Africa's leading safari company
Moments of greatness.
From the Sabi Sands to the Masai Mara, we craft journeys to Africa's most rewarding wildlife and wild places.
One specialist
From the first message to the day you come home, never a chain of strangers.
Twenty years
In business since 2004, with 59,000 guests on safari and counting.
Five hundred lodges
Direct relationships with the operators and properties we send you to.
Same as direct
You pay the lodge's rate, never a markup. The specialist comes free on top.
Always reachable
A safari specialist on WhatsApp, every hour of every day, throughout your trip.
Eleven countries
From Sabi Sand to the Masai Mara, the small details done right.
Most popular
Where to go.
Greater Kruger
Guaranteed Big Five and the world's best leopard sightings
Sabi Sands Game Reserve
Most popular packages
8 Day Sabi Sands Wildlife, Sun City Resort & Cape Town Explorer
Per person, from
R 95 540
3-Day Big-5 Luxury Sabi Sand Fly-in Package
Per person, from
R 48 920
5 Day Luxury Kruger Park & Sabi Sand Safari
Per person, from
R 75 870
South Africa
Mountain, ocean and winelands to bookend a safari
Cape Town
Most popular packages
3-Day BIG 5 Safari at Sanbona Wildlife Reserve (Combine with Cape Town)
Per person, from
R 45 090
7-Day Hidden Gem Safari: Cape Town to Pafuri
Per person, from
R 42 630
8 Day Sabi Sands Wildlife, Sun City Resort & Cape Town Explorer
Per person, from
R 95 540
South Africa
Classic Big Five at every budget
Kruger National Park
Most popular packages
7-Day Hidden Gem Safari: Cape Town to Pafuri
Per person, from
R 42 630
5 Day Luxury Kruger Park & Sabi Sand Safari
Per person, from
R 75 870
7-Day Ultra Lux Big-5 Sabi Sand & Kruger Park Safari
Per person, from
R 109 840
Zambia
The world's greatest waterfall, and an easy add-on
Experiences
By the kind of trip.
Itineraries
Our most considered journeys.
Real itineraries designed by specialists who travel them. Ready to be tailored to your dates, your party, and your pace.
Southern Africa
3-Day BIG 5 Safari at Sanbona Wildlife Reserve (Combine with Cape Town)
- Most meals
- All activities
- All transfers
- 2 nights at Dwyka Tented Lodge in malaria-free Sanbona Wildlife Reserve
- Big Five game drives across open plains and Cape Fold Mountains
- Guided wilderness walks, ancient San rock art and Karoo stargazing
- Optional 3 nights at Romney Park in Cape Town's Green Point
From
R 45 090
per person, complete package
7-Day Hidden Gem Safari: Cape Town to Pafuri
South Africa
- Most meals
- Most activities
- All flights & transfers
- 3 nights at Romney Park in Green Point near the V&A Waterfront
- 14-course traditional African dinner at GOLD Restaurant
- Cape Town sightseeing including Table Mountain, Cape Point and Boulders Beach
- 3 nights at Pafuri Camp on the Luvuvhu River in northern Kruger
From
R 42 630
per person, complete package
3-Day Big-5 Luxury Sabi Sand Fly-in Package
- All meals
- All activities
- All flights & transfers
- 2 nights at Idube Game Lodge in the Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve
- Twice-daily open-vehicle game drives with qualified guides and trackers
- Big Five viewing in a reserve renowned for big cat sightings
- Guided bush walk and sundowner stops at sunset
From
R 48 920
per person, complete package
8 Day Sabi Sands Wildlife, Sun City Resort & Cape Town Explorer
South Africa
- Most meals
- Most activities
- All flights & transfers
- 3 nights at Idube Game Lodge in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve
- Twice-daily game drives and a guided bush walk in Big Five territory
- 2 nights at The Palace of the Lost City with access to Valley of the Waves
- 2 nights at Southern Sun Waterfront in Cape Town near Table Mountain and the V&A
From
R 95 540
per person, complete package
East Africa
7-Day Luxury Beach Safari from Mombasa to Zanzibar
Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar
- All meals
- All flights & transfers
- 3 nights at Serena Beach Resort & Spa on the Mombasa coast
- 3 nights at Royal Zanzibar Beach Resort on white-sand beaches
- Optional snorkelling, spa treatments and water sports at both resorts
- Cultural visits to Mombasa's Old Town, Fort Jesus and Zanzibar's Stone Town
From
$2,100
per person, complete package
8 Day Amboseli, Mount Kenya & Masai Mara Flying Safari
Kenya
- All meals
- All activities
- All flights & transfers
- 1 night at Nairobi Tented Camp inside Nairobi National Park
- 2 nights at Porini Amboseli Camp with Kilimanjaro views and night game drives
- 2 nights at Porini Rhino Camp in Ol Pejeta, visiting the Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Baraka the Black Rhino
- 2 nights at Porini Lion Camp in the private Olare Motorogi Conservancy bordering the Masai Mara
From
$5,900
per person, complete package
Gorilla & chimp trekking
3-Day Rwanda Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park
Rwanda
- All meals
- All activities
- All transfers
- 2 nights at Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel in Musanze
- Scenic 3-hour drive from Kigali to Volcanoes National Park
- Permit-led mountain gorilla trek with expert trackers
- Visit to the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
From
$3,850
per person, complete package
4-Day Mystical Gorilla Trekking Adventure
Rwanda
- All meals
- All activities
- All transfers
- 3 nights at Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel in Musanze
- Mountain gorilla trek in Volcanoes National Park with expert trackers
- Visit to the Dian Fossey Fund's Ellen DeGeneres Campus
- Golden monkey trek followed by Gorilla Guardians Village cultural visit
From
$5,300
per person, complete package
Lodges
A curated collection of Africa's finest.
