Description
The Minelab Safari is a multi-frequency metal detector powered by Minelab’s Full Band Spectrum (FBS) technology. Designed for coin, relic, jewellery and general treasure hunting, the Safari simultaneously transmits across a broad frequency range of 1.5–100 kHz, helping provide accurate target identification across different ground conditions.
Full Band Spectrum Multi-Frequency Technology
The Safari uses Minelab’s FBS technology to transmit multiple frequencies simultaneously. This allows the detector to analyse a broader range of target responses than a single-frequency detector, helping with target identification, sensitivity and detection depth.
Versatile Search Modes
The Safari provides dedicated modes for different types of detecting, including Coin, Coin & Jewellery, Relic and All Metal, along with Pinpoint functionality. Custom discrimination patterns can also be programmed to help users reject unwanted targets while searching for coins, jewellery and relics.
Advanced Target Identification
The Safari features Target ID numbers, Tone ID and adjustable discrimination, giving users useful information about detected targets before deciding whether to dig. Its automatic ground compensation and digital filtering are designed to reduce the effects of ground mineralisation.
Suitable for Land and Beach Detecting
The Safari is designed for detecting across a range of environments, including parks, fields and saltwater beaches. Its 11-inch Double-D search coil is waterproof, but the Safari control box itself is not waterproof, so the complete detector should not be submerged.
Key Features
- Minelab Full Band Spectrum (FBS) technology
- Simultaneous frequency transmission from 1.5–100 kHz
- 11-inch waterproof Double-D search coil
- Coin, Coin & Jewellery, Relic and All Metal modes
- Pinpoint function
- Target ID and Tone ID
- Adjustable discrimination
- Notch discrimination
- Automatic ground compensation
- Automatic noise cancellation
- Automatic and manual sensitivity
- Trash Density function
- Adjustable threshold
- Adjustable target volume
- 64 × 128 LCD display
- Adjustable shaft
- 8 × AA battery operation
- 1.65 kg detector weight excluding batteries and headphones
Minelab Safari Questions, Answered
How much is the Minelab Safari?
£599.95. That is well under what Minelab’s current flagships cost, which is why it is the one we stock. See our Minelab page for the wider picture.
What is Full Band Spectrum, in plain terms?
FBS transmits across 1.5 to 100kHz simultaneously rather than at one frequency. Because the ground and the target both respond differently at different frequencies, reading many at once gives better target identification than any single frequency can.
Why does that matter in British soil?
Our ground is inconsistent, often changing within one field. A single frequency machine is a compromise tuned for average conditions. Multi frequency adapts as the ground changes, which is the practical reason to pay for it.
What search modes does it have?
Coin, Coin and Jewellery, Relic and All Metal, plus Pinpoint. You can also programme custom discrimination patterns to reject particular targets while keeping the ones you want.
What does it tell me before I dig?
Target ID numbers and Tone ID, with adjustable discrimination. Automatic ground compensation and digital filtering reduce the effect of mineralisation, which is what keeps the readings trustworthy rather than merely present.
Can I take it in the water?
No. The 11 inch Double D search coil is waterproof, but the control box is not, so the detector must not be submerged. It is fine on saltwater beaches and in wet sand, just keep the box dry. For genuine submersion look at the Nokta range.
Is it suitable for a beginner?
It is usable by one, but you would be paying for technology you cannot yet hear. We would start you on our beginner range and come to multi frequency once you can read a signal.
Why a Double D coil?
DD coils cope with mineralised ground far better than concentric designs, giving a steadier threshold and better separation. At 11 inches it is a sensible all round size for fields and parks.






