For families who keep strictly kosher, the question is rarely simply, Can we find kosher meat in Africa?

The real question is whether you can travel deep into the wilderness without wondering what will be available when you arrive.

The answer can be yes, provided it is planned properly in advance.

Glatt kosher meat and other kosher provisions can be arranged for safari through established kosher suppliers. Depending on the destination and itinerary, meat may be imported from kosher suppliers such as Moishe’s Butchery in South Africa, while Chabad communities in East Africa can sometimes assist with sourcing or provisions. Availability varies by country, season and location, which is why the arrangements should be confirmed before your journey rather than improvised once you are in the bush.

That preparation changes the experience completely.

Your private chef or lodge kitchen can receive the required provisions before you arrive. Meals can then be planned around your family's preferences, dietary standards and itinerary. Fresh challah can be prepared for Shabbat, kosher wine arranged in advance, and Friday evening dinner prepared before sundown so that the transition into Shabbat feels calm rather than complicated.

This matters even more when you are travelling with children.

You should be watching elephants gather beside a waterhole, not wondering whether tomorrow's dinner has been sorted.

You should be sitting beneath the African sky as Shabbat begins, not making phone calls from a remote lodge.

The finest kosher safaris are built around anticipation. Private vehicles, knowledgeable guides, carefully selected lodges and pre-arranged kosher provisions work together quietly behind the scenes.

The result is not a safari where kosher observance has been “accommodated.”

It is a safari where your family's traditions are already part of the plan.

That is the difference between travelling with restrictions and travelling with confidence.

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