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Welcome to the African Budget Safaris blog! Get the best budget travel tips, safari deals, news, and insights from local Africa travel experts.

Elephants by Carrie Cizauskas
African Animals &

A Quick Guide to Etosha National Park: what

Etosha National Park is Namibia's top game viewing destination - this is the place to see the big game…

Posted by / / OLD African Wildlife Conservation

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
David Scheldrick Wildlife Trust (link)
National Park, Game Reserve, Wilderness Area, or Wildlife Park… South Africa is blessed with astounding natural diversity and beauty. Visitors are spoiled for choice regarding where to visit and what to see. But what do each of these different names really mean and what do these African safari options have to offer?

Posted by / / OLD African Safaris & Tours

Safari packing list easy guide
Our Complete Safari Packing List is an easy guide on what to pack for African Safaris on a budget. This safari packing list tells you exactly what to pack for safari–from the essentials and what to wear on an African safari to the nice-to-have extras that make for the best safari trip without breaking your budget.

Posted by / / Big 5 Safari

Selenkay Adventure Camp tent
African Budget Safaris is proud to feature, one of the best African safari companies for authentic, eco-friendly Kenya Safari Tours. Luckily, this long-standing partner of ours offers affordable African safari options for budget travellers. Find out more about the award-winning Gamewatcher Safaris & Porini Camps, and their budget Kenya Safari Tours.

Posted by / / Overland Africa & Budget Safaris

African Safari Travel
Why use a travel agent for your safari trip? Here are 8 reasons it's best to book an African Safari with travel agents. See why African travel agents, in particular, are more important now than ever before.

Posted by / / African Animals & Conservation

Leopard in Seronera Valley, Serengeti Safari
Christoph Strassler (link)
If you want to see the Big 5 of Africa on safari in Tanzania, then these Tanzania safari parks are the best places to visit. Here is where best to see Africa's Big 5 on Tanzania Safaris...

Posted by / / Africa Beaches & Islands

Zanzibar vacation 2021
Ready for a Zanzibar holiday escape? Find out what it's like to travel to Africa during Covid-19 on a Zanzibar vacation. See the photos two of our US clients took on their Tanzania Safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday this year...

Posted by / / OLD East African Safaris

Kenya Safari, Amboseli elephant
See what it's like to take a Kenya Safari during Covid-19 in this African Safari Update. Here's feedback directly from one of our US clients who took our Kenya Lodge Safari with her family, as a private tour in June 2021.

Posted by / / Africa Beaches & Islands

Africa Travel 2021: Serengeti Safari
Get inspired with these amazing travel photos and feedback from two of our US clients (Chris and Kayla Anderson). Your inside peek into the 12-Day Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Beach Holiday with African Budget Safaris...

Posted by / / African Animals & Conservation

Lake Manyara elephant, Tanzania Safari
US travelers, Chris and Kayla Anderson, did our affordable Tanzania Safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday and had an amazing vacation. Here are some photos they took on their budget Tanzania Safari and snippets of their review of African Budget Safaris.

Posted by / / OLD East African Safaris

Tanzania Safari to Serengeti
What's an African Safari in Tanzania like now? Find out in this firsthand account of a Private Tanzania Safari three of our clients took in May 2021. This is their story of what it was like to travel to Africa with African Budget Safaris.

Posted by / / OLD East African Safaris

African mountain gorilla in Rwanda
Rick Bergstrom (link)
Can you go Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda right now? Find out what to expect on your gorilla trek in this Covid travel update. This is a firsthand account from one of our African Budget Safari's clients. It's the story of three South African ladies who went gorilla trekking in Volcanoes Park, in May 2021.

Posted by / / Adventure Travel & Activities

Ruaha National Park, Tanzania Safari
These 5 remote places for crowd-free Tanzania and Kenya Safaris are relatively unknown wildlife parks. They are wild and pristine. 'Secret' places to escape the crowds and get off the trammelled roads - to experience an authentic and exclusive African safari at your own pace.

Posted by / / Overland Africa & Budget Safaris

Travel Trends in Africa
Travel is back, at last! Here are 12 of the most inspiring global and African travel trends for 2021 and beyond. Know what to expect from international and African safari travel in the year ahead. 

Posted by / / OLD East African Safaris

Tanzania Safari in Serengeti Park
Ben & Gab (link)
See where to go on the best Tanzania Safari Tours this year and find out why these are the best destinations for an African safari on a budget.

Posted by / / OLD East African Safaris

Calving season Serengeti Safari
Richard Toller (link)
The best time to go on safari in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, is from late June to early October (in the dry season). The Great Migration peaks in Serengeti from late June to August, but the game viewing is spectacular year-round. The calving season is also one of the best times for Serengeti Safaris in Tanzania.

Posted by / / Travel Tips & Planning

Wildebeest on South Africa safari
Bernard DUPONT (link)
When is the best time to go on African safari trips? Good question. It is worth checking your timing when you travel to Africa to get the most out of your African safari and know what to expect. Find out when the best time to go on safari in Africa is.

Posted by / / Travel Tips & Planning

Okavango Delta landscape
Here are three excellent reasons why Africa is the best place to travel to in the world. In case you need more reasons to visit Africa!

Posted by / / OLD Kruger Park Safaris

Balule Game Reserve lodge
Discover the best private game reserves in South Africa, from Greater Kruger to Cape Town. South Africa's private game reserves offer world-class safari experiences that aren't just for international visitors. There are plenty of affordable safaris to South Africa's private reserves that locals will love too.

Posted by / / OLD South Africa Safaris

Drakensberg, South Africa
Now is the best time to explore South Africa! Get out there and experience the top South African destinations without the crowds while our borders are still closed. Here are a few of Bronwyn's favourite South African places that she highly recommends for locals.

Posted by / / African Culture

African lion and girl
Bronwyn debunks 6 persistent myths about travelling in Africa and shares the truths every traveller should know. Get the facts about African travel instead of falling for the misconceptions.

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