How much does an African safari cost ? Guide for 2025-2026
Are you thinking of getting an African Safari Experience off your bucket-list and you are wondering about how much it might cost you to go an African Safari vacation, in this article we break down the different African Safari Cost determinants and what can be an average African Safari Cost per day/night for different African Safari experiences and activities. On average, an African safari cost will range from anywhere between $150 to $1,500 per person per day for budget safaris, mid-range African safaris and luxury African safaris. A Super Luxury African Safari Cost might cost from $1,500 and above per day however you should note that there is a safari to suit everyone’s budget. By the end of this article, we hope that you will be able to easily select a destination that fits your budget. Engabi Tours and Travel offers trips ranging in length from 1 day to 30 days in Uganda , Rwanda, Tanzania and Kenya
Factors That Will Determine your African Safari Cost:
Now that you’ve evaluated the extra charges, you can begin to analyze all of the other factors that can affect overall safari costs. There are a number of factors that influence or determine the overall African Safari cost in Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania or Kenya and these include but are not limited to the following:
The Number of days you wish to spend on an African safari Vacation
The length of your African safari Vacation has a direct impact on the final African Safari Cost of your trip as the more days you spend on your African safari the more costly your trip becomes. We recommend that you book all your safari days with one company as you will end up paying less on a daily basis.
Safari season of the experience you want to go for
An African has two seasons namely the high season and the low season or the low, high and peak seasons in some countries. Each season comes with different costs of accommodation and activity fees based on the traffic of tourists. Therefore visiting in the low or off season guarantees low prices or costs and surprisingly a better game viewing experience as there less tourist crowds and lush countryside though the roads might be in bad state especially during the rainy season.
Preferred safari destination and experiences
The country you decide to go to and the experience to do there determines the outlook of the final African safari cost as some experiences are cheaper compared to other destinations. For example a gorilla trekking safari in Uganda is cheaper than a gorilla trekking tour in Rwanda. This is because a gorilla permit in Uganda costs $800 while the gorilla permit in Rwanda costs $1500.
Preferred accommodation style
Accommodation takes around 40% of the safari cost and a typical safari lodge costs from $100 to $3000 per night for two people in the peak or high season based on your choice of accommodation style.
How to get around and mode of transfers
The choice of the vehicle type to take you around affects the safari cost so much. Mid-range and luxury travelers prefer custom-made safari jeeps or land cruisers whereas the budget and some mid-range travelers prefer the pop-top minibuses.
Exclusivity
Famous and big name parks such as Serengeti, Masai Mara, Queen Elizabeth and Murchison falls in East Africa attract lower prices and on the other hand little known parks like Kidepo Valley where you are guaranteed peace and tranquility tend to attract a higher price
Compulsory and non-obvious additional costs
Visa Costs which vary country by country and range from $30-$100 per person
Costs of international flights and sometimes local flights.
Extra accommodation costs for example on arrival if you arrive in the afternoon or on the last day of your safari
Tips for Waiters, room staff, guides and drivers that vary according to your experience and satisfaction. Tips can range from $15 per day
Costs of Vaccinations and tests such as Yellow fever, Malaria and any other vaccine or test your doctor might recommend or is required on arrival
Cost of travel insurance which ranges from $50-$175 for two weeks
Whether You Book Your Tour Directly with a Local African Tour Operator or Not
Booking your tour directly with a local tour operator or travel company means that you cut the costs of middlemen travel agents in your country that tend to take huge commissions. The same applies to booking using online travel agents like TripAdvisor and Safari Bookings. They tend to take huge commissions from listing tours from local African companies and as a result the price of the tour tend to be higher if you book through these agents.
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Below are some of our suggested African Safari Vacation Packages to Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania safari and the combined East African safari packages you can take part in on your first African safari Vacation.
African Safari Tours to Uganda that Might Inspire You
3 Days Uganda Gorilla trekking safari
The 3 Days Gorilla Safari in Uganda takes you to Bwindi National Park a park hosting half of the remaining population of Mountain gorillas. The 3 Days Gorilla Safari starts and ends in Entebbe/Kampala. This 3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Trekking Adventure in Bwindi takes you on a Gorillas encounter to southwest of Uganda on an approximately 9-10 hours drive from Kampala/Entebbe.
