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Extraordinary Journeys or Yellow Zebra Safaris: which is better value for a safari?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 3 November 2026
Extraordinary Journeys and Yellow Zebra Safaris, set out the same way from each company's own website and review listings, read on 12 October 2026. No score and no rank: each one's best fit, in its own words.
Extraordinary Journeys or Yellow Zebra Safaris: which is better value for a safari?
On their own published facts, Extraordinary Journeys is best for custom luxury trips, with no camps of its own; Yellow Zebra Safaris is best for tailor-made trips with no packaged tours. Where they differ: only Yellow Zebra Safaris publishes small-group departures. Both publish advice or trips for multigenerational groups and a private guide. On value: the cards set out each company's own terms and reviews; prices are not set side by side, because they are not published on the same basis. No score and no winner: choose by what your trip needs.
Extraordinary Journeys Partner
- Best for
- Custom luxury trips, with no camps of its own
Yellow Zebra Safaris
- Best for
- Tailor-made trips with no packaged tours
- Only it publishes
- Small-group departures.
Extraordinary Journeys and Yellow Zebra Safaris: side by side
The same facts for each company, from its own website, in the same order. Where a company publishes nothing on a row, the card says so.
Extraordinary Journeys
- Based in
- Washington, D.C., USA.
- Founded
- 2008.
- African countries it plans
- 16: Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Uganda, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Egypt, Morocco and Republic of the Congo.
- Own offices or staff in Africa
- Staff, no office: 8 Africa-based people (Cape Town 4, Pretoria 1, Johannesburg 1, Durban 1, Nairobi 1), including the concierge heads in Johannesburg and Durban.
- Own camps or vehicles
- No, by its own account.
- Cancellation charges
- No cancellation scale by days published on its own website.
- Guest reviews, per platform
- Google 5.0 out of 5 from 182 reviews; SafariBookings 4.9 out of 5 from 35 reviews.
Yellow Zebra Safaris
- Based in
- Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, UK.
- Founded
- 2012.
- African countries it plans
- 14: Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Uganda, Mozambique, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelles and Republic of the Congo.
- Own offices or staff in Africa
- Not published on its own website.
- Own camps or vehicles
- No, by its own account.
- Cancellation charges
- More than 90 days before departure: deposit only; 61-90 days: 50%; 60 days or less: 100% of quoted price per person cancelling.
- Guest reviews, per platform
- Google 4.9 out of 5 from 243 reviews; Trustpilot 4.9 out of 5 from 1,783 reviews.
Who does each suit?
Each line is the company's own, on its own website. Where none was found on a company' + chr(39) + 's own website, the card says so. Left out, because it is not readable for every company: families, teenagers, honeymoons and a first safari.
Extraordinary Journeys
- Multigenerational trips
- Itineraries 'Multi-generational family safari' (14 days, $13,000) and 'Multi-generational private safari in Kenya' (14 days, $17,000; 'We've considered both grade-schoolers and grandparents') (price as read on 12 October 2026).
- Small-group departures
- None found on its own website.
- Private guide
- Multi-generational Kenya trip: exclusive-use vehicles and private guide.
Yellow Zebra Safaris
- Multigenerational trips
- Multi-generational groups: exclusive-use camps recommended.
- Small-group departures
- Pre-arranged small group safaris with set-date departures led by an expert guide (Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana).
- Private guide
- Privately guided private group safaris offered.
Where each line comes from
Every line above links back to the page of the company's own website or review listing it was read from, read on 12 October 2026.
- Extraordinary Journeys: where it is based, year founded, African countries it plans, own offices or staff in Africa, own camps or vehicles, SafariBookings, private guide and vehicle.
- Yellow Zebra Safaris: where it is based, year founded, African countries it plans, own camps or vehicles, cancellation charges, Trustpilot, teenagers and multigenerational trips, small-group departures, private guide and vehicle.
Extraordinary Journeys vs Yellow Zebra Safaris: the questions people ask
Which is older, Extraordinary Journeys or Yellow Zebra Safaris?
Extraordinary Journeys, founded in 2008. Yellow Zebra Safaris was founded in 2012.
Where is each company based?
Extraordinary Journeys: Washington, D.C., USA. Yellow Zebra Safaris: Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, UK.
Which plans trips in more African countries?
Extraordinary Journeys names 16; Yellow Zebra Safaris names 14, on its own website. More countries is not better in itself: check that each plans the ones you want.
What are their cancellation charges?
Extraordinary Journeys: No cancellation scale by days published on its own website. Yellow Zebra Safaris: More than 90 days before departure: deposit only; 61-90 days: 50%; 60 days or less: 100% of quoted price per person cancelling.
What do guest reviews say about each?
Extraordinary Journeys: Google 5.0 out of 5 from 182 reviews; SafariBookings 4.9 out of 5 from 35 reviews. Yellow Zebra Safaris: Google 4.9 out of 5 from 243 reviews; Trustpilot 4.9 out of 5 from 1,783 reviews. Each platform is shown on its own, never added together.
Which runs small-group departures?
Yellow Zebra Safaris, in its own words on the card above. Extraordinary Journeys has none found on its own website.
Which offers a private guide?
Extraordinary Journeys and Yellow Zebra Safaris, in their own words on the card above.
Can I book either through Uncompromised Travel?
No. Uncompromised Travel is a publication and does not sell safaris. Use each company's own enquiry page.
Is either company paying to be on this page?
Extraordinary Journeys is a partner of Uncompromised Travel and is marked Partner. The facts on this page are from each company's own website, set out the same way for each. No company paid for its lines or for the answer.
How current is this comparison?
Each company's website and review listings were read on 12 October 2026. Prices, terms and trips change, so confirm them with the company before you book.
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