To help provide insight into this new safari deals section of the website, I have decided to put together a six part blog post about how to best evaluate a safari deal:
This is part three of that six part blog post: Are Free Nights Worth it?
Are Free Nights Worth It?
A common safari special offer is to receive free nights based on a certain number of paid nights. This could be at a single camp or at a combination of camps.
Shorter stays are sometimes better, because you can get an adequate number of nigths at a camp without letting it dictate your entire safari itinerary. A great example right now is at Makanyane Safari Lodge in the Madikwe Game Reserve, which is offering both Stay 3 Pay 2 and a Stay 4 Pay 3 deals. These allow you to accrue a serious benefit with just a typical length stay for a single camp.
Game Drive at Makanyane Safari Lodge
Safari Deals Featuring Longer Stays for a Free Night
For safari deals that require 5 or more nights at a single camp/lodge you need to make sure it’s a camp that you really want to spend that much time at. Likewise, many operators may require more nights over a long period of time, such as Wilderness Safaris Pay 6 nights at any number of camps and get one free. This can be a good safari deal as long as that is the operator and grouping of camps that you would likely choose with no deals. Others are more aggressive such as &Beyond’s current safari offers of Stay 6 and Pay 4 that is long enough to include two camps but yet receive a deal on each.
Recommendation for a Safari Deal Offering Free Nights
It is important to find a safari deal that is structured to meet your needs rather than allow one to dictate your trip. In general a shorter number of nights involved is appealing because you can then take advantage of a special for one segment of an itinerary without having your entire safari dictated by one specific deal.
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