Welcome to the Safari Drive website, we hope you enjoy
looking around. We specialise in organising private, tailor-made,
self drive safaris throughout Africa. Within this site you
can find out all about what we do and what our trips entail
- what to see, when to go, our vehicles, the equipment,
route maps and sample itineraries along with some
photo galleries and diaries of trips that some of our clients
have done.
Sunday Telegraph "Set Free on Safari"
by Simon Horsford
Read Simon Horsfords article here from the SundayTelegraph Travel about his self drive safari with Safari Drive as he drove one of our fully equipped Land Rovers through the National Parks of Northern Tanzania and then explored the remoter parts including Lake Natron and a visit to the hunter/gatherer Hadza tribe. Also see our news section.
WATCH SIMONS SAFARI TO TANZANIA BELOW
We also arrange high quality safaris to the best lodges and camps in Africa our Migration
safaris website highlights some wonderful choices.
All of our journeys are built around our clients' exact
requirements so please do give us a call if you would like
to discuss your plans and we will be happy to put together
some ideas and a quote for you. We can give you as much
or as little help as you need and we have some fabulous
itineraries we can show you if you're uncertain of exactly
what to do and where to go. Just contact us on the following
phone number or email address and we'll be pleased to help.
We are very grateful to a number of our clients for
providing us with the most fantastic trip diaries and
photo galleries from their safaris. We will continue
to add these to this site.
All diaries and photo galleries can be found
under the 'Maps, Photos and Itineraries' page for each
country. Please click on the links below to access the
ones we have already posted.
Safari
Drive is taking delivery of the
new 2008 Land Rover Defender TDci (Ford power,
6 speed gearbox) which we will start using in Namibia.
We recently drove these superb new vehicles at the factory.
Our verdict....it should be a worthy successor to the
reliable tdi and the torque of new engine is a big
improvement over the Td5.
THE
SUPERLATIVE WEDDING VENUE & HONEYMOON DESTINATION
To get married in Africa is a really special experience.
We adore organising weddings and can provide a multitude
of options. We have been doing them for over 12 years
so we really know how to minimise the red tape leaving
you free to enjoy the most amazing day of your life.
From luxury lodges to exciting self drive itineraries,
sumptuous coastal retreats to romantic bush dinners,
Africa also has to be the ultimate honeymoon destination.
AN OVERVIEW
OF SAFARI DRIVE We organise self drive safaris throughout Africa – specifically
in Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi,Zambia,
Botswana,Namibia
and, most recently, Oman. We are
happy to arrange single destination safaris but equally experienced
at organising multiple country trips. Our Land Rovers and
other vehicles are fitted out to the highest standard with
a multitude of self drive equipment including full vehicle
equipment and camping kit
and wonderfully comfortable roof tents with not a sleeping
bag in sight!
Self drive doesn’t mean roughing it either. There are many
safari styles to choose from.
You may wish to camp for the whole
of your safari but for those preferring more luxurious accommodation,
we can organise stays in some fantastic
lodges and stunning tented camps as part of any self drive
safari - for as many nights as you wish. We also specialise
in private,
mobile tented safaris
with expert guiding taking you into the heart of some of Africa's
most spectacular game-viewing regions. If you are thinking
of travelling with your family, we have some great ideas for
family safaris and can recommend some wonderful child-friendly
lodges, camps and safari activities.
African weddings in the bush,
honeymoons and other special
occasions are also our forte and we are experts at fine-tuning
the arrangements so that your every need is catered for. We
can incorporate beach stays into your
holiday. In fact, many people love to head to the
coast for a few days before coming home; we can recommend
some sensational places to stay on the islands of Lamu, and
Zanzibar, the beautiful beaches of Kenya and Tanzania, Mozambique,
Mauritius and the Seychelles.
If you are looking for the best the best lodges and camps
to stay in Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania and Kenya then
please do check the Migration Safaris website as we have
listed our favourit lodges and the reasons to stay there.
SATELLITE
PHONE
BACK
UP Safari Drive backup now includes free
satellite phone back up for your safety and convenience.
This means that you will never be out of touch with
our base however far you are from the beaten track.
Your friends back home can text you too.
Are
you a responsible tourist?
Well, we're responsible
tour operators! We are very proud to announce that AITO (The
Association of Independent Tour Operators) has awarded
Safari Drive with three Responsible Tourism stars.
Carbon
neutral emissions policy Safari Drive supports Flying Forest, a programme
of tree planting which
benefits the environment and the people, habitat
and wildlife of Southern Africa and helps offset
our carbon emissions.
Your
financial security
Safari Drive is fully bonded
for holidays that include flights through our Civil Aviation
Authority ATOL licence number 3322. Further information
is available from their web site here.
Holidays that do not include flights are bonded through
our Topp (Total Payment Protection Policy) scheme.
Further information is available
here.
SPECIAL
OFFERS
NAMIBIA
SPECIAL OFFER 14 night safari from 16 Jan - 28 Mar 09
Price : £1,299.00 pp for 2 people
Price : £865.00 pp for 4 people
Amazing scenary self drive camping
safari using our special fully equipped Land Rovers
to get away to the remote part of Namibia.
ZAMBIA
& MALAWI Victoria Falls to Lake Malawi 12 day safari from 1 Jun - 31 Oct 09 Price : £1,789.00 pp for 2 people Price : £1,379.00 pp for 4 people
Fly into Livingstone and see the Falls
then drive to the Lower Zambezi National
Park and camp on the banks of the river.
Cross country to South Luangwa
Park
for more superb game viewing and
on to Malawi with optional stays at
the
stunning Mombo Island on the Lake.
