Which safari company is best for a photographic safari with a specialist vehicle and hide?

These camp owners name a photographic hide, or a vehicle fitted for photography, at their own camps on their own websites. Each card quotes the company's own line.

Which safari company is best for a photographic safari with a specialist vehicle and hide?

Each card quotes the company's own photography line: hides, fitted vehicles, bean bags or swivel mounts, as its website gives them.

What do they charge per person per night?

9 of the 22 camp owners on this page publish a rate per person per night; the rest do not state it on their own websites. Each line is the company's own figure as its website gives it.

• Asilia Africa: Lowest per person per night: US$500 (Encounter Mara, Green Season 1 to 30 Apr 2027; Emboo, Green Season 1 Apr to 31 May 2027).
• Gamewatchers Safaris and Porini Camps: Reduced rates for 6+ night stays, US$ per person sharing per night, 2026: 1 to 30 June: Amboseli/Rhino $551, Giraffe $442, Mara/Cheetah $584, Lion $603, Rhino River $537, Ol Kinyei Cottages $679, Nairobi Tented $105. 22 July to 30 Sept: $748, $607, $836, $922, $682. 1 Aug to 30 Sept cottages $1,294.
• Garonga Safari Co.: Lowest: R12 310 per person per night, Garonga Safari Camp, 2026/27.
• Ker & Downey Botswana: All USD per adult per night sharing, 2027.
• Onguma: 2026 rack rates (1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026, one rate period, N$ per person sharing per night): Camp Kala all inclusive 29,790.
• Robin Pope Safaris: Lowest per person per night: Pumulani Lodge, 390 USD pppn in Emerald season (January to mid May, one of two figures given).
• Time + Tide: Lowest published: Tsara Komba Ocean View Room €385 per adult per night sharing (rest of year, 2026); in USD, $840 at Luwi and Nsolo in green season 2026, or $600 under the Spontaneous Safari offer (1 to 15 Nov 2026).
• Wilderness: Lowest published nightly rate: USD 480 per person at Doro Nawas, 6 January to 31 March 2027 (also the camps-page 'from' price).
• Ximuwu Lodge: Suites, per person sharing per night: ZAR 26,500 (2026), ZAR 28,000 (2027).

What age limits do they set for children?

21 of the 22 camp owners on this page publish a child policy; the rest do not state it on their own websites.

• African Bush Camps: Bumi Hills and Khwai Leadwood: 'All Ages'.
• Amalinda Collection: Khulu Bush Camp: 'Children aged 12 and over are welcome'.
• Asilia Africa: Minimum age 5 at Naboisho ('children over 5'), Ol Pejeta, Encounter Mara (twin tents for kids over 12), Rubondo, Olakira, Oliver's, Sayari and Retreats, Namiri, Emboo, Roho ya Selous and Jabali Private House.
• Bush Ways Safaris: Boteti camping ground has a child rate (age 2-12) of $15 per night against $20 for adults.
• Central African Wilderness Safaris: Mvuu Camp, Chelinda Camp and Heuglin's welcome all ages.
• Chiawa Safaris: Minimum ages: Chichele Presidential 4 years.
• Desert & Delta Safaris: Camp Moremi 6-11 years 50%, 12-15 years 75%, 16+ adult rate.
• Gamewatchers Safaris and Porini Camps: Porini camps are not suitable for children under 8.
• Garonga Safari Co.: Little Garonga 2026/27: children 6-16 free sharing with parents, 17-20 R7 010, 21 and over R12 310 per night.
• Great Plains Conservation: Family accommodation: 2-bedroom family tents at Mara Nyika, Mara Expedition and Selinda Explorers, family suite at ol Donyo and Mpala Jena (2 family suites).
• Imvelo Safari Lodges: Nehimba and Camelthorn: up to two children may share with an adult; under 7s only 'by special arrangement' with separate vehicles and private dining.
• Ker & Downey Botswana: Child rate (6 to 15) is 70% of the adult sharing rate, except Kanana Nyana, which has no family tent or child rate.
• Offbeat Safaris: Child rates 50% off adult rates (Offbeat Mara, Offbeat Ndoto, Deloraine House 4-11; Sosian 3-11; Ekorian's Mugie 5-15).
• Ongava: Child policy covers ages 0 to 16.
• Onguma: Minimum ages: Bush Camp and Forest Camp all ages (mostly fenced; Bush Camp children 3 to 11 pay half, under 3 free)
• Remote Africa Safaris: Minimum age: Tafika 8, Olimba 8, Takwela 8 (12 for walking safaris), Chikoko Tree 12, Big Lagoon 12, Mwaleshi 12.
• Robin Pope Safaris: Minimum ages: Tena Tena 12.
• Tanda Tula: Children aged 6 to 16 welcome; 17+ pay the full adult rate; under 6 'by special arrangement only' (younger children may be accommodated for exclusive use).
• Time + Tide: Children of all ages welcome in all Zambian camps, Miavana and Tsara Komba.
• Wilderness: Family units are shown at Mombo, Qorokwe (own splash pool), King's Pool (one family unit), Chitabe Lediba (adjoining bedrooms with a shared en-suite), Savuti, DumaTau, Desert Rhino, Damaraland, Doro Nawas and Serra Cafema.
• Ximuwu Lodge: Children 8-12 sharing a suite with two adults pay ZAR 10,000 (2026) / ZAR 10,500 (2027), limited to one child; a single child in their own suite pays the full adult rate; guests aged 12+ pay the conservation levy.

