Tailor-made trips for 2027 & 2028
Luxury Africa Holidays
Tailor-made, always
Every trip built from scratch around your dates, pace and preferences.
Your own specialist
One named person and a 24-hour number while you travel.
Hundreds of five-star reviews
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Luxury Gay Holidays in Africa
Travelling through Africa can be complex for LGBTQ+ travellers, with laws, cultural attitudes, and expectations varying widely from one country to the next. This is where Out Of Office provides essential expertise. As the world’s leading LGBTQ+ luxury travel specialist, we design African journeys with a clear understanding of legal realities, cultural nuance, and on-the-ground logistics, allowing our clients to explore the continent with confidence, discretion, and care.
We work extensively across Africa, including destinations that require particularly thoughtful planning. In countries such as Egypt, Mauritius, and the Seychelles, luxury travel is well established, but LGBTQ+ travellers benefit greatly from informed guidance. Through carefully selected hotels, trusted local partners, and detailed pre-travel advice, Out Of Office ensures our clients can enjoy these extraordinary destinations comfortably and respectfully, without unnecessary exposure or uncertainty.
South Africa remains the most accessible and widely welcoming destination on the continent and often forms the foundation of an African itinerary. With strong legal protections, a vibrant LGBTQ+ scene, and a sophisticated luxury travel infrastructure, it offers an ideal balance of ease and adventure. From private safaris and dramatic coastal drives to world-class wine regions and inclusive city life, South Africa delivers exceptional variety within a single journey.
Beyond South Africa, we curate journeys in destinations such as Botswana, Namibia, and Kenya, where privacy, lodge selection, routing, and local expertise are critical. In island destinations like Mauritius and the Seychelles, we focus on secluded resorts, discreet service, and effortless luxury, creating fly-and-flop escapes that feel indulgent and reassuring in equal measure. In Egypt, we design itineraries centered on world-class guides, luxury Nile cruises, and carefully chosen properties that allow clients to experience the country’s extraordinary history with confidence and ease.
Africa offers some of the most remarkable travel experiences in the world, from wildlife-rich safaris and ancient civilizations to pristine beaches and vast natural landscapes. When planned with the right expertise, it becomes not only possible but deeply rewarding. With Out Of Office, every African journey is shaped by insight, preparation, and trusted relationships, ensuring your experience is seamless, luxurious, and designed entirely around you.
Our Most Popular Trips in Africa
Our itineraries are here to inspire you. Everything we do is tailor-made so our team of luxury travel experts will customise an itinerary for you.
South Africa Food & Wine Tour in the Winelands
Tailor-made HolidayFrom the cosmopolitan energy of Cape Town to the rolling vineyards of Franschhoek and the untamed wilderness of Sabi Sands, this journey blends culture, cuisine, and safari adventure. Walk through history, indulge in world-class dining, sip award-winning wines, and witness Africa’s most iconic wildlife in their natural habitat—an unforgettable experience of luxury and discovery. Cape Town welcomes you with stunning landscapes and deep history.
12 days tailor-made from £9,195 per person View trip
Ultimate Luxury in South Africa: Safari, Winelands & Cape Town
Tailor-made HolidayThis itinerary offers the pinnacle of luxury when it comes to visiting the sparkling jewels of South Africa. With time in both the country's most exciting cities and sprawling natural landscapes, experiencing the country's best hotels and most exclusive experiences, you'll be able to appreciate South Africa's unique cultural and natural wonders without ever compromising on a truly exceptional sense of luxury.
8 days tailor-made from £5,460 per person View trip
Luxury Tanzania Safari with Serengeti & Zanzibar
Tailor-made HolidayTanzania is a destination that defines the spirit of adventure: vast savannahs where lions roam freely, ancient craters teeming with wildlife, and sunsets that stain the sky in hues of gold. Yet beyond the wild heart of East Africa lies an unexpected contrast in Zanzibar, a spice-scented island wrapped in white-sand beaches and the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. This journey blends both sides of Tanzania in one seamless itinerary.
