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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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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 1 Nov 2026

Safaris to South Africa: Christmas and New Year vs the 2027 summer holiday

AChristmas and New Year · weeks 52-53BSummer holiday · weeks 26-31

Christmas and New Year is 6% more expensive than the 2027 summer holiday for safari trips to South Africa for 1 adult: the median price is DKK 34,000 against DKK 32,000 per person.

29▼ 63% vs BLive trips for 1 adultB79
DKK 34,000▲ 6% vs BTypical price per personDKK 28,000 - DKK 42,700BDKK 32,000
6Tour operatorsB9
41%Share of all safari trips

Key figures to quote

Safaris · South Africa

Christmas and New Year is 6% more expensive than the 2027 summer holiday for safari trips to South Africa for 1 adult: the median price is DKK 34,000 against DKK 32,000 per person.

1 adultA: Christmas and New Year · weeks 52-53B: Summer holiday · weeks 26-31
Basis: Median price per person · 1 Nov 2026
Safaris · South Africa

There are 63% fewer departures in Christmas and New Year than in the 2027 summer holiday: 29 against 79 safari trips to South Africa.

1 adultA: Christmas and New Year · weeks 52-53B: Summer holiday · weeks 26-31
Basis: Number of live trips · 1 Nov 2026
Safaris · South Africa

Waterberg accounts for 42% of the safari trips to South Africa in Christmas and New Year against 27% in the 2027 summer holiday.

1 adultA: Christmas and New Year · weeks 52-53B: Summer holiday · weeks 26-31
Basis: Share of live trips · 1 Nov 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 26,000 to DKK 41,000 for the 2027 summer holiday.

1 adultA: Christmas and New Year · weeks 52-53B: Summer holiday · weeks 26-31
Basis: Middle half of prices · 1 Nov 2026

Week by week

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

Price per person · median and middle half20,00040,00060,000Live trips for 1 adult0102052532627282930312026week

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WeekA TripsA MedianB TripsB Median
Week 52 202613DKK 39,000––
Week 53 202616DKK 32,000––
Week 26 2027––17DKK 28,000
Week 27 2027––12DKK 33,600
Week 28 2027––10DKK 33,900
Week 29 2027––16DKK 29,500
Week 30 2027––14DKK 31,000
Week 31 2027––10DKK 34,300

What do the trips cost?

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

0 %20 %40 %1819,000-19,999 DKK: 36.4%19,000-19,999 DKK: 21.2%2123,000-23,999 DKK: 4.5%2425,000-25,999 DKK: 6.1%26,000-26,999 DKK: 6.1%27,000-27,999 DKK: 4.5%2728,000-28,999 DKK: 4.5%29,000-29,999 DKK: 7.6%3031,000-31,999 DKK: 27.3%31,000-31,999 DKK: 9.1%33,000-33,999 DKK: 36.4%33,000-33,999 DKK: 6.1%3336,000-36,999 DKK: 7.6%363940,000-40,999 DKK: 7.6%4245,000-45,999 DKK: 7.6%454849,000-49,999 DKK: 7.6%1,000 DKK per personMedian A: DKK 34,000Median B: DKK 32,000

Where are the trips, A vs B?

Share of trips per place.

Destination
Share of trips
A
B
Kruger National Park
41.7%
53.2%
Waterberg
41.7%
27.4%
Limpopo
16.7%
19.4%

Questions and answers

Is Christmas and New Year more expensive than the 2027 summer holiday?
Christmas and New Year is 6% more expensive than the 2027 summer holiday for safari trips to South Africa for 1 adult: the median price is DKK 34,000 against DKK 32,000 per person.
Where are there most trips?
There are 63% fewer departures in Christmas and New Year than in the 2027 summer holiday: 29 against 79 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 27% in the 2027 summer holiday.
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 26,000 to DKK 41,000 for the 2027 summer holiday.

Safari trips to other countries

Kenya17Zimbabwe16
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Kompare Market Insights (2026). Safaris to South Africa: Christmas and New Year vs the 2027 summer holiday (1 adult, A: Christmas and New Year · weeks 52-53, B: Summer holiday · weeks 26-31). Retrieved 1 Nov 2026 from https://kompare.io/insights/safaris/south-africa/christmas-new-year?personer=1-0&mod=summer-holiday

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