A few suggestions to get the holiday planning process started
Drive one of southern Africa's great self-drive routes: salt pans, ancient desert, boulder country and Atlantic coastline
15 days, from £4000 to £5500
Discover the best of northern Namibia on this two-week road trip, soaking in some of its most beautiful landscapes
14 days, from £4050 to £5650
Discover southern Africa, from Johannesburg to Botswana’s Okavango Delta, ending in Cape Town and the Cape Winelands
13 days, from £5550 to £8250
Introduce your tribe to the South African species that put the ‘wild’ into wildlife
17 days, from £5600 to £8000
Embrace ecotourism on this eight-day African adventure through some of Tanzania’s most iconic sites
9 days, from £6000 to £7800
Experience Botswana at its most alive, from zebra migrations across salt pans to mokoro canoe safaris through the Okavango Delta during the green season
10 days, from £6000 to £8250
Experience the best of Zimbabwe and Botswana on this 11-day family safari adventure
11 days, from £6050 to £8150
Celebrate your honeymoon with 13 unforgettable days in Kenya and the Seychelles, from wildlife encounters to sun-soaked beaches
13 days, from £6650 to £8600
Take a romantic stroll along one of Cape Town's beautiful beaches.
14 days, from £7280 to £11625
Practical advice and inspiration to help you prepare for your holiday
If you know where to look (clue: we do), you can encounter all of the famous five on Big Five safaris, but if it's specific species that you're keen to spot, our experts can advise on where to go to see each one, too. To spot majestic lions, head to the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, where they grow to huge sizes; or if it's elephants you're after, the Tuli Block of southern Botswana is where you'll get the best sightings. Damaraland in Namibia is a great place to see black rhinos, and buffalos can be seen in most major parks in Africa, but the Serengeti or the Masai Mara are the top spots. Leopards are the most elusive of the Big Five but to maximise your chances of seeing them, head to Sabi Sands in the Kruger National Park in South Africa, where the guides and trackers are some of the best in the business at spotting these big cats.
Sometimes big game sightings can be few and far between, but a good guide can bring the bush to life by focusing on the smaller details - something we salute, naturally. Making a colony of ants sound interesting to those looking for lions and elephants is no mean feat, but passion and knowledge will always shine through.
For the best chance of seeing all five of these beasties in one trip (although of course this can never be guaranteed), take a look at our suggestions above, or get in touch with our experts, who know the safari game (pun intended) inside out and will give you insightful tips about where is best to visit at what time of year to give you the best chance of ticking all of the big beasts on a Big Five safari.
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