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African Safari

Dreaming of an African Safari? Here are some great tips on getting discounts and deals on flights, safaris and tours to Africa. The African discount travel sites listed come highly recommended but I have not used all of them personally. Please do your own research carefully and make sure you don’t get surprised by any hidden fees.

Discounted Flights to Africa
There’s no such thing as a last minute fare to Africa from the US because there is simply not enough competition among airlines that fly there, and flights fill up at least a month in advance. People in the UK get much better deals and more options. consider looking for a cheap flight from the Us to the UK and finding a flight to Africa from there. Who knows you can ever make it a sort of double vacation.

When looking for good deals on airfare these are a couple of good sites:

* Bootsnall
* Cheaptickets.com

Discounted Safaris and Tours to Africa

The problem with these might be that you will pay more in airfare to get to your great deal of a tour in time. If you can get to Africa in time for a reasonable amount of money or you are already there here are some good places to look for reasonable tours and safaris:

 

• Africa Guide’s last-minute deals and specials: One of the best African tour agents, Africa Guide offers deals on budget and luxury safari tours, adventure tours, diving tours, beach holidays and more.
• Go2Africa.com: A very reputable South African based tour operator offering some excellent deals on tours and safaris in Southern Africa.
• TourVacationsToGo.com: Offer special rates to Morocco, Egypt, Zanzibar, South Africa, Kenya and many more. You have to sign in to become a member in order to see the special fares, but it’s worth it.
• E-Gnu.com: Offers good discounts and deals on safaris and wildlife park lodging in East and Southern Africa.
• Palace Travel: A US based travel agency offering “hot deals” on packages and tours to Africa including airfare. The prices are very reasonable and include a good selection of trips to West Africa.
• Virtual Tourist deals found by members: Virtual Tourist is a travel site that relies on its users to provide travel reviews. They’ve recently added this section, where people write in to tell others about travel deals they’ve found to Africa.
• AfricaSafari.com: Offers deals and regular discounts on safaris from high-end luxury fly-in safaris to budget participatory camping safaris.
• Instant Holidays: A budget tour operator in the UK offering good deals on packages to Gambia, Hurghada (Egypt), Luxor (Egypt), Seychelles, Mauritius, Mombasa (Kenya) Sharm el Sheik (Egypt) and Tunisia.
• Flight Centre SA: Offers excellent value holidays from South Africa to African destinations. If you can find your way to South Africa, it’s worth booking a trip to Botswana or Mauritius from there.
• Safarinow.com: Last minute deals on safari lodges and guest houses in South Africa.