3 Days Murchison falls safari
The 3 Days Murchison Falls Safari tour is an adventurous Wildlife Safari package to Uganda’s largest National Park that involves visiting the Top of the falls, a game drive, a launch cruise to the bottom of the falls and Rhino Tracking. The 3 Days Murchison Falls Safari can be tailor-made for both Budget and Luxury travelers and it gives you a memorable time in the African wild coupled with great sights of the powerful Murchison falls that powers water from a 45m wall through an 8m wide gorge hence giving it a thunderous roar of the waters as it proceeds onto on the Victoria Nile.
3 Days Kidepo Valley safari
3 Days Flying Safari to Kidepo National Park is a Uganda flying safari that explores the Big Five safari animals in the Kidepo Valley National Park in the remote Karamoja. the 3 Days Flying Safari to Kidepo National Park is ideal for visitors with limited time but who want to experience the true African wilderness in Africa.
3 Days Queen Elizabeth NP Safari
The 3 days Queen Elizabeth Park safari is a memorable wildlife viewing Safari holiday Package that involves game drives and a boat cruise on kazinga channel. This 3 days Queen Elizabeth Park Safari holiday package takes you to the park that lies in rift valley floor in the shadow of Rwenzori mountains and the park is home to a diversity of habitats including savannah, tropical forests, gorges, wetlands, lakes, and channels.
6 Days Uganda Safari
This Primates and Wildlife Safari tours give tourists an opportunity to see the best of Uganda Safari including Gorillas, Chimpanzees and the Big Five animals and this 6 Days Uganda Primates and Wildlife Safari holiday is a fully guided gorilla trekking, Chimpanzee tracking and wildlife safari into western Uganda’s parks of Bwindi, Kibale and Queen Elizabeth national park.
8 Days Uganda Safari
This 8 Days Uganda safari tour is a gorilla trekking, Chimpanzee tracking and wildlife viewing experience that features exploring the wildlife, beautiful landscapes and cultural attractions of Uganda in East Africa. You will conclude your 8 days Uganda safari holiday from a lodge on the shores of Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda’s most beautiful lake. Experience Uganda’s diverse parks including Murchison Falls National Park, kibale forest national park, Queen Elizabeth national park and Bwindi impenetrable forest national park, all home to wildlife such as gorillas, Rhinos, chimps, elephants, lions, leopards, hippos, crocodiles and a variety of birds.
11 Days Uganda Safari
This 11 Day Uganda Wildlife Safari and adventure vacation explores the best of Uganda Safari attractions including Gorilla Trekking, Chimpanzee Tracking, white water rafting and game park Safari in the major National Parks. The 11 Day Uganda Wildlife Safari starts from Entebbe and ends in Kampala. By the end of the 11 day Uganda Wildlife Safari, you will have maximized the nature experience of destination Uganda.
12 Days Uganda Safari
On this 12 days Uganda Safari Holiday, you will explore Uganda’s major National parks including Bwindi impenetrable forest national park- home to half of world’s mountain gorillas, Mgahinga National Park, Queen Elizabeth national park, kibale forest national park, Murchison falls National Park and Lake Mburo National Park.
African Safari Tours To Rwanda That Might Inspire You
3 Days Rwanda Gorilla Tour
The 3 Day Rwanda Gorilla trekking Safari is an affordable Gorillas and Golden Monkey tracking tour to Volcanoes National Park Rwanda. This popular 3 Day Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Safari will explore the primates of Virunga including mountain gorillas, Golden Monkeys as well as an authentic cultural experience.
4 Days Rwanda Tour
On this 4 Days Gorillas and Golden Monkey Trekking Safari in Rwanda, visitors will get a chance to see Gorillas and Golden Monkeys in Volcanoes national park Rwanda. This park is located in Ruhengeri northern Rwanda about 2 hours drive from Kigali. You will spend 4 days and 3 nights on this Rwanda Gorilla and Golden Monkey Trekking Safari and also visit local villages and twin lakes nearby the park.
