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Deluxe:
US$650 and upwards
Mid
Range: Between US$300 and US$650
Budget:
Up to US$300
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Top Three Zambia Safari CompanyShenton safaris is a family business owned and managed by Derek and Juliet Shenton. The Shenton family have been intimately involved in conservation in Southern Africa for three generations.
Memberships: They operate exclusively from two small camps, Kaingo (built in 1992) and Mwamba, situated away from the hustle and bustle within the South Luangwa National Park in Zambia.Rates
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| This company has 15 years experience in trekking to East African mountains including Mt Kilimanjaro which is the highest point in Africa, Mt Kenya the second highest mountain at 5199 metres above sea level, Mt Elgon and the Aberdare ridges. Rates
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Offers private safaris for individuals, couples or
small groups of related individuals.
Destinations include Mt Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar, the Serengeti,
Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara. Rates
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| Connie Ebright is a US based travel agent that has specialized in African safaris for the past ten years. She is passionate about Africa and returns at least once a year to do site inspections of hotels, game camps and lodges, guides, rangers, food and quality of the gaming at each reserve. She is certified by ICTA (Institute of Certified Travel Agents) as an Africa specialist as well as being a master specialist from the South Africa Tourist Board and the Kenya Tourist Board.
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Top Three Namibia Safari CompanyCC Africa is both a lodge owning and tour operating
company which specialises in luxury safari trips.
Memberships: They manage 40 safari camps over 16
destinations in South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Namibia
and Botswana. Rates
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