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Kosher Safari
A kosher safari in Africa, private for your own party: Cape Town and a Kruger-area safari in South Africa, or Victoria Falls and the Lower Zambezi in Zambia. Every meal is Glatt Mehadrin, under the supervision of the Johannesburg Beit Din, and Shabbat is kept.
Two safaris, both private
Our kosher safaris in South Africa and Zambia
Two kosher safaris, each eight days and each run privately for your own party rather than as a group departure: Cape Town and a safari near Kruger, leaving any Wednesday, or Victoria Falls and the Lower Zambezi, arranged around your own dates.
South Africa
Cape Town and a Kruger safari, private
- Dates
- Every Wednesday, year-round
- From
- $6,175 per person
Zambia
Victoria Falls and the Lower Zambezi, private
- Dates
- Arranged for your travel dates
- From
- $6,000 per person
From-prices are the ones published today, per person sharing, in US dollars. Both safaris are also on our kosher tours page, with every escorted group tour.
South Africa · any Wednesday
A kosher South Africa tour: Cape Town, then a Kruger safari
Eight days and seven nights: four in Cape Town for Table Mountain, the Cape Peninsula and Kirstenbosch, with Shabbat at one of the oldest synagogues in the Southern Hemisphere, then three at a small lodge in the Thornybush Game Reserve, in the Kruger area.
The tour starts in Cape Town every Wednesday and ends the next Wednesday in Johannesburg; the flight from Cape Town to the Kruger area is included. At the lodge the days run around a morning and an afternoon game drive, and on the last full day there is a choice: the Panorama Route above the Blyde River Canyon, or a private 4x4 Big Five drive. In Cape Town kosher catering is delivered to your hotel; at the lodge the kosher kitchen is privately locked, with a kosher-trained chef.
Kosher Cape Town and Kruger Safari Tour
Zambia · on your dates
Kosher at Victoria Falls, then the Lower Zambezi
Eight days arranged around your own dates: three nights at Mukwa River Lodge on the Zambezi at Victoria Falls, then the rest of the week at Anabezi, a camp of twelve tented suites in Lower Zambezi National Park.
At the falls there is a sundowner cruise on the Zambezi, and lunch on Livingstone Island is an optional extra. In the Lower Zambezi the days are game drives, bush walks, boat trips and canoe excursions, with leopard tracking on the final day. The local and regional flights are included. Every meal is self-catered and Glatt Mehadrin, in new equipment and a kitchen separate from the lodge's own, and Shabbat is kept privately on the lodge's deck above the river.
Kosher Safari: Victoria Falls and the Lower Zambezi
Side by side
Which safari is right for you
Choose South Africa for a city and a safari in one week; choose Zambia for the falls and a longer stay deep in the bush.
- Cape Town and Kruger
- Four nights in a city, three on safari. Leaves any Wednesday, from Cape Town; ends in Johannesburg.
- Victoria Falls
- Three nights at the falls, the rest in the Lower Zambezi. Arranged for your dates, flying in through Johannesburg.
- Game viewing
- Game drives at Thornybush, in the Kruger area. In Zambia, game drives, bush walks, boats and canoes.
- Shabbat
- In Cape Town with a synagogue nearby; in Zambia kept privately at the lodge, with no local community on the route.
- Meals
- Delivered kosher catering in Cape Town and a locked kosher kitchen at the lodge; self-catered in a separate kitchen in Zambia.
- Group
- Both private, for your own party. Cape Town and Kruger is priced on a minimum of six.
Kashrut
Kosher in the bush
Every meal on both safaris is Glatt Mehadrin, under the supervision of the Johannesburg Beit Din: dairy or parve, with meat available on request.
In Cape Town, private kosher catering is delivered to your hotel, and the Shabbat meals are included. How it works day to day: keep kosher on safari. At the Thornybush lodge the kosher kitchen is privately locked, and a kosher-trained chef prepares every meal; on the Panorama Route day a parev picnic lunch travels with you, and the last night is a fleishig farewell dinner. In Zambia every meal is self-catered, in new sets of equipment, in a kitchen separate from the lodges' own. Tell us about any allergy or dietary need when you reserve.
On both safaris
What a kosher safari with us includes
Each safari's page carries its own list. These parts are on both.
