CLASSIC

Crafted Classic Safaris

Africa's iconic wildlife areas, created for the first journey, or the tenth.

Where Most Journeys Begin

The Classic Safari brings together iconic wildlife, exceptional guiding and carefully chosen camps and lodges in some of Africa’s most celebrated landscapes.

WHO IT'S FOR

Built for the First Safari, or Your Tenth

From first-time travellers and honeymooners to solo travellers, families and seasoned safari-goers, each journey is shaped around the people taking it.

First-time travellers

Solo travellers

Families

Couples & honeymoons

Safari regulars

HIGHLIGHTS

The Hallmarks of a Classic Safari

Iconic Wildlife

Exceptional wildlife viewing in Africa’s most celebrated reserves and national parks.

Camps with Character

Carefully chosen camps and lodges with a strong sense of place and genuine hospitality.

A Journey at Your Pace

Days unfold at a pace that suits you, leaving time to explore, pause and linger when the moment calls for it.

SUGGESTED DESTINATIONS

Where This Journey Leads

Every destination has its own character - the golden light of open plains, the quiet of a river delta, the pull of mountains meeting coastline. Wherever the journey begins, it's shaped by the place itself.

SOUTHERN AFRICA

South Africa

BIG 5 RESERvES

WINELANDS

Beach & SAFARI

CAPE TOWN

Greater Kruger's private game reserves, and Cape Town to open or close the journey.

EAST AFRICA

Tanzania

GREAT MIGRATION

Ngorongoro

Zanzibar beaches

SERENGETI

Serengeti plains, Ngorongoro's crater floor, and Africa's greatest concentration of wildlife.

EAST AFRICA

Kenya

GREAT MIGRATION

MAASAI MARA

balloon safaris

Wildlife-rich

The Maasai Mara, and the birthplace of the safari, where the Great Migration still thunders.

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Botswana

okavango delta

water safaris

private concessions

SALT PANS

The Okavango Delta, and the last of Africa's true wilderness, where water and wild things still roam free.

WHAT A JOURNEY MAY LOOK LIKE

One Example Itinerary, Among Many

The Sabi Sand Nature Reserve (South Africa) and the Okavango Delta (Botswana) Pair the private reserves of the Sabi Sand with the waterways of the Okavango Delta, spending three or four nights in each. A classic combination, shaped around your pace and interests.

CRAFT YOUR CLASSIC SAFARI
DAY 1 - 2
SOUTH AFRICA
Sabi Sand Game Reserve
Arrive and settle into camp, taking in the reserve before your first game drives with your craftsman guide.
DAY 3 - 4
SOUTH AFRICA
Sabi Sand Game Reserve
Continued time in the bush - game drives, a walk on foot, and a private dinner served outdoors under the stars.
DAY 5
BOTSWANA
Okavango Delta
A scenic flight over the Okavango's changing colours, then an afternoon mokoro trip through the Delta's quiet channels.
DAY 6 - 7
BOTSWANA
Okavango Delta
Game drives and boat safaris carry you across water and land, ending each day with sundowners on the open floodplain.
DAY 8
FAREWELL
A final morning safari before the journey home, unhurried and guided, marking the close of your time in the bush.
SOME OTHER JOURNEY TYPES

A Starting Point, Not a Template

WILD

Exploratory & Immersive

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LEGACY

Multi-Generational
Safaris

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PURPOSE

Conservation & Purpose

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Begin Your Classic Journey

Tell us what you’re dreaming of. We’ll take care of the rest.