Luxury African Safaris
Private, bespoke journeys through East & Southern Africa — finished on the beaches of the Indian Ocean.
Luxury African safaris, designed entirely around you
A good safari stays with you for years — watching a million wildebeest pour across the Mara River, or having dinner on your own deck in the Okavango with no one else around. That's the kind of trip we plan for you, and only you.
A luxury African safari company run by a California-based travel planner and a Tanzanian-born safari expert with 15+ years on the ground — US service standards with genuine local know-how.
From Tanzania and Kenya to Rwanda, Botswana and the beaches of Zanzibar and the Seychelles, every itinerary is private and built from the ground up.
We don't sell Africa.
We are from it.
Most luxury travel companies plan Africa from an office in London or New York. We plan it from inside it — born on these plains, on first-name terms with the lodge owners, reading the seasons the way you read a calendar.
Three Africas,
one journey.
From the Serengeti to the spice islands of the Indian Ocean — we put together safaris and beach stays that work as one trip.
Eastern Africa
The Great Migration, the Ngorongoro Crater, the Maasai Mara & mountain gorillas.
Southern Africa
The Okavango Delta, Victoria Falls, the Big Five & the dunes of Namibia.
Beaches & Islands
Powder-white sand and turquoise water — the perfect end to your safari.
The places we know
by heart
Every great safari is built from a handful of extraordinary places. Run your eye down the list — one of them is already calling you.
The Great Migration & big cats
ExploreTailored for you
A few ideas to get you started — every trip is built from scratch around what you want to see and do.
Signature
The Great Migration
Typically 11 days · fully tailor-made
Primates
Gorilla Trekking
Typically 10 days · fully tailor-made
Water & wild
Okavango & Victoria Falls
Typically 9 days · fully tailor-madeExclusive lodges
& private camps
Hand-picked private camps, owner-run lodges and exclusive-use villas — each chosen because we have stayed there ourselves.
Private tented camps
Canvas suites with butler service, steps from the wildlife and the open plains.
Owner-run lodges
Intimate, characterful retreats where the service is personal and the views are private.
Exclusive-use villas
Your own private villa, staff and vehicle — perfect for families and special celebrations.
The kind of local knowledge big agencies just don't have.
Genuinely local
We are rooted in Africa and know it first-hand — the kind of local knowledge a big global agency just can’t match.
Personal service
We do not just book trips. We build each one around what you actually want to see and do.
Access without the crowds
We can get you into Africa’s quieter reserves and exclusive-use villas, so you are not sharing the view with everyone else.
Travel that gives back
High-end trips that also support conservation and real community projects on the ground.
Meet your
safari designers
Not a call center — the two people who design your trip are the same two who answer when you write.
Evance
Co-founder · Tanzanian-born safari expertBorn and raised in Tanzania with 15+ years guiding and planning on the ground — he knows the camps, the guides and the seasons first-hand, not from a brochure.
Jenny
Co-founder · California-trained travel plannerBased in California, she brings US luxury-travel service standards to every itinerary — and is your same-time-zone point of contact from first call to touchdown home.
How your safari
comes together
No obligation and no deposit until the itinerary is exactly right. Most trips are ready to book within two weeks.
A conversation
Tell us who's traveling, when, and what you're dreaming of — by enquiry form or a scheduled call with one of us.
Your first route
Within days you receive a day-by-day itinerary — lodges, flights and one clear bespoke price. No hidden extras.
Refine until it's right
We reshape the route as many times as it takes — different camps, more beach, a slower pace. You commit only when it's perfect.
Travel fully supported
From the moment you land, our team on the ground handles everything — with a direct line to us in the USA, day or night.
Where should you go?
Answer three questions and we'll point you at the route we'd design first — then reshape it around you.
The wild places and the people who live there go hand in hand.
Through our work with Two Hands One Heart, part of every trip goes to community projects in education and clean water across Tanzania — so the places you come to see stay healthy for the people who live there.