10 days tailor-made from £8,300 per person View tripOur Top Destinations in Africa
Featured Luxury Hotels in Africa
Hilton Mauritius Resort & Spa
Mauritius
Chitwa Chitwa Game Lodge
South Africa
Cheval Blanc, Seychelles
The Seychelles
Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge
Botswana
La Mamounia, Morocco
Morocco
Lemala: Gay-Friendly Luxury Safari Camps in Tanzania
Tanzania
Sabi Sabi Game Reserve and Mauritius: Luxury Safari Escape
Mauritius
Gondwana Game Reserve
South AfricaFrequently asked questions
About Africa
Which countries in Africa are most LGBTQ+ friendly?
Of the Africa destinations we plan trips to, Equaldex rates South Africa (67), The Seychelles (61) and Mauritius (54) highest for LGBTQ+ equality, on its 100-point Equality Index.
Where should I go in Africa?
Our Africa itineraries most often feature South Africa, Morocco and Mauritius, followed by The Seychelles and Tanzania.
Can my trip to Africa be tailor-made?
Yes. Everything we plan is tailor-made. Our suggested Africa itineraries are starting points: your specialist shapes the countries, the route, the hotels, the pace and the length around your dates and preferences. As a guide, our suggested Africa itineraries run from 6 to 16 days.
Can I visit more than one country in Africa on one trip?
Yes. Every trip we plan is tailor-made, so you can combine as many countries as you like. Some of our travellers pair Mauritius with South Africa, or Mauritius with The Seychelles.
Which luxury hotels do you recommend in Africa?
Our specialists' current picks across Africa include Hilton Mauritius Resort & Spa (Mauritius), Chitwa Chitwa Game Lodge (South Africa) and Cheval Blanc, Seychelles (The Seychelles), each handpicked for how it welcomes every guest.
Where should I honeymoon in Africa?
Our 27 Africa honeymoon itineraries most often feature South Africa, Mauritius and Morocco, each tailored around the two of you.
Do you run group trips in Africa?
Yes. Our next small-group departure in Africa is Gay Group Trip: South Africa Explorer, leaving on 17 October 2026. Tailor-made trips run year-round.
Travelling with Out Of Office
What does Out Of Office do?
Out Of Office is a luxury LGBTQ+ travel company specialising in tailor-made holidays and extraordinary journeys around the world. We create bespoke luxury holidays, LGBTQ+ honeymoons, safaris, cruises, beach escapes, private tours and group trips, with every itinerary designed around you. Our travel specialists combine global expertise, first-hand destination knowledge and trusted local partners to create seamless, highly personalised experiences.
Is Out Of Office a gay travel agency?
Out Of Office is an LGBTQ+ owned and run luxury travel specialist, with particular expertise in gay and LGBTQ+ travel. We understand the additional considerations that can come with travelling as an LGBTQ+ person or couple, from local laws and customs to finding genuinely welcoming hotels and experiences.
We welcome every traveller, including friends, families and allies. Many of our clients are not members of the LGBTQ+ community, but choose Out Of Office for our luxury travel expertise, personalised service and discretion.
Do you create tailor-made LGBTQ+ holidays?
Yes. Every tailor-made trip with Out Of Office is designed from scratch around your interests, travel style, budget and the way you want to experience a destination. We can arrange luxury hotels, private transfers, flights, guides, excursions, cruises and special experiences as part of one personalised itinerary. The journeys shown on our website are there to inspire you rather than restrict you; only clearly identified group departures operate as fixed itineraries.
How do you choose LGBTQ+ friendly hotels and destinations?
We combine first-hand destination knowledge with trusted local expertise to recommend luxury hotels, resorts and experiences where LGBTQ+ travellers can feel informed and welcome. We also consider the laws, customs and attitudes of each destination, because LGBTQ+ rights and experiences differ around the world. Our team regularly visit many of the properties we work with and where a destination requires greater awareness, we give you clear and considered advice so that you can make an informed decision about where and how you travel.
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We plant trees for every booking
For every booking made with Out Of Office we commit to planting trees in your name to help reduce the impact of travel on future generations. You'll even get a link to see where your trees are planted in the world via our partner Ecologi.
We donate to Rainbow Railroad with every booking
Rainbow Railroad helps LGBTQ+ people escape state-sponsored violence and persecution. A donation goes with every trip we sell, funded by us and never added to your price.
Start Planning Your Trip
Tell us where you would love to go, when you are thinking of travelling and what kind of trip you have in mind. One of our LGBTQ+ travel specialists will create a tailor-made itinerary designed around your destination, style and preferences.
One named specialist, first enquiry to homecoming. No call centre, and nothing is charged until you decide to book.