A giraffe beside a lone acacia tree on the open savanna

Sample itineraries

Sample Safari Itineraries

Real, ready-to-shape private journeys — a window into how we plan. Every one is a starting point, tailored around your dates, pace, and comfort.

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Instead of reviews, we show our work. Each itinerary below is a genuine planning framework we would build from — the routing, the rhythm, and the thinking behind a well-designed private safari. None is fixed; all are a conversation starter.

By destination

Private Safari Journeys by Destination

Start from a sample journey in the country you have in mind. Each card opens the full plan, with the route, day-by-day outline and stays by comfort level, and every journey is tailored around your dates.

Tanzania

Tanzania: all 12 journeys

View across the Ngorongoro Crater floor from the forested rim

9-Day Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Tarangire Private Safari

Suggested route: Arusha · Tarangire · Ngorongoro Crater · Olduvai Gorge · Central Serengeti

Elephants grazing beneath flat-topped acacia trees on golden grassland

8-Day Serengeti & Ngorongoro Classic Private Safari

Suggested route: Arusha · Lake Manyara · Central Serengeti · Olduvai Gorge · Ngorongoro Crater

Zebra and wildebeest herds grazing at golden sunset during the Great Migration

9-Day Great Migration Private Safari

Suggested route: Arusha · Ngorongoro Crater · Central Serengeti · Northern Serengeti

Kenya

Kenya: all 7 journeys

Elephant walking through dry golden grassland in northern Kenya

10-Day Samburu, Laikipia & Masai Mara Private Safari

Suggested route: Nairobi · Samburu · Laikipia · Mara Conservancies

Wildebeest leaping into the Mara River during the Great Migration crossing

8-Day Masai Mara Great Migration Private Safari

Suggested route: Nairobi · Mara Conservancies · Masai Mara Reserve

A cheetah scanning the plains in the Masai Mara

5-Day Masai Mara Conservancy Fly-In Safari

Suggested route: Nairobi · Mara Conservancies

South Africa

South Africa: all 8 journeys

Elephant feeding in a dry riverbed in Greater Kruger

10-Day South Africa Classic: Panorama Route, Kruger & Cape Town

Suggested route: Panorama Route · Kruger National Park · Skukuza Airport · Cape Town

Leopard walking straight toward the camera in a private reserve

8-Day Sabi Sand & Timbavati Private Safari

Suggested route: Sabi Sand · Timbavati · Hoedspruit Airport

Safari guests watching a herd of elephants from an open vehicle on a family game drive

9-Day Malaria-Free Family Safari: Madikwe & Cape Town

Suggested route: Madikwe · Cape Town

Botswana

Botswana: all 7 journeys

Aerial view of Victoria Falls plunging into the gorge

11-Day Botswana & Victoria Falls Private Safari

Suggested route: Victoria Falls · Kasane · Chobe Riverfront · Khwai · Okavango Delta · Maun

Zebra herd wading through shallow delta water

14-Day Grand Botswana Private Safari: Delta, Linyanti, Savuti & Chobe

Suggested route: Maun · Okavango Delta · Moremi Game Reserve · Linyanti, Selinda & Kwando · Savuti · Chobe Riverfront · Kasane

Two elephants together beneath a soft pink dusk sky

10-Day Botswana Honeymoon Safari: Delta Water, Private Concession & Salt Pans

Suggested route: Maun · Okavango Delta · Northern Delta concessions · Makgadikgadi Pans

Namibia

Namibia: all 6 journeys

Red curve of Dune 45 at sunrise in Sossusvlei, Namibia

14-Day Namibia Private Guided Safari

Suggested route: Windhoek · Sossusvlei · Swakopmund · Spitzkoppe · Damaraland · Etosha National Park · Eastern Etosha · Okonjima

Wind-sculpted dunes meeting the Skeleton Coast

10-Day Namibia Fly-In Private Safari

Suggested route: Windhoek · Sossusvlei · Skeleton Coast · Etosha National Park

Zebra herd wading through shallow delta water

12-Day Namibia & Botswana Private Safari

Suggested route: Windhoek · Sossusvlei · Etosha National Park · Zambezi Region · Kasane · Okavango Delta · Maun

Rwanda

Rwanda: all 4 journeys

Giraffe on the golden savanna hills of Akagera National Park

7-Day Rwanda Gorillas & Akagera Big Five Private Safari

Suggested route: Kigali · Akagera National Park · Volcanoes National Park · Kigali International Airport

Silverback mountain gorilla mid-yawn among fresh green foliage

4-Day Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Private Safari

Suggested route: Kigali · Kinigi (park HQ) · Volcanoes National Park · Kigali International Airport

Forested ridgelines of Nyungwe at dusk

12-Day Complete Rwanda Private Safari: Chimps, Gorillas & Akagera

Suggested route: Kigali · Huye · Nyungwe National Park · Karongi (Kibuye) · Volcanoes National Park · Akagera National Park · Kigali International Airport

