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PeriodChristmas and New Year · weeks 52-53
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Autumn holidayweek 42 202712Christmas and New Yearweeks 52-53 202629Winter holidayweeks 7-8 202727Easterweek 12 202719Summer holidayweeks 26-31 202779

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1 adult2 adults2 adults + 2 children4 adults

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AgainstEaster · week 12

Compare Christmas and New Year with

The period afterWeeks 1-2 2027The period beforeWeeks 50-51 2026The same period last yearPrice history started on 9 Sep 2026. Possible from Sep 2027.

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2 adults2 adults + 2 children4 adults

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Autumn holidayweek 42 202712Christmas and New Yearweeks 52-53 202629Winter holidayweeks 7-8 202727Easterweek 12 202719Summer holidayweeks 26-31 202779

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Safaris · South Africa · Updated 31 Oct 2026

Safaris to South Africa: Christmas and New Year vs Easter 2027

AChristmas and New Year · weeks 52-53BEaster · week 12

Christmas and New Year is 21% more expensive than Easter 2027 for safari trips to South Africa for 1 adult: the median price is DKK 34,000 against DKK 28,000 per person.

29▲ 53% vs BLive trips for 1 adultB19
DKK 34,000▲ 21% vs BTypical price per personDKK 28,000 - DKK 42,700BDKK 28,000
6Tour operatorsB7
41%Share of all safari trips

Key figures to quote

Safaris · South Africa

Christmas and New Year is 21% more expensive than Easter 2027 for safari trips to South Africa for 1 adult: the median price is DKK 34,000 against DKK 28,000 per person.

1 adultA: Christmas and New Year · weeks 52-53B: Easter · week 12
Basis: Median price per person · 31 Oct 2026
Safaris · South Africa

There are 53% more departures in Christmas and New Year than in Easter 2027: 29 against 19 safari trips to South Africa.

1 adultA: Christmas and New Year · weeks 52-53B: Easter · week 12
Basis: Number of live trips · 31 Oct 2026
Safaris · South Africa

Waterberg accounts for 42% of the safari trips to South Africa in Christmas and New Year against 55% in Easter 2027.

1 adultA: Christmas and New Year · weeks 52-53B: Easter · week 12
Basis: Share of live trips · 31 Oct 2026
Safaris · South Africa

The middle half of the safari trips to South Africa costs DKK 28,000 to DKK 42,700 per person for Christmas and New Year, against DKK 24,500 to DKK 32,200 for Easter 2027.

1 adultA: Christmas and New Year · weeks 52-53B: Easter · week 12
Basis: Middle half of prices · 31 Oct 2026

Week by week

A and B side by side. Price on top, number of trips below.

Price per person · median and middle half20,00030,00040,00050,00060,000Live trips for 1 adult010205253122026week

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WeekA TripsA MedianB TripsB Median
Week 52 202613DKK 39,000––
Week 53 202616DKK 32,000––
Week 12 2027––19DKK 28,000

What do the trips cost?

Share of trips per 1,000 per person, A and B.

0 %50 %100 %1819,000-19,999 DKK: 36.4%19,000-19,999 DKK: 100.0%20222426283031,000-31,999 DKK: 27.3%3233,000-33,999 DKK: 36.4%341,000 DKK per personMedian A: DKK 34,000Median B: DKK 28,000

Where are the trips, A vs B?

Share of trips per place.

Destination
Share of trips
A
B
Kruger National Park
41.7%
45.5%
Waterberg
41.7%
54.5%
Limpopo
16.7%
0.0%

Questions and answers

Is Christmas and New Year more expensive than Easter 2027?
Christmas and New Year is 21% more expensive than Easter 2027 for safari trips to South Africa for 1 adult: the median price is DKK 34,000 against DKK 28,000 per person.
Where are there most trips?
There are 53% more departures in Christmas and New Year than in Easter 2027: 29 against 19 safari trips to South Africa.
What moves the most?
Waterberg accounts for 42% of the safari trips to South Africa in Christmas and New Year against 55% in Easter 2027.
How wide is the price range?
The middle half of the safari trips to South Africa costs DKK 28,000 to DKK 42,700 per person for Christmas and New Year, against DKK 24,500 to DKK 32,200 for Easter 2027.

Safari trips to other countries

Kenya17Zimbabwe16
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Kompare Market Insights (2026). Safaris to South Africa: Christmas and New Year vs Easter 2027 (1 adult, A: Christmas and New Year · weeks 52-53, B: Easter · week 12). Retrieved 31 Oct 2026 from https://kompare.io/insights/safaris/south-africa/christmas-new-year?personer=1-0&mod=easter

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