Five hundred-plus lodges and operators, narrowed down to the ones we book again and again.
Serengeti
Singita Sasakwa Lodge
Singita Sasakwa Lodge is a premium 5-star lodge situated within the magnificent 350 000 acre Singita Grumeti Reserve, in Northern Tanzania.The Grumeti concession, which is managed by Singita, was created to preserve the Serengeti Mara ecosystem and protect the path of the annual wildebeest migration.
Per person sharing, per night, from
$3,525
Sabi Sand
Lion Sands Ivory Lodge
The Lion Sands Ivory Lodge is for those in search of utter exclusivity. Just eight water-side Villas emerge from a riverscape that sees the passage of much of the reserve’s wildlife. From your bed, deck, private plunge pool, or indeed the guest spa, this is one of the best places to look upon Africa – uninterrupted.
Per person sharing, per night, from
R 52 560
Sabi Sand
Singita Ebony Lodge
Singita Ebony Lodge is located in the oldest private game reserve in South Africa – the Sabi Sands. The Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve extends over 45 000 acres, and is part of the largest conservation area in South Africa. The reserve borders the Kruger National Park and, with no fences between them, the game moves freely between the two reserves.
Per person sharing, per night, from
R 60 470
Kruger National Park
Kruger Shalati The Train On The Bridge
Kruger Shalati The Train On The Bridge has become a 'must do' safari stay in a number of ways. Permanently stationed on the historically-rich Selati Bridge above the Sabie River in the iconic Kruger National Park, Kruger Shalati offers the most unique luxury accommodation in a re-envisioned train.
Per person sharing, per night, from
R 14 900
Zanzibar
AndBeyond Mnemba Island
Exclusive yet unpretentious, andBeyond Mnemba Island is an award-winning private beach paradise just off the northeast coast of Zanzibar, and is an ideal location for relaxation after an exhilarating safari experience in the Masai Mara.
Per person sharing, per night, from
$3,000
Cape Town
Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel
Belmond Mount Nelson is a 5-star luxury hotel located at the foot of Table Mountain and is central to Cape Town's top attractions. With breathtaking views, an old world charm and modern touches, the Mount Nelson provides an unforgettable stay.
Per person sharing, per night, from
R 11 000
Okavango Delta
Wilderness Vumbura Plains
Vumbura Plains comprises of two satellite safari camps in the world-renowned Okavango Delta, Botswana. Surrounded by land and water all year round, Vumbura Plains offers guests the opportunity of experiencing the best of both worlds with a selection of land and water-based activities on offer.
Per person sharing, per night, from
$3,945
Nairobi
Giraffe Manor
Giraffe Manor is one of the most popular accommodation choices in the whole of Eastern Africa. Full of character and steeped in history, its ivy-clad buildings are set in 12 acres of private land and are surrounded by 140 acres of indigenous forest. Reminiscent of its 1930s "Out of Africa" heydays, it is named for its resident herd of Rothschild giraffe that often pop in for a visit.
Per person sharing, per night, from
$1,410
Skeleton Coast
Shipwreck Lodge
A Michelin Two-Key lodge on Namibia's remote Skeleton Coast, where ten cabins styled as stranded shipwrecks face the Atlantic from a high dune in the Skeleton Coast National Park. The only lodge inside the park, it pairs desert-adapted wildlife with quad biking, sandboarding and beach walks past whale bones and rusting hulks.
Per person sharing, per night, from
R 22 390
New on safari.com
Africa, narrowed down by intelligence.
A safari is hundreds of decisions: country, season, reserve, lodge, guide, route, vehicle, flight pattern. We have spent years building the relationships and visiting the lodges ourselves. Now, with the latest AI working alongside our specialists, we get to the right shortlist for you faster than ever.
Tell us when you want to travel, who is coming, and the kind of experience you are imagining. Our planning model reads against eighteen years of trip data, the seasonality of every reserve, and the rooms our specialists have actually slept in. You get a tight shortlist, with the reasoning behind each choice. A specialist then takes it from there.
Why safari.com
A quietly excellent way to see Africa.
Since 2006 we have planned more than 60,500 safaris across eleven African countries. In 2024 and 2025 we were named Africa's Leading Safari Company at the World Travel Awards.
Every lodge we recommend is one our specialists have visited. Every itinerary is one we would book ourselves. The rate is the same as booking direct with the lodge, because lodges and operators are required to sell at a single industry rate. Booking through us adds a specialist concierge, included.
Recent travellers
Word from people who have just come back.
Five-star notes from Trustpilot. We make money from the lodges, not from a markup, so the only thing left to win is your next recommendation.
"The endless patience of the rep . It was such an important decision and so worried about making the best choice for us to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary, that I asked a million questions and lots of different places were in the mix, but Cearla was very patient and courteous throughout."
"Cearl has been so helpful in offering options and advice. Really appreciated her diligence and attentiveness throughout the booking process."
"Absolutely seamless from start to finish. I had to change my travel options several times, and the team was incredibly patient, understanding, and accommodating throughout the process. We're so happy we found them. They took the time to tailor our trip perfectly to our family's needs, making everything stress-free and enjoyable. I highly recommend their ser…"
"Our travel agent Monica could not have been more helpful, we are very grateful for the effort she made to secure us a Safari at short notice. We are looking forward to travelling to Africa in September. Karen & Clive"
Brochure
Southern Africa Guide
Southern Africa's icons, shaped into one itinerary: Greater Kruger, Victoria Falls, the Okavango Delta and Cape Town.
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Six things you can count on.
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