If you're looking for a relaxed holiday, this nine-day safari in Kenya – with stays in just two camps and minimal transfers – is just the ticket. Enjoy leisurely walkingContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...This well designed itinerary of Tanzania offers an extraordinary safari experience in just seven days. You'll start off in Tarangire, waste no time and head right into a game drive.Continue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...On this comprehensive 10-day safari, you'll get to see the very best of Tanzania. Your journey begins with a stop in Arusha, before you set off, driving through Lake ManyaraContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...Spend a luxurious night in Kenya's capital of Nairobi before driving out to Amboseli to start your safari adventure. Get to learn about the park's famed elephants here, before takingContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...Get ready for an exciting seven-day safari in Botswana! A thrilling 30-minute flight over the impressive Okavango Delta whisks you from Maun to Xugana Island for three splendid nights atContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...Get it all with this 12-day city, bush and beach safari. First up, spend five days exploring the diverse Mother City of Cape Town, which is bursting with things toContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...This thorough 9-day safari takes in a wonderful variety of Nambian destinations. You'll start off with a big-cat experience before even arriving at your first camp at Onguma. Next, you'llContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...Welcome to your luxury safari in Kenya! Begin with a night in vibrant Nairobi before flying to the rugged north of Samburu for two nights among the elephants. Next, moveContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...This nine-day safari shows you two highlights of Zambia. First up is South Luangwa, where stays at two different lodges take you from riverfront to deep bush, with plenty ofContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...Get the experience of a lifetime with this short but action-packed safari adventure. After arriving in Uganda, spend one night in the town of Entebbe, which is set on aContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...The highlight of any luxury Namibian safari is visiting the magnificent areas of Sossusvlei and Deadvlei in the heart of the Namib Desert. Rise at dawn and drive into thisContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...The Central Kalahari is one of the most remote wilderness areas in Botswana. Going on a luxury safari in this region is all about big skies and arid beauty. InsteadContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...Explore the Quirimbas Archipelago on a traditional wooden dhow, sailing from island to island to discover pristine coral reefs, unique birdlife and otherworldly mangrove forests. After snorkelling, you’ll dine onContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...The awe of witnessing the Great Wildebeest Migration can be topped by only one thing: seeing the migrating wildebeest calving. If you visit the Serengeti during February and March, you’llContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...A Masai Mara balloon safari – one of Kenya's best safari experiences – is one of those dream-like adventures you’ll tell the grandchildren about one day. It offers the ultimateContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...There’s no better way to experience the African night sky than sleeping in a star bed. One of Kenya's best safari experiences, this offers this unique engagement with the wilderness.Continue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...Giraffe Manor provides guests with one of Kenya's best safari experiences: the unique and thrilling opportunity to have breakfast with giraffe in a gracious, colonial home in the outskirts ofContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...Amboseli National Park is one of the finest places in Africa for an elephant safari. The prize is to watch a herd of elephant browsing in the foreground with the coneContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...Fly into Desert Rhino Camp in Damaraland, a remote corner of northwest Namibia, for the safari of a lifetime. Wake up early and set off to track the highly endangeredContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...For the safari of a lifetime, go Uganda gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, a national park in the southwest of the country. It’s home to more than half ofContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...Years of scientific study have resulted in several meerkat colonies in Botswana being semi-habituated. Some lodges offer a great meerkat experience – one of Bostwana's best safari experiences – takingContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...The private game reserves adjacent to Kruger National Park provide superb game-drive country. The woodland savannah teems with a diverse array of wildlife, especially big cats. Climb aboard an openContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...A mokoro safari in the Okavango Delta is one of Botswana's best safari experiences, allowing you to experience the life of this watery wonderland in a traditional craft. View mammalsContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...Tracking is an