The Travel Café Cape Town Reviews 

We had the most incredible experience with The Travel Cafe Cape Town and are so grateful for the care and attention that went into planning our trip. Every accommodation was wonderful, with Thabamati Luxury Tented Camp being truly exceptional — the most beautiful place we have ever stayed and somewhere that now holds a very special place in our hearts. The food, transfers, activities, and support throughout the trip were all fantastic, and we felt very well looked after from start to finish. Overall, a very high-quality and memorable experience that we will never forget.

Notre voyage en Afrique du Sud avec The Travel Café Cape Town a été une expérience absolument inoubliable 🌍✨

Tout était parfaitement organisé du début à la fin : les hébergements magnifiques, les safaris exceptionnels, les restaurants soigneusement sélectionnés et les nombreuses recommandations qui nous ont permis de découvrir l’Afrique du Sud de manière authentique et fluide.

Nous avons particulièrement adoré notre séjour à Lalibela Wildlife Reserve, tout simplement exceptionnel, ainsi que les moments passés à Starry Starry Night sur la Route 62 avec ses paysages incroyables et son jacuzzi au feu de bois 😍 Les safaris resteront gravés dans nos mémoires, tout comme la découverte du Cap, des vignobles et de la péninsule.

L’accompagnement du Travel Café avant et pendant le voyage a été irréprochable : mini-site ultra pratique, application TravelKey, assistance WhatsApp… tout était pensé pour voyager sereinement en famille.

Après de nombreux voyages organisés avec différentes agences, nous pouvons sincèrement dire que Le Travel Café Cape Town est l’une des meilleures agences que nous ayons expérimentées. Nous avons déjà recommandé l’agence à plusieurs amis tellement nous avons été conquis.

Un immense merci à François et Chrisell pour cette aventure extraordinaire

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Je reviens d’un deuxième voyage absolument magique avec le Travel Café Cape Town… après avoir découvert l’Afrique du Sud avec eux il y a deux ans, cette fois-ci direction la Namibie 🇳🇦✨

Et une fois encore, tout était exceptionnel du début à la fin.

Ce qui me frappe toujours avec cette équipe, c’est la qualité remarquable des hébergements proposés. Chaque lodge avait son atmosphère, son charme et une situation incroyable au cœur de paysages à couper le souffle.

Ce voyage a été une succession de moments forts : les dunes majestueuses de Sossusvlei, le vol en montgolfière au lever du soleil, Sandwich Harbour, les safaris à Etosha, les rencontres avec les peuples Himba et du Damaraland… Des rencontres incroyables et des lieux d’une rare beauté.

Mention spéciale également à notre guide francophone Pascoal et à notre chauffeur Christy, qui ont largement contribué à rendre cette aventure humaine si fluide et enrichissante ❤️

Avec le Travel Café, je voyage toujours avec une vraie sérénité. Je n’ai jamais aucune inquiétude avec ce qu’ils proposent : tout est parfaitement préparé, l’équipe est attentive, disponible et réellement à l’écoute.

Les restaurants et les lodges étaient excellents — et les buffets namibiens resteront un très bon souvenir 😄

Merci à Charlotte, François et JD pour cette nouvelle aventure africaine inoubliable. Une chose est certaine : après l’Afrique du Sud et la Namibie, l’envie de repartir avec vous est encore plus forte 🌍✨

Our safari adventure, with family members across three different generations, was an incredible experience from start to finish. The accommodation throughout the trip was excellent, and we truly loved our stays at Ichingo Chobe River Lodge, Chobe House, and the camping sleep-out, which was a real highlight.

The activities were a wonderful mix, with the game drives, boat experiences, and cultural visits all standing out. The visit to the school, the church, and especially the football match were magical and gave us such a meaningful connection to local life. These moments, together with the wildlife experiences, will stay with us for a long time.

Everything was very well organised by JD, Charlotte and the team, from transfers to day-to-day logistics, and the support before and during the trip made the whole journey feel seamless and stress-free.

Overall, a truly memorable family adventure that exceeded our expectations, and we would absolutely travel with The Travel Café again.

I can’t thank Charlotte at the Travel Cafe enough for the work she put in to design the perfect first time trip to South Africa.
I found the company by pure chance but was taken with the company name. I contacted them and Charlotte responded and from our first conversations she knew exactly what would suit us.
The whole trip and accommodations were exceptional.. just what we wanted.
Everything was covered perfectly and we will be forever grateful for the response we got to our inintial contact.
Amazing customer service and I will continue to recommend Travel Cafe to whoever asks about our trip

From the initial contact requesting information about the small group 14 day Essentials tour of South Africa, through the zoom call, the emails, by the time we arrived in Cape Town we felt like we were visiting with old friends. The touring in and around Cape Town is thoughtful and diverse and spectacular as is the rest of the tour of the wine lands and then the safari. I couldn't have coordinated such a wonderful experience on my own. the Travel Cafe Staff are just as thoughtful, spectacular and diverse as the country we were touring. A magnificent adventure holiday beautifully curated.

Well-curated 3 day trip to Victoria falls from Cape Town.
-Pamarah Lodge was a great find. Breakfast was a real highlight.
-Our guide was awesome!
-It was about the right combination of activities after a few hectic days at a wedding
-Lovely sunset cruise with Zambezi Vista, seeing an elephant almost immediately (the cruise was brilliant - elephants, hippos, giraffes, a crocodile, various antelopes, monkeys).
-Great helicopter ride (the flight of the angels was perfect).

