Christmas and New Year is 9% cheaper than weeks 5-6 2027 for safari trips to South Africa for 2 adults: the median price is DKK 28,500 against DKK 31,300 per person.
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Safaris · South Africa · Updated 10 Nov 2026
Safaris to South Africa: Christmas and New Year vs weeks 5-6 2027
Christmas and New Year is 9% cheaper than weeks 5-6 2027 for safari trips to South Africa for 2 adults: the median price is DKK 28,500 against DKK 31,300 per person.
Key figures to quote
There are 23% fewer departures in Christmas and New Year than in weeks 5-6 2027: 173 against 225 safari trips to South Africa.
Kruger National Park accounts for 31% of the safari trips to South Africa in Christmas and New Year against 38% in weeks 5-6 2027.
The middle half of the safari trips to South Africa costs DKK 20,500 to DKK 33,500 per person for Christmas and New Year, against DKK 26,400 to DKK 34,300 for weeks 5-6 2027.
Week by week
A and B side by side. Price on top, number of trips below.
- AChristmas and New Year · weeks 52-53
- BWeeks 5-6 2027
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| Week | A Trips | A Median | B Trips | B Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 52 2026 | 79 | DKK 28,500 | – | – |
| Week 53 2026 | 94 | DKK 28,500 | – | – |
| Week 5 2027 | – | – | 111 | DKK 31,300 |
| Week 6 2027 | – | – | 114 | DKK 31,200 |
What do the trips cost?
Share of trips per 1,000 per person, A and B.
Where are the trips, A vs B?
Share of trips per place.
Questions and answers
- Is Christmas and New Year more expensive than weeks 5-6 2027?
- Christmas and New Year is 9% cheaper than weeks 5-6 2027 for safari trips to South Africa for 2 adults: the median price is DKK 28,500 against DKK 31,300 per person.
- Where are there most trips?
- There are 23% fewer departures in Christmas and New Year than in weeks 5-6 2027: 173 against 225 safari trips to South Africa.
- What moves the most?
- Kruger National Park accounts for 31% of the safari trips to South Africa in Christmas and New Year against 38% in weeks 5-6 2027.
- How wide is the price range?
- The middle half of the safari trips to South Africa costs DKK 20,500 to DKK 33,500 per person for Christmas and New Year, against DKK 26,400 to DKK 34,300 for weeks 5-6 2027.
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Kompare Market Insights (2026). Safaris to South Africa: Christmas and New Year vs weeks 5-6 2027 (2 adults, A: Christmas and New Year · weeks 52-53, B: Weeks 5-6 2027). Retrieved 10 Nov 2026 from https://kompare.io/insights/safaris/south-africa/christmas-new-year?mod=2027-W05..2027-W06
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Emil Jess Jensen, CEO
- Live, bookable departures at the tour operators Kompare indexes. Not the whole market.
- Every figure covers only the chosen travellers and the chosen period. Rows for different travellers are never added together.
- Prices in DKK, per person.
- Median and middle half (25-75%). A price is shown only where at least 3 operators contribute.
- Key figures about weeks and races use those with at least 1,000 trips, otherwise 100, otherwise 10.
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