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About Getaways

A specialist’s eye, an operator’s reassurance.

Getaways exists to do one thing well: bring together a small, considered collection of luxury African travel experiences and make them easy to understand and book.

Sundowner drinks at sunset on a game drive in the Sabi Sand.

We don’t try to sell every lodge in Africa. Instead we choose a handful we know first-hand and combine them into journeys that flow naturally — bush to city, savanna to shoreline — with flights and transfers arranged end to end.

The result is curated value: fair, transparent pricing on genuinely excellent travel, without the noise of a discount platform.

Operated by Workshops in Africa

Every itinerary on getaways.tours is operated by Workshops in Africa, an established team with deep experience arranging travel across the region. They hold the supplier relationships, manage the logistics and stand behind every booking.

Getaways is its own brand, with its own point of view — but you travel with the confidence of a seasoned operator behind you.

An elephant at the waterhole, reflected in still water, at Kings Camp.

How we work

What you can expect

Curated, not comprehensive

A short list of lodges and journeys we genuinely rate — chosen for wildlife, setting and service.

Transparent pricing

Clear guide prices, a firm quote before you pay, and no artificial urgency or hidden add-ons.

Handled end to end

Flights, transfers and lodge stays arranged as one seamless journey by the Workshops in Africa team.