African Safaris and Charitable Giving

An African Safari is a vacation of a lifetime. Going on an African Safari is to experience amazing wildlife, beautiful scenery and friendly people. However, as a world traveler, you also have the unique opportunity to PERSONALLY make a difference to an African School or village.

For as little as 1% or 2% of additional cost to your African Safari vacation, you can literally change the lives of not just one child, but the children of an ENTIRE AFRICAN SCHOOL OR VILLAGE by providing solar powered lamps. And, you can do all this without having to pack the lamps in your luggage. As part of your safari itinerary you will be able to arrange for the lamps to be purchased and on your safari van when you start your safari, so that you can  personally deliver them to the school or village of your choice and experience the joy of giving to those in need. Learn More »

The Mission of the Safari Samaritan

The mission of the Safari Samaritan is to facilitate the purchase and donation of solar powered lamps to school children in rural communities in Africa where many homes do not have electricity. These lamps improve the daily lives of children and adults by providing clean and healthy lighting, which replace dangerous, expensive, and polluting kerosene lamps, with lamps powered by the sun. This enables children to study at night and adults to extend their workday, all the while eliminating carbon emissions, improving household health, and increasing a family’s standard of living.

How We Operate

We are not a tour operator but we do recommend Travel Partners. Our experienced Travel Partners will customize your African Safari for you to include extensive game viewing. This would include viewing the big 5 (Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Rhinoceros, and Cape Buffalo) and the great Wildebeest and Zebra migrations. However, they will also facilitate and simplify your purchase of the lamps and address your environmental issues while on safari.

We recommend a wide variety of items that can be donated in our section on Charitable Giving. However, we place special emphasis on solar powered lamps, as most African school children live in homes without electricity.

There are many great memories that you take away from an African Safari. Watching the joy and gratitude on the faces of children who have just received these lamps is as memorable as watching the great Wildebeest migration as they cross the Mara River to follow the rains.