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The Safari Cost Breakdown

What a safari night is actually built from, the four ways a cheap quote is made cheap, and a worksheet for comparing two quotes properly.

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Accommodation, meals, park fees, guiding and transport — the way safaris are usually costed. It sets the level of camp we plan around, and we will tell you honestly what your budget does and does not reach.
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What the breakdown covers

What a safari night is actually built from, the four ways a cheap quote is made cheap, and a worksheet for comparing two quotes properly.

  • What each budget level buys, per person per night
  • The anatomy of a night: where every dollar goes
  • The four ways a cheap quote is made cheap
  • Costs that sit outside every safari quote
  • Eight levers that genuinely reduce the price
  • Sample budgets for a couple, a family of four and a group of six
  • A worksheet for comparing two quotes like for like
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