ancient but endangered art form. It’s not just about following animal footprints, but interpreting the signs, sounds and even smells of the bush. A Kruger walking safariContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...A luxury Masai Mara treehouse offers you the chance to sleep under the stars in the middle of the African bush and experience the wild savannah in its intoxicating, night-timeContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...By the time it reaches the Lower Zambezi in Zambia, the river has spent much of its energy and it becomes a broad, meandering ribbon of water. Its slower paceContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...The immense Selous Game Reserve in southern Tanzania is one of the largest and least visited of all of Africa’s game parks, making it the perfect place to get farContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...A walk in the wild doesn’t get much better than a mobile Zambia walking safari. This five-night adventure takes you on foot through a remote corner of South Luangwa NationalContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...When going on a Tanzania safari, an essential, bucket-list experience is a Ngorongoro Crater safari – one of Tanzania's best safari experiences. Descend into this 20km-wide and 600m-deep volcanic caldera forContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...A day-long, 4x4 adventure from Hoanib Skeleton Coast takes you on a safari to the Skeleton Coast, Namibia, through a wildly beautiful landscape. With the chance of seeing desert elephantContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...The Great Wildebeest Migration is astonishing. Each year, more than 1.5 million wildebeest trek from the Serengeti to the Masai Mara and back again in search of fresh grazing. Their crossingContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...Discover the majesty of the Cape floral kingdom at Grootbos Private Nature Reserve, near the southern tip of Africa. You'll find that being introduced to a floral wonderland unlike anyContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...Safari tent glamping gets you closer to the African bush, without ever leaving your comfort zone. Orange nylon is out, replaced by impeccable service, first-class amenities and the ultimate luxuryContinue Reading…
Continue Reading...Safari and beach holidays in Africa strike the perfect balance between the excitement of searching for – and watching – wildlife and the gentler pleasures of unwinding on the coast.Continue Reading…
Continue Reading...African safaris with kids are perfect for busy families – you can reconnect without modern distractions, and the kids will have a ball (and learn loads) with the many activities.Continue Reading…
Continue Reading...Africa may be best-known for safari holidays, but African beach holidays are just as exceptional. Here, warm, clear waters with abundant marine life lap against pristine, palm-fringed sweeps of sand.Continue Reading…
Continue Reading...Private safari houses and villas give you the luxury of your own secluded, exclusive space. Dedicated guides and staff pander to your every whim, so you can tear up theContinue Reading…
Continue Reading...Getting married means setting off a wonderful and thrilling journey into the unknown, and looking forward to incredible shared experiences and moments of beauty and excitement you’ll cherish forever. AsContinue Reading…
Continue Reading...Travelling through Africa by rail on a luxury train safari harks back to the glamour of a bygone age, when each journey was a destination in itself. Train whistles haveContinue Reading…
Continue Reading...So you’ve been thinking about a safari and want to know all about malaria in Africa. Malaria is easily preventable through medication, and there are ways to avoid getting bittenContinue Reading…
Continue Reading...A deep love for Africa, the desire to promote sustainable safari tourism and the realisation that every safari dream is unique lead to the foundation of Art of Safari. OurContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...At Art of Safari, we’re most inspired when we receive great reviews from our travellers. To know we helped design and manifest the safari of someone’s dreams, and that weContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...We’re sometimes asked what makes us different, and why you should travel with us. Well, here’s why: We deal with a select number of safari trips at any one time;Continue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...Safari Themes
Africa's Wildebeest Migration
Africa's Wildebeest Migration. It’s an endless loop of hooves and horns, hope and heartbreak encompassing Africa’s Serengeti and Masai Mara – countless creatures in thrall to the rains and newContinue Reading…
Continue ReadingWildlife Viewing Experiences In Kenya
An safari itinerary of Kenya reads like a roll call of Africa’s most iconic wildlife-viewing destinations. Seasoned Kenya safari veterans will tell you that this is where the modern safariContinue Reading…
Continue ReadingExhilarating Wildlife Encounters
During my African safaris, I’ve been fortunate enough to enjoy some really exhilarating wildlife encounters. There’s an element of luck involved, but a much more important factor is the skillContinue Reading…
Continue ReadingUnmissable Migrations
If a safari is a journey, then nothing better embodies the spirit of an African safari than the continent’s unmissable migrations – epic voyages across national boundaries in search ofContinue Reading…
