Gone are the days when safari adventures were the preserve of the wealthy. Our low-cost safari holidays for solo travellers show that thrilling game drives, bush walks and waterhole sundowners can be enjoyed by all.

Budget tours of Namibia for singles take you not only to the Namib Desert, where oryxes, desert elephants and cheetahs roam the arid wilderness, but also to Namibia’s best-known national park, the Etosha, which is a dream for any wildlife photographer or nature enthusiast. On cheap guided solo tours in South Africa, you might spot baboons during spectacular walks in the Drakensberg Mountains before venturing on safari in the famous Kruger National Park. Or your itinerary might include a boat trip on St Lucia Lake at iSimangaliso Wetland Park, where you can get close to wallowing hippos and crocodiles as well as spotting flamingos, pelicans and African fish eagles.

Alternatively, you might opt for our highly affordable singles trips to India, where game drives in national parks such as the Ranthambore offer sightings of myriad bird species, including parakeets, eagles and waders such as jacanas, as well as sloth bears, crocodiles and, of course, the amazing Bengal tiger.

Browse the excellent tours below or head to our Latin America pages to find bargain solo wildlife tours of Costa Rica and Ecuador.

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