How it begun

Falling in Love with Africa Charles Witlox, our Charlie, fell head over heels in love with Kenya and knew immediately that he wanted to stay there. His explorer's spirit yearned for more  – there was so much more to discover! Alongside his adventures in the wild, he began organising safaris for expats and volunteers. His first friends and family also visited, and he showed them his Kenya: not the standard tourist attractions, but the REAL Kenya. They were all incredibly enthusiastic. That was the moment Charles decided: everyone should experience the authentic Africa – and thus Charlie's Travels was born.

Travelers were super enthusiastic about this unique way of traveling, where you experience Africa with all your senses. Soon the news spread like wildfire – requests came flooding in and Charlie couldn't handle it alone anymore. Thus the Jungle Villa was born: a compound deep in the forests of Kenya, where our team lived and worked together, constantly dreaming up new adventures (we no longer live in this villa, but we still work there, and since 2024 in an even more beautiful variant). This is where the magic of Charlie's Travels started.

In just a few years, the company grew from a one-man operation to a team of 35 Africa fans, all driven by the passion to show the authentic beauty of Africa through our stories and self-developed routes!

The African continent has 54 countries and is incredibly diverse. Five years after establishing the Jungle Villa in Nairobi, we want to expand Charlie's Travels with work and travel hubs in all corners of the continent: North, East, South, West, and Central Africa. We continue our commitment to introducing people to the beauty of these different cultures and countries, and will always come up with new routes. We want to be and remain the #1 place when it comes to off-the-beaten-track travel through amazing Africa!