Safari Consultants Traveller Reviews

We have just returned from the most fabulous family celebration holiday in South Africa. Safari Consultants planned the trip for us perfectly. We flew into JNB, transferred to Sun City for a night before being transferred by mini bus to The Bush House in Madikwe. After 4 fabulous days an nights staying in The Bush House and experiencing some incredible safari drives we flew down to Capetown for a couple of relaxing days staying in Sea 5 Boutique Hotel. Both hotels exceeded our expectations and we can highly recommend them and would love to return one day.

Rob at Safari Consultants was so helpful in planning this amazing trip for us. Nothing was too much trouble and everything was thought and dealt with in advance so that the whole oldie ran so smoothly (transfers, flights, hotels etc) . I cannot recommend Safari Consultants highly enough, and will definitely be booking with them again.

This was our second Masai Mara trip through Safari Consultants this year, and the 5th in the past few years. Another amazing experience and even though we had rains and floods of biblical proportions (uncharacteristically for this time of year) it did not dent our enthusiasm for the trip. the guides and staff at Mara North and Bush Camp made sure we got the maximum experience despite the wet conditions.

Excellent support and organisation again as we have come to expect from Safari Consultants.

Organised at very short notice, Safari Consultants produced a 4 centre safari holiday that showed me 4 differing areas of a country I had not visited before. In hindsight, the sequence of the places visited was just right in terms of the locations, animals seen and the people running the camps. From watching a pride of about 15 lions drinking at a waterhole to a herd of about 100 elephants walking past our truck then crossing a river, it was all very special and has given me so many memories.

I contacted Frances - who had organised a couple of holidays for the family before - in November asking her to give me options on somewhere to go in Africa before Christmas. Gave her an approximate budget and the following day she came back with 2 alternatives. It was easy to choose Botswana from the 2. About 2-3 weeks later I was on my flight out of Birmingham. Everything worked out as planned.

Amazing country with fantastic wildlife encounters, great camps and professional guides. we visited Kafue, Luangwa and Lower Zambezi and met some amazing people who value and respect the wildlife surrounding them. we had fantastic up close encounters with lion, leopard, hippos and elephants plus a honey badger.

safari consultants are an experienced professional tour operator who provide tailormade itineraries based on your needs and passions. they provide you with comprehensive information to ensure your trip runs smoothly. communication and follow up is excellent

Amazing country with fantastic wildlife encounters, great camps and professional guides. we visited Kafue, Luangwa and Lower Zambezi and met some amazing people who value and respect the wildlife surrounding them. we had fantastic up close encounters with lion, leopard, hippos and elephants plus a honey badger.

safari consultants are an experienced professional tour operator who provide tailormade itineraries based on your needs and passions. they provide you with comprehensive information to ensure your trip runs smoothly. communication and follow up is excellent

The number of lodges is just right on this camp. The luxury tents are amazing with outside lounges and showers and real feeling that you are amongst the wild life and in fact we were, with elephants directly outside the doors on more than one occasion. The viewing platform, where meals were served also had a watering hole and I have never seen so many elephants in all my life. Fifty in one go one day!!!! The food was exceptional along with the service. Some nice touches here with a free water carry bottle, and talks given by the staff on some days about their chosen subject. The drivers and trackers were very good and knowledgeable. I can't recommend this lodge enough and would return in a heart beat....

Safari Consultants have always treated us very well and we wouldn't use any other consultants. They have never disappointed....

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wow, an amazing holiday - the itinerary you created for us was magical, we shall be recalling elements from it in wonder for a long, long time to come! Beginning with the bustle of Cape Town, wine tasting at Groot Constantia vineyards, Kirstenbosch botanical gardens, whale watching trip and experience out of Gansbaai near Hermanus then the luxurious Blue train to Pretoria stopping at the famous Big Hole diamond mine at Kimberley. A wonderfully insightful guided tour taking in the history of Apartheid and Soweto, Johannesburg then onward to Kamabaku River Sands private game reserve in Kruger National Park where we were privileged to see the fabled ‘Big 5’ and so much more besides thanks to the good humoured expertise of both our guide and tracker and finally the relaxation of Waterberry Lodge on the Zambezi River upstream of the Victoria Falls with hippos calling to each other as we sat down to dinner, incomparable, thank you so much! Co-ordination and timing of flights as well as numerous transfers just fell in to place, a tribute to you as well as everyone tasked with providing those services, again, first class! Sixteen days in October 2019

Mary, at Safari Consultants, created a wonderful itinerary with just a few 'must dos' from us adding numerous personal touches including a guided tour of Soweto, a whale watching cruise (and more) that we wouldn't have known was available to us - this is where specialist knowledge is invaluable. Co-ordination of several internal flights, train timings and accommodation availability, transfers - all went beautifully smoothly, wonderful!

1 night at Tamarind Tree hotel in Nairobi, 4 nights on safari at Ol Seki Hemingways Mara and 7 nights at Baraza Resort in Zanzibar. Flights on SafariLink and Precision Air. Our whole experience from start to finish was absolutely amazing. Everyone we spoke to at the hotels were extremely helpful. An amazing trip that we will never forget.

Frances Gwyther was great with her extensive knowledge of when and where to go. She was on hand to make adjustments for us, whilst we were on the holiday. Especially, when one of our airlines changed the departure time, which meant a change to our flight, otherwise we may have missed our connection.

5 days in Kenya in the Masai Mara Conservancies with walking wilderness experience. 5 days in Zimbabwe at the Zambesi National Park

Listened to our needs and availability and put together a package to suit our requirements. Excellent support and communication throughout. The trip went like clockwork following the itinerary to the letter. All of the people involved on the ground were efficient and helpful. Would thouroughly recommend.

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Safari Consultants organised our holiday to Kicheche Camp in Kenya. The camp was factastic. the safari was outstanding. The opportunity to see Lions, Leopards, cheetahs, elephants and many many more in their natural habitat was so special. As ever the team at safari consultants arranged a magnificent trip

Joe arranged an excellent trip, they always give options are are certainly not pushy or rushed, we will continue to use them again and again