African Safari Tours Reviews 

We were struggling to find a travel agency in New Zealand that understood what we were looking for when organising our Africa trip - we needed specialist knowledge and guidance. We came across their website, sent an enquiry and connected with Anna Jonsson. From the outset she understood what we wanted, listened to our feedback and worked collaboratively with us to book a trip of a lifetime that included South Africa, Victoria Falls, Botswana, Nairobi and Tanzania. This was not just amazing safari camps and the expert guides, it was the tiny plane flights between them, the road and border transfers, the city hotels for connections, overall trip advice and guidance and help with excursions / experiences. Our complex 5-week itinerary went perfectly and was more than we could have ever hoped for.
We don't normally use travel agencies, we prefer to organise trips ourselves as have never before found an agency that gave us what we asked for (which probably made us a bit tricky - sorry Anna) - but knew we simply could not do this alone with Africa and get the experience we wanted. We needed expert help and Anna nailed that, she was a pleasure to work with. She has lived in Africa and travels there frequently so knew exactly what to suggest and what we needed. We were nervous about using an agency on the other side of the planet that we had no knowledge of previously - however, it was simple and straightforward, with Anna being super responsive to our many many emails and keen to jump on a video call to talk. We would not hesitate to use them again or recommend to friends.

My advice to anyone thinking of going to Africa - use an expert and this is the place to go. You also don't need to be UK based either to organise your trip with them.

Thank you, Anna (and Louise) for the most amazing, mind blowing, life changing trip. Will be in touch for the next one!

We went on a safari tour in Tanzania with GREG ADVENTURES. The driver pick us up on Monday morning and we left for the tour. After visiting the bottom of the crater, we had to climb a steep hill. I had noticed before that the driver had some problem when he had to move the vehicle when it was in the first gear. All the vehicle for this type of safari have standard transmission and 4 wheels drive.
In the middle of the hill, he had to stop because there was stop traffic ahead of us. When it was time to go ahead, there was a big loud sound coming from under the vehicle. This is where i realize that the driver had blown up the rear differential. The vehicle could not move forward anymore.
He removed the shaft going from the front to the rear differential. By doing so, it was possible to put the vehicle in 4 wheels drive but with only the front differential working. No more 4 wheels drive. But he kept going anyway.
Just before 7 PM, it was dark and the vehicle moved to the right, went up the right bank and flipped on its side. Two people got injured following what happened and later would need stitches. One of the two was bleeding a lot. The driver never inquired about how everyone was or if he could help us. He was supposed to have a first aid kit in the vehicle but he never offered it to us. We were on our own. What kind of a driver act like that. He was responsible of our safety.
If you look on Greg adventure web site, there is a picture of all his driver and a short comment from each one of them. But our driver picture is not there. Was he a regular or a last minute hired driver. He told us he had 28 years experience but when i saw the way he was handling the transmission of the vehicle, i doubt he had too much experience driving a standard transmission vehicle. I know as i have been driving a standard vehicle for over 18 years.
Anyway, we had to cancel the rest of the tour. Greg Adventures denied any responsibility and refuse to reimburse us for the safari tour, the medical expenses and hotel we had to pay for as the injured people could not go on with the tour.
So before you decide to book a tour with Greg Adventures, I would think twice before. If something happens, you are out of luck and on your own. Good luck with dealing wih GREG ADVENTURES.

This was a celebration trip we'd been looking forward to for a long time, and Okavango Delta Explorations delivered on every front.
A special thank you to Maxine, who really listened to what we wanted and put together an itinerary that went beyond anything we'd imagined. She was attentive to every detail, thoroughly professional, and always available to answer any questions along the way.
We drove 2000 km through Namibia, a proper adventure through landscapes unlike anything we'd seen before. Botswana saved the best for last. We stayed at the magical Xugana Lodge, where a walking safari put us on top of an old termite mound in the middle of a lion pride drama — the dominant male roaring off the young males, the mother and a cub right there. The lodge itself is a special place: great staff, starry nights, and the quiet of gliding through the Delta by mokoro.
The local guides in both countries were friendly and knowledgeable, and added a lot to the experience.
We hope to travel with them again.
Highly recommended!