Uganda

Uganda: all 4 journeys

Safari boats on the Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park

12-Day Murchison, Kibale, Queen Elizabeth & Bwindi Private Safari

Suggested route: Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary · Murchison Falls · Kibale Forest · Queen Elizabeth NP · Ishasha · Buhoma · Lake Mburo

Silverback mountain gorilla mid-yawn among fresh green foliage

6-Day Bwindi & Mgahinga Gorilla Private Safari

Suggested route: Kigali · Rushaga · Mgahinga

The Nile thundering through the gorge at Murchison Falls

10-Day Kidepo, Murchison & Bwindi Fly-In Private Safari

Suggested route: Kidepo Valley · Murchison Falls · Buhoma

Zambia

Zambia: all 5 journeys

Elephant family crossing the Luangwa River

10-Day South Luangwa, Lower Zambezi & Victoria Falls Private Safari

Suggested route: Lusaka · Mfuwe Airport · South Luangwa · Lower Zambezi · Livingstone · Victoria Falls (Mosi-oa-Tunya)

Elephant with white egrets standing front-on in open grassland under a wide sky

11-Day North & South Luangwa Private Walking Safari

Suggested route: Lusaka · Mfuwe Airport · South Luangwa · North Luangwa

Dugout canoe gliding along the Lower Zambezi

8-Day Lower Zambezi & Victoria Falls Private Honeymoon Safari

Suggested route: Lusaka · Lower Zambezi · Livingstone · Victoria Falls (Mosi-oa-Tunya)

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: all 3 journeys

Elephants shoulder to shoulder at a Hwange waterhole

12-Day Victoria Falls, Hwange, Lake Kariba & Mana Pools Private Safari

Suggested route: Victoria Falls · Hwange National Park · Matusadona · Mana Pools · Harare

Floodplain and mountains of Mana Pools at dusk

9-Day Mana Pools Walking & Canoe Private Safari

Suggested route: Harare · Chitake Springs · Mana Pools · Chikwenya

Balancing granite boulders of the Matobo Hills

9-Day Matobo, Great Zimbabwe & Gonarezhou Private Safari

Suggested route: Bulawayo · Matobo Hills · Great Zimbabwe · Gonarezhou · Buffalo Range Airport

Zanzibar

Zanzibar: all 4 journeys

Weathered alleyway in historic Stone Town, Zanzibar

7-Day Stone Town & Zanzibar Beach Private Holiday

Suggested route: Stone Town · Spice farms (Kizimbani & Kidichi) · Kendwa · Nungwi

Traveler greeting the sunset from an infinity pool over the Indian Ocean

9-Day Zanzibar Honeymoon: Stone Town, Pool Villa & Mnemba

Suggested route: Stone Town · Jozani Forest · Jambiani · Matemwe · Mnemba Island

Aerial view of a turquoise reef and white-sand island in the Indian Ocean

10-Day Zanzibar, Pemba & Mafia Island-Hopping Journey

Suggested route: Stone Town · Pemba Island · Misali Island · Mafia Island · Dar es Salaam

More ideas

More Sample Itineraries

Multi-region and classic routes, each with an outline you can adapt.

Elephants grazing beneath flat-topped acacia trees on golden Kenyan grassland

7-Day Classic Kenya Private Safari

Suggested route: Nairobi · Amboseli · Masai Mara
Best for: First-time safari-goers, couples, and families wanting the classic Kenya experience

Hot-air balloon drifting over savanna herds in the Masai Mara

10-Day Kenya & Tanzania Great Migration Safari

Suggested route: Masai Mara · Serengeti · Ngorongoro
Best for: Travelers whose dream is the Great Migration and want both sides of the ecosystem

Table Mountain and the Cape Town coastline seen from above at dusk

9-Day South Africa Luxury Safari & Cape Town

Suggested route: Cape Town · Winelands · Sabi Sand private reserve
Best for: Families, first-timers wanting malaria-free options, and travelers pairing safari with a city

Pair of elephants walking through golden grass in the Okavango region

8-Day Botswana Okavango Delta Safari

Suggested route: Maun · Okavango Delta · Moremi · Chobe
Best for: Returning safari-goers, honeymooners, and travelers wanting remote, exclusive wilderness

Mountain gorilla silverback of the Susa group resting in dense green foliage, Rwanda

10-Day Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & Luxury Safari

Suggested route: Kigali · Volcanoes NP · Akagera or Serengeti extension
Best for: Travelers whose priority is gorilla trekking, paired with comfort and a wider Rwanda experience

A giraffe beside a lone acacia tree on the open savanna

14-Day Grand East Africa Private Safari

Suggested route: Masai Mara · Serengeti · Ngorongoro · Zanzibar or Rwanda finale
Best for: Travelers who want the definitive East African journey across multiple ecosystems

Open safari vehicle with guests on the savanna beneath a dramatic sunset

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