KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Expert-led safaris that fund the wild future of KwaZulu-Natal.
The greatest safaris don't end when you return home. They leave behind something that endures.
Begin Your JourneyLegacy Conservation Safaris opens the door to one of Africa's most undervalued safari regions through the people protecting it and the projects shaping it.
Guided by conservation experts, species specialists and renowned wilderness guides working on the ground, this is a small-group safari built around active conservation project activities, from rhino horn trimming to eagle monitoring to snake rescue and research.
What to expect
- Explore parts of South Africa, a globally renowned safari destination
- One rare journey through subtropical coastlines, UNESCO world heritage, and Big Five country
- Guided by international conservation experts
- 25% of each ticket directed to conservation work
- Stay at celebrated lodges
- Experience the culture of KwaZulu-Natal
- A small group of only eight guests at a time
Our Commitment
A safari you can feel good about.
In a world of passive giving and distant conservation, Legacy Conservation Safaris brings you into the field alongside the people protecting Africa's wildlife. Experience the projects firsthand, meet the experts leading them, and be a part of a legacy for Africa's wildlife that extends beyond your time here. Every Legacy Conservation Safari directly supports wildlife conservation and research in KwaZulu-Natal. Through carefully selected conservation partners and our own research initiatives, each departure helps protect rhinos, crowned eagles, reptiles, amphibians, and the ecosystems they call home.
Read about the work"I founded Legacy Conservation Safaris because I wanted to create a different kind of safari: one that brings people closer not only to Africa's wildlife, but to the people working every day to protect it. My hope is that our guests return home with more than unforgettable memories. I want them to leave with a genuine understanding of conservation, shaped by the people living it everyday, and knowing their visit has helped leave behind something that endures."
Dr Camille Fritsch, Founder & Your Lead Guide
The Experience of a Lifetime
Four wild worlds. Nine days. One extraordinary province.
You begin on the North Coast, where rare coastal forest sits beside the warm Indian Ocean and wildlife thrives in an increasingly urban landscape. You continue into the wetlands of iSimangaliso and the heart of the Zulu Kingdom in the historic wilderness of Hluhluwe-iMfolozi. You end in protected Big Five country, where rhino conservation, predator monitoring and reserve management continue daily in the field.
Legacy Conservation Safaris brings these landscapes together through a carefully crafted safari, revealing the places, people, and wildlife that make KwaZulu-Natal one of Africa's most remarkable safari destinations.
This is the safari you have always envisioned, with a purpose you can feel good about.
The 9-Day Legacy Conservation Safari
KwaZulu-Natal is one of South Africa's most under-commercialized safari frontiers. It holds sub-tropical ocean coastlines, forest and wetland systems, and Big Five wilderness in some of the oldest and most important conservation landscapes on the continent, all within a single province.
- Exclusive access to Tanglewood Private Nature Reserve
- iSimangaliso Wetland Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Hluhluwe-iMfolozi, Africa's oldest proclaimed game reserve
- Big Five game drives
- Rhino horn trimming observation
Why Legacy
High-quality safari travel with measurable conservation impact.
Legacy Conservation Safaris combines rare field access, expert-led guiding and intimate travel with direct support for conservation projects. You will experience the wild through the people protecting it, while helping fund the work that keeps ecosystems thriving.
Guided by Renowned Conservation Leaders
Your safari is led by Dr Camille Fritsch, one of Africa's leading large mammal ecologists. With just eight guests on each departure, you travel alongside someone who has devoted his career to understanding Africa's wildlife.
Meet your guide
The People Behind the Wildlife
Along the way you'll spend time with some of South Africa's most respected conservationists, scientists, veterinarians and wilderness guides, each sharing the stories and passion that have shaped their work protecting Africa's wildlife.
The people & projects
Founded for Conservation
We were founded to help finance the people, projects and protected landscapes safeguarding Africa's wildlife. Rather than adding conservation to a safari, we built a safari around it, supporting work that continues long after you leave.
Our conservation impact
The Safari You'll Remember
Every day brings something new, from luxury lodges and Big Five game drives to walking safaris, boat cruises and the warmth of South African hospitality. Curated throughout, it's the safari you've always imagined.
See the journeyOur Commitment
25% for wildlife.
Conservation is difficult to fund. Field teams need vehicles, equipment, fuel, tracking technology, veterinary support, monitoring time and skilled people in the right place at the right moment. Legacy Conservation Safaris was created to help close that gap, with 25% of each ticket going to support the active fieldwork and people you meet working in South Africa.
Our conservation allocation
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13% Rhino protection and horn trimming
Funding towards rhino horn trimming and protection work through Wildlife ACT
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5% Crowned eagle research
Support for African crowned eagle monitoring, GPS tracking and nest research in greater Durban
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5% Reptile and amphibian conservation
Support for KZN reptile rescue, relocation, coexistence education and research
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2% Protected areas financial support
Conservation levies paid to protected areas that make this work and access possible
An experience that
stays with you.
"I watched a rhino horn trimming operation that my safari helped fund. That work continues long after we came home."
"Dr. Fritsch explained why the hippo surfaced at that exact moment. It was because he had spent a decade tracking it. That is a different thing entirely from a game drive."
"We have given to conservation organisations for years without knowing where the money went. This time I know exactly what my journey supported. I have photographs of the rhino."
"Everyone we know has been to Kruger. Nobody we know has been to KwaZulu-Natal. That was enough of a reason to go. The science made it worth coming back."
Limited Availability
2027 Safari Departures
Each departure is limited to eight guests and timed to coincide with genuine conservation activities. Once a date is full, it is closed. Reserve early to secure your place on the journey.
2027
April 2 – 10
9-night journey · 8 guests
2027
April 12 – 20
9-night journey · 8 guests
2027
April 26 – May 4
9-night journey · 8 guests