African Safari Tours arranged a perfect itinerary for our trip. Very thoughtful selection of locations and wonderful service throughout our journey

Excellent itinerary in Namibia arranged by Anna. Stunning scenery and landscapes. Plenty of wildlife as well. Everything from international and local flights and car hire all organised very well without any stress.

Our second trip to Southern Africa with Okovangadelta.com. Cannot recommend both Anna and Louise highly enough.

We returned from an incredible trip in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. The guest houses and safari camps were as described. My favorites were Kings Camp and Jack's Camp, but all were unique and enjoyable.

If I could make one change, it would be to skip Chobe River (and Chobe Game Lodge) all together. Compared to our other accommodations, this was large and seemed to cater to mainstream tour groups. November timing contributed to this at this camp only as the elephants were no longer at the water and had gone further inland. No off roading allowed so sitings were challenging.

Leeu House in Wine Country was elegant, yet relaxed. Stanley and Livingstone in Vic Falls, and Shinde and Kana camps were wonderful - very comfortable and wonderful activities. We especially enjoyed the mokoro and the sunset boat ride. Great animal sightings in all locations - elephants, leopard, lions, including cubs.

All transfers were smooth. We had absolutely no issues with any. Considering the number that had to be organized, I thought this was particularly well executed.

Anna (our travel consultant) was patient, answered my many questions and provided sound advice on all details of the trip.

I would not hesitate to use Okvango Delta Explorations for another journey!

Our family had a wonderful experience organised by Louise at African Safari Tours whose attention to detail, in-country knowledge and evident passion made our trip special.
1. Rwanda was a revelation: direct flight to Kigali from London on Rwanda Air was very comfortable. One day in Kigali (genocide museum was a humbling experience) and thereafter a 3 hour drive to the spectacular Virunga Lodge from which base we had two day trips to visit a Gorilla family in the mountains: we would recommend 2 day trips in order to fully soak up the wonderment: silverbacks, mothers and babies and all ages in between within a couple of metres of you and sometimes brushing past you: extraordinary privilege. The local people we met were so very welcoming and friendly.
2. short flight across to Tanzania and the (temporary but truly beautiful with great accommodation, food and first rate staff) Olakira Camp on the river Mara. This was Wildebeest migration season and we saw some (epic) small crossings but, most importantly, had time to study the psychology of wildebeest herds which is mind boggling : we resolved to come back a little earlier (perhaps late August) in order to see some bigger groups. The river Mara is mesmerising: full of life.
3. A very short flight took us to the Serengeti and Namiri Plains Camp which is sublime: a pampered end to our trip. From Namiri Plains the safari trips go out into endless plains with huge skies: in this relative wilderness, big cats abound and we saw several lion families, cheetahs and leopards including their kills and, in some cases, witnessed their attempted kills.
Returned from Kilimanjaro to London on Ethiopian Airlines via Addis with a host of memories.

The itinerary was perfect. It covered everything we wanted to view and do in Namibia. From the Namib Desert to the Deadvlei, climbing tall sand dunes, balloon safari over the desert, Sandwich Harbour and finally the anima sightings in Ongava and Etosha. The lodges were spectacular in terms of service, food and activities.
Anna organised our trip in great detail and we have come back with so many wonderful memories to share with family and friends.

We have just returned from a wonderful family safari that African Safari Tours organised. I am still not entirely sure how it all came together. I think most people plan these momentous trips many months (years perhaps) in advance. Given circumstances, we tried to see if it were possible to rapidly pull a trip together a couple of weeks prior to flying out.

We connected with Louise and team with a blank slate. We were willing to go wherever required to have a great experience and, if we had left it too late, we just wanted to know that as well.

What the team created was fabulous and incredibly efficient. We spoke to them and got a sense of what our options were with respect to location/country given the time of year and our budget (not extravagant).

They quickly helped us narrow it down to Keyna and then produced a plan with 3 different places all of which offered wonderful and unique experiences. We had two different safari locations/topographies where we had great viewings and ended on a Dhow (old style boat) on the coast.

The trip was fabulous, which is a testament to 1) their broad knowledge of the continent and 2) their specific knowledge of the camps/experiences and the people/guides at the locations.

I really never thought we were going to end up going on the trip because I thought the ask was going to be difficult to fulfil in a way that could be a great holiday. Louise and team managed to do it and we were able to have an incredibly memorable trip as a family

Many thanks to the team and African Safari Tours!!