Affordable Safaris

Our Classic Journeys offer an authentic wildlife adventure but with more comfort and style. Keeping in line with our very popular small group concept where our groups are limited to 12 clients, we will take you to the highlights of the countries travelled while keeping you off the beaten track.

Our classic journeys are adventure travel and offer the same quality service that Sunway is renowned for, but with a higher standard of accommodation and a little more comfort. Classic Journeys are non-participation style.

The accommodation we use is in “classic” Southern African style, using 3-4 star lodges, tented camps, and guest houses.

We have chosen properties, based on their location, that pay attention to detail and are generally intimate with a casual and relaxed atmosphere. All rooms will be en-suite. In some cases we’ll be staying inside the national parks, but on other nights we prefer to overnight at private lodges on conservation land. The concept is to provide the best possible experience for you the traveller.

Breakfast and included evening meals will be catered in-house by the guest houses, lodges and camps allowing you to enjoy buffet style breakfasts and casual dinners with your travelling companions around the dinner table. On travelling days you will have roadside picnics with lunches catered by your versatile guide. There will be some own expense meals which are detailed in the itinerary, please also refer to the safari grade section on each page.

If travelling to Africa has always been your dream then our range of accommodated adventures offer interesting varied and exciting journeys that will get you closer to Africa’s nature and it’s people. Using simple, comfortable and well located accommodation, our small group safaris offer fantastic value for money combined with Sunway Safaris quality service.

Accommodated adventures are based on our proven small group adventure safaris concept, you will overnight in guest houses, chalets, lodges or permanent tented camps. The accommodation we use is graded 2 to 3 star and is comfortable, clean and friendly and is booked on a twin share basis. The majority of rooms have en-suite bathrooms and very occasionally they will have shared ablutions. All linen and bedding is provided. Details of accommodation for each night are available on each detailed itinerary.

COMFORT - indicates en-suite rooms in a lodge or guest house.

RUSTIC - indicated where rooms either share a bathroom, or where the accommodation available is more basic.

On certain of the itineraries we visit the Okavango Delta with 2 nights at a tented camp. Each mini meru tent has twin camp beds with linen and en suite chemical toilet. Shared bucket shower tent with hot water off the fire.

Most meals will be prepared by the Sunway guides, evening meals we eat around a fire and you will have roadside picnic style lunches on travelling days. Depending on itinerary a selection of dinners and breakfasts will be catered in-house by the lodge.

With professional Sunway guides to lead our safari and a comfortable bed to sleep in every night you are assured of a fantastic holiday. You will not find a better value for money safari.

Camping in the wilds of Africa is the way to go – it’s an awesome experience to lie in your tent at night listening to the roar of lions or the haunting cry of a jackal!

On safari you stay in designated camping sites in national parks, private reserves, private campsites and towns. Facilities are good with hot showers, electricity, clothes washing facilities and generally a bar and restaurant available. Some camps further north can be basic and have limited facilities and simple reed enclosures for showers but do have flush toilets!

In the Botswana national parks we generally use private wild campsites. On wild camping nights there are no facilities.

Sunway team will erect a bucket shower, with warm water from the fire, and a pit toilet tent. Wild camping is a true wilderness experience and we keep our impact on the environment to a minimum, taking out everything we take in.

Sunway supplies all the camping equipment with the exception of your sleeping bag and pillow (available for rent). The canvas dome tents we use are large (2.2 x 2.2 x 1.8 metre), with built-in insect nets. Putting them up or down takes only 5 minutes. We supply 5 cm thick mattresses, which are warm and comfortable. The camp chairs have a backrest and all cooking and eating utensils will also be provided. Food is kept in sealed containers and cooler boxes or freezers ensuring fresh and hygienic food preparation.

It’s not all camping! On most safaris there will be a number of lodge or guest house accommodation nights. The facilities will be modest but clean and comfortable. Generally you will have an en suite twin room but sometimes you will be asked to share bathrooms with another room. Details are shown on each itinerary page.