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Events in Kenya since the 1980s

Tarpo has been building events in Kenya for four decades — rallies, retreats, weddings, markets, safari camps and film crews. We are part of Tarpo Industries, a Nairobi family business founded in 1975, which is where the equipment and the standards come from.

Aerial view of a Tarpo camp
1980sRunning events in Kenya
40+Events a year
200+Event tents and marquees
300Guests camped at once

How we work

Planned, built and run by one team

We plan it

Four decades of events means we can read a site, a schedule and a guest list before anything goes wrong.

We build it

Our own crew and our own equipment, from Nairobi gardens to camps deep in Turkana and Tsavo.

We run it

We stay on site to look after guests and equipment, then strike the camp and leave the site as we found it.

Where we work

We have worked in 44 of Kenya’s 47 counties

Four decades of camps and events have taken us almost everywhere in the country — only Garissa, Wajir and Mandera are still on the list. These are the regions we work in most often, and we travel further when the site calls for it.

Nairobi & surroundsEldoretSamburuLaikipiaTurkanaKajiadoAmboseliChyulu Hills
NairobiMombasaKwaleKilifiTana RiverLamuTaita TavetaGarissaWajirManderaMarsabitIsioloMeruTharaka-NithiEmbuKituiMachakosNyandaruaNyeriKirinyagaMurang’AKiambuTurkanaWest PokotSamburuUasin GishuElgeyo-MarakwetNandiBaringoLaikipiaNakuruNarokKajiadoMakueniKerichoKakamegaVihigaBungomaBusiaSiayaHoma BayMigoriKisiiBometNyamiraKisumuTrans NzoiaNairobiMombasaKwaleKilifiTana RiverLamuTaita TavetaGarissaWajirManderaMarsabitIsioloMeruTharaka-NithiEmbuKituiMachakosNyandaruaNyeriKirinyagaMurang’AKiambuTurkanaWest PokotSamburuUasin GishuElgeyo-MarakwetNandiBaringoLaikipiaNakuruNarokKajiadoMakueniKerichoKakamegaVihigaBungomaBusiaSiayaHoma BayMigoriKisiiBometNyamiraKisumuTrans Nzoia
Counties we have worked inNot yet served — Garissa, Wajir, Mandera

Portfolio

Our work

A Tarpo vehicle at an off-road event

Rhino Charge

Event infrastructure for the off-road challenge

Wild Soul Safari retreat — guests in a circle of safari chairs under acacia shade

Wild Soul Safari Retreats

Retreat camps built around the programme

Bucket Ministry retreat — guests working together in a Tarpo mess tent

Bucket Ministry Retreats

Retreat camp in Magadi

Exclusive mobile safari camp — a Tarpo tent pitched under acacias in the bush

Mobile safari camps

Exclusive camps in Tsavo and Amboseli

A compact Tarpo camp in arid country

Documentary filming, Turkana

Camp and logistics for a film crew

Market stalls under a row of Tarpo peak tents

Biz Baz & The Artisan Makers Market

Markets and public events in Nairobi

What clients say

Kind words

“All went well and our clients left happy.”
Cottar’s Camp · Exclusive mobile camp
“Excellent, professional, punctual and friendly!”
Private residence · Themed celebration
“I have had so many good remarks from the overseas guests of how well your staff looked after them and how they enjoyed the camping experience.”
Rowena G · Bush wedding

Let’s build your next event

Tell us your dates, site and headcount.

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