African Big Cats Safaris

Atelier · Arusha · By Appointment
Folio I — MMXXVI
The 2026 Edition

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A deliberate few each year. Composed in residence.By referral alone.

Tanzania · Kenya · Rwanda · Uganda · Zanzibar ✦
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Mnemba Island private veranda overlooking the Indian Ocean
An Invitation

What we offer cannot be ordered. It must be considered.

Each safari is shaped around a single guest list yours and unfolds at the tempo of your appetite for wonder. Private aircraft between camps. A signature suite or villa, alone in the wilderness. A personal field guide who knows the herds by their morning movements. A chef who knows your preferences before you arrive.

This is Africa, on terms you set.

— Mr Emmanuel Kavishe, Founder

The Standard

What this tier means

Eight inclusions that distinguish a high-end safari from a luxury one

i.

Private Aircraft

Direct light-aircraft connections between camps and reserves

ii.

Signature Suites

Private villas and the finest accommodation in each destination

iii.

Personal Field Guide

One of East Africa's top guides, dedicated to you throughout

iv.

Resident Butler

Your every preference anticipated, your privacy guarded

v.

Michelin-trained Chef

Chef-driven dining indoors and under the southern stars

vi.

Helicopter & Balloon

Aerial experiences over the migration, craters, and coastline

vii.

Zero Shared Safaris

Private vehicles, private dining, private guides — always

viii.

Bespoke Itinerary

Daily plans designed in residence around your tempo and tastes

Curated Itineraries

Signature safaris

Blueprints refined over years, reshaped entirely around you

i. African Elegance Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti suite at golden hour
Ten Days · Tanzania

African Elegance

A graceful introduction to the country's three crowning experiences

Begin among the coffee plantations of Arusha. Move into the endless southern Serengeti during the calving season. Conclude on the sand-fringed privacy of Mnemba Island, where days unfold between the reef and your veranda. Game drives in private vehicles, fly-camp dinners under the southern cross, and quiet days on the coast.

Legendary Lodge Four Seasons Serengeti Mnemba Island
From $18,500 per guest · double occupancy
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ii. The Tanzanite Private dining on the beach at Mnemba Island, Zanzibar
ten Days · Northern Circuit & Coast

The Tanzanite Experience

The full Tanzanian narrative, in a single uninterrupted safari

From Arusha's plantation suites to the elephants of Tarangire, the Ngorongoro caldera at first light, and the great migration on the southern Serengeti. Concluding on a private island in the Indian Ocean, where dhows are the only traffic and the kitchen is yours alone. Ten days, the country's full register, four signature lodges.

Legendary Lodge Olivers Camp Four Seasons Serengeti Mnemba Island
From $22,730 per guest · double occupancy
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iii. Sky-to-Savanna Wildebeest migration viewed from a private camp deck
Ten Days · Kenya & Tanzania

Sky-to-Savanna Sovereign

For guests who wish to see Africa from above as much as within it

Twelve days of altitude. The Maasai Mara plains by helicopter at first light. The Serengeti's southern plains during calving, observed from the deck of your camp. A private hot-air balloon launch at dawn over the migration corridor. Tailored for those who measure a safari in vantage points as much as in encounters.

Angama Mara Singita Sasakwa Helicopter Overflights Private Balloon
From $17,300 per guest · double occupancy
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A Quiet Note
"Few places remain where one can still feel small in the best possible way."
— Tarangire River, dry season
Mnemba Island banda lounge
Zanzibar Coast

Mnemba Island

Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti
Serengeti

Four Seasons

Legendary Lodge cottage
Arusha

Legendary

Fanjove Island bandas from the air
Mainland Coast

Fanjove Island

Olivers Camp Tarangire
Tarangire

Olivers Camp

Where We Go

Remote wildernesses, private concessions

Each destination is curated with our preferred lodges and private guides drag to explore the full register, or click any card to read more.

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By Appointment

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Each safari is designed in conversation with our founder. Reach us by phone, by email, or by appointment in our Arusha studio — and let us shape something that exists only for you.

Begin the Conversation Call +255 786 508 052
+255 786 508 052 info@africanbigcatssafaris.com Arusha, Tanzania

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