There is a particular kind of freedom that comes when you no longer have to think about what might go wrong.

Not whether kosher meals will actually be available in a remote camp. Not whether Shabbat will fit awkwardly around a safari schedule. Not whether your family will spend the journey managing details that should have been handled long before you arrived.

A luxury kosher safari should make those concerns disappear.

Your private vehicle moves at your family's pace. A guide can linger beside a pride of lions at first light, follow elephants across the savannah, or turn back when younger travellers have had enough. Between game drives, there is time for a slow lunch, a swim, or simply sitting beneath the shade listening to Africa.

Behind the scenes, the same precision extends to kashrut.

Kosher meat can be arranged through established kosher suppliers such as Moishe's Butchery in South Africa or, depending on the destination, through Chabad communities in East Africa. Meals are coordinated before arrival with the lodge, private chef and local team, rather than improvised once you are in the bush.

As Friday approaches, the pace changes naturally. Fresh challah is prepared. Kosher wine is waiting. Private spaces are prepared before sundown. The game-drive schedule is planned around Shabbat, allowing your family to welcome it without watching the clock or explaining your needs repeatedly.

That is the difference between having kosher food on safari and having a genuinely kosher safari experience.

And then Africa takes over.

A lion calls beyond the camp as darkness settles. Children gather around the fire, suddenly more interested in the stars than their phones. Parents realise they have spent an entire afternoon simply talking.

The luxury is not the tent, the vehicle or the wine.

It is knowing everything important has already been taken care of, leaving your family free to experience Africa together.

Kosher food in Africa is certified by the Beth Din of South Africa which is the Jewish religious court responsible for ensuring that food and other products meet the standards of Jewish dietary laws.

Stainless steel pots and pans are boiled and torched clean between each meal or for a nominal fee new pots, pans, plates, and cutlery/flatware will be supplied and be inspected by you when you check into the safari lodge or camp, or if you prefer you can bring in your own pots & pans.  After every use, they are washed in a special designated area.  During your stay, you are more than welcome to inspect the kitchen to ensure you are pleased with how your meals are being prepared.

Deluxe Option

At our approved Kosher Safari Lodges, Pareve meals will be prepared fresh on-site by chefs who have been trained in kosher catering, and at your request, kosher milk products as well as kosher meat from a Mehadrin Commission Kosher Butchery will be brought in.

Private & Exclusive

A Mashgiach who is Shomer Shabbat and has completed the Mashgiach kashrut course will be flown into the safari lodge.  If the lodge doesn't have a dedicated kosher kitchen, he will set up a temporary separated kitchen with new cooking utensils & equipment as well as import the Kosher approved ingredients including Chalav Yisrael & Mehadrin meat as well as shabbos candles and fragrance for havdalah.  He will supervise all the cooking.

If needed we can also get a private Jewish Kosher chef from a recognized kashrut authority to accompany him.  Both of them are very involved in the Jewish community in South Africa and work with full permission of their overseeing Rabbi. 

Shabbat While On Safari:

For all lodges & camps that we recommend Eruv is key, so we ensure the lodges/camps we select are on enclosed grounds.  To avoid elevators we book rooms at lower levels as well ensuring they don’t have electric pass keys or they are electronically disconnected during Shabbat.

To ensure compliance with Jewish dietary laws Shabbat dinner and lunch are cooked before Shabbat starts. A stove or grill with a blech or an oven will be used to keep food warm over Shabbat.

Hot water for tea or coffee over Shabbat will be boiled and preserved in flasks.

Activities during Shabbat

Whenever available we will select kosher safari Lodges that have watering holes where animals visit and from the comfort of your chair, you will have a wildlife viewing experience during Shabbat.  Another option during Shabbat is to have a Walking Safari in the Masai Mara or Serengeti escorted by an armed guard