Malaria-Free Safaris
Places often chosen by people who want to stay outside the usual malaria zones. This is not medical advice, and a travel clinic should confirm what you need.
Why go
A malaria-free safari is for travellers who would rather not take prophylaxis: families with young children, travellers who are pregnant, and anyone who wants to leave the tablets at home. Safari Continents Travel groups the routes that stay in regions commonly described as malaria-free or very low risk. This is not medical advice; a travel clinic confirms what you need for the exact places and dates on your quote.
The good news is that these regions include some of the finest travel in Africa. South Africa's Eastern Cape reserves and Madikwe are Big 5 reserves outside the main malaria belt. Cape Town, the winelands, the Whale Coast and the Garden Route are generally regarded as malaria-free, and so is much of Namibia's desert and coast.
East Africa's great parks sit inside the malaria zone, so this collection leans to the south and to the islands. If the Serengeti or the Mara is the dream, the Big 5 and migration collections are the place to look, and a clinic will advise on prophylaxis for those dates.
The Indian Ocean islands make natural finishes. The Seychelles and Mauritius are both commonly listed as malaria-free, and either pairs with a Cape or Eastern Cape safari on a single trip, with a short flight in between.
Each itinerary below names the country and the park on every night, which is the information your clinic needs. Travel insurance, visas and clinic visits sit outside the rate, as on every trip. A quote comes before any payment.
Best Africa Malaria-Free Tours & Safaris
Priced itineraries written for this kind of trip. The rate is per person sharing. A quote comes before any payment.
From KSh636,865 to KSh657,640 pps
Family South Africa's Cape Town & Madikwe
6 daysHighlights
Morning and afternoon game drives on each full day on safari. Park and permit fees for the places on this route.
Destinations visited
Cape Town | Madikwe | South Africa
From KSh718,015 to KSh975,098 pps
Seychelles Praslin, La Digue & Mahe Island
10 daysHighlights
Beach days are part of this route.
Destinations visited
La Digue Island | Mahe Island | Praslin Island | Seychelles
From KSh2,566,288 to KSh5,738,928 pps
Family Private Safari Whale Coast & Madikwe
10 daysHighlights
Morning and afternoon game drives on each full day on safari. Park and permit fees for the places on this route.
Destinations visited
Johannesburg | Madikwe | South Africa | Whale Coast
From KSh1,638,581 to KSh2,160,538 pps
South Africa’s Big Five, Wine & Conservation Safari
11 daysHighlights
Time in a wine valley.
Destinations visited
Cape Winelands | Eastern Cape | Franschhoek | South Africa
From KSh446,000 to KSh484,952 pps
Namibia, Etosha and Damaraland Self Drive
11 daysHighlights
Morning and afternoon game drives on each full day on safari. Park and permit fees for the places on this route.
Destinations visited
Damaraland | Etosha | Namibia | Swakopmund | Windhoek
From KSh1,019,244 to KSh1,141,294 pps
Self-drive South Africa's KwaZulu Natal
11 daysHighlights
Time on foot with a guide. A horseback outing where this itinerary includes one.
Destinations visited
KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa
From KSh866,033 to KSh927,707 pps
Namibia's Road Trip & Fly-In Sossusvlei
12 daysHighlights
Morning and afternoon game drives on each full day on safari. Park and permit fees for the places on this route.
Destinations visited
Damaraland | Etosha | Namibia | Swakopmund
From KSh2,874,008 to KSh3,987,386 pps
Family Cape Town, Winelands & Garden Route
12 daysHighlights
Time in a wine valley.
Destinations visited
Cape Town | Cape Winelands | Eastern Cape | South Africa
Good to know
These routes favour the Cape, Namibia, the islands, and other places travellers often choose because they sit outside the usual malaria zones. This is not medical advice. A travel clinic confirms what you need.
The place comes first
The itinerary names the country and the park. Use that, plus a clinic, to decide. The page does not certify a park as risk-free.
The Cape and the desert
Cape Town, the winelands, and much of Namibia appear here because of where they are, not because of an award.
Islands are on the list too
Seychelles and Mauritius sit with the malaria-free routes. Diving and beach days are described on those stays.
Insurance stays outside the rate
Travel insurance, visas, and clinic visits are excluded, the same as on every other trip.
Enquire now
Pick the itinerary closest to what you want, tell us who is travelling and when, and we send a quote. Nothing is paid until you accept it.
Where to go
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