Explorations Africa

Explorations Africa is a bespoke safari planning business run by husband and wife team Dan and Antoinette MacKenzie, who spent decades living, working and travelling across Africa before relocating to Portugal. Antoinette grew up in Northern South Africa and managed remote safari camps for more than 17 years, while Dan's family moved from Canada to Africa when he was a baby, giving him a lifelong grounding in the continent's history and wildlife photography. The couple design custom, escorted and photographic safaris across a range of African countries including Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, alongside beach add-ons in destinations such as Mozambique, Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe. Every trip is planned around a personal conversation with the client, typically over a video call, rather than from a fixed package menu, drawing on the couple's own contacts with camps and operators on the ground. Alongside trip planning, Explorations Africa runs a Hearts for Africa initiative, reflecting the couple's focus on community and conservation alongside the safaris themselves. Enquiries can be made through the website, by email, or by phone, with a dedicated Portugal contact number for clients based in the Algarve and the rest of the country. The business keeps active Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest and X (Twitter) accounts under the Explorations Africa name, and Dan and Antoinette are also reachable directly for an obligation-free quote or to book an online video appointment.