Luxury Safari Holidays, Designed by Experts, Experienced by You

Truly Amazing Safari Holidays

For over 20 years we've been making safari dreams come true. Of course the reality of being 50 yards from an elephant family cavorting in the refreshing Zambezi at sunset is better than any dream could be. Your safari will be filled with magical moments like these. You'll laugh, you'll cry and you'll probably fall in love with this beautiful wild continent.

Africa Exclusive is personally run by owners John Burdett and Warwick Hoffman. Our team has real depth of Africa experience and share our passion. We have the right expertise and all the advantages of a mid-sized specialist. We are highly respected throughout Africa, partly because safari lodges find our guests so well prepared for their safari.

This website introduces you to the Africa we love. Call and tell us about yourself and what you're hoping for in your holiday. We'll listen carefully and use our expertise to design the perfect African safari holiday for you.

Family Safari

A family safari is a unique shared adventure your family will treasure. Imagine the moment your children see their first elephant family playing by the Zambezi River. Or herds of zebra and giraffe roaming the Serengeti plains! You can meet African children in a remote village school and finish up with a few days relaxing beside the Indian Ocean.

We’ve been arranging fantastic family safaris for over 20 years. They aren’t “watered down” in any way, so you fly into luxury remote camps and lodges. And we usually arrange a private guide and vehicle to give you freedom to follow your interests doing everything at the pace that suits your family. You can go on drives, walks, boats, even horseback if you ride.

Children aged four and upwards can enjoy a Tanzania safari or one in Kenya mostly in vehicles where the big herds are easy to find. For older families with teenagers it can be a terrific “last family holiday” adventure you’ll talk about for the rest of your lives.

How it Works

An Africa Exclusive tailormade safari, like a tailormade suit of clothes is expertly designed to fit you perfectly. Our aim is that each day will bring you new joys and wonders – a fulfilment of your dreams.

So the first step is to speak over the phone with one of our expert safari designers. They all know and love Africa intimately. Ask questions. Tell us what you‘d love to see and do while you’re in Africa - the style of accommodation you prefer – places you’ve longed to visit. You don’t need any knowledge of Africa to have the call.

We then use our expertise to design a safari perfectly suited to your tastes, timings and desires. We send it to you beautifully presented and continue the discussion and fine tuning until you’re completely satisfied that we’ve got it right. We make all the arrangements with meticulous care. We ensure you're properly prepared so you can sit back and look forward to the moment you fly away on your holiday of a lifetime.

Why Book With Us?

We’ve been arranging the finest safaris since 1990 and love what we do. All our staff whatever their role have visited Africa. We know these places intimately. We are passionately committed to quality and offer outstanding service from the moment you call with your enquiry until the day you return from your holiday of a lifetime.

We devote time and care designing the ideal holiday for you and ensuring that you're properly prepared for it. These holidays are complex, often with a number of internal flights, different remote safari camps, sometimes across several countries. All these arrangements are booked with meticulous care and then triple checked before your documentation is sent.

We’re not the cheapest and we’re not the most expensive – but we believe we’re the best.

Contact the Experts

We believe that a telephone conversation is the best way to start planning your perfect holiday. With 22 years’ experience and a passionate team who regularly travel across the continent we really are the Africa specialists. Call us now.

UK & Rest of World: 44 (0)1604 628979
USA & Canada Toll Free: 1-866-871-3829 / 1-800-958-1509
Email: enquiries@safari.co.uk

To enquire online please complete this brief form.

Inspire Me

We are passionate about Africa. We hope that as you explore this site the pure beauty, excitement and sheer joy that comes from a top quality safari shines through. You’re here because you’re seeking inspiration, so we’ve collected a few of our favourite experiences to fire your imagination. We promise you that the reality will surpass you wildest imaginings!

Click here for some great ideas for your next safari.

A Last Minute Safari Holiday

We can arrange a superb African holiday for you at very short notice. Even if you want to travel within the next few days. It will be individually designed to suit you and perfectly organised to our customary high standards.

Exclusive Offers

Our safari holidays are superbly organised and excellent value for money. See our pricing guide. As a major safari specialist we have close relationships with Africa’s finest safari camps so are able to negotiate the keenest rates. We always have a number of special offers available for a limited time to give you even better value.

Family Summer Adventure

Kenya’s Masai Mara is one of the best places for a family safari. It’s a magical land of endless plains and flat-topped trees, home to fierce big cats, gentle elephants, docile plains game and a host of other small African creatures. Complement your safari with a stay on the island of Zanzibar, spending your days discovering its rich history, exploring the marine world that hides beneath the turquoise seas and relaxing on the unspoilt beaches. It’s the perfect family getaway.

4 nights at Ol Seki Hemingways in Kenya’s Masai Mara
7 nights at Essque Zalu on the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar

Price from: £10,525 based on a family of four with two children under 12.
Saving: £3,475
Validity: from 1 July to 31 October 2013

Includes: accommodation in a Family Room, meals, local drinks, laundry, game drives, bush meals, Maasai cultural visits and park fees at Ol Seki Hemingways; accommodation in a Garden Suite, breakfast, dinner and access to the Petit VIP Kids Club at Essque Zalu; private road transfers in Kenya and Zanzibar and all internal scheduled flights, starting in Nairobi and finishing in Zanzibar.

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Dunes and Delta - from US$7,930 per person

This exclusive offer allows you to see some of Namibia and Botswana’s highlights whilst staying in luxurious, comfortable accommodation. Float above Sossusvlei’s towering, red sand dunes at sunrise and discover the desert on foot with your specialist guide in the afternoon. Contrast this with a safari in the shimmering watery wilderness of the Okavango Delta, exploring this rich wildlife haven from a traditional mokoro canoe.

4 nights at Sossusvlei Desert Lodge
1 night at the Olive Grove
3 nights at Nxabega Tented Camp
3 nights at Sandibe Safari Lodge

Price from: US$7,930 per person
Saving: US$3,004 per person
Validity: 1 November to 20 December 2013

Price from US$10,805 per person
Saving: US$4,178 per person
Validity: from 1 September to 31 October 2013

Includes: accommodation, meals, local drinks, laundry, nature drives, dune walks, quad biking trails, picnic excursions, dune drives, Sossusvlei park fees and one hot air balloon flight at Sossusvlei Desert Lodge; accommodation in a Standard Room and breakfast at the Olive Grove; accommodation, meals, local drinks, laundry, game drives, boat trips and mokoro canoe excursions at Nxabega Tented Camp; accommodation, meals, local drinks, laundry game drives, guided walks and mokoro canoe excursions at Sandibe Safari Lodge; private road transfers and all internal scheduled flights, starting in Windhoek and finishing in Maun.

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Discover the South Luangwa and Lake Malawi - from US$6,644 per person

The unspoilt wilderness of the South Luangwa is one of the finest parks in Africa for wildlife viewing, yet it’s never packed with visitors. You’ll have the lazy hippo, ferocious cats and vibrant birdlife entirely to yourselves. This is the birthplace of walking safaris and is best discovered on foot. At Lake Malawi you can relax by the sparkling waters enjoying fresh seafood served by the friendly locals who have earned the country its nickname, the warm heart of Africa.

3 nights at Nkwali Camp
3 nights at Tena Tena
4 nights at Pumalani

Price from: US$6,644 per person
Saving: US$774 per person
Validity: From 1 to 31 July 2013

Includes: accommodation, meals, local drinks, laundry, all game viewing and park fees at Nkwali Camp and Tena Tena; accommodation, meals, local drinks, laundry and non-motorised watersports at Pumalani; road transfers and all internal scheduled flights, starting in Lusaka and finishing in Lilongwe.

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Primates and Mammals in Western Kenya

Mahale’s rainforest covered mountains are one of Tanzania’s very best kept secrets. At Greystoke Mahale you’ll hike up the mountains to find the endearing families of chimpanzees that live deep in the forest before heading down to the clear waters of Lake Tanganyika for a lazy dhow trip. We’ve combined Mahale with a few nights in the Katavi National Park, a remote park that has been barely touched by tourism, for an authentic safari adventure.

3 nights Greystoke Mahale
4 nights Chada Katavi

Price from: £5,063 per person
Saving: £1,805 per person
Validity: from 1 November to 19 December 2013, 7 January to 15 March, June and 1 November to 19 December 2014

Includes: accommodation, meals, local drinks, laundry, chimp tracking, kayaking, visits to the waterfall, and local village, nature walks and sundowner dhow cruises at Greystoke Mahale; accommodation, meals, local drinks, laundry, game drives and guided walks at Chada Katavi and all internal scheduled flights, starting and finishing in Kilimanjaro.

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Take a Family Safari

The Great Migration

Meet the Relatives

Botswana's Amazing Elephants

Skeleton Coast Fly in Safari

Luxuriate on a Desert Island

South Africa

A Safari in Tanzania