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Africa by Ayu Curating a limited number of tailor made Africa holidays each year.

For well over a decade we have visited South Africa multiple times and we never fail to include a visit to a Farmers Mar...
23/09/2026

For well over a decade we have visited South Africa multiple times and we never fail to include a visit to a Farmers Market.

Local produce, unhurried locals, slow mornings, delicious food and that pure African vibe! 🤩 Here are a few snaps from a recent visit to Stellenbosch where we bought a stash of books written by African authors. 📚

For private, tailor made journeys for people who want Africa curated with the right local knowledge - contact us on email or DM us.

And tell us in the comments below 👇 if you’ve visited a Farmers Market.

18/08/2026

Sunrise in the Serengeti hits different when it's just you, the guide, the tracker, and the sound of Africa waking up.

The most popular Tanzania safari route includes the vast Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara, Tarangire and Kilimanjaro. Tanzania is exotic. Fantastic Big Five, endless savannah, and majestic summits vie for attention with her fascinating people and their culture.

Enquire for tailor made trips.

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Africa by Ayu is an owner managed Africa specialist travel company curating tailor made travel to 11 African countries.
www.africabyayu.com

16/08/2026

At 7am, our tracker pointed silently to the left. A cheetah, alert and graceful. About to move purposefully through the landscape. And then we saw the other one.

A moment we quietly watched for 20 minutes. Nobody else came.

This is what private travel actually means. Not a private villa. Not a private pool. A private African moment. Where the greatest wildlife show on earth is unfolding and you have a front row seat that belongs entirely to you.

DM us to find out what a private African safari looks like for your family in some of the most amazing African destinations we send our guests to.

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Africa by Ayu is an owner managed Africa specialist travel company curating tailor made travel to 11 African countries.
www.africabyayu.com

13/08/2026

Have you heard of South Africa and its and world-class dining and wine regions.

This is one of Africa's most beautiful and diverse countries with so much more than unrivalled Big 5 game viewing. A visit to the stunning Cape Town with its beautiful mountains and beaches, historical landmarks and the stunning wine valleys of the Cape Winelands should be on your bucket list!

Save this if Africa is anywhere on your list. Each trip we have made has changed us in ways we still can't fully put into words - and South Africa is on top of our list for a revisit.

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Africa By Ayu is an owner-managed boutique travel company specialising in curating tailor made trips to 11 African countries. Africa by Ayu was born from our decade-long love affair with this life-enriching continent and our passion for immersive sustainable travel.

11/08/2026

This is the thing about Africa that photographs can never fully capture.

It's not about seeing wildlife. It's about being reminded — viscerally, physically, undeniably — of your exact place in the natural world.

Our guests often tell us that the first close encounter changes something permanently. A rewiring of perspective that no boardroom or five-star hotel ever achieves.

This is what we curate. Not a tour. An encounter with something real.

Tag someone who needs to feel this and contact Africa by Ayu for a tailor made Africa itinerary for 2026.

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Africa by Ayu is an owner managed Africa specialist travel company curating tailor made travel to 11 African countries.
www.africabyayu.com

09/05/2026

What a lion at 4 metres does to your body. No zoom. No glass.

Your lungs forget what to do. Your hands go completely still on the camera. Its almost as if you've forgotten to breathe. The guide beside you hasn't moved. His eyes are steady. He has seen this a thousand times. For you, it is the first.

The lion doesn't look at you. It doesn't need to. You are simply irrelevant — which, somehow, makes everything more extraordinary.

This is the thing about Africa that photographs can never fully capture. It's not about seeing wildlife. It's about being reminded — viscerally, physically, undeniably — of your exact place in the natural world. Our guests often tell us that the first close encounter changes something permanently. A rewiring of perspective that no boardroom or five-star hotel ever achieves.

This is what we curate. Not a tour. An encounter with something real.

Tag someone who needs to feel this.

4 African countries. Only some are worth visiting in the dry season. Most people book Africa by price. The smart ones bo...
07/05/2026

4 African countries. Only some are worth visiting in the dry season. Most people book Africa by price. The smart ones book by season.

Here's what no tour brochure will tell you:

BOTSWANA (July–October)
The Okavango Delta floods between May–August, pushing animals onto islands. Peak predator activity. This is when Botswana is at its absolute best. Miss this window and you miss the point.

KENYA: MASAI MARA (July–October)
The Great Migration crosses the Mara River between July and October. Outside this window, you'll see animals — but not THIS. Know your dates.

ZAMBIA (June–October)
The Luangwa Valley. Long grass flattens in the dry season. Walking safaris with the best guides on the continent. One of Africa's most underrated experiences.

SOUTH AFRICA (Year-round, but…)
Kruger is best May–September when vegetation thins and animals gather at waterholes. Cape Town is a different story — summer (Nov–Feb) for wine roads and beaches.

THE RULE
The right season isn't about weather. It's about what you came to see. Get it right and Africa is extraordinary. Get it wrong and you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.

Share this with anyone planning Africa. It might save them a lot of disappointment.

05/05/2026

Nobody told me Africa would ruin every other holiday forever.

I thought I was booking a safari. I didn't know I was signing up for the most disorienting, humbling, life-altering experience of my life.

The first morning I sat in an open vehicle at 5:45am in the Masai Mara — watching light pour across the plains, listening to our guide name every bird call before I could even see the bird — something shifted.
Not in Africa.
In me.

That was 2007. I've been back to Africa many more times since. Each trip has changed me in ways I still can't fully put into words. This page exists because I want that for you.

Save this if Africa is anywhere on your list. Everything I know is here.

Come for the wine, stay for the safari and and so much more. 📌South Africa. There is simply no better way to describe th...
02/05/2026

Come for the wine, stay for the safari and and so much more. 📌South Africa.

There is simply no better way to describe this complete destination and what you can enjoy on a tailor made holiday.

Cape Town and the Winelands, dazzling, vibrant, historic, stylish and a foodie-escape. You can never get enough of it. 💫

Cape Peninsula – picture postcard views hugging the Atlantic Coast. Route 62, the rugged beauty and quaint towns. Johannesburg, an intrinsic history. Garden Route, Panorama Route and the Drakensburg, unsurpassed beauty. Kruger National Park world famous for Big Five safaris. A selection of Private Game Reserves dotting the nation.

Get in touch with us at Africa by Ayu for a tailor made Private trip.

Here is a safari destination you will remember. Unravel the mystery of Uganda.Home of the endangered Mountain Gorillas, ...
20/04/2026

Here is a safari destination you will remember. Unravel the mystery of Uganda.

Home of the endangered Mountain Gorillas, a Big Five destination and fantastic birding!

Stunningly lush, with a mix of savannah and African rain forests- just perfect for photography.

Each tour curated by Africa by Ayu is bespoke. The Gorilla trekking permit and domestic flights are included. Will you ever forget that moment of being face to face with endangered Silverback Gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest?

Uganda is Africa at its most ecologically diverse. Uncrowded Big Five safaris in Queen Elizabeth National Park, breathtakingly beautiful crater lakes, Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale, boat safaris on the Kazinga Channel and a birdwatchers paradise with over a 1000 species.

This is a safari destination you must not miss.

Did you know Uganda is a Big Five safari destination? Drop us a comment below.

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