5 Days Rwanda Gorillas and Chimpanzee Trekking Tour
The 5 Days Gorillas and Chimpanzee Trekking Safari starts in northern Rwanda’s volcanoes national park and ends in the southwest Nyungwe forest national park. In volcanoes national park, you will do gorilla tracking and see mountain gorillas and from there you will travel to Lake Kivu to relax and enjoy a boat trip. Your final destination of the 5 days Rwanda Gorillas and Chimpanzee trekking Safari will be Nyungwe forest where you will embark on tracking chimpanzees and spot other primates. You will be amazed by the canopy walk.
7 Days Rwanda Safari
This 7 Days Rwanda Gorillas, Chimpanzees and Wildlife viewing Safari is a Primates and Game park Rwanda Safari to Rwanda’s best parks of Akagera National Park, Nyungwe Forest National Park and Volcanoes National Park. The 7 Days Rwanda Gorillas, Chimpanzees and Wildlife viewing Safari takes tourists to engage in activities such as Gorilla trekking, Chimpanzee tracking and wildlife safari viewing.
African Safari Tours to Tanzania that Might Inspire You
3 Days Serengeti Wildebeest Migration Fly-in Fly-out Safari
The 3 Days Serengeti Wildebeest Migration Safari in Tanzania is a fly-in-fly-out Serengeti Safari package that takes you to view and experience that Great Migration Serengeti Mara River Crossing in the Kogatende Area North of Serengeti National Park. The 3 Days 2 nights Serengeti Wildebeest Migration Safari itinerary takes is recommended during the Months of late July, August through to September.
4 Days Tanzania Safari
This 4 Days Tanzania safari is 4 days 3 nights safari tour to Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara National Park that brings you the best of a Tanzania Safari Holiday including the famous tree climbing lions and the shallow but wide soda lake, Ngorongoro Crater the home to the highest concentration of wildlife in Africa and the world’s famous Serengeti plains.
7 Days Luxury Tanzania Safari
The 7 Days Tanzania Safari to is a luxury safari holiday package to Tanzania that takes you to the Northern Circuit parks of Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire National Park. On this 7 Days Tanzania Safari, you will view a diversity of big five animals in Tarangire, Serengeti and the famous Ngorongoro crater.
8 Days Tanzania Safari
The 8 Days Tanzania Safari begins and ends in Arusha and it helps you to explore the Northern Tanzania Circuit wildlife and birds species especially the “Big 5” animals. The 8 days Tanzania safari has been designed to give you more time in the Serengeti National Park for Safari or wildebeest migration experience with additions of Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the world famous Ngorongoro Crater, the Tarangire National Park and Lake Manyara National park.
Combined East African Safari Tours To Inspire You
8 Days Uganda Tanzania safari
This combined 8 Days Tanzania Safari and Gorilla Trekking tour combines a big five animals viewing in Serengeti with a Gorilla Trekking experience in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park-Uganda giving you an ultimate East African Safari Vacation encounter. The 8 Days Tanzania Safari and Gorilla Trekking Tour takes you to witness two of Africa’s Safari spectacles in Uganda and Tanzania’s major Primate and Savannah parks. This Safari and Gorilla Trekking tour covers the major wildlife parks of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park and Tarangire National Park in Tanzania.
9 Days Rwanda Gorillas and Serengeti Safari
Combine Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda with Big Five animals safari viewing in Tanzania with our exclusive 9 Days Serengeti and Gorilla Safari itinerary which takes you to Volcanoes National Park, Ngorongoro crater, Tarangire National Park and Serengeti National park respectively. The 9 Days Serengeti and Gorilla Safari tour will start in Volcanoes National park in Rwanda from where you will transfer to Arusha in Tanzania a country that offers the perfect opportunities to view wildlife including big five mammals and predators in their natural habitat in Ngorongoro, Tarangire and Serengeti national parks.
11 Days Uganda Rwanda safari
Get up close with the great apes of Uganda and Rwanda on this 11 Days combined Rwanda Uganda Safari which involves Trekking Gorillas twice in both Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. The 11 Days combined Rwanda Uganda Safari also includes Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale Forest National Park, Golden Monkey Tracking in Volcanoes National Park-Rwanda and Wildlife viewing in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
12 Days Uganda Tanzania safari through Rwanda
The 12 Days Tanzania and Uganda Safari tour package combines the best of East Africa safari viewings including Gorillas, Chimpanzees trekking and Big 5 Animals game park safari in Tanzania’s and Uganda’s major Primates and Savannah National Parks such as Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire, Murchison Falls, Bwindi and Kibale. On this 12 days Tanzania and Uganda Safari Tour, you will visit Murchison falls national park for boat cruise and wildlife viewing, Kibale National Park for Chimpanzee Tracking, Bwindi Impenetrable national park for gorilla trekking and Ngorongoro Crater, Central Serengeti and Tarangire national parks for wildlife Viewing.
