Where to Go: the 15 Best Two-Day Safari Trips Worldwide

1.Zagora 2-Day Desert Safari with Food & Camp

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,137 reviews · 2 days · from $113Our pick

Review of the 2-day Zagora desert safari from Marrakech, with Ait Ben Haddou, camel rides, campfire music, meals, tips, and practical advice.

“Excellent adventure into the desert that incorporated a bit of everything! Highlights were the stop at Ait Ben Haddou (our guide Said was welcoming and knowledgeable), camel ride into the desert (although 1 hour was definitely long enough!) and the hospitality of the Berber camp. We came back tired but super happy. A definite must do activity!”

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2.2-Day Safari at Garden Route Game Lodge

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 928 reviews · 2 days · from $533

Review of the 2-day Cape Town safari to Garden Route Game Lodge, with Cape Agulhas, coastal stops, wildlife drives, meals, and practical tips.

“The guide (Chris) was excellent. Very flexible, planning the route to get the best weather at different places and asking us how long we wanted to stop for. He also answered all my questions about South Africa”

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3.South African Wildlife and Safari 2-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 411 reviews · 2 days · from $322

Review of the 2-day Cape Town safari to Oudtshoorn, including Big Five game drives, accommodation, costs, long drives, and elephant encounters.

“We had an amazing trip with our Guide Maudi! Everything was planned and organized perfectly! We could enjoy our whole Trip with no waste of time! We saw so many animals and i'm so happy that i was on this Tour! Thanks again to Maudi for making this Trip so special!!”

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4.2 Day Safari Experience from Cape Town

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 326 reviews · from $447Top rated

Review of a two-day Cape Town safari with Big Five drives, Cape Agulhas, penguins, Hermanus, lodge stay, meals, and practical tips.

“From start to finish, what a fantastic packed two days! Benjamin the driver/guide from Bokbus was an absolute gentleman and missed nothing: bravo! Stops were frequent and pertinent as we visited many interesting places en route to and from the lodge. The lodge is fantastic to be fair. The grounds are beautiful and immaculate. The huts are well equipped and quite cute to be fair. The two pools are clean and very inviting. Food and service is second to none and the dining hall is a really nice surrounding. The two drives with Zandre were incredible as we saw absolutely everything you could hope for and his educated updates were…”

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5.2 Day South African Wildlife Tour with 4×4 Safari from Cape Town

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 251 reviews · from $279

Review of a fast-paced 2-day safari from Cape Town with Botlierskop, Buffelsdrift, Route 62, wildlife, and practical booking advice.

“This was a great experience. The safaris were well run, with education/conservation being on point. The accommodations were wonderful and beyond expectations. Denver was an amazing tour guide! He exceeded expectations to ensure we had the best experienRead more”

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6.2 Days Safari To Queen Elizabeth National Park with Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · from $1,350

Review of a private two-day Queen Elizabeth National Park safari from Kampala, with a Kazinga Channel cruise, game drive, meals, and pickup.

“My husband and I recently returned from a 2 day safari trip to Queen Elizabeth National Park. We were so happy that Inspire had a 2 day option as we were short on time but wanted to experience a safari and are we glad we did. The tour itself was very organized from pick uRead more”

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7.2-Day Addo Elephant Park Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 46 reviews · 2 days · from $597

Review of a 2-day Addo safari from Port Elizabeth, with elephants, Big 5 viewing, a river cruise, dune tour, giraffe walk, and lodge stay.

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8.2-Day Safari in Taita Hills from Mombasa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 45 reviews · from $399

Review of a 2-day safari from Mombasa to Tsavo East and Taita Hills, with game drives, meals, and a night at Salt Lick Lodge.

“It was a very awesome experience! We had a lot of fun with our great tourguide Amin. We saw a lot of different animals, even lions and more of the big five. The Salt Lick Lodge was great. It really looks like you can see it in the photos. It is more like than it is promised. We can recommend the tour and the price is worth it. Asante sana!”

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9.2 Days Popular Safari to Lake Mburo National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · from $1,250

Review of a 2-day Lake Mburo safari from Kampala, with game drives, a boat ride, Equator stop, meals, lodging, and practical value advice.

“I was generally disappointed with this tour. The park Is worth a visit with loads of great animals and the accommodation was beautiful - but for what I paid, the tour itself was not good value for money. It didn't feel like a tour - more like two guys driving me to the park and back with little communication.”

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10.2 Days and 1 Night Mikumi Safari Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $650

Review of a private two-day Mikumi safari from Dar es Salaam, with game drives, Maasai culture, meals, lodging, and practical travel tips.

“It was an amazing experience with awesome guide, we had fun and we would love to go on a next trip for more adventures to come”

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11.2 Days Safari Tsavo East

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 32 reviews · from $600

Review of the 2-day Tsavo East safari from Mombasa, with wildlife highlights, timing, $600 value, lodging, meals, and booking advice.

“Die Safari war ein schönes Erlebnis, welche durchaus zu empfehlen ist. Wir haben einen deutschsprachigen Reiseleiter gebucht, dadurch kostete die Safari gleich wesentlich mehr. Der Reiseleiter jedoch war mit seinen Erklärungen und InformRead more”

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12.2 days 1 night saltlick safari from Diani/Mombasa

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 28 reviews · 2 days · from $650

Review of a 2-day Salt Lick Safari from Diani or Mombasa, with three game drives, full board lodging, wildlife views, and practical tips.

“Było super. Niestety domki były zajęte ale została mi zaproponowana alternatywna,która też była świetna”

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13.2 Days Chitwan Jungle Safari Tour from Pokhara/Kathmandu

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 27 reviews · 2 days · from $117

Review of the 2-day Chitwan safari from Pokhara or Kathmandu, with jeep safari, rhinos, Tharu culture, meals, and practical travel tips.

“one night not enough two about right really good experience great staff and accommodation ,walk through jungle, canoe sail down croc infested river ,ride through jungle on safari truck all really well organized and informative saw many animals at quite close range well worth the trip and good value but got a private car back much better”

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14.2 Day Gorilla Trekking Safari in Uganda via Kigali

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · from $1,780

Review of a 2-day Uganda gorilla trek from Kigali, with permits, transfers, meals, guides, costs, camping, and practical advice.

“I had three days in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Kisoro District courtesy of Bamboo Ecotours and the Ugandan Wildlife Authority. I stayed at Rushaga Lodge. Lovely food, comfortable lodgings and friendly atmosphere with great views.”

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15.2 Days Mikumi National Park Safari From Dar es salaam or Zanzibar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $615

Review of the 2-day Mikumi safari from Dar es Salaam or Zanzibar, with wildlife, meals, transport, timing, value, and booking advice.

“We had a great experience with this company, we had fun and on the end of the safari had interactions with locals as requested. This was the best and Tanzania is a very good country with kind people”

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