Get involvedBest time for a
luxury African safari
We time your trip around the wildlife and the seasons, so you're in the right place when it counts.
Month-by-month guide →Jun – Oct
Peak season for the Great Migration river crossings on the Serengeti and Maasai Mara plains — the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth.
May – Sep
Dry-season game viewing in the Okavango Delta and beyond, when wildlife gathers at the water and the Big Five are easiest to find.
Nov – Mar
The rains turn the bush emerald and the rates drop 20–40% at the same camps — newborn wildlife, dramatic skies, few vehicles. The season savvy travelers ask for by name, and where the best offers live.
The most exclusive camps hold only 6–12 suites and sell out 12–18 months ahead — for river-crossing season, book a year out.
Every vehicle we book is private to your party — no strangers, no fixed schedule, and the sightings wait for you.
Fly between parks instead of driving — light aircraft hops buy you whole extra mornings in the bush.
Luxury African safari FAQs
For the Great Migration in East Africa (Kenya & Tanzania), June to October is ideal. For dry-season game viewing in Southern Africa (Botswana & South Africa), travel May to September.
Our private, bespoke journeys are fully tailor-made and priced privately to your camps, season and travel style — no fixed packages, no set prices.
We recommend booking 12 or more months ahead to secure the most exclusive lodges, private camps and peak-season dates.
Always. You travel with your own expert guide and private vehicle on an itinerary built from the ground up around you — never a fixed group schedule.
NndeeAfrika is a California-registered travel company, so you plan in your own time zone, pay under US consumer protections, and reach us on US hours from your first email to your flight home — while our co-founder’s Tanzanian roots and network on the ground shape every itinerary.
Yes. We pair every safari with beach extensions in Zanzibar, Seychelles, Mauritius and Mozambique for the perfect bush-and-beach escape.
Africa, month by month
There is no bad month for a safari — only the wrong place for the month you have. Pick yours.
The height of the Great Migration
Crossings at full drama on the Mara River, wall-to-wall game at Southern Africa’s waterholes, cloudless skies everywhere. August is the classic safari at its most classic.
Traveling as a family? This is the school-break sweet spot.
Watched over from your first email to your flight home
A 24/7 line to the founders
You carry Evance and Jennifer's direct WhatsApp number from booking to homecoming. Any hour — the person who answers is the person who planned your trip.
Local ground teams in every country
In each country you visit, a trusted local team we work with year-round holds your full itinerary — drivers and coordinators who know your name before you land.
Met at the airport, every time
Meet & greet at every airport, escorted transfers, and someone watching every connection — you never stand in a terminal wondering.
Emergency & medical protocols
Every camp we use has an agreed emergency and medical protocol with our partners — evacuation procedures and the nearest clinic, settled before you ever arrive.
Nearly every guest is sent
by someone who just came home
We've grown almost entirely by word of mouth — friends telling friends. It means you won't find thousands of reviews online, but you will find travelers who came back and sent their families.
An amazing Big Five safari in South Africa and Botswana. They customized our itinerary perfectly — the professionalism and attention to detail made us feel truly valued.
Guest · South Africa & BotswanaTwo weeks in Africa for our honeymoon. Kenya and Zanzibar were incredible — top-class accommodations and amazing service. Evance and Jenny were always ready to assist; we felt at home.
Honeymoon · Kenya & ZanzibarReferred by a friend in the USA, we booked 12 days on safari and in Zanzibar. Evance customized it beautifully, the accommodations were first class and our guide so professional. We'll be back.
Jimmy · Tanzania & Zanzibar · Verified on Trustpilot
This is the view we plan for — not the one we photograph.
No referral needed — every traveler gets the same trip we'd plan for a friend of a friend.
Planning wisdom,
from people who live it
Ready to plan
your safari.
Get in touch and we'll start putting together your trip — no obligation, just a conversation about where you'd like to go. Evance or Jenny replies personally within 24 hours.