About African Budget Safaris

African Budget Safaris is proudly independent and privately owned, giving us the freedom to handpick Africa's most exceptional safari experiences. We're not tied to any tour operators or public entities - this independence means we can focus solely on what matters: finding you the best African safaris at the right price.

Our selection process is transparent and straightforward. We never accept payments from operators to feature their tours on our site. Every safari adventure you see here has earned its place purely on merit, carefully selected to deliver outstanding travel experiences that meet our exacting standards.

We're constantly on the ground, personally testing our recommended safaris and gathering honest feedback from our travelers. This hands-on approach ensures you get honest, current advice for your African adventure - because your dream safari deserves nothing less.

Trusted Industry Leaders with SATSA Since 2009

As proud SATSA member #1793 since July 2009, African Budget Safaris upholds the highest standards of service excellence in African tourism. 

Our SATSA membership isn't just a badge - it's your guarantee of financial security and professional integrity.

What does this mean for you? When you book with us, your deposits are protected through SATSA's bonding program. This financial guarantee ensures your travel investment is secure, providing you with complete peace of mind as you plan your African adventure.

The SATSA seal represents more than just membership - it's a mark of excellence that validates our commitment to exceptional service standards and accountability in African travel.

As one of South Africa's leading safari specialists, we've maintained these rigorous industry standards while helping thousands of travelers experience their dream African safaris since 2009.

Member of The African Travel & Tourism Association (ATTA)

African Budget Safaris is a member of ATTA, the leading authority on tourism in Africa. The African Travel & Tourism Association represents, connects and supports the African travel industry internationally.

Founded in 1993 this trusted trade association promotes travel and tourism to 24 African countries. African Budget Safaris is one of about 612 members of ATTA. The largest pan-African network of tourism products ATTA represents accommodation, tour operators, transport, travel agents and other travel organisations across Africa.

As a member of ATTA, African Budget Safaris is answerable to the ATTA Code of Business Practice and endorses the principles of the ATTA Charter. We are proud members of ATTA which continues to facilitate high-level dialogue between tourism ministries, tourist authorities and associations across Africa.

African Budget Safaris only works with the best African tour operators

We choose our travel partners carefully and only use tour operators with a proven history of delivering on what they promise. Our safari partners have reputations that are above repute. This gives us peace of mind, knowing that we can follow through on offering our travellers an amazing holiday.

We buy our products directly from the suppliers and use our collective buying power to ensure that the savings we negotiate are passed on to you. For more details about how we run our business, see African Budget Safaris Explained.

Budget travel experts who know Africa

All of our travel consultants are crazy about Africa and have excellent knowledge of the places we send our clients to.

Knowing the tours on offer is part and parcel of working at African Budget Safaris (ABS), which means regular trips to the bush for our sales and product team. Only once our people fully understand the product are they allowed to consult with you the client.

Based in Cape Town, South Africa

African Budget Safaris and our travel consultants are based in Cape Town, South Africa. This means we are always close to our clients and any news relating to the areas our tours visit.

Africa is a dynamic and ever-changing continent and it’s vital to us that our consultants are aware of any situations which might affect a specific tour.

ABS is a Cape Town Tourism Member

As a Cape Town-based company that offers affordable tours in and around Cape Town, we are delighted to be members of Cape Town Tourism (CTT).

CTT is the official tourism organisation of Cape Town. For over 40 years, it has led the way in shaping the local tourism industry. Being trusted partners of Cape Town Tourism we adhere to their code of conduct in our dealings with the public, our employees, and the CTT community.

African Budget Safaris is proud to support CTT in its goal of improving the lives of all Capetonians through tourism.

We thrive on feedback from our travellers

It is essential to us that we are open to feedback about our tours and budget safaris. African Budget Safaris encourages all feedback, be it positive or negative, regarding your holiday experience. 

This not only allows us to keep abreast of our various tour operators but allows us to keep updating and improving our information. We like to be sure that what is displayed on our site is a true and accurate reflection of our travellers' experiences.

Our team is passionate about Africa and African travel. We are deeply committed to responsible and sustainable tourism in Africa.

At African Budget Safaris we aim to continue delivering first-class service and sharing what makes Africa so special and unique with visitors. We are dedicated to ensuring that every one of our clients has a fantastic, hassle-free holiday in Africa.