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How much does a safari with Time + Tide cost?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 2 November 2026
Every figure below is Time + Tide's own, as its website published it, in its own currency and never converted, with the page it was read from.
How much does a safari with Time + Tide cost?
Time + Tide publishes its own rates: 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).
- Lowest published
- 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). In Zambia, Chinzombo $1,840 in safari season (July to Oct) 2026.
- Rates by season
- 2026 USD per adult per night, green season / safari season (July to Oct): Chinzombo $1,330 / $1,840. Mchenja and Kakuli $880 / $1,200. Luwi and Nsolo $840 / $1,030. Chongwe Camp $810 / $990.
- Prices published
- Single supplements and levies are extra.
- What the rate includes
- Zambia: accommodation, all meals, standard drinks (soft drinks, house wine, beer, spirits), airport and inter-camp road transfers (not Jeki Airstrip, $100 per person each way), laundry, service charge and 2 daily activities. Park fees and conservation levies ($100 per person per night 2026) are extra, as are premium drinks, visas, flights and spa. Miavana adds premium drinks and many activities but excludes helicopter transfers (free for 5 nights or more per the rate sheet) and levies ($300 per person per night).
- Minimum stay
- No minimum stay for the Spontaneous Safari offer ('No minimum number of nights'). Miavana exclusive use: minimum 5 nights.
What does a stay with Time + Tide cost, line by line?
A stay with Time + Tide is built from its published rate, what that rate includes, getting to camp, park fees or conservation levies and any extras, each line below from its own website.
- Stays
- 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).
- Included in the rate
- Zambia: accommodation, all meals, standard drinks (soft drinks, house wine, beer, spirits), airport and inter-camp road transfers (not Jeki Airstrip, $100 per person each way), laundry, service charge and 2 daily activities. Park fees and conservation levies ($100 per person per night 2026) are extra, as are premium drinks, visas, flights and spa.
- Getting there
- Zambia: airport and inter-camp road transfers included; a 'Free Flights in Zambia' offer and 'Heli flight to Time + Tide Chongwe' are listed.
- Fees and levies
- The Time + Tide Foundation is the philanthropic arm; its administration costs are borne by the tourism business and guest conservation levies plus 100% of external donations fund project work. Levies: $100 per person per night in Zambia (2026), $300 at Miavana, €75 per stay at Tsara Komba.
- Extras
- Private vehicle $570 per vehicle per night; private guide and vehicle $750 per vehicle per night in South Luangwa (2026), subject to availability.
- Paying for it
- A non-refundable commitment fee of 20% of the total booking, or the cost of any third-party services held if higher, due within 14 days of confirmation (rate sheets).
What costs extra with Time + Tide?
The extras Time + Tide prices on its own website are below: single travellers, children, a private vehicle, exclusive use and flights or transfers where it publishes them.
- Single travellers
- Zambia single supplement is 50% of the nightly rate. No solo offer is described.
- Children
- Zambia: under 18 pay 50% of the adult nightly rate, park fees and levies; 3 and under free; minimum age 12 for walking, canoeing and sleepouts. Families of four or fewer with a child under 12 must book a private vehicle.
- Private guide and vehicle
- Private vehicle $570 per vehicle per night; private guide and vehicle $750 per vehicle per night in South Luangwa (2026), subject to availability. Private vehicles and guides are complimentary at Chongwe Suites and Chongwe House.
- Exclusive use
- Any camp can be booked for exclusive use. Miavana whole island: 42 guests, $140,000 (2026 and 2027 rate sheets), minimum 5 nights.
- Flights and transfers
- Zambia: airport and inter-camp road transfers included; a 'Free Flights in Zambia' offer and 'Heli flight to Time + Tide Chongwe' are listed. Own Zambian aircraft not stated.
- Honeymoon offers
- Honeymoon offer for Zambian camps: stay 5 nights or more within 6 months of the wedding and the partner gets 50% off accommodation, plus a welcome spa treatment at Chinzombo, Chongwe House and Chongwe Suites. Cassia Suite is 'perfect for honeymooners and couples'.
What are Time + Tide's deposit and cancellation terms?
Time + Tide's published terms: a non-refundable commitment fee of 20% of the total booking, or the cost of any third-party services held if higher, due within 14 days of confirmation (rate sheets).
- Deposit
- A non-refundable commitment fee of 20% of the total booking, or the cost of any third-party services held if higher, due within 14 days of confirmation (rate sheets). The booking terms say due on dispatch of the confirmed reservation summary, with 100% of third-party supplier costs.
- Balance due
- 45 days before arrival. Miavana exclusive use: 90 days before arrival.
