December 2026 is 20% cheaper than March 2027 for safari trips to South Africa for 2 adults: the median price is DKK 23,700 against DKK 29,500 per person.
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Safaris · South Africa · Updated 10 Nov 2026
Safaris to South Africa: December 2026 vs March 2027
December 2026 is 20% cheaper than March 2027 for safari trips to South Africa for 2 adults: the median price is DKK 23,700 against DKK 29,500 per person.
Key figures to quote
There are 45% more departures in December 2026 than in March 2027: 393 against 271 safari trips to South Africa.
Mabula Game Reserve accounts for 36% of the safari trips to South Africa in December 2026 against 13% in March 2027.
The middle half of the safari trips to South Africa costs DKK 19,400 to DKK 28,500 per person for December 2026, against DKK 26,100 to DKK 33,200 for March 2027.
Week by week
A and B side by side. Price on top, number of trips below.
- ADecember 2026
- BMarch 2027
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| Week | A Trips | A Median | B Trips | B Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 49 2026 | 73 | DKK 23,300 | – | – |
| Week 50 2026 | 75 | DKK 23,300 | – | – |
| Week 51 2026 | 72 | DKK 23,300 | – | – |
| Week 52 2026 | 79 | DKK 28,500 | – | – |
| Week 53 2026 | 94 | DKK 28,500 | – | – |
| Week 9 2027 | – | – | 66 | DKK 28,700 |
| Week 10 2027 | – | – | 70 | DKK 28,000 |
| Week 11 2027 | – | – | 73 | DKK 29,500 |
| Week 12 2027 | – | – | 62 | DKK 30,700 |
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 December 2026 more expensive than March 2027?
- December 2026 is 20% cheaper than March 2027 for safari trips to South Africa for 2 adults: the median price is DKK 23,700 against DKK 29,500 per person.
- Where are there most trips?
- There are 45% more departures in December 2026 than in March 2027: 393 against 271 safari trips to South Africa.
- What moves the most?
- Mabula Game Reserve accounts for 36% of the safari trips to South Africa in December 2026 against 13% in March 2027.
- How wide is the price range?
- The middle half of the safari trips to South Africa costs DKK 19,400 to DKK 28,500 per person for December 2026, against DKK 26,100 to DKK 33,200 for March 2027.
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Kompare Market Insights (2026). Safaris to South Africa: December 2026 vs March 2027 (2 adults, A: December 2026, B: March 2027). Retrieved 10 Nov 2026 from https://kompare.io/insights/safaris/south-africa?periode=2026-12&mod=2027-03
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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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