Each destination has its own set of pages covering costs, timing, comparisons and preparation, structured the same way so they can be compared against each other.
The most accessible way into a first safari, and the destination where the budget is decided by one choice: self-drive Kruger or a guided private reserve. The two differ by a factor rather than a margin, and both are legitimate trips. Flights from Europe are the second-largest line, and the gap between departure hubs is wide enough to plan around.
See the full breakdown →A self-drive country, where the cost driver is distance rather than accommodation. Sossusvlei and Etosha sit far apart, and the vehicle decision affects the total more than which lodges you book. Long stretches have no fuel, no signal and no shops, so preparation carries more weight here than anywhere else.
See the full breakdown →The most expensive destination covered here, and the one where understanding what you are paying for matters most. The Okavango Delta is a fly-in, water-based trip with real remoteness attached to a real price. Chobe is drive-in via Kasane, land-based, and materially cheaper for elephant numbers that are hard to beat anywhere.
See the full breakdown →A trip built around a single line item. The gorilla trekking permit dominates the budget to a degree that has no equivalent in the other destinations, and everything else is secondary to securing one. Permits are limited and sell out well ahead, so the booking window is the constraint rather than the price.
See the full breakdown →Route comparison, permit and park costs, and what altitude does to an insurance policy.
Combining destinations: visa stacking, routing order, and the paperwork that catches people out.