The 6 Most Expensive Safari In Africa
The most expensive safari in Africa are ultra-luxury private safaris, fly-in safari itineraries, exotic honeymoon safari holidays, mountain Gorilla trekking tours, Botswana safari trips, Helicopter safaris, African Photographic safaris and mountain trekking (Mount Kenya technical climbing) costing between USD$5,500 and USD$15,000+ per person, per night excluding guide tips, your international flights, vaccinations, a travel insurance, add on safari activities, and your portion of extra emergency cash.
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Why Are Safaris So Expensive?
A look inside Africa’s most expensive wildlife safari, and how much dollars they cost. Explore highlights of Southern and East Africa with private safaris in top safari countries – Kenya, Victoria Falls, Volcanoes National Park, Serengeti and the white sands of Cape Town.
Private African Photographic Safaris
Considering a Kenya photographic safari? Photo safaris are often priced slightly higher than standard African safaris, usually due to the specialized photo skills required during the tour. The quality of guiding in general varies, and the best guides generally will hold guiding qualifications – but this is not always the case. The main difference with the photo guides is that they understand the basics of photography, they look at the equipment that you are using and position the vehicle accordingly – not too close, not too far away, they also understand light – so they will position the vehicle in the right places to get the best images.
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Ultra Luxury African Safaris
The word ultra already sounds expensive. These safaris usually involve stays in some of the most lavish accommodations in Africa, these are boutique luxury African safari camps and lodges providing the highest quality of luxury and comfort from tented safari camps to riverside treetop villas, beachfront villas, and remote wellness retreats.
Fly In African Safaris
During your holiday tour, if you’re planning on using flights/ featuring flights on your safari itinerary, be prepared to pay more for this. As much as it saves on travel time, the use of air safaris in Africa is will cost you some more dollars. You will be moving from park to park and at some point, using extra transfers in between your destinations.
Luxury Honeymoon Trips In Africa
A romantic African honeymoon now combines the use of boutique lodges, road transfers, fly-in safaris, private vehicles, premium lodges, and beach time in places like Diani Beach, Zanzibar or Seychelles with most honeymoon packages costing in between USD$5,000 and USD$7,000 per person, while high-end packages starting from USD$8,000 per person.
Gorilla Trekking In Rwanda & Uganda
Compared to other wildlife trips in Africa, gorilla trekking costs are relatively high. These primates are critically endangered which puts them at great risk of extinction and a need to promote their existence has stimulated high efforts towards conservation. The high numbers of tourists interested in seeing them have forced many governments to raise the price of permits. The first thing most travelers notice when looking up Gorilla trekking packages is the cost of the permit. In Uganda, a single permit costs USD$800, while in Rwanda, it’s USD$1,500. These permits grant you the opportunity to track and spend one unforgettable hour with a habituated gorilla family. Remember this is an upfront cost even before adding logistics and accommodation costs.
Botswana Safari Tours
Botswana is one of the most expensive safari destinations in the world. The remoteness of Botswana is a major contributing factor to why safaris can be so expensive in the country. With limited access to the rest of the world, travellers must often find alternative, longer and more costly routes to get to the country. Furthermore, the cost of travelling to and from the wildlife reserves within Botswana — such as the Okavango Delta, Makgadkgagi Pans, Chobe, and the Kalahari — is also increased due to its remoteness. A typical multi-destination Botswana itinerary, including the Delta, Moremi or Chobe, can start at around USD$6,000 per person and above.
With most of Botswana’s best camps openly remote, the Okavango Delta alone covers roughly 15,000 square kilometres of wetlands, floodplains and islands, and there are no roads into most of it. The only way to get between camps is by light aircraft, small six-to-eight-seater bush planes that take off from dirt airstrips carved out of the bush.
Mount Kenya Technical Climbing
Mt. Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africa with the mountain’s highest peaks are Batian (5,199 m), Nelion (5,188 m), and Point Lenana (4,985 m). Most hikers taking the mountain seek to summit Point Lenana (4985 m a.s.l.), the lowest of the three main peaks of Mt. Kenya. A few travelers, experienced mountaineers, opt for the more technical climb of Batian and Nelion Peaks which are the most expensive because they require technical mountaineering skills to summit.
Best Kenya Safari & Beach Tours
Browse our favorite Kenyan beach holiday packages or simply get in touch with one of our Africa safari experts to help custom-make a Kenyan beach holiday that matches your travel wishes. You can enjoy safaris in Kenya national parks on the mainland, then follow it up with a relaxed beach holiday at Malindi or Diani. Get to know the coastal Kenya, and what’s possible on your trip to these Indian Ocean beaches, discover some of the best-loved experiences and safari routes that we’ve found working particularly well with our travelers.