We came for a wedding and decided to make it a true adventure.

We loved every step of this trip!!
A great mix of experiences!!
The Travel Cafe just crushed it!

We recommend The Travel Cafe' with 5 stars.

The Travel Cafe did a great job in organising our vacation to Tanzania with our children
We loved our guide and the safaris in all the Tanzanian parks
Everything was perfectly organised.

I wish I could post 15 stars. Our experience with Charlotte at the Travel Cafe was over and above any travel experience I have ever had. Charlotte took care of every detail we could dream of and many that had not even occurred to us. Our accommodations, transport, locations etc were ideal. We return to our world utterly replenished and ready to take any trip that Charlotte plans for us. I cannot recommend Travel Cafe highly enough, also a foray to their side venture Starry Starry night was deeply memorable and exquisite. We are people who have always booked our own adventure and may have been slightly reluctant to work with a Travel Agent. "What can they do that we don't know how to do?" Well, we're here to tell you, almost anything and everything you can imagine. This was the most relaxing, eye popping vacation we've had in memory and this has everything to do with Charlotte.

Our recent trip to South Africa organised by JD, Francois & The Travel Cafe Team went far beyond our expectations. The itinerary was varied making the adventure exciting and diverse suiting all our wishes. Every aspect of the trip was professionally organised from the initial communication we had with JD, to our flight details, transfers, accommodation and excursions. The travel app we were given was a great addition and easily navigated for all information regarding the trip including documents for boarding passes, local information etc. Our only worry is that if we are to book another holiday like our SA experience they won’t live up to The Travel Cafe’s expertise. We highly recommend The Travel Cafe and wouldn’t hesitate to book with them again.

We recently returned from an incredible holiday in South Africa which was expertly organised by The Travel Cafe and I couldn’t have been more impressed with the experience from start to finish. The team were attentive and genuinely invested in creating a memorable trip for us. They took the time to understand our preferences and put together an itinerary that perfectly balanced adventure, relaxation and cultural experiences. Every detail was seamlessly handled from flights, transfers, accommodation and excursions. This was a brilliant holiday thanks to all the Travel Cafe team. I wouldn’t hesitate to book with them again and would highly recommend their services to anyone.

Travel Cafe were absolutely brilliant. We did the South Africa Essentials tour in November 2025. They were so caring and went over and beyond to keep us informed and in touch, the personal touch was impressive. The intinery was provided in not only hardcopy form, but also in a dedicated app. A WhatsApp group was created so that we were always able to communicate with the owners and very helpful staff of this small and friendly South African tour company. Care was taken in producing a varied and interesting itinery that went not only to the 'must sees', but also places not always on the regular route followed by many companies. We did the Garden Route add on at the end of the tour, which was great for us to have some time on our own and relax a little in a safe environment. Overall the pace of the tour was perfect, we were not rushed and didn't cover huge distances by road. The experiences and informative guides gave us a comprehensive insight into South Africa, its culture and people. The small group tour made everything cosy and friendly and looked after everything including all experiences and meals, we also enjoyed trying a lot of the different cuisines in South Africa. We thoroughly recommend Travel Cafe.

We were very happy with the service we received from Travel Café, throughout the process of arranging our recent holiday in South Africa. The itinerary was well-judged and they were quick to take on board our feedback to ensure that everything was exactly as we wanted. The house in Cape Town was great and a very good base from which to explore.
We particularly appreciated the responsiveness of Charlotte and her team whenever we had any queries and also liked the way that while there were suggestions and recommendations as to restaurants and activities, we were also free to go our own way.
Travel Café curated our holiday beautifully and I would have no hesitation recommending them to anyone considering a holiday in South Africa.

La préparation du voyage, la clarté des présentations, les descriptions précises des activités et le suivi constant pendant tout le voyage sont tout simplement exceptionnels. L'application est remarquable et vraiment très pratique. Vous êtes très nettement au-dessus de la plupart des agences de voyages. Le fait d'avoir eu la chance de vous rencontrer et de se lier amicalement avec chacun a rendu ce voyage vraiment exceptionnel.
Nous avons énormément apprécié le rythme de ce voyage avec 2 nuits minimum par étape dont les 5 nuits au Cap qui nous ont permis de bien connaître la ville, la durée modérée des trajets, l'excellent confort des hôtels et les restaurant dans leur ensemble.
Je n'ai pas l'habitude d'être dithyrambique, mais tout dans ce voyage était exceptionnel, en particulier la qualité de l'accompagnement, le rythme relativement paisible et la grande qualité de l'hôtellerie. Je recommanderai sans aucune hésitation votre agence.

'Charlotte was great, thanks a lot!’
Etosha Moutain Lodge: best stay ever!
Car rental - car was great and fully equiped with nice materials.
Loved the game drives
TokTokkie! Super special, once-in-a lifetime, lovely guide and people on the trip. However, Spitzkoppe and Etosha came close.

Francois, JD and the full Travel Café Team designed a wonderful Africa experience for us. They handled all the details which allowed us to focus on enjoying all of our "bucket list" events they had arranged. We loved that the accommodations, