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Independent safari guides · East & Southern Africa

The safari research you actually need.

Park fees checked against the official tariffs. Migration timing explained by how it really works, not a brochure calendar. No invented lodges, no numbers we can't source.

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How we write this

Every figure on this site is traced to a primary source.

Safari information online contradicts itself constantly — the same Serengeti entry fee is quoted as $70, $83 and $30 across page-one results. We go to the published TANAPA and NCAA tariffs, the gazetted KWS legal notices and the peer-reviewed ecology, and we show our working. Where two official sources disagree with each other, we say so instead of quietly picking one.

Fees, dated and sourced

Tariff tables carry the date they were checked, the authority that set them, and both net and VAT-inclusive figures — because the two authorities publish on opposite bases.

Seasons as probability

The herds follow rain, not a calendar. We write timing in the language of likelihood, and tell you how many nights to budget rather than selling you a date.

Only camps that exist

Every property listed is verified against at least two independent public sources. Where no published rate exists, we leave the price out rather than invent one.

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How to Combine a Tanzania Safari with Zanzibar
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How to Combine a Tanzania Safari with Zanzibar

Safari first, beach second: how to link the Tanzania parks with Zanzibar by air or ferry, plus visa, health and season checks.
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Self-Drive Camping in Botswana's Parks: Who Runs the Camps, How to Book and What It Costs
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Self-Drive Camping in Botswana's Parks: Who Runs the Camps, How to Book and What It Costs

How self-drive camping works in Botswana's parks: private operators run many campsites, DWNP issues permits and fees, and much of what...
Etosha and Sossusvlei NWR Camps: How to Book, What They Cost and the Rules
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Etosha and Sossusvlei NWR Camps: How to Book, What They Cost and the Rules

How booking, gates, park fees and rules work at Namibia Wildlife Resorts camps in Etosha and Sossusvlei, with each figure traced to NWR...
SANParks Rest Camps: How to Book, What It Costs and the Rules
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SANParks Rest Camps: How to Book, What It Costs and the Rules

How booking, gate times, self-drive rules and fees work at SANParks rest camps in Kruger and Addo, with each figure traced to an offici...
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The honest version

Nobody can sell you a river crossing on a date.

A five-year study on the Mara River recorded crossings on 52 ± 16 days a year, spread across twelve crossing sites. That is the real base rate — which is why we tell you to budget three to four nights in one place instead of quoting you a date.

Where to stay

Camps and lodges we can verify

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Xugana Island Lodge

Xugana Island Lodge

Xugana Lagoon, permanent-water northern Okavango Delta
Wolwedans Boulders Camp

Wolwedans Boulders Camp

Far south of the NamibRand Nature Reserve, Hardap Region
Wolwedans Desert Lodge

Wolwedans Desert Lodge

NamibRand Nature Reserve, Hardap Region
Wolwedans Dune Camp

Wolwedans Dune Camp

NamibRand Nature Reserve, Hardap Region
Zulu Nyala Game Lodge

Zulu Nyala Game Lodge

Private reserve near Hluhluwe town — not inside Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park itself
Zuri Zanzibar

Zuri Zanzibar

Kendwa Beach, north-west coast of Zanzibar, roughly 50km from Stone Town and the airport

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