the dates. We own every moving part between arrival and departure.
Meet & greet, all transfers
Airport meet at the gate, every transfer on time — JKIA, Wilson and coast airports.
Private 4x4 & driver-guide
Every trip runs private — own vehicle, own KPSGA-certified guide, own pace.
Lodges, camps & rates
Contracted hand-picked properties — and honest advice when one isn't right for the client.
Park fees & permits
KWS park fees, gorilla and chimp permits, conservation fees — booked and paid ahead.
Flights & logistics
Domestic and regional flights, Wilson connections, border logistics for multi-country trips.
24/7 in-trip support
A live line to our Nairobi ops team while your clients travel — issues fixed on the ground, reported to you.
However you sell, we fit
FIT & tailor-made
Bespoke itineraries for couples, families and small private groups — designed from scratch around your client's brief, budget and dates.
Groups & GIT
Escorted small groups, incentive trips and series departures — multiple vehicles, tour leaders and logistics coordinated as one operation.
White-label & co-branded
Your brand front and centre — or ours. Documents, guiding and client care delivered however you want your agency represented.
FAM trips & training
Familiarization trips so your team can sell from experience, plus destination training and answers when a client asks the awkward question.
Safari + beach + city
Multi-country circuits stitched together cleanly — Mara and Diani, Serengeti and Zanzibar, gorillas and Dubai — one ops team, one contact.
Overflow & last-minute
Peak season stretching your current DMC? We pick up overflow and short-notice work without poaching the relationship.
15 destinations we run on the ground
Kenya first, East Africa's icons next, international escapes beyond — every one operated by our own team and trusted local partners.
Maasai Mara
Amboseli
Tsavo
Lake Nakuru
Diani & Mombasa
Mount Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda
Rwanda
Zanzibar
Dubai
Seychelles
Mauritius
Maldives
South Africa
Need somewhere we don't list? Ask — regional escapes are arranged through vetted partners we already work with.
From your brief to their flight home
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Step 1Send the briefDates, travellers, style and budget — a paragraph is enough. We'll come back with questions only if we need them.
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Step 2Proposal in 24–48 hoursFull routing, lodges, vehicle, guide and pricing — at net or commissionable rates, presented ready to pass to your client.
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Step 3Confirm & vouchersDeposit secures the booking; you get branded confirmation documents, pickup times and the ground team's contacts.
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Step 4We run the groundClients met at the gate and looked after end to end, with a 24/7 line to ops. Anything that changes, you hear from us first.
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Step 5Debrief & next bookingPost-trip feedback, photos for your marketing, and we're ready for the next brief — most partnerships become a standing arrangement.
What partners ask first
Do you offer net rates or commission to travel trade?
Both — we work on net rates or commissionable rates depending on how you prefer to structure it. Terms are agreed per partnership rather than published, and we're happy to align with what your agency is used to.
Can you operate white-label under our brand?
Yes. Your clients can be met, guided and looked after entirely under your brand — itineraries, vouchers and on-trip communication carry your name. We can also co-brand where that suits the relationship better.
How fast do you turn around quotes and proposals?
We aim to acknowledge every brief the same day and return a full proposal — routing, lodges, vehicle, guide and pricing — within 24 to 48 hours depending on complexity.
What trip types and group sizes do you handle?
FIT and tailor-made couples and families, small groups and GIT departures, honeymoons, photographic safaris, treks and beach extensions. Every trip runs private with its own guide and vehicle; larger groups by arrangement.
What happens if something goes wrong mid-trip?
Partners get a 24/7 in-destination line to our operations team in Nairobi — flight delays, missed connections, medical issues or itinerary changes are handled on the ground and reported back to you, so you're never firefighting across time zones.
Can we check references or arrange a FAM trip?
Absolutely. We're glad to connect you with existing partners for a confidential reference, and we host familiarization trips for agents actively selling or about to sell our destinations — the fastest way to see how we work on the ground.
Let's talk terms
Tell us about your agency and the trips you'd like to run — we'll reply with how we'd work together, references and a first proposal.