Continue ReadingTaking To The Air
Taking to the air offers a new perspective on the intricate mosaic of habitats that make up this rich and diverse continent. Add to this the joy that comes withContinue Reading…
Continue ReadingAfrica's Meandering Waterways
Exploring Africa’s rivers, deltas and lakes gives a you a different perspective, as well as letting you get close to the birds, mammals and reptiles that prefer a watery habitat.Continue Reading…
Continue ReadingHiding Out
I always admire the ingenuity of safari folk when it comes to creating hides from which we can watch wildlife in secret. The classic spot, like the lovely hide atContinue Reading…
Continue ReadingWalking Safaris
Going on walking safaris in Africa’s wild places means you’ll leave just the tiniest of traces on the continent, but ensures your African safari will leave you with indelible memories.Continue Reading…
Continue ReadingAfrica's Beaches & Oceans
Spending time on Africa's beaches, seas and islands is for me the ideal counterpoint to a more terrestrial African safari. It’s the perfect way to unwind, and there’s a lotContinue Reading…
Continue ReadingSlow Safaris
With modern life being lived at such a frenetic pace, an African safari offers the ideal opportunity to slow things down and live in the moment. Some luxury lodges areContinue Reading…
Continue ReadingAfrica's Great Apes
Encountering Africa’s wildlife is always thrilling and impressive, but I find that it’s only with the great apes that I feel a genuine connection. For me, the way they move,Continue Reading…
Continue ReadingSafaris Under The Stars
There are many five-star accommodation options available on an African safari, but I’d like to tell you about a select group of so-called ‘million-star’ properties: raised platforms, star beds andContinue Reading…
Continue ReadingWildlife Viewing Experiences In Botswana
I like to think of Botswana as one of the jewels in the crown of Southern Africa. As it’s such an immense country, with some of Africa’s largest protected wildernessContinue Reading…
Continue ReadingWildlife Viewing Experiences In Tanzania
The scale of Tanzania’s wild places belies the intimacy of the wildlife encounters. Each park and reserve fully merits being explored by safari vehicle, and can offer serenity, drama orContinue Reading…
Continue ReadingInspiration & Information
Our 10 Best Glamping Safari Lodges
We're not sure who invented glamping, but we're pretty sure that the African-safari industry perfected it. People have been camping in Africa's wilderness for centuries, but the more recent combinationContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...Best Time To Visit Africa On Safari
What’s the best time to visit Africa on safari? It’s a question we’re often asked, and the answer is, well … it depends, and whilst there are periods that areContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...A Typical Day On Safari
While there are many reasons to go on safari, game viewing is the main attraction. As such, safari activities are carefully planned around when the wildlife is most active. ThisContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...Financial Considerations
It's been said that spending money on experiences, rather than things, makes us happier. Going on safari is the ultimate adventure, but as safaris take you to some of the planet’sContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...Our Top-10 Books On Africa When Planning, Or On Safari
We’re often asked about good African safari books, or books about Africa, so we decided to reach out to safari-cum-book fundis to see what they recommend you read when you’reContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...African Safari Prices – How Much Does A Safari Cost?
Africa is a unique and diverse continent, with many countries and a staggering array of wilderness areas, safari lodges and experiences. Combine this with African safari prices that literally changeContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...Our 10 Best Remote African Safari Lodges
Even in the vast African wilderness, some of the more popular destinations can become a little crowded at times. However, if you have a hankering for the truly remote, thereContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...Sometimes It’s Better To Stay In Camp
One of my favourite safari tips is to advise travellers not to overlook their safari camps. Most safari lodges are strategically positioned overlooking waterholes, rivers or spectacular sections of Africa’sContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...Best Places To See Elephants In Africa
Their elaborate social structure, uncanny intelligence, uniquely dextrous trunk, and the fact that they are the world's largest land mammal puts seeing elephants at the top of any safari-goers tickContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...Rhinos Without Borders
South Africa’s rhino are being poached at an alarming rate. In defense of these great beasts, two of Africa’s foremost tourism and conservation companies have joined forces to create RhinosContinue Exploring…
Continue Exploring...Is It Safe To Travel To Africa On Safari?
Sometimes we’re asked: ‘Is it safe to travel to Africa?’ The answer is yes! Hundreds of thousands of safari goers travel safely to Southern and East Africa each year, andContinue Exploring…
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