These South African operators offer private guided trips, with a private guide or a private vehicle, on their own websites; each card quotes its own line.
Which safari operators in South Africa are best for private guided safaris?
The 11 operators below are based in South Africa and each offer private guided trips, quoted on their cards, with how they run trips and guest reviews.
Who is on this page and why. The Uncompromised Travel local safari operators table holds 245 companies with a head office in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia or Zimbabwe: the ones ChatGPT named on two or more days between 5 October and 1 November 2026 in answers to the safari questions Uncompromised Travel asks every day and the operators in those countries with 20 or more reviews on SafariBookings. Their websites were read on 2 November 2026, with their reviews on SafariBookings, Google and Trustpilot. This page carries the operators in it for which a line from its own website, as read, can be quoted showing that it is based in South Africa and offers private guided trips (a private guide or a private vehicle): 11 operators. Where a website does not give its office, the office on its SafariBookings profile is used. Companies whose websites describe them as planners, agents or destination management companies, or do not say whether they run their own trips, are left out. Cards are in alphabetical order. Prices are shown as each company published them, in its own currency, never converted. No company paid to be on this page.
Private tours (Johannesburg Private Day Tour, Cape Town Private Day Tours, Private Guided Safaris) and 'Small Group Tours Africa' are offered, plus overland tours/trips.
Based in
Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa (154 Coleraine Dr, Morningside, Sandton, 2057).
Reviews
SafariBookings: 4.9 out of 5 from 268 reviews; Google: 4.8 out of 5 from 145 reviews, read 2 November 2026.
Private trips are offered (private Kruger safaris, private Pilanesberg and Cape Town tours, private Garden Route tours).
Based in
Head office in Johannesburg, South Africa: 115 High Road, Eastleigh, Edenvale, Johannesburg, 1609.
Published price
Ultimate Pilanesberg Open Vehicle Day Tour ZAR 2,995.
Reviews
SafariBookings: 4.9 out of 5 from 5,544 reviews; Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 332 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.9 out of 5 from 565 reviews, read 2 November 2026.
All 11 operators on this page say how they run trips (private, scheduled or overland).
Africa Moja Tours and Safaris: Private tours (Johannesburg Private Day Tour, Cape Town Private Day Tours, Private Guided Safaris) and 'Small Group Tours Africa' are offered, plus overland tours/trips.
Afroventures Tours & Safaris: Private tours are sold.
Armadillo Overland Safaris: Small group safaris (mixed groups, maximum 8 guests), family safaris (minimum 6 guests) and private safaris (minimum 4 adults).
Endless Summer Tours: Specialises in private tours and shared small group tours.
Ingwe Africa Safaris: Private tours are offered (the Kruger day tour has a 'Can I book a private tour?' question; honeymoon packages are private for 2).
Jenman African Safaris: Private tours and set-date guided group departures.
Kurt Safari: Shared scheduled departures: small-group packages leave Johannesburg Monday and Wednesday to Saturday, max 10 per vehicle, minimum 2 people to run.
MoAfrika Tours: Private trips are offered (private Kruger safaris, private Pilanesberg and Cape Town tours, private Garden Route tours).
Moriti Private Safaris: Private departures only: one guide and one vehicle, on your own dates, not a fixed departure.
Wild Photo Africa: Private safaris (whole vehicle for your group, up to 10 guests) and shared day trips (shared vehicle with other guests, multiple pick-ups).
Wild Planet Safari: The 4 Day Kruger and Panorama Tour is 'a private tour', departure date chosen by the guest (max 20, min 2 guests).
What do they say about children?
6 of the 11 operators on this page publish a child or family policy; for the others, nothing on their websites as read can be shown here.
Africa Moja Tours and Safaris: Offers Family Safari Holidays and family-friendly packages.
Armadillo Overland Safaris: Children accepted from 2 years; 10% discount for a family safari of 6 or more guests; children's books, games and activities, mattresses and pillows for naps and a flushing toilet on board.
Ingwe Africa Safaris: Family trips are offered: Family Kruger & Victoria Falls (8 days) with junior ranger bush programmes, child-safe malaria-free options and family suites and a Kruger Family Safari day tour with Junior Ranger activity packs.
Jenman African Safaris: Indemnity forms must be completed by a parent or guardian aged 21 or over for children aged 12 to 18 on scheduled tours.
Kurt Safari: Children 11 years and below sharing with parents get 50% off package rates; under 12s have discounted safari rates and half-price conservation fees.
MoAfrika Tours: A children's rate is available on request; children 6 and under are not permitted on open safari vehicles for game drives and the minimum age for a guided bush walk is 16, following FGASA recommendations.
South Africa private guided safari operators: the questions people ask
Which run private trips on your own dates?
All 11 run private trips.
Which run scheduled departures you can join?
3 of the 11 do: Jenman African Safaris, Kurt Safari and Wild Photo Africa. Each one's own website says so.
Which run overland trips?
1 of the 11 does: Africa Moja Tours and Safaris. Each one's own website says so.
Which help with self-drive trips?
4 of the 11 do: Endless Summer Tours, Ingwe Africa Safaris, Jenman African Safaris and Kurt Safari. Each one's own website says so.
Which run mobile camping safaris?
2 of the 11 do: Jenman African Safaris and Moriti Private Safaris. Each one's own website says so.
Which use vehicles of their own?
3 of the 11 do: Jenman African Safaris, Kurt Safari and Wild Photo Africa. Each one's own website says so.
Which publish a child or family policy?
6 of the 11 do: Africa Moja Tours and Safaris, Armadillo Overland Safaris, Ingwe Africa Safaris, Jenman African Safaris, Kurt Safari and MoAfrika Tours. Each one's own website says so.
Which have guest reviews on SafariBookings, Google or Trustpilot?
All 11 do. Each platform's rating and count are on the card, never added together.
Can I book these trips through Uncompromised Travel?
No. Uncompromised Travel is a publication and does not sell safaris. Each card has the company's own enquiry link.
How were these operators chosen?
Each one is an operator in the Uncompromised Travel local safari operators table whose own website shows that it is based in South Africa and offers private guided trips (a private guide or a private vehicle). A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.
How current are these facts?
Each company's website was read on 2 November 2026. Prices, departures and reviews change, so confirm them with the operator before you book.
Is any company on this page paying to be here?
No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be listed.
Built to answer the question in the main heading. What is shown: facts each operator published on its own website, read on 2 November 2026, with reviews per platform (SafariBookings, Google and Trustpilot), from the Uncompromised Travel local safari operators table. Operators whose websites would not open are not on this page. Cards are in alphabetical order. No company paid to appear or for its place. Prices are in the currency each company showed and were not converted. How this site earns · How we work.
Richard Jasinski · Uncompromised Travel · written from Valencia · first published 2 November 2026 · updated 2 November 2026
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