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PeriodSummer holiday · weeks 26-31
The next 52 weeks625

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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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AgainstChristmas and New Year · weeks 52-53

Compare the 2027 summer holiday with

The period afterWeeks 32-37 2027The period beforeWeeks 20-25 2027The same period last yearPrice history started on 9 Sep 2026. Possible from Sep 2027.

Other travellers, same period

2 adults2 adults + 2 children4 adults

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Holidays

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: the 2027 summer holiday vs Christmas and New Year

ASummer holiday · weeks 26-31BChristmas and New Year · weeks 52-53

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

79▲ 172% vs BLive trips for 1 adultB29
DKK 32,000▼ 6% vs BTypical price per personDKK 26,000 - DKK 41,000BDKK 34,000
9Tour operatorsB6
48%Share of all safari trips

Key figures to quote

Safaris · South Africa

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

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

There are 172% more departures in the 2027 summer holiday than in Christmas and New Year: 79 against 29 safari trips to South Africa.

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

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

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

The middle half of the safari trips to South Africa costs DKK 26,000 to DKK 41,000 per person for the 2027 summer holiday, against DKK 28,000 to DKK 42,700 for Christmas and New Year.

1 adultA: Summer holiday · weeks 26-31B: Christmas and New Year · weeks 52-53
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 2026––13DKK 39,000
Week 53 2026––16DKK 32,000
Week 26 202717DKK 28,000––
Week 27 202712DKK 33,600––
Week 28 202710DKK 33,900––
Week 29 202716DKK 29,500––
Week 30 202714DKK 31,000––
Week 31 202710DKK 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: 21.2%19,000-19,999 DKK: 36.4%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: 9.1%31,000-31,999 DKK: 27.3%33,000-33,999 DKK: 6.1%33,000-33,999 DKK: 36.4%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 32,000Median B: DKK 34,000

Where are the trips, A vs B?

Share of trips per place.

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

Questions and answers

Is the 2027 summer holiday more expensive than Christmas and New Year?
The 2027 summer holiday is 6% cheaper than Christmas and New Year for safari trips to South Africa for 1 adult: the median price is DKK 32,000 against DKK 34,000 per person.
Where are there most trips?
There are 172% more departures in the 2027 summer holiday than in Christmas and New Year: 79 against 29 safari trips to South Africa.
What moves the most?
Waterberg accounts for 27% of the safari trips to South Africa in the 2027 summer holiday against 42% in Christmas and New Year.
How wide is the price range?
The middle half of the safari trips to South Africa costs DKK 26,000 to DKK 41,000 per person for the 2027 summer holiday, against DKK 28,000 to DKK 42,700 for Christmas and New Year.

Safari trips to other countries

Kenya45Botswana23Tanzania7Namibia6Uganda5
See safari trips to South Africa on Kompare

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

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