- Cancellation charges
- Cancelled 46 days or more before arrival: 20% of the total booking value. Cancelled 45 days or less before arrival: 100%. Issued flights and confirmed supplier payments are non-refundable.
- Currencies and card fees
- Payment must be in the currency on the invoice. Accepted: electronic bank transfer (payer covers exchange commission and bank charges) and 'all major credit cards', including virtual cards, with an administrative fee of 4% of the invoice for card payments.
- How guest payments are protected
- Not stated on its own website.
Is it cheaper to book Time + Tide direct or through a planner?
Time + Tide's own website does not say whether booking direct is cheaper than booking through a planner; ask both for the same dates and compare.
- Where it sells
- Direct to guests through enquiry forms, email ([email protected]) and phone, with 'Travel Designers'. Also through agents: an 'Agent Page' in the menu and the booking terms and rates refer to agents and 'commissionable' extras.
- How it is paid
- Direct bookings and agent bookings. Rate sheets say extras are 'all commissionable unless otherwise stated' and mark some items 'non-commissionable'.
- Price against a planner
- Not stated on its own website: it says nothing about whether booking direct is cheaper.
- Planner partnerships
- Sells through agents: an 'Agent Page' link, terms written for 'all agents and Guests', commissionable extras and agent educationals and familiarisation trips.
Is Time + Tide worth the price? What guests say
Time + Tide has 4.7 out of 5 on Google (listing 'TIME + TIDE CHINZOMBO') from 42 reviews, each read on its own platform and never added together.
- 4.7 out of 5 from 42 reviews. On the Google listing 'TIME + TIDE CHINZOMBO' (lodge), Luangwa River South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. Camps with listings of their own are not added in.
- SafariBookings
- No SafariBookings listing in Time + Tide's name was found.
- Trustpilot
- No Trustpilot listing in Time + Tide's name was found.
- Awards it lists
- The 2026 Safari Awards, Winner Best Safari House in Africa. Uncharted Global Safari Awards 2026. These are the company's own statements; an award counts here once read on the publisher's own list.
Time + Tide: the questions people ask
How much does Time + Tide cost per night?
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).
How many camps does Time + Tide have?
10 stays are listed: 8 in Zambia (5 in South Luangwa, 3 in Lower Zambezi) and 2 in Madagascar (Tsara Komba and Miavana).
When are Time + Tide's camps open?
No mobile camps. Seasonal fixed camps: Mchenja, Kakuli, Luwi and Nsolo are open 20 May to 15 November (Kakuli also lists 1 Jan to 31 March on the 2026 rate sheet).
What activities does Time + Tide offer?
Game drives (day and night in South Luangwa), walking safaris, seasonal boating, cultural visits, the Sleepout under the Stars, in-room spa. Lower Zambezi adds canoeing and tiger fishing.
Does Time + Tide have honeymoon offers?
Honeymoon offer for Zambian camps: stay 5 nights or more within 6 months of the wedding and the partner gets 50% off accommodation, plus a welcome spa treatment at Chinzombo, Chongwe House and Chongwe Suites. Cassia Suite is 'perfect for honeymooners and couples'.
How does Time + Tide fund conservation?
The Time + Tide Foundation is the philanthropic arm; its administration costs are borne by the tourism business and guest conservation levies plus 100% of external donations fund project work. Levies: $100 per person per night in Zambia (2026), $300 at Miavana, €75 per stay at Tsara Komba.
What is included in Time + Tide's rates?
Zambia: accommodation, all meals, standard drinks (soft drinks, house wine, beer, spirits), airport and inter-camp road transfers (not Jeki Airstrip, $100 per person each way), laundry, service charge and 2 daily activities. Park fees and conservation levies ($100 per person per night 2026) are extra, as are premium drinks, visas, flights and spa.
What deposit does Time + Tide ask for?
A non-refundable commitment fee of 20% of the total booking, or the cost of any third-party services held if higher, due within 14 days of confirmation (rate sheets).
What are Time + Tide's cancellation charges?
Cancelled 46 days or more before arrival: 20% of the total booking value. Cancelled 45 days or less before arrival: 100%.
Does Time + Tide charge a single supplement?
Zambia single supplement is 50% of the nightly rate. No solo offer is described.
Does Time + Tide accept children?
Children of all ages welcome in all Zambian camps, Miavana and Tsara Komba. Zambia: under 18 pay 50% of the adult nightly rate, park fees and levies; 3 and under free; minimum age 12 for walking, canoeing and sleepouts.
Does Time + Tide offer a private vehicle?
Private vehicle $570 per vehicle per night; private guide and vehicle $750 per vehicle per night in South Luangwa (2026), subject to availability. Private vehicles and guides are complimentary at Chongwe Suites and Chongwe House.
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