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Big 5 Safari

65 curated safarisFrom $1,370 ppTailor-made to your dates

The style

Why travel this way

Lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo: the Big Five remain safari's defining checklist, named by hunters and reclaimed by photographers. Completing it takes the right places: reliable big cats in the Serengeti and Masai Mara, East Africa's best black rhino odds in the Ngorongoro Crater, and the leopard capital of the world in South Africa's Sabi Sand. Our Big Five itineraries stack the odds with expert guide-and-tracker teams, well-positioned lodges and enough time in each ecosystem to let sightings happen naturally, no box-ticking rush, just Africa's greatest animals encountered properly.

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Every big 5 safari is tailor-made

Use the safaris below as your starting point, a specialist reshapes any of them around your dates, pace and budget within 24 hours, free.

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Big 5 Safari journeys

65 safaris · every one adjustable

From $1,705

6 days

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6-Day Tanzania Low Season Safari

Same camps and guides as the peak season, with far fewer vehicles at the sightings. Low-season rates for November 2026 and May 2027, from US$1,705 per person. A full day of game driving in Tarangire, including a hot lunch in the park. Two nights in Central Serengeti, with a full day on the Seronera plains. A morning on the Ngorongoro Crater floor, with lunch by the lake. Your own Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof, on-board Wi-Fi and a private guide. Met at Kilimanjaro Airport, with your first night in Arusha included

Big 5 Safari

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Big 5 Safari journeys

6-Day Tanzania Low Season Safari

5-Day Tanzania Low Season Safari

5 Days Luxury Kruger Safari

5 Days Serengeti Great Migration Safari

6 Days Best Northern Tanzania Safari

5 Days Kruger National Park and Sabi Sands Game Reserve Safari

9 Days Ultimate Luxury Safari South Africa

7 Day Kruger National Park and Zululand Safari

3 Day Kruger National Park Safari

4 Days Kruger National Park Safari

13 Days Victoria Falls, Chobe and Kruger National Park Safari

16 Days Best of South Africa and Mozambique Safari

10 Days Best of South Africa Safari

3 Days Timbavati Safari

9 Days Luxury Kruger Safari South Africa

4 Days Kruger National Park Safari and Elephant Encounter

3 Days Sabi Sands Game Reserve Safari

6 Days Okavango Delta Fly-in Safari Experience

6 Days Okavango Delta, Chobe and Victoria Falls Safari

12 Days Victoria Falls and Botswana Safari (Self Guided)

12 Days Victoria Falls and Botswana Safari

3 Days Thornybush Tented Safari South Africa

7-Day Off-Peak Tanzania Safari

3 Days Riverside Tented Safaris South Africa

5 Days Exclusive South Africa Safari

3 Days Adventure Kruger Tented Safari

3 Days Authentic South African Safari

5 Days Rustic Kruger Safari

3 Days Kapama Safaris South Africa

4 Days Kruger Panorama Safari

5 Days Kruger and Sabi Sands Safari

4 Days Kruger Elephant Experience

3 Days Sabi Sands Explorer Safari

5 Days Classic South Africa Safari

3 Days Kruger Explorer South Africa Tour

3 Days Umlani Bushcamp Kruger and Timbavati Safari

3 Days Bird Paradise Kruger Safari

5 Day Explore Tanzania Safari Year End Special

5 Days Wildebeest Migration Calving Safari

4 Day Serengeti Safari Game Package

3 Days Serengeti Classic Safari

6 Days Soul of Tanzania Safari

7 Days The Great Wildebeest Migration Calving Safari

7 Days The Great Serengeti Migration Safari

9 Days Serengeti Migration Safari During Calving Season

4 Days Ndutu Migration Safari Calving Season

10 Days Exclusive Serengeti Safari (Journey for Migration River Crossing)

3 Days Classic Serengeti Safari

6 Days Tanzania Expedition Safari

7 Day Tanzania Wilderness Safari

8 Days The Great Wildebeest Calving Migration Safari with Cultural Hike

8 Days Wildebeest Migration River Crossing

9 Days Wildlife Safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday (Bush to Beach)

10 Days Tanzania Luxury Sky Safari

11 Days Kenya High-End Safari and Beach

11 Days Kenya High-End Comprehensive Safari

10 Days Kenya High-End Safari

7 Days Kenya Expert Air Safari

10 Days Signature Tanzania Premium

7 Days Kenya Classic Air Safari

9 Days Kenya Cultural Tour

5 Days Tanzania Under the Skies Safari

6 Days Treasure of Tanzania Safari

13 Days Tanzania Bush to Beach Safari

9 Days Enchanting Tanzania Safari

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