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Dust & Thorn

✓ Verified operator
The same reserves from camps outside the gates
Based in
Arusha
Running since
2017
Trips live
13
Rating
4.3 ★ (172)

Their story

Camps outside the park boundary and shared vehicles, which is most of the price difference and none of the wildlife.

Everything Dust & Thorn runs

Where they go
What they run
13 trips
Rift Valley & Mara
Kenya: the Mara, Nakuru and Amboseli
Run by Dust & Thorn
18 Sept · 10 Oct · 6 Nov
Easy
6 days from₹1,68,599
4.015 reviews
3 dates open
Virunga & Kivu
Rwanda: mountain gorillas in the Virungas
Run by Dust & Thorn
18 Sept · 10 Oct · 6 Nov
Challenging
6 days from₹3,02,599
4.311 reviews
3 dates open
East Africa
Kenya, Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar
Run by Dust & Thorn
18 Sept · 10 Oct · 6 Nov
Easy
11 days from₹2,68,599
4.118 reviews
3 dates open
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: the falls, Hwange and Great Zimbabwe
Run by Dust & Thorn
18 Sept · 10 Oct · 6 Nov
Easy
10 days from₹1,94,499
4.45 reviews
3 dates open
Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa: Kruger and the Drakensberg
Run by Dust & Thorn
18 Sept · 10 Oct · 6 Nov
Challenging
10 days from₹1,82,199
4.04 reviews
3 dates open
Etosha, Damaraland and the Skeleton Coast
Northern Namibia: Etosha, Damaraland and the Skeleton Coast
Run by Dust & Thorn
18 Sept · 10 Oct · 6 Nov
Easy
9 days from₹1,98,599
4.48 reviews
3 dates open
Jinja and Murchison
Uganda: the Nile, Ziwa and Murchison Falls
Run by Dust & Thorn
18 Sept · 10 Oct · 6 Nov
Moderate
8 days from₹1,45,499
4.376 reviews
3 dates open
Northern Tanzania
Tanzania: the Serengeti and Ngorongoro
Run by Dust & Thorn
18 Sept · 10 Oct · 6 Nov
Easy
8 days from₹2,47,499
4.510 reviews
3 dates open
Northern Kenya
Kenya: Samburu, Laikipia and Mount Kenya
Run by Dust & Thorn
18 Sept · 10 Oct · 6 Nov
Moderate
8 days from₹1,94,499
4.73 reviews
3 dates open
Okavango & Chobe
Botswana: the Okavango delta and Chobe
Run by Dust & Thorn
18 Sept · 10 Oct · 6 Nov
Moderate
7 days from₹2,68,599
4.54 reviews
3 dates open
Western Uganda
Uganda: chimpanzees, gorillas and the Kazinga channel
Run by Dust & Thorn
18 Sept · 10 Oct · 6 Nov
Challenging
7 days from₹2,39,399
3.97 reviews
3 dates open
RN7 & Menabe
Madagascar: lemurs, the RN7 and the baobabs
Run by Dust & Thorn
18 Sept · 10 Oct · 6 Nov
Moderate
7 days from₹2,02,599
5.05 reviews
3 dates open
Dakar to the Saloum
Senegal: Goree, Saint-Louis and the Sine Saloum
Run by Dust & Thorn
18 Sept · 10 Oct · 6 Nov
Easy
6 days from₹1,23,799
4.26 reviews
3 dates open

4.3 ★ across 172 reviews

KS
Karan Shah
Falls & Hwange — 6 days · 20 Jul 2026
4.0
Excellent sightings and the guides clearly knew the area. Would send friends their way.
VB
Vikram Bose
Falls & Hwange — 6 days · 20 Jul 2026
4.0
Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. Would book with them again.
TB
Tom Bergman
Falls & Hwange — 6 days · 20 Jul 2026
5.0
Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. Would send friends their way.
RM
Rahul Menon
Falls & Hwange — 6 days · 20 Jul 2026
5.0
Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy.
MI
Meera Iyer
Falls & Hwange — 6 days · 20 Jul 2026
4.0
Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. Recommended.
VB
Vikram Bose
Murchison — 5 days · 12 Jul 2026
5.0
Great few days in the water. Briefings were clear and nobody was pushed beyond their level. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled.
PN
Priya Nair
Murchison — 5 days · 12 Jul 2026
5.0
Instruction was patient — I came in nervous and finished wanting to book the next level. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down. No hesitation recommending them.
IG
Ishita Ghosh
Murchison — 5 days · 12 Jul 2026
4.0
Instruction was patient — I came in nervous and finished wanting to book the next level.