Which offer a private guide and vehicle?

15 of the 22 camp owners on this page offer a private guide or vehicle; the rest do not state it on their own websites.

• African Bush Camps: Groups of four or fewer there book a private vehicle and guide for USD 1 500 for up to 3 nights.
• Amalinda Collection: The Homestead and Khulu's Retreat both include a private guide and dedicated safari vehicle.
• Asilia Africa: Private guide and vehicle included: Retreats at Sayari and Namiri Plains, Jabali Private House, Kokoko, Usangu Expedition Camp (last-minute bookings subject to availability) and Roho ya Selous (game drives, last-minute subject to availability).
• Chiawa Safaris: Chiawa Camp has the largest guiding team, so private requests for photography or fishing are 'easily managed'.
• Desert & Delta Safaris: Private activities are available (booking and surcharge apply): Mapula, Sediba Sa Rona, Camp Moremi, Chobe Game Lodge and Chobe Savanna Lodge, Leroo La Tau (private pans sleep-out).
• Gamewatchers Safaris and Porini Camps: Private vehicles are offered at the camps at a supplement; an 'Exclusive Vehicle' gives sole use of the open-sided 4x4 safari vehicle during game drives for US$375 per vehicle per day, with a minimum of 2 days.
• Garonga Safari Co.: Available at all three camps: Private Safari Vehicle R7 370 nett per day for 2026/27 (R8 110 for 2027/28), based on two drives of 3.5 hours.
• Great Plains Conservation: Shared open vehicles seat a maximum of 4 guests 'with private hire possible'.
• Ker & Downey Botswana: Private vehicle USD 500 per night at all camps except Kanana Nyana; it guarantees private activities with a camp guide (for bookings of five or fewer per vehicle).
• Onguma: Private vehicles are available at an additional cost, subject to availability and advance booking; required for families with children under 7.
• Remote Africa Safaris: Also a private photographic vehicle (2 guests, extra daily cost) and private photographic safaris with Bryan Jackson (additional cost).
• Robin Pope Safaris: A private guide and vehicle are available 'at an extra cost' at Tena Tena, Nsefu and Nkwali.
• The Bushcamp Company: Private guide and vehicle hire: 'Available at all BCC camps.' At the Villas at KuKaya a dedicated guide and vehicle comes with each booking.
• Time + Tide: Private vehicle $570 per vehicle per night; private guide and vehicle $750 per vehicle per night in South Luangwa (2026), subject to availability.
• Wilderness: Yes: 'Private Safari' (exclusive private safari for family and friends) is offered as an experience across Botswana, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Zambia, shown on Chitabe, Chitabe Lediba, Mombo, Qorokwe, Savuti and Linyanti Tented Camp pages.

Richard Jasinski · Uncompromised Travel · written from Valencia · first published 2 November 2026 · updated 2 November 2026