Our 12 Favourite Safari Tours Around the World

1.From Agadir/Taghazout: Buggy Safari Adventure & Moroccan Tea

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 48 reviews · 3 hours · from $56Our pick

You’ll ride a shared buggy with an English- or French-speaking guide across rough ground near Agadir, stop for photos of goats in argan trees, and drink mint tea in a traditional Berber tent. Hotel pickup, equipment, and drop-off are included. The small group is limited to four people.

“Excellente activité, le chauffeur est très sympathique et le guide extra. Je recommande, un très bon moment. Un peuple chaleureux et tellement gentil♥️”

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2.Tuk-Tuk Safari Liptons seat,Tea Fields Hike,TeaFactory Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 46 reviews · 7 hours · from $60

Start with pickup in Ella, then ride by tuk-tuk through Bandarawela or Haputale, walk tea-estate paths, and pause for a picnic. Your English-speaking guide leads you toward Lipton Seat, with views across seven districts, before a tour of Dambatenne Tea Factory. The day ends in Haputale, with no hotel drop-off included.

“Excellent experience despite heavy rain. Our guide did a wonderful job working around the cloud cover and rain, to create an interesting and fun tour”

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3.Agadir: Quad Bike Safari Desert With Moroccan Tea

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 23 reviews · from $41Best value

This two-hour quad bike outing takes you from your Agadir hotel into rugged Souss-Massa terrain. You get a trial ride, follow an English- or French-speaking guide, stop for mint tea and biscuits in a Berber tent, and look for goats climbing argan trees. Hotel pickup, drop-off, tea, and the quad tour are included.

“A team of very friendly young people. Our guide was very attentive. The tea and biscuits break was very nice. Highly recommended.”

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4.Munnar: Tea Garden and Elephant Safari Trip by 4×4

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 16 reviews · 10 hours

Spend 10 hours in a private 4x4 exploring Munnar’s tea estates, Viripara and Perumbankuthu waterfalls, spice gardens, forest roads, river crossings, tribal villages, and Anakulam’s elephant-watching area. Guides may speak English, Tamil, Malayalam, or Hindi. The elephant sighting is possible, not guaranteed, and food is not included.

“Lovely day spent with my guide Ravindrakumar, who gave me thorough explanations on the different spices and teas found in the region. The jeep safari was also very nice. I unfortunately didn’t see any elephant because of the heavy rains that day, but many people told me that they had seen them a few days before. Would also very much recommend the tea trek with Ravindrakumar, the scenery is absolutely gorgeous!!”

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5.Galle Day Tour with River Safari, Tea Plantation & Sea Turtle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $135Top rated

Spend 8 to 12 hours with a private English-speaking driver-guide exploring Sri Lanka’s southwest coast. You’ll take a 1.5-hour mangrove boat safari, visit the Kosgoda turtle project, tea country, a Buddhist temple, a gem showroom, and Galle Dutch Fort. Pickup, entry fees, lunch, water, and drop-off are included.

“Fantastic day. We went on the 4am visit but the early start was worth it. We saw monkeys, elephants, lots of different types of birds, deer and water lizards. Amazing lunch.”

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6.Bentota Village Tour with River Safari & Tea Plantation/Factory – All Inclusive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $120

Spend 7 to 9 hours exploring Bentota and nearby villages with a private driver-guide. You’ll cruise the Bentota River, visit Kande Viharaya Temple, see turtle conservation, wood carving, gems, tea production, and enjoy a local lunch. Pickup and drop-off are included from resorts between Wadduwa and Unawatuna.

“The tour was really great. The guides were knowledgable, friendly and really caring.”

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7.From Jakarta: Safari Park, Tea Plantation & Jaksa Waterfall

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 8 reviews · 1 day · from $141

Travel from Jakarta to Taman Safari Bogor, the Puncak tea plantations, and Jaksa Waterfall with an English-speaking guide. You will see large animals from the vehicle, learn about tea production, taste local tea, and walk through forest to the falls. The small group is limited to 10, though some bookings may use a private car.

“Trip was amazing, we had great time visiting safari and tea plantation, guide was very kind and helpful. We can highly recommend them. Looking forward to our new excursions 😊”

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8.Tuk Tuk safari and Picnic in The Tea Plantation from Ella,Haputale & Bandarawela

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $58

Travel by private tuk tuk from Ella, Haputale, or Bandarawela to Lipton’s Seat. With a driver-guide such as Nazar, Rizad, Supun, or Arshan, you’ll see tea-country life, try picking leaves, visit a working factory, and eat a picnic lunch with hill views.

“The Tuk Tuk tea experience is a “must do” when visiting Ella.”

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9.Galle Day Trip with River Safari, Sea Turtles & Tea Factory

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 9 hours · from $95

Travel by private vehicle with an English-speaking driver-guide to Galle Fort, a mangrove river safari, turtle conservation project, tea plantation and factory, Buddhist temple, and gem showroom. Dinesh has earned special praise for relaxed, flexible service. Lunch, entry fees, and hotel transfers are included from much of Sri Lanka’s southwest coast.

“Dinesh was great. The river safari was amazing. Gemstone museum is just a way to spend money on jewellery. Bring cash for tips and donations.”

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10.Private Galle Day Tour with Boat Safari & Tea Factory Visit – All Inclusive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $135

Mihin Leisure’s private Galle day tour combines a 1.5-hour Bentota River Safari, turtle hatchery, Buddhist temple, jewelry showroom, tea factory, lunch, and Galle Dutch Fort. Pickup runs from Colombo and nearby coastal towns. A private English-speaking driver-guide handles transport and entry fees.

“We had a day trip to Hikkaduwa with our friends from overseas and we enjoyed the day as much as possible. We did water sports and Coral reef watching and it was fabulous. It was worth the money and the service was professional. The tour coordinator was friendly and was very good in providing information. Highly recommended.”

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11.Private Quad Biking Safari In The Palm Grove Of Marrakech And Berber Home Tea

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $140

Leave central Marrakech by private pickup, ride a quad through the dry wadis and palm groves of the Palmerie, then pause at a Berber home for mint tea. You get about 80 minutes on the quad, bottled water, and an English-speaking guide. Rashid is one guide named in the tour details, while Abdul handled a reported delay.

“Time keeping was not great, Collected from hotel at 5.00pm, got there 5.15pm, sat around for an hour before the previous riders got back! However, Abdul did apologise and Rashid (our driver/guide) was very pleasant. Once we did get going, faRead more”

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12.Taman Safari and Tea Plantation Tour at Puncak

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 10 hours · from $105

Spend 10 hours with English-speaking guide Iskandar on a private trip from Jakarta to Taman Safari Puncak Bogor. Feed animals from the car, see pandas and dolphins, visit a waterfall, and stop at a tea estate for cool mountain views. Animal rides, cable cars, and giraffe feeding cost extra.

“The visit to the tea plantation was superb. The weather was very cooling.Iskandar brought us to the top of the hill to see the glamping and the camping site. Next we went to the safari. The experience of feeding the animal from the car was fantastic!”

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