Tailor-made safaris · Netherlands → Africa
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Welcome as a guest,leave as a friend
Hand-crafted safaris through Southern and East Africa: fully guided, guided self-drive, or independent with us watching your back.
the afari difference
Real culture. Real impact.
Stories worth the journey.
Travel that gives back to the people and places that make Africa unforgettable told around the fire, the way it should be.
Why Afari Adventures?
Because every trip is planned personally by a founder who grew up with wildlife in Zimbabwe and has guided across Africa since 1994. African roots, European understanding, 30+ years of trusted local partners and itineraries that include the highlights you came for plus the hidden gems only a local knows.
Why trust Afari Adventures?
Even when you travel alone, you are never alone. We follow your journey through social platforms for extra security and our local partners stand ready to welcome you and step in if needed. Three decades of relationships on African soil mean help is always one call - and one friend - away.
Why this way of travelling?
Tailor-made, never off-the-shelf. Choose fully guided luxury, or guided self-drive where you take the wheel with an expert alongside, or independent self-drive for experienced travellers, where we write the itinerary, book the accommodation and recommend activities. Our 4x4s reach elephant tracks and remote corners where tour buses can never go.
Why get in touch now?
The best lodges, guides and seasonal wildlife windows are booked far in advance. Because every Afari Adventures trip is hand-crafted by the founder himself, we only take on a limited number of journeys each season. Start the conversation early and we'll build something unforgettable, at your pace.
Three ways to travel
Choose your Adventure
Every Afari journey is tailor-made. Pick the style of travel that suits you. We build the rest around you.
Fully Guided Luxury
For travellers who want to enjoy the safari to the max. Expert guide, premium lodges, seamless logistics every detail handled leaving all the time to focus on the experience.
- Private expert guide
- Luxury lodges & camps
- All-inclusive
Guided Self-Drive
Take the wheel of a fully equipped 4x4 with an Afari guide alongside you. The freedom of self-drive with the confidence of someone who knows every track, river crossing and waterhole.
- Fully equipped 4x4
- Guide in convoy
- Flexible pace
Independent Drive
For experienced travellers who want to go it alone. We write your itinerary, book your accommodation, recommend activities — and quietly follow your journey with local partners on standby.
- Tailor-made itinerary
- All bookings handled
- Local partner backup
where we go
Our Destinations
From our 21-day signature route through Southern Africa to advised journeys across the East there's always a brand-new frontier on the horizon.
21 Days · Namibia · Botswana · Zimbabwe
Our hallmark journey comprises of three weeks crossing the dunes of Namibia, the waterways of Botswana and the wild Zambezi in Zimbabwe. The trip that defines Afari Adventures.
Namibia
Towering red dunes, desert-adapted wildlife and silence you can almost touch.
- Sossusvlei dunes
- Etosha National Park
- Skeleton Coast
- Damaraland
Botswana
Pristine waterways, huge elephant herds and Africa's most exclusive safari country.
- Okavango Delta
- Chobe National Park
- Moremi Reserve
- Makgadikgadi Pans
Zimbabwe
Where our founder grew up — thundering falls, walking safaris and the wild Zambezi.
- Victoria Falls
- Hwange National Park
- Mana Pools
- Matobo Hills
More Signature Itineraries
Prefer to focus on a single country, or pair two? These are our other hand-crafted signature routes, each one is fully customisable in stay duration and pace.
The Best of Namibia
14 – 28 days
Dunes, desert wildlife, the Skeleton Coast and Etosha.
The Best of Botswana
14 – 28 days
Okavango Delta, Chobe, Moremi and the salt pans.
The Best of Zimbabwe
14 – 28 days
Victoria Falls, Hwange, Mana Pools and the Zambezi.
The Best of Zimbabwe & Botswanna
14 – 28 days
The greatest hits of two iconic safari countries in one trip.
Tailor-made extensions & stand-alone trips
Combine these destinations with the signature route or design a journey entirely around one of them. Same personal planning, same trusted local partners.
