Budget Safari For $70 Per Day
Going on an African safari will normally cost you
anything from $150 to $1000 pp per day. But there is still a way to go on a budget safari in Africa for only $70 a day
for a week or more.
Sounds almost too good to be true doesn't it? But only $490
per person sharing for a 7 day safari in one of the best game parks in Africa is
still possible and it can be done if you know exactly how and where.
And I do because I have been on over one hundred safari trips over the past twenty five years which has given me relevant, first hand knowledge on how to go about this.
With the added bonus of inside information from the tips and recommendations in the trip reports that I
receive at African Safari Journals.
I often plan budget safari trips like this for myself (about two every month) so this is not just wild theory that it can be done for $70
per
day. I'm putting it into practise and you can too...
So What Does a
Safari Normally Cost?
It varies widely but a guided safari can cost you
anything from $150 to upwards of $600 per day.
The overland safaris normally cost the least because accommodation is in camping grounds and you participate in
cooking the food and washing up (and pushing the safari vehicle if it
gets stuck). There are good economies of scale because of the size of the groups
that go on each trip which drives the price down (this is not an overland tour however).
Full guiding with room and board in luxury
hotels or tented accommodation starts to increase the price and in some
exclusive reserves in South Africa like Mala Mala you can pay $750 per
day for the privilege of enjoying the African wildlife but you do get waited on
hand and foot and have to do very little more than turn up, eat, sleep and
enjoy.
Self guided safaris can be extremely
affordable but you do need to have very good local knowledge so that you can
avoid paying more and so that you know where to find the wildlife. You have to
do all the work yourself in this case (the same as any other holiday) but you
pay a lot less.
The Longer You
Stay The Less You Pay Per Day
I have done all the costing and planning for a budget
safari trip like
this already because I regularly go on self guided safaris (at least twice a month) sometimes lasting for up to two weeks.
Of course, you might not want to go for that long (I
love the safari lifestyle - the longer the better for me) which is no problem
because you can tailor it according to your needs. But if you do it the way I
do, then the
longer you stay the cheaper it becomes and if you go for a month it
effectively works out at $58 per day. That's only $1740 for a whole
month on safari. Amazing...
If the high price of safaris or the financial crisis has been putting you off
going to Africa until now this could be your opportunity.
Just follow the guidelines that I use to plan my budget safari trips
that I have put together for you below which details exactly
what you need to do to go on a cheap African safari for a week at $70
per day and less the longer you go.
Here's what the budget safari guidelines contain:
The Budget Safari Destination - This is one of the
top national parks in Africa.
Daily Conservation Fee - How to only pay
for six days and get the rest of your stay free.
Cost Breakdown - How much it will cost
you listed by item.
Wildlife Spotting - The secrets to seeing
more wildlife every day.
Accommodation - Where, how and what.
Transportation - Get to Africa cost
effectively and travel in the park cheaply.
Food and drink - Eat and drink affordably
and well.
"What To Pack" Checklist - Avoid the risk of
packing the wrong things for your safari.
Better Safari Photography e-book - Free book to help you improve your wildlife images.
Camping list - Here's a seperate list of what to pack for the camping side of things.
African wildlife sightings - Get the latest animal sightings sent to your cellphone on safari.
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