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Extraordinary African Safaris
Go behind the scenes of African conservation science — join researchers in the field, learn their methods, and see how wildlife is studied and protected.
A research safari takes you beyond the game drive into the world of conservation science. Through partnerships with researchers and conservancies, you spend time alongside scientists studying lions, elephants, wild dogs, or rhino — learning their methods (camera traps, telemetry, identification, data collection), joining fieldwork where appropriate, and understanding the real work of protecting wildlife.
It’s ideal for the genuinely curious, students, and citizen-science enthusiasts who want depth over checklists. The wildlife viewing is excellent, but the real draw is insight — seeing how science underpins conservation, and contributing in a small way to it.
Scientists introduce their study and methods.
Camera traps, telemetry, ID, and data collection.
Understand how research drives conservation.
Excellent game viewing alongside the science.
A rewarding, substantive trip for the genuinely curious — being in the field with scientists is a privilege and an education. Access depends on active projects and their schedules, so itineraries are arranged case by case. It's not a hands-on wildlife job; you observe and assist within strict guidelines, which is exactly as it should be.
These are the destinations we most often pair with Research Safari, based on route flow, season, and how the wider itinerary fits together.
The world's largest intact volcanic caldera — a 260 km² natural amphitheatre holding some 25,000 large animals, including East Africa's most reliable...
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Tanzania's second-largest park and home to roughly a tenth of the world's lions — baobab hills, the Great Ruaha River, and almost...
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Tanzania's largest national park — boat safaris on the Rufiji River, walking among big game, and wild dog country, a short flight...
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Tanzania's most accessible big-game park — open Mkata floodplains often compared to the Serengeti, an easy drive from Dar es Salaam.
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A short planning brief gives our team enough context to suggest the right parks, route, pace and accommodation level.
