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Experience the pinnacle of curated travel with Born Free Safaris & Worldwide Tours, where every trip redefines experiential experiences. Whether you are exploring the bush on an iconic safari, discovering untouched landscapes, meeting the local people or indulging in the foods and wines of the continent, each journey is meticulously crafted to ignite your sense of wonder.
KEY PILLARS OF THE BORN FREE PHILOSOPHY
- Personal Communication & Human Connection: Born Free emphasizes direct, personal communication over automated algorithms to ensure every detail of your journey is handled with consideration of your true feeling and offers independent reasoning.
- Tailor-Made Focus: Specialists collaborate closely with you to design a trip that aligns with your personal vision, pace, comfort level, and destinations. We believe one should never settle for just an online trip, as every destination, travel season and guest’s interest are different. Tailor-Made is not always a private custom trip, nor expensive. It is catering to the trip you envision plus your comfort level and resources.
- Expert Guiding: A professional, hand-selected guide is considered one of the most important components in the success of a trip. Guides are matched with travelers based on specific interests and personal requirements. They function as expert naturalists, trackers, storytellers to not only make your trip interesting but as seamless as possible.
- Logistics & Where You Stay: The company believes that pacing of a trip is essential – not just a check list of places to go. Drive times should be kept to a minimum but make sense in the overall planning. Where you stay is an integral part of the experience, offering diverse accommodations from tree hotels to luxury camps, selected for their location and experience they offer.
- Objectivity: Born Free operates as an independent, U.S.-owned company with no financial interest in specific lodges or service providers, ensuring their recommendations are unbiased and based purely on quality and your best interests.
Born Free has a strong position in the Africa travel industry and secures top-tier rates and has priority at recommended lodges and hotels, yet small enough to provide you individual attention to every request.
Our Born Free experienced safari consultants are looking forward to creating the trip you envision.
Alana Hayden
Founder - Born Free Safaris & Worldwide Tours
Founder – Association for the Promotion of Tourism to Africa
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Featured itineraries
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Safari & Cape Town
Experience vibrant Cape Town with its stunning scenery, historic sites, and world-class restaurants. Then fly to a four-day safari in two of premium Greater Kruger's private reserves.South Africa Highlights
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South Africa is often described as “a world in one country,” offering a seamless blend of safaris, diverse cultural heritage, comfort, and safety that is uniquely suited for families. It is also an easy hop to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, an UNESCO Heritage site with activities including boating, community interactions, safaris, and elephant encounters.
The main draw for families is the wildlife, and on this family trip, there will be not only a traditional safari in Greater Kruger but a special stay at The Elephant Camp and a visit to Penguin Beach in Cape Town. In addition to the wildlife, travel on the rotating cable car up Table Mountain. Then a ferry to Robben Island, the location where Mandala was imprisoned, now a museum dedicated to the history of apartheid.
On Safari - Three days are spent at a private game reserve, unfenced and bordering the Greater Kruger ecosystem. Resident guides and trackers take you out in open safari vehicles for day and night drives. Search for lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and giraffe. At night, guides search the bush for nocturnal species such as bush babies, leopards, porcupines, and aardvarks.
Each day is very different as life unfolds in the bush. There are also educational lectures and programs for young safarists. Family units and private villas are available at many of the Born Free featured properties.
Victoria Falls & Elephant Camp
Located a quick 10 minutes from Victoria Falls' park entrance, Elephant Camp is on a private concession with breathtaking, distant views of Victoria Falls and Batoka Gorge. Shuttles are run by the lodge, and guests can take a leisurely walk along the gorge, viewing the various vantage points of Victoria Falls.
Victoria Falls is more than just the Falls, and Elephant Camp is the perfect base for experiencing the area.
Elephant Interactions: Highlights of the property are the waterhole in front of the lodge where elephants come to bath and drink and the elephant sanctuary for orphaned elephants. The sanctuary focuses on anti-poaching efforts as well. The herd has been rescued from either culling or illegal trade.
Included Activities:
• Adventure & Tours: Guided tours of Victoria Falls, Victoria Falls Canopy Tour.
Optional arrangements can be made to visit the Zambia side of the falls.
• Elephant Encounters: Interaction with resident elephants and educational talks.
• Safari & Nature: Game drives in Zambezi National Park and nature walks.
• Sunset cruises on the Zambezi Royal
• Cultural: Village Tours are intentional and immersive rather than staged.
Optional Activities
Helicopter Flightseeing
High tea on the terrace at the Victoria Falls Hotel.
Chobe River Cruise, Botswana
Adrenaline Activities:
Zip lining, Micro lights, whitewater rafting, seasonal dip at the edge of Vic Falls in Devil’s Pool
This South Africa journey is crafted around the family’s interests, ages, and financial resources set aside for the trip.
Southern Africa Family Journey
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Extraordinary Journey through Africa
The best Africa has to offer. Cape Town, wildlife, & iconic scenery. Journey from South Africa to Victoria Falls, safari in the shadows of Mt. Kilimanjaro and the Mara, the northern extension of the Serengeti.Cape to Kenya
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Travel to Southern Africa in style and luxury with emphasis on safari in Botswana and Sabi Sand. In Cape Town, your personal guide will give you insider access to top sites, wine estates, and best restaurants.Cape Town, Sabi Sand, & Botswana's Okavango
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In Search of the Great Migration
EMPHASIS MAASAI MARA This safari itinerary is adjusted seasonally to maximize chances of witnessing the migration. Stays are extended in the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem, aligning with the projected migration.Migration Safari - July to Mid-October
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World’s Most Biodiverse Destination
Madagascar is a land of extraordinary discoveries. Home to eccentric species not found anywhere else on earth. Life forms are unique from the plants to the most famous of its wildlife - the lemurs.Madagascar Discovery
Articles
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Best Places to See Wildlife On An Africa Safari
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Find essential travel tips for solo female travelers exploring exotic destinations and safaris with expert advice on safety, planning, and cultural awareness for luxury adventures.
Women’s Solo Travel Safety Tips and Advice
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Experience South Africa's groundbreaking 261-mile luxury rail project with exclusive wildlife encounters, sustainable travel innovation, and unparalleled access to UNESCO sites to elevate your African safari.
South Africa High-Speed Rail Link: Connecting Gauteng & Limpopo
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Kenya's exclusive safari experiences take you from private conservancies to luxury lodges. Plan your trip to enjoy expert guides and premium wildlife encounters, cultural experiences and world-class accommodations across Kenya's finest game reserves.
Guide to Luxury Kenya Safaris & The Best Wildlife in Africa
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