Our top 8 luxury safaris

Our top 8 luxury safaris : What distinguishes a luxury safari? The site is the first impression; whether it’s in a hidden cove within one of the continent’s well-known national parks or a hidden private concession that’s also brimming with wildlife, it must feel exclusive and inaccessible. Next is the accommodation, which is most likely a well-thought-out lodge offering fine dining, impeccable service, and unique, creative ways to experience nature beyond the typical game drive. In order to protect these priceless ecosystems for future generations, there is also a significant emphasis on conservation and a rich cultural dimension added by the connections to the local populations. For every kind of luxury enthusiast, we’ve selected our top safaris to help you discover your ideal journey.

Governors’ Grand Safari.

The award-winning tented camps of the family-run Governors are well-known, and its Grand Safari frequently appears on lists of the world’s greatest luxury vacations. This accommodation is a safari destination unto itself, or at least it would be if it weren’t for the breathtakingly beautiful and abundant in wildlife settings that it is almost always situated in. Discover the Great Rift Valley while relaxing at an old farmhouse near Lake Naivasha. Take a nighttime wildlife drive to perhaps spot leopards in the middle of their hunt. Home at Laikipia will be a ranch with a few tastefully decorated cottages strewn throughout the property and an activity schedule that combines wildlife drives with cultural and behind-the-scenes explorations. Ultimately, your journey will take you to the Maasai Mara National Reserve, home of the tented camp where the Governors’ tale started fifty years ago. Here, grazing animals frequently pass through and lions are present right outside the camp.

Our top 8 luxury safaris : Best of Botswana and Victoria Falls.

In Botswana, a safari is nearly by definition exclusive. Its luxurious, eco-friendly lodges are practically engulfed by the immensity of the pristine wilderness that envelops them; the only way to get to them is by the smallest, lightest aircraft, which is an exciting, game-spotting experience in and of itself. From these carefully chosen sites, you will go on an adventure via 4×4, mokoro (traditional canoe), motorboat, or foot to encounter the abundant animals of the amazing Okavango Delta and the plains of Chobe.

Kenya Sky Safari.

If you’re searching for once-in-a-lifetime African adventure, a Sky Safari in Kenya whisks you effortlessly between exclusive tented camps in national parks and private conservancies on a bespoke Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft. Fly high above the stunning scenery and plains teeming with wildlife of the nation. Savour unique experiences such as spending the night beneath the stars in a four-poster bed or going on a camel ride with a Samburu guide to observe an astounding assortment of species.

Our top 8 luxury safaris : Tanzania’s Great Migration.

Experience one of nature’s finest exhibitions on this nine-day journey that is crammed with wildlife and full of both dramatic and incredibly peaceful moments. Travelling at your own speed in a private 4×4 vehicle, you will stay in cosy eco-camps in gorgeous, genuinely remote areas where even the bathrooms provide breathtaking views. You will have a front-row seat for Africa’s largest wildlife event, which takes place every year when two million wildebeest, together with zebras and gazelles, migrate from the north to the south of the Serengeti and back. But it’s not only about seeing animals; if you’d want, you can also visit Maasai villages, have barbecues in volcanic craters, and have sundowners in the wild.

Unsurpassed Zimbabwe.

Bringing together a world-famous sight with less-trodden spots. You’ll have enough time to enjoy all that this well-deservedly well-known location has to offer, such as hotels designed in the colonial style and a variety of optional activities like canopy tours and sunset cruises. From here, you’ll travel by light aircraft between the most gloriously isolated and wild locations in the nation, including UNESCO-listed watery wonderlands and national parks with abundant elephant populations. You’ll stay in renowned eco-lodges with incredible views from your tent. Activities include boating safaris and canoeing excursions, which are two especially tranquil ways to fully immerse yourself in the environment, in addition to exhilarating game drives.

Our top 8 luxury safaris : Rwanda’s Gorillas and Kenya’s Maasai Mara.

A visit with Rwanda’s mountain gorillas in one of its last strongholds is one of the rarest wildlife encounters there is. Using a valuable permit (numbers are tightly limited), you will embark on two morning treks, giving you plenty of time to relax and take advantage of the many amenities at your African-chic treehouse lodge on the quiet outskirts of lush Volcanoes National Park. After achieving your lifelong dream, you travel to Kenya’s renowned Maasai Mara for a more traditional safari experience. You stay in a luxurious, small camp that has an unmatched location beside to the Mara River. Amazing sights are almost a given in this big-cat country, as there are rhinos close by and some of the most spectacular river crossings during the Great Migration.

Luxury Samburu & Maasai Mara Fly-in Safari.

Mara Bushtops is constantly voted among the top lodges in Kenya thanks to facilities that include an extensive spa that’s won a fistful of World Luxury Spa Awards. Throughout this luxurious safari, you may combine pampering sessions with a view using locally sourced natural products with unforgettable Big Five experiences on the acacia-studded plains of the Mara. Alternatively, you can simply watch zebra and giraffe from the comfort of your own hot tub while sipping cocktails mixed by your butler. Samburu National Reserve, which is a scenic flight away and named after the local semi-nomadic people, is the other half of this classic safari adventure. It offers a seductive mix of simple pleasures like dining under the stars at your small and charming eco-camp and tracking animals so rare they’re known as the Special Five.

Tanzania Sky Safari.

Tanzania version of Sky Safari, which shares the same basic concept as the Kenyan version (transfers with breathtaking views by custom Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft, upscale accommodation, and experiences that have been hand-picked), soars to new heights with visits to some of the nation’s most renowned national parks. In addition to visiting an old-world manor house on a coffee estate between Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara, you will travel in VIP style to wildlife havens like remote Tarangire, where you will stay in a lodge in the trees with a large Maasai staff, and enjoy the quiet of a five-star tented camp in the Serengeti that is in the path of the Great Migration.