What is included in the price of an East Africa safari?

These local operators in East Africa say on their own websites what their price includes; each card quotes the company's own line.

What is included in the price of an East Africa safari?

It differs by operator: the 34 below each say what their price includes, quoted on their cards. Read each line for park fees, meals, drinks and transfers, which some include and some do not.

What do they charge?

3 of the 34 operators on this page publish a price with its currency; for the others, nothing on their websites as read can be shown here.

• Cherish Africa Safaris: Kenya and Tanzania combined: 6 days from USD 4,085 to 14 days from USD 7,595.
• Lenchada Safaris: Per person sharing, 2026, low season (January - June) / high season (July - December), US dollars: 3 days Masai Mara camping US$420 / US$620; 5 days Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru & Naivasha US$720 / US$920; 6 days Nakuru, Mara & Amboseli US$900 / US$1,150; 7 days Amboseli, Nakuru, Naivasha & Mara US$1,050 / US$1250.
• Leopard Orchid Safaris: Priced trips, all per person in US$: 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.

How do they run their trips?

27 of the 34 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.
• African Big Cats Safaris: Private safaris only; no joining or group departures.
• Beyond the Plains Safaris: Private safaris with a dedicated vehicle and guide.
• Bobby Safaris: Private only: 'We do not run group departures.' No scheduled joining departures.
• Dawn Safaris: Private vehicle hire offered for complete privacy.
• Gosheni Safaris Africa: Private safaris (vehicle and guide for your group alone).
• Hope Tours Africa: Private trips only: 'We do not run shared departures'; every itinerary is built for one party.
• Inside Kenya Safaris: Private only: 'Every safari we operate is private. No group departures, no shared vehicles, no fixed rosters.' No scheduled joining departures.
• Kwezi Safaris: Private only: 'We do not run shared vehicles, join departures, or off-the-shelf itineraries.' No scheduled joining departures.
• Lenchada Safaris: 'Private or Group Joining Packages - Daily Departures!', with private camping safaris in 4x4 Land Cruisers for 2, 4 and 7 pax and a joining safari (4 Days Masai Mara & Lake Nakuru Budget Joining Safari).
• 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.
• Migration Venture Africa: Private safaris and Kilimanjaro group departures that are 'guaranteed to depart, no matter the number of climbers'; public climbing groups kept to about ten.
• 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.
• Norine Forbes Safaris: Private and shared.
• Ongeri Expeditions: Private tailormade journeys are the main product.
• 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'.
• Primate Safaris: Private or group: the 3-day trip 'can be a private tour or group tour depending on the interests of the travelers'; the 10-day Uganda safari can be 'a private Tour or as group tour'.
• Ryder Signature: Private only: 100% private vehicles, no shared game drives.
• SafariBando: Private safaris are offered (Private Tanzania Safaris, private vs group guide).
• Savannah Explorers: Private safaris (the Low Cost safari is 'private safari low cost'; luxury page: 'A private luxury safari, only you and your driver-guide'; the jeep is only for you).
• 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.
• Shemeji Safari: Private and shared both offered ('We organize private or shared holidays').
• 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?

20 of the 34 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.
• Cherish Africa Safaris: Children welcome; tell them ages when enquiring.
• Crater Explorer Tours And Safaris: One trip, the 5 Days Tanzania Private Camping Safari, is filed under 'Family Safari' in the camping list.
• Dawn Safaris: Family Safaris offered ('Specially crafted for families with children of all ages'), 7 to 10 days.
• 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.
• Kwezi Safaris: Family safaris for all ages, toddlers to teens, 6 to 21 days; family suites and interconnecting rooms, junior ranger sessions.
• Meanda Uganda Safaris: Family rooms/cottages, child-friendly driver-guide and lodges with pools.
• 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.
• Savannah Explorers: A 'Tanzania Family Safari' section lists three family itineraries (12, 13 and 14 days, including Zanzibar).
• Serengeti Wakanda Tours and Safaris: Family rooms and interconnecting rooms available in the mid-range tier.
• Shemeji Safari: Family tour packages are sold.
• Suricata Safaris: It offers 'a family-friendly experience'
• Tanzania Roadside Expeditions: It offers a Family Holiday and lists Family Travel Safaris.

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