Micato Safaris

Micato Safaris

Leisure, Travel & Tourism

New York, NY 8,165 followers

Unprecedented 10-Time Winner of Travel+Leisure's Award for #1 World's Best Safari Outfitter

About us

Voted the #1 World’s Best Safari Outfitter by Travel + Leisure 10 times – more than any other tour company in the world – Micato Safaris has been setting the standard for luxury and service for nearly five decades. Micato programmes deliver the very best experiences and lodgings in destinations throughout East Africa, Southern Africa and India. Sumptuous experiences await the Micato traveller in the company of Micato’s highly-credentialed safari directors and driver-guides. Travel + Leisure states, “Micato’s edge is personal warmth. The Pinto family run their show as though entertaining well-loved, out-of-town relatives.” This warm touch and personalized service means that all programmes include all luxuries, plus every last gratuity, even to Micato safari directors and driver-guides. A Micato adventure is life changing both for the traveler and for a child in Africa. Through the company’s One for One Commitment, for every safari they sell, they send a child to school. Micato’s nonprofit arm, AmericaShare, also operates a boarding school sponsorship programme and provides outreach through their community centre in the heart of Nairobi’s Mukuru slum. Micato is the only tour company to have won five Condé Nast Traveler World Savers Awards, three for "Education" and two for "Doing it All."

Industry
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
Company size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
New York, NY
Type
Privately Held
Founded
1966
Specialties
Luxury Africa Safaris and Custom-crafted Africa and India trips

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    Big Five Spotlight: The Cape Buffalo⁠ ⁠ 1. The Cape buffalo is the largest African bovid, found in different terrains throughout sub-Saharan Africa. From lowland plains to dry savannah, these big hulks might be the first Big Five animal you see on safari.⁠ 2. Buffalos keep it all in the family: They maintain herds ranging from 40 to 2,000 animals, consisting of highly social sub-clans.⁠ 3. Healthy buffalos can outrun lions (their only predator, aside from man) and reach speeds of 35 miles per hour.⁠ 4. Cape buffalos’ sight and hearing are poor, but they have a strong sense of smell, making them difficult to track on-foot. ⁠ 5. Buffalos make great pathfinders. No, we’re not talking about the Nissan. In each herd, a handful of designated individuals lead the group as trusted guides. And having trusted guides, is, of course, something we're like-minded about!⁠ ⁠ Read more: http://mica.to/buffalo

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    Big Five Spotlight: The African Leopard⁠ ⁠ 1. Leopards are currently found in 35 different African countries. This far-ranging distribution speaks to this feline's ability to thrive in almost any kind of habitat, from open grassland to craggy mountainsides, and from dense rainforest to parched desert. ⁠ 2. Though they’re among the smallest of the big cats, leopards are extraordinary athletes. They’re able to run at speeds up to 35 mph, bound horizontally as far as 20 feet, and swim across surging waterways.⁠ 3. Leopards are not fussy eaters. In sub-Saharan Africa alone, they’ve been recorded availing themselves of 90 different food sources, more than any other regional apex predator.⁠ 4. While they’re as cunning as lions, leopards are not nearly so bold. When they sense they’ve been spotted they will flee, more than likely shooting up the nearest tree, as they’re expert climbers. ⁠ 5. Fun fact: The leopard is one of the few big cats that purr.⁠ ⁠ ⁠To read more about leopards, click here: http://mica.to/leopards

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    Big Five Spotlight: The Rhino⁠ceros ⁠ 1. The rhinoceros is prized by poachers for the purported—yet scientifically unproven—medicinal properties of its horn, a quality that has brought both the black and white rhino to near extinction over the years. ⁠2. Rhinos are large—the second-largest land animal in the world, next to elephants—and weigh over a ton, but golly are they quick, nearly as fast as the leopard when charging,⁠ 3. While a rhino will indeed fight to protect its young or its (literal) stomping grounds, most rhino charges are defensive rather than offensive. The rhino’s poor eyesight also means they end up “attacking” rocks and bushes far more often than they do actual adversaries!⁠ 4. Despite their intimidating bulk and aggressive reputation, rhinos are quite shy and elusive, making your first glance at these creatures—with their leathery armoured hides, mountainous shoulders, and long horns—truly breathtaking.⁠ 5. Fun Fact: Those long horns—which can exceed four feet in length—are made of keratin, just like your fingernails and hair.⁠ ⁠ ⁠For a lovely video of rhinos in the wild, make your way here: https://lnkd.in/eA7uvVhx

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