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Jacada Travel vs Extraordinary Journeys: which is better for a first safari?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 3 November 2026
Jacada Travel and Extraordinary Journeys, 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.
Jacada Travel vs Extraordinary Journeys: which is better for a first safari?
On their own published facts, Jacada Travel is best for bespoke private journeys with in-region concierges; Extraordinary Journeys is best for custom luxury trips, with no camps of its own. Both publish advice or trips for families, advice or trips for teenagers and advice or trips for multigenerational groups. A first safari is not set side by side here, because not every company's line on it is readable. No score and no winner: choose by what your trip needs.
Jacada Travel
- Best for
- Bespoke private journeys with in-region concierges
Extraordinary Journeys Partner
- Best for
- Custom luxury trips, with no camps of its own
Jacada Travel and Extraordinary Journeys: 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.
Jacada Travel
- Based in
- Not published on its own website.
- Founded
- 2008.
- African countries it plans
- 13: Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Uganda, Mozambique, Mauritius, Seychelles and Morocco.
- Own offices or staff in Africa
- In-region concierges: 'a personal concierge based in Africa'.
- Own camps or vehicles
- No, by its own account.
- Cancellation charges
- Per person, % of quoted price: more than 91 days before departure: deposit only; 61-90 days: 50%; 60 days or less: 100%.
- Guest reviews, per platform
- Trustpilot 4.9 out of 5 from 2,604 reviews.
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.
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: honeymoons, private guide, photography and walking, horseback and specialist trips.
Jacada Travel
- Families
- Family safari pages for Africa and worldwide; example family trips include 'Family Safari to Kenya's Pridelands' (9 days) and 'Friends and Family Luxury Southern Africa Adventure Tour' (12 days).
- Teenagers
- Teens suggested for walking safaris in Tanzania or gorilla trekking in Rwanda.
- Multigenerational trips
- Multi-generational groups suggested for camps in Botswana, Namibia and Kenya.
Extraordinary Journeys
- Families
- Published family itineraries (per person, from): Zimbabwe and Botswana family safari 13 days $10,000 (price as read on 12 October 2026).
- Teenagers
- 'South Africa and Zambia safari: wild adventures for families traveling with teenagers' (12 days, $15,000) (price as read on 12 October 2026).
- 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).
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.
- Jacada Travel: year founded, African countries it plans, own camps or vehicles, Trustpilot, family trips.
- Extraordinary Journeys: where it is based, year founded, African countries it plans, own offices or staff in Africa, own camps or vehicles, SafariBookings.
Jacada Travel vs Extraordinary Journeys: the questions people ask
Which is older, Jacada Travel or Extraordinary Journeys?
Jacada Travel, founded in 2008. Extraordinary Journeys was founded in 2008.
Where is each company based?
Jacada Travel: Not published on its own website. Extraordinary Journeys: Washington, D.C., USA.
Which plans trips in more African countries?
Jacada Travel names 13; Extraordinary Journeys names 16, on its own website. More countries is not better in itself: check that each plans the ones you want.
What are their cancellation charges?
Jacada Travel: Per person, % of quoted price: more than 91 days before departure: deposit only; 61-90 days: 50%; 60 days or less: 100%. Extraordinary Journeys: No cancellation scale by days published on its own website.
What do guest reviews say about each?
Jacada Travel: Trustpilot 4.9 out of 5 from 2,604 reviews. Extraordinary Journeys: Google 5.0 out of 5 from 182 reviews; SafariBookings 4.9 out of 5 from 35 reviews. Each platform is shown on its own, never added together.
Which publishes advice or trips for families?
Jacada Travel and Extraordinary Journeys, 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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