Which currencies can I pay for an East Africa safari in?

These local operators in East Africa say on their own websites which currencies they quote in or take payment in; each card quotes the company's own line.

Which currencies can I pay for an East Africa safari in?

It depends on the operator: the 27 below each say which currencies they quote in or take payment in, quoted on their cards. Prices on this page are in each company's own currency, never converted.

What do they charge?

6 of the 27 operators on this page publish a price with its currency; for the others, nothing on their websites as read can be shown here.

• Bobby Safaris: Calculator experiences (USD, from, per person for two): Great Migration 7 days from US$8,500.
• Leopard Orchid Safaris: Priced trips, all per person in US$: 3 days/2 nights Masai Mara & Naivasha budget from US$650 (2 to 6 guests); 4 days/3 nights Mara, Naivasha & Nakuru budget from US$950; 5 days/4 nights budget from US$1,200; 5 days/4 nights mid-range from US$1,100; 5 days Mara, Amboseli & Naivasha from US$1,350; 7 days Magical Kenya budget from US$2,250; 6 days luxury Amboseli & Mara from US$4,250.
• Meijo Safaris: Camping is the budget tier (4 days from US$1,400).
• Meru Slopes Tours & Safaris: Company's cost-per-day guide (US$ per person per day): budget US$150-US$250, mid-range US$300-US$600, luxury US$800+.
• Ryder Signature: Nightly rates per person sharing, all in USD, by tier: High End Luxury US$1,500 to US$3,500 or more.
• Serengeti Wakanda Tours and Safaris: Guide says USD 250 to USD 1,500 per person per day: camping USD 250 to 350, mid-range lodge USD 450 to 750, luxury USD 900 to 1,500+.

How do they run their trips?

24 of the 27 operators on this page say how they run trips (private, scheduled or overland); for the others, nothing on their websites as read can be shown here.

• Aanika Karibu Safaris: Private safaris (priced by 1 to 4 Pax) and group joining safaris ('join the other travelers') are sold.
• Africa Flash Mc Tours & Travel: Tours are private per booking in own pop-up top vehicle with your own dedicated driver/guide, no group sharing.
• Beacon Safaris: Private safaris in your own vehicle or group safaris are offered and every package shows 'Weekly Departures'.
• Beyond the Plains Safaris: Private safaris with a dedicated vehicle and guide.
• Bison Safaris: Private vehicle trips and shared 'group joining' departures are sold.
• Bobby Safaris: Private only: 'We do not run group departures.' No scheduled joining departures.
• Gosheni Safaris Africa: Private safaris (vehicle and guide for your group alone).
• Great Lakes Safaris: Tailor-made private trips and 'set departure' safaris ('tailor-made and set departure safaris and holidays')
• Hermosa Life Tours and Travel: Private, tailor-made trips are the focus.
• Hope Tours Africa: Private trips only: 'We do not run shared departures'; every itinerary is built for one party.
• Leopard Orchid Safaris: Private trips are the main offer ('Every trip is privately guided'; packages for 2 to 6 or 2 to 7 guests).
• Lion King Adventures: All safaris are private ('just you and your guide'); prices are by 2, 3 or 4 to 6 people.
• Magical Tanzania: Private safaris are the default and main product.
• Meijo Safaris: Private trips are the standard.
• Morning Star Tours & Travel: Vehicles carry a maximum of 6 passengers.
• Nature Bound Africa: Trips are sold as private, tailor-made departures ('Private departures').
• Nkuringo Safaris: Private trips: 'all Nkuringo luxury safaris are private and tailor-made' with your own guide and vehicle, not fixed group departures.
• Ozon Light Tours: Private safaris: 'Our Tanzania safaris are private. You travel in your own 4x4 Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof and a dedicated guide'.
• Rwanda Eco Company and Safaris: Private, tailor-made itineraries ('Every itinerary is fully customizable'); gorilla groups of maximum 8 visitors per family per day.
• Ryder Signature: Private only: 100% private vehicles, no shared game drives.
• Safari Soles Tours: Home-page trips are marked 'private'.
• SafariBando: Private safaris are offered (Private Tanzania Safaris, private vs group guide).
• Serengeti Wakanda Tours and Safaris: Private by default ('Every Serengeti Wakanda tour is private - same guide, same vehicle, same pace'); designed for 2 to 6 guests per vehicle; groups of 4 to 20 on private group departures.
• Suricata Safaris: The camping safaris page offers 'group camping safaris (2-7 days)' and private options; mid-range 'Group & Private'; luxury and Great Migration packages private.

What do they say about children?

13 of the 27 operators on this page publish a child or family policy; for the others, nothing on their websites as read can be shown here.

• Africa Flash Mc Tours & Travel: Children below 3 years are free of charge; children between 3 and 12 years pay 75% of the adult rate.
• Beyond the Plains Safaris: Family safaris with child-friendly camps, lodges with pools and flexible pacing; the cost calculator prices teens (9 to 17) and children (3 to 8) at reduced rates on accommodation and park fees.
• Bobby Safaris: Children of virtually any age can travel; family itineraries are designed with shorter drives and child-welcoming properties, with booster seats fitted.
• Gosheni Safaris Africa: Family safaris are a safari style; a family safari page exists; child car seats on request.
• Hope Tours Africa: Minimum age 15 for gorilla and chimpanzee trekking, 12 for golden monkey tracking; permit price is the same for every age with no child rate.
• Kiliclimb Africa Safaris: Family safaris are offered.
• Magical Tanzania: Family safaris are offered ('Ages 6 to 80, every generation together').
• Meru Slopes Tours & Safaris: A 12-day Kenya, Tanzania & Zanzibar Family Safari is sold, 'designed for families' with a flexible pace.
• Nature Bound Africa: Family safari programmes.
• Nkuringo Safaris: Family safaris are offered with age-aware design: safaris can start from about 4-5 years in selected child-friendly parks; gorilla and chimp trekking has a strict minimum age of 15; boat safaris have no minimum age.
• Ozon Light Tours: Family safaris are offered.
• Serengeti Wakanda Tours and Safaris: Family rooms and interconnecting rooms available in the mid-range tier.
• Suricata Safaris: It offers 'a family-friendly experience'

Richard Jasinski · Uncompromised Travel · written from Valencia · first published 3 November 2026 · updated 3 November 2026