12 Days Serengeti Great Migration and Gorilla Trekking Safari
The 12 Days Serengeti Migration and Gorilla Trekking Safari Tour to Tanzania and Uganda through Rwanda features two of East Africa’s Wildlife experiences, Gorilla Trekking and the great Wildebeest Migration specifically the Mara River Crossing. This memorable Great Wildebeest Migration Serengeti and Gorilla Trekking Safari Tour is recommended during the Months of late July, August and September as this is the time when the Migration head has reached the Kogatende Area in North Serengeti and has started or is already crossing the crocodile infested Mara river to Kenya’s Masai Mara.
13 Days Gorilla Trekking in Uganda and Tanzania Safari
The 13 Days Gorilla Trekking Uganda and Tanzania Safari is a remarkable Primates and Wildlife Viewing adventure trip in Uganda and Tanzania that features experiences in the famous Serengeti and Bwindi National Parks. The 13 Days Gorilla Trekking Uganda and Tanzania Safari takes tourists Bwindi impenetrable National Park, Kibale forest National Park, Serengeti, Ngorongoro crater and Tarangire National parks. You may choose to do an optional Balloon Safari in between the trip.
13 Days Masai Mara, Serengeti and Gorilla Trekking Safari
The 13 Days Combined Masai Mara, Serengeti and Gorilla Trekking Safari offers tourists an ultimate African Safari in the World’s Wildlife and Primates Capitals of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The Masai Mara, Serengeti and Gorilla Trekking Safari takes you to witness two of Africa’s top wildlife encounters the Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Uganda and the Big Five animals combined with Mara River Wildebeest Migration Crossing in the famous Serengeti National Park and Masai Mara National Park.
13 Days Rwanda Gorillas, Serengeti Safari and Zanzibar Beach Stay
This affordable 13 Days Rwanda Gorillas, Serengeti Safari and Zanzibar Beach Trip is a Gorilla trekking, Wildlife Safari and Zanzibar Beach Vacation that takes you witness Gorillas in Rwanda, Big 5 animals in Serengeti National Park Tanzania and relax by the white sand beaches of Zanzibar. This 13 Days Rwanda Gorillas, Serengeti Safari and Zanzibar Beach Trips is suitable for honeymoon, families and couples travel and it will take you to Volcanoes National Park, Ngorongoro crater, Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National park and Zanzibar Beach(East Coast) respectively
14 Days Uganda Rwanda and Tanzania safari
This 2 Weeks African Safari Tour is a multi country African safari Holiday that combines wildlife and cultural experiences in Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania giving you the best of East African Safari experience. The 2 Weeks African Safari Tour in Uganda Rwanda and Tanzania will take you to visit the Rwanda genocide museums, Caplaki crafts market, experiencing culture at the Ibiwachu cultural village, canoeing on Lake Bunyonyi, Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale national park, Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, wildlife viewing in Ngorongoro, Serengeti National Park and Tarangire national parks and finally a visit to the Maasai village.
20 Days Gorilla Trekking, Kilimanjaro Hiking and Serengeti Safari Tour
The 20 days Gorilla Trek and Kilimanjaro Hike Tour is a Uganda Tanzania Safari that involves a game park safari in Ngorongoro game reserve, Serengeti and Tarangire National Parks, Machame Route Kilimanjaro Mountain Climbing, Uganda Gorilla trekking and Chimpanzees trekking coupled with a breathtaking stay on the shores of Lake Victoria-Ssese islands in Uganda. The 20 days Gorilla Trek and Kilimanjaro Hike Tour includes all major highlights for an African safari which include Gorillas trekking and Chimpanzee trekking, adventure in Lake Bunyonyi and Lake Victoria, Kilimanjaro Mountain climbing and wildlife viewing in Ngorongoro,Serengeti and Tarangire national parks.
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