Seeing lions on the open savannah is something many Torah observant families have hoped for, yet the cost has often held them back. Arranging Glatt Kosher meals, minyanim and Shabbat in remote places pushes the price up, and mainstream tour operators seldom provide any of it. This November, as many households start working out next year’s travel budget, Glatt Safaris is setting out how a trip can be planned at different price points with no compromise on kashrut. The Johannesburg based company runs Glatt Kosher gourmet safari and holiday tours in South Africa and East Africa.
Chanan Green, a frum Israeli-South African, started the company in 2013. He had organised a safari for relatives visiting from Israel and saw at first hand how hard it was for religious travellers. Mainstream tours had no Kosher food, while the Glatt Kosher tours on offer did not always focus on gourmet cuisine and could be very costly. Glatt Safaris was set up to fill that gap, and keeping prices affordable for ordinary frum families is still part of its stated mission.
Group tours with a clear price
For families who want a fixed figure to plan around, the simplest choice is a Kosher Safari on one of the company’s public group tours, which take between 20 and 40 guests. Two tracks are offered. The Silver Track is based entirely in South Africa, with Kruger National Park, the Cape Winelands, whale watching in Hermanus, Table Mountain, African penguins and the Cape of Good Hope. The Gold Track runs…
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