- Your stays
- A hotel in Cape Town and a lodge at Thornybush, or two lodges in Zambia.
- Every kosher meal
- Glatt Mehadrin, as set out in each day's plan.
- Flights within Africa
- The flights on the itinerary: Cape Town to the Kruger area, or the local and regional flights in Zambia.
- Guides and rangers
- English-speaking guides, and safari rangers on the game drives.
- Transfers and taxes
- Airport transfers and the listed day tours in South Africa; all tourism and government taxes in Zambia.
- A team you can call
- The person for your region, before you book and before you travel.
Not included: international flights, travel insurance and anything optional, such as the Livingstone Island lunch.
Who it suits
Couples, families and friends traveling together
A private safari is yours alone: your party, your dates, your pace. The drives start early and the middle of the day is for rest.
- Cape Town and Kruger is suited to couples and families traveling together; no minimum religious observance is required to join
- Cape Town is the busier half, with walking tours, a cable car and a canopy walkway
- Shabbat is a full rest day on both safaris
- The Cape Town tour's reservation form asks for a short health declaration
Price and booking
What a kosher safari costs, and how booking works
Prices are per person sharing, in US dollars: Cape Town and Kruger from $6,175, based on a minimum of six travelers, and the Victoria Falls safari from $6,000.
The deposit and balance dates are to be confirmed for both. We strongly recommend travel insurance covering cancellation, medical care and luggage. Nothing is paid on this website.
- You send a short inquiry
A few questions, with the safari you were reading already filled in.
- We reply within one working day
The person for your region will be in touch. South Africa has its own line.
- We answer every question
Kashrut, the lodges, the flights, Shabbat and the dates. We are happy to answer all of your questions so you can make an informed decision.
- Your dates are set
Your reservation form and deposit fix your own dates and your own party.
Your hosts
Who is looking after you
The same team runs our Pesach programs. Before you travel, send us your flight times so the connections can be timed for you; for anything else, email us or call the line for your region. Every missed call and message is returned.
What our guests have to say
What guests said
“Organizing and running Kosher tours is not an easy task and your company achieved a degree of professionalism and excellence which will be hard to meet.”
“As independent travelers, it was with some trepidation we joined a group. Immediately, we felt in good hands by the updated information and availability of organizers.”
Questions
Questions about a kosher safari
How is the food kept kosher on safari?
Every meal is Glatt Mehadrin, under the supervision of the Johannesburg Beit Din. In Cape Town kosher catering is delivered to your hotel; at the Thornybush lodge the kosher kitchen is privately locked, with a kosher-trained chef. In Zambia every meal is self-catered, in new equipment and a kitchen separate from the lodges' own.
Is a kosher safari a group tour?
No. Both safaris are private, for your own party. Cape Town and Kruger leaves any Wednesday and is priced on a minimum of six; the Victoria Falls safari is arranged for your dates.
How is Shabbat kept?
On the Cape Town tour, Shabbat is in Cape Town: services on Friday evening at one of the oldest synagogues in the Southern Hemisphere, a private Shabbat dinner at your hotel and Saturday at leisure. In Zambia there is no local Jewish community on the route, so Shabbat is kept privately at Mukwa River Lodge, with the meals on the deck above the river.
Where will we see the animals?
In South Africa, on game drives from a lodge in the Thornybush Game Reserve, in the Kruger area. In Zambia, in Lower Zambezi National Park, on game drives, bush walks, boat trips and canoe excursions.
Can we bring the children?
The Cape Town and Kruger tour is suited to couples and families traveling together. Tell us the ages of everyone coming, and we will tell you which safari suits you.
Are flights included?
The flights within the itinerary are: Cape Town to the Kruger area, and the local and regional flights in Zambia. You book your own international flights; send us the times.
Do I need travel insurance?
We strongly recommend insurance covering cancellation, medical care and luggage, bought soon after you pay your deposit so the cover is complete.
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Inquire
Speak to someone about your trip
Call the line for your region, or send an inquiry and we will come back to you.
- Israel+972 2 992 9801
- USA / Canada+1 646 240 4118
- Europe+44 207 048 6168
- Australia+61 39 999 7496
- South Africa+27 83 377 1908
Speak to Shelley in reservations. Every missed call and message is returned.
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