The safari experience

Far more than wildlife watching

A safari is the silence of dawn over the savannah, coffee by the fire, the thrill of an encounter, nights under a starry sky, face to face with the cosmos. It is a journey that changes you.

Lion with golden eyes in the evening light

Six ways to experience Africa

The classic

Private 4×4 safari

Dedicated vehicle and guide, your own pace, off-road in private concessions. The backbone of any first safari.

The immersion

Walking safari

With an armed guide and a tracker, you read the tracks, listen, and feel. Africa at human height, in reserves that allow it.

Hot-air balloon flying over a herd of zebras on the savannah

The perspective

Balloon & light aircraft

Fly over the migration at sunrise or hop between remote camps by air-taxi: the immensity of the landscape reveals itself from the sky.

Guides poling mokoro canoes through the waters of the Okavango Delta

The gentle way

Boat & mokoro safari

Okavango Delta, Chobe River, Lake Kariba: drift close to elephants and hippos on the water, in total silence.

Access ramp designed for travellers with reduced mobility at a safari lodge

The unbowed

Safari and disability

A lodge where everything is designed — the room, the common areas, the 4x4 vehicle — to let travellers with reduced mobility live intense moments.

The unexpected

On horseback, by bike

A different approach to the animals of the savannah, to live two passions at once.

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Our advice before you go

Each season offers a different facet of Southern Africa. We advise you according to your budget, your wishes and conditions on the ground. Whether travelling alone, in a group or as a family, there is a safari for you all year round.

Choose the right season

Each region has its ideal window: July–October for the migration, May–September for Botswana, year-round for South Africa. We plan around the season, never the other way round.

Travel light

Air-taxis limit luggage to 15–20 kg in soft bags. Neutral colours, good binoculars, a fleece for chilly mornings: we provide a detailed list before departure.

Health & paperwork

Antimalarial treatment in some areas, yellow fever certificate sometimes required, visas often online. Our team guides you step by step, document by document.

Our values

Travel rare, travel right

We believe an exceptional safari should first benefit those who protect these lands. We favour low-impact camps owned or co-managed by local communities, and support wildlife conservation programmes. We are members of Save the Rhino: every traveller contributes €25 to this essential association fighting poaching and protecting rhinos.

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