Small Group Expeditions
Specialist-led expeditions to the wildest, least-travelled corners of the world.
The Chalo Explorers Club is where our small-group journeys go furthest off the map. Each expedition is capped at a handful of travellers, led by a specialist guide, and built around a single idea: to be in the right place, at the right time, with the right person to explain what you are looking at.
These are not big-bus tours. They are slow, considered and often demanding — tracking snow leopards in Ladakh, following gorillas through the forests of Gabon, searching for jaguar in the Pantanal, or walking the floodplains of Mana Pools. Departures are few and places are limited, so they tend to go early.
Small Group Expeditions Scheduled departures with a handful of like-minded travellers.
Exploring · Mara Naboisho Conservancy · Ruaha National Park · Serengeti National Park 11 Days Signature Safari Collection – Kenya & Tanzania 11 Days· From US$ 13,750 Exploring · Dar es Salaam · Nyerere National Park · Ruaha National Park 11-Day Safari: Walking, Boating & Wildlife in Ruaha and Nyerere National Parks 11 Days· From US$ 9,250 11-Day Untamed Tanzania Safari – Ruaha and Nyerere National Parks 11 Days· From US$ 9,250 Exploring · Cape Town · Kruger National Park · Stellenbosch 12 Days South African Odyssey, Golf, Wine & Safari 12 Days· From US$ 6,700 Exploring · South Luangwa National Park 4 D/3N Bush Camping – South Luangwa National Park in Zambia – June – October 4 Days· From US$ 2,893 Exploring · Jinka · Lalibela · Omo River 6 Days Ethiopia Cultural Highlights: South Omo & Lalibela 6 Days· From US$ 3,140 Exploring · Kigali · Virunga National Park 7 Night Gorilla, Golden Monkey and Batwa Culture Safari – Uganda 8 Days· From US$ 10,145 Exploring · Bwindi Impenetrable National Park · Rubondo Island National Park 8 Days Primate Trails of East Africa 8 Days· From US$ 10,750 Exploring · Diani Beach · Laikipia · Masai Mara Bush & Beach Kenya Family Safari 2026: Laikipia, Masai Mara & the Coast 10 Days· From US$ 10,497 Exploring · Ngorongoro Conservation Area · Serengeti National Park · Tarangire National Park Classic Tanzania: Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Tarangire 10 Days· From US$ 9,500 Exploring · Laikipia · Loisaba Conservancy · Masai Mara Elewana SkySafari – Kenya 10-Day Flying Safari 10 Days· From US$ 12,500 Exploring · Loisaba Conservancy · Masai Mara · Meru National Park Elewana SkySafari – Kenya 8-Day Flying Safari 8 Days· From US$ 11,000 Exploring · Arusha · Ngorongoro Crater · Serengeti National Park Elewana SkySafari – Tanzania 8 Day Luxury Air Safari 8 Days· From US$ 11,000 Exploring · Grumeti Reserve · Thanda Island Extravagant Tanzania: Serengeti & Mafia Island Special 9 Days· From US$ 44,765 Exploring · Lemek Conservancy · Mara North Conservancy · Nairobi Kenya Horse Riding Safari 2026: Mara on Horseback 8 Days· From US$ 11,421 Exploring · Amboseli National Park · Masai Mara · Nairobi Kenya in a Budget: Amboseli & Masai Mara 2026 8 Days· From US$ 5,346 Exploring · Laikipia · Masai Mara Kenya in Seven: Laikipia & Masai Mara in 2026 7 Days· From US$ 6,898 Exploring · Maji Moto · Masai Mara · Olkirimatian Conservancy Kenya Walking Safari 2026: The Rift Valley 10 Days· From US$ 7,869 Exploring · Kilimanjaro Luxury Mt Kilimanjaro Climb 2026 10 Days· From US$ 7,560 Exploring · Masai Mara · Nairobi · Zanzibar Mara & Zanzibar 2026: Best of Savannah & Seashore 8 Days· From US$ 8,620 Exploring · Serengeti National Park · Volcanoes National Park Migration & Gorillas Combo: Serengeti & Rwanda 7 Days· From US$ 21,781 Exploring · South Luangwa National Park Mobile Walking Safari – South Luangwa National Park, Zambia 7 Days· From US$ 6,578 Exploring · South Luangwa National Park River Journey – Escape the North American winter blues! in 2026 8 Days· From US$ 4,165 Exploring · Kigali · Volcanoes National Park Rwanda Extension: Gorillas in Volcanoes National Park 6 Days· From US$ 8,377 Exploring · Arusha · Serengeti National Park · Zanzibar Safari in the Serengeti, Sun in Zanzibar 7 Days· From US$ 6,791 Exploring · Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Sanctuary in Uganda: Gorillas Extension 5 Days· From US$ 6,157 Exploring · Pemba Island Sea Safari: Manta Resort, Pemba Island 5 Days· From US$ 2,249 Exploring · Amboseli National Park · Arusha · Loisaba Conservancy Skysafari East Africa 2026 – 13-Day Flying Safari 13 Days· From US$ 22,084 Exploring · Zanzibar Sun, Sand & Sea: Zanzibar Extension 4 Days· From US$ 2,522 Exploring · Ngorongoro Crater · Serengeti National Park · Tarangire National Park Tanzania: Migration & More – 7D/6N Small Group Safari 7 Days· From US$ 3,795 Exploring · Bwindi Impenetrable National Park · Kibale National Park · Murchison Falls The Best of Uganda: Chimps, Gorillas, and More Virunga Trek 12 Days· From US$ 20,614 Exploring · Mago National Park · South Omo Valley The Tribes of South Omo: A 6-Day Cultural Journey 6 Days· From US$ 2,500 Exploring · Bwindi Impenetrable National Park · Entebbe · Queen Elizabeth National Park Uganda Unveiled – 8 – Days Scheduled Safari 8 Days· From US$ 5,925 Exploring · Damaraland · Etosha National Park · Onguma Game Reserve Ultimate Namibia Safari Tour 2026 9 Days· From US$ 114,340 Exploring · Kigali · Mgahinga Gorilla National Park Virunga Trek: MGahinga Gorilla National Park 6 Days· From US$ 5,936 Exploring · Arusha · Serengeti National Park Walking in the Wild: Serengeti 2026 9 Days· From US$ 13,392
Featured image of the Omo Tribes in Ethiopia.