South Africa
A perfect add-on or stand-alone journey, from mountains and vineyards to Big Five plains.
- Cape Town
- Kruger National Park
- Garden Route
- Wine Lands
Zambia
Home of the walking safari where you can soak in the raw, intimate and bursting with wildlife.
- South Luangwa
- Lower Zambezi
- Livingstone
- kafue
Tanzania
The classic East African safari with endless plains, migrating herds and turquoise islands.
- Serengeti
- Ngorongoro Crater
- The Great Migration
- Zanzibar
Kenya
Iconic landscapes under Kilimanjaro and the drama of the Mara river crossings.
- Masai Mara
- Amboseli
- Samburu
- Lake Nakuru
Uganda
The Pearl of Africa — mountain gorillas, tree-climbing lions and lush rainforest.
- Bwindi Gorilla Trekking
- Queen Elizabeth NP
- Murchison Falls
- Kibale Chimps
Rwanda
Land of a Thousand Hills — intimate gorilla encounters and misty montane forests.
- Volcanoes National Park
- Gorilla Trekking
- Lake Kivu
- Nyungwe Forest
Coming Soon
Angola
A new frontier joining the Afari route, it's wild, untouched and waiting to be explored. Be among the first to travel with us when we open it up.
our unique approach
Don't just visit the village, Live it.
Every Afari journey can include our signature village workshop which is a day, or more, spent in a typical rural African community. You don't watch from a safari vehicle: you join in. You help with the chores, learn the language of the land, share a pot of sadza around the fire and sleep under the same stars as your hosts. It is the most honest way to understand Africa and the moment most of our guests say changed them forever.
our story
Born on the edge of Hwange National Park
Born and Raised close to nature
Our founder was born in Zimbabwe, on the edge of Hwange National Park, where wildlife wasn't a destination — it was daily life. Livestock had to be locked in kraals each evening or the hyenas and lions would take them. Elephants raided the banana plantations. Buffalo roamed the streets. Co-existing with nature wasn't a philosophy, it was the rhythm of home. That's where the love of wildlife began.
Learning about the wild
In 1994 he became a trainee canoe guide on the Zambezi. From there his career took him across Southern Africa with a leading South African overland company, then with a British operator that sent him guiding from Cape Town to Ethiopia — often exploring new routes and writing the route notes himself.
Life in the Netherlands & the birth of Afari
In 2005 he moved to the Netherlands. "You can take an African out of Africa, but not Africa out of him." After a few years in Europe, Afari Adventures was born — a way to bring together deep African knowledge and a clear understanding of how Europeans love to travel.
He still leads trips in Africa every year, scouts new destinations, and keeps three decades of relationships with trusted local partners alive and warm. Every Afari itinerary is planned personally by him. That's why we say: with Afari, you're not a tourist — you're a friend on holiday.
On the ground, Afari works hand-in-hand with a small, like-minded team of local guides — chosen personally over years of shared trails. Each one has an outstanding guiding reputation, a deep understanding of what our clients need, and the same gift our founder has: they are natural storytellers who bring Africa to life around the campfire, on the game drive, and in the quiet moments in between.
moments on safari
Postcards of Past Journeys
A glimpse of the wildlife, landscapes and people our travellers have met along the way. Tap any photo to enlarge.
our unique approach
Don't just visit the village, Live it.
Every Afari journey can include our signature village workshop which is a day, or more, spent in a typical rural African community. You don't watch from a safari vehicle: you join in. You help with the chores, learn the language of the land, share a pot of sadza around the fire and sleep under the same stars as your hosts. It is the most honest way to understand Africa and the moment most of our guests say changed them forever.
From our Travelers
Friends on holiday, sharing their experiences
Every Afari journey can include our signature village workshop which is a day, or more, spent in a typical rural African community. You don't watch from a safari vehicle: you join in. You help with the chores, learn the language of the land, share a pot of sadza around the fire and sleep under the same stars as your hosts. It is the most honest way to understand Africa and the moment most of our guests say changed them forever.