Knowledge. Experience. Trust.

Africa

One-off, outstanding off the beaten track safaris

Kenya

Kenya has a touch of safari magic which is difficult to replicate anywhere else on the continent. The people are welcoming, the wildlife is exhilarating and the atmosphere electric.

Botswana is a veritable Land of Plenty but also a country of contrasts: from the lush greens and blues of the Okavango Delta, with its thick vegetation and gleamingly healthy wildlife, to the haunting and eerie Kalahari desert, home to bushmen.

South Africa

A country with outstanding wildlife areas and the bright lights of cosmopolitan Cape Town, South Africa is perhaps the most diverse destination on the continent.

Explore our Safari Experiences

Looking for a particular type of holiday in Africa? To enhance your safari, there is a wide range of experience options to choose from which can form the basis of your trip or be included within an itinerary. There is something for everyone.

As private guided safari specialists with over 35 years’ experience, we have the inside knowledge to deliver the safari of your dreams

Unique safari experiences, tailored to you

Boo Chrisp, Bushbuck Safaris

Unique is perhaps the most over-used adjective in the safari vocabulary. Often used to describe shared camps, scheduled itineraries and upmarket package holidays, unique is a word whose actual meaning has been worn out through its over-use in glossy brochures and websites.

When we say our safaris are unique, we use the word mindfully and with confidence. That is because no two Bushbuck safaris are ever the same. Our one-off safaris match our clients’ dreams and expectations with the very best that Africa has to offer. By best, however, we don’t mean the most expensive. All our itineraries are personally designed and seamlessly delivered, but at a comparable cost to an off-the-peg trip.

There are no set itineraries, busy camps or over-crowded game reserves. Nor are we in the business of filling lodges. There are no square pegs and round holes here because when we work with a client, we listen very carefully indeed. It’s not always about destinations and wildlife, it’s also about how a safari should feel. Every client, or party of clients, is different, with their own specific set of criteria. We translate these into reality. Yet a safari with Bushbuck will cost no more, and sometimes less, than booking direct.

The very best people &
places in Africa

Bushbuck Safaris is a small family company, established in 1984 when we started working with the legendary African private guides of the age. Since then, we have been exploring and finding even more of the very best people and places in Africa, regularly discovering new hidden gems. We are continually building and enhancing our personal knowledge of specific countries, wildlife areas, guides, operators, camps, lodges and retreats. This gives us the knowledge and practical experience to design and organise an itinerary which is breathtakingly memorable and truly life enhancing.

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Private guided -
the safari with no limits

The ultimate safari experience, private guided safaris offer the freedom to decide how you want to explore, not restricted by the interests or timetables of others. Bushbuck has been working with the leading private guides in Africa since the 1980s and, through our unrivalled network, we are able to match the best guide for each client. There are no set itineraries and, ultimately, no limits.

Ideal for multi-generational families or a party of friends, you will enjoy your own camp or a small owner-operated camp for your exclusive use together with your expert guide and professional support team. Whatever your interests, or appetite for adventure, the private guided safari allows you to dictate the agenda and the pace.

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Bushbuck’s reputation is built on trust and the fact that we have our clients’ best interests at heart.

In fact, 75% of our clients come to us by referral and many return year after year. In fact, several clients have taken their 14th/15th safari with Bushbuck. They value our outstanding knowledge and experience, trusting us to deliver an unrivalled and unique safari each time.

To discuss your requirements please complete the contact form or call us on +44 (0) 1669 630 386

Case Studies

Given that every Bushbuck safari is unique, there is no such thing as an example itinerary. But we can tell you about some of the safaris our clients have taken. The following are genuine case studies which demonstrate the added value Bushbuck brings.

Bringing together the generations

For my 80th birthday I want to take my children and grandchildren on safari. To get away from it all, away from signal and internet.

Off the beaten track walking safari

We would like to do a walking safari but not a regular safari, nothing we would find in a brochure, something totally off the beaten track.

Namibia through the camera lens

We were asked by a UK landscape photographer to create a safari in Namibia; an inspiring destination for anyone but particularly exciting for those with an interest in photography.

Discovering new destinations

The brief came from a Swiss client who has been on 14 safaris with Bushbuck since 1990. ‘Boo, do you know anything about Sao Tome and Principe Islands?'

When only the best will do

Long-standing clients of ours from Los Angeles, this couple had taken their first safari with Bushbuck in the 1980s. Now in their eighties, only the best will do.

A honeymoon in Tanzania which didn’t cost the earth

We would like to spend some time on safari on our honeymoon and then to the beach but have a limited budget.

Boo, I consider myself fortunate to know you as my go to planner for Africa. I don’t know when the next time will be but when it comes I will look forward to working with you again.”

Jeff is a surgeon from the US and combines a medical mission to Africa with some time on safari with Bushbuck. This was Jeff’s fourth safari with Bushbuck with his friends and fellow surgeons.

All 3 camps were wonderful. Game, especially the elephants, profoundly beautiful. Please come and visit us when you are in New York and I’ll give the complete feedback. We had a fabulous trip."

Bob and his wife revisited Botswana. Their first safari with Bushbuck was in 2000.

Thank you for our trip of a lifetime, it was excellent in every way. Here is a video of our safari as a momento for you, thank you."

Frank from Florida and his wife, children and grandchildren (a small army) enjoyed a privately guided safari to Zambia and Botswana, his second safari with Bushbuck.

We had the best time on safari in Zambia, thank you Boo, we are already planning our next safari!"

Bob and Joyce from the US have been on 16 safaris with Bushbuck.

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Where to go

There are literally no limits when it comes to choosing your safari destination or destinations. Bushbuck frequently conducts fact-finding trips to new areas, sometimes at the request of a specific client. To give you inspiration, however, and ideas of where you might like to consider going, here are the countries our clients most regularly visit. The usual stay in any one camp or lodge is 3 -5 days so a combination of destinations and countries is easily managed, with seamless transfers by vehicle or light aircraft.