Get the Best African Safaris for Your Budget — From Trusted Safari Specialists in Africa
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Stay in carefully selected safari lodges, tented camps, and hotels while exploring Africa’s best wildlife destinations. Our lodge safaris offer comfort, safety, and excellent value, with private and small-group options to suit your travel style and budget — all vetted by our Africa-based safari experts.
Experience Africa’s wilderness on affordable camping safaris — the most budget-friendly way to enjoy a real safari. Choose from overland camping, tented camps, and fully serviced options across Africa’s top wildlife destinations.
Explore Africa on expertly guided African overland tours, travelling in custom safari trucks across multiple countries and iconic landscapes. Choose camping or lodge overland safaris with experienced crews — a social, adventurous, and great-value way to see more of Africa.
Based in Cape Town (South Africa) since 2006, we work with trusted safari operators and have first-hand experience of the trips we recommend.
We help you choose the right destinations and seasons for the best experience and value.
Industry knowledge and strong supplier relationships mean quality safaris at realistic prices.
Real safari experts who support you before, during, and after your trip.
We never accept paid placements. Recommendations are based on merit and traveller feedback.
Destinations and routes refined through traveller feedback and on-the-ground testing.
Join expertly guided small-group African safaris for a more personal and flexible travel experience. Choose camping or lodge safaris across Southern and East Africa, travelling with experienced guides and like-minded travellers.
Enjoy a fully personalised African private safari with your own dedicated guide and vehicle. Our tailor-made private safaris are customised to your interests, travel style, and budget, using carefully selected lodges and trusted safari operators across Africa — with expert support from our Africa-based specialists.
Explore Africa’s most exciting adventures, from guided Kilimanjaro climbs and walking safaris to shark cage diving and Victoria Falls activities. These African adventure safaris offer adrenaline-filled experiences with experienced guides and excellent value.
Our Cape Town–based team has over 200 years of combined experience planning African safaris. We personally visit many of the destinations and safaris we recommend and work directly with carefully vetted operators across Africa.
When you contact us, you’ll speak directly with an Africa-based safari expert who has first-hand experience of the destinations and safaris you’re considering.
We’ve helped thousands of travellers choose the right safari for their budget, travel style, and goals — with honest advice and full support from first enquiry to your safe return home.
Plan your African safari with confidence using our expert guides, travel tips, and destination advice. Written by our Africa-based safari specialists, these articles help you choose the best destinations, safari tours, and travel times for your budget.
Whether you're planning your first African safari or comparing safari tours, our guides provide practical insights to help you choose the right destination, timing, and experience.
Call us toll free from US/Canada on 1-888-414-6513, or from the UK on 0-808-189-1052. All other countries can contact us on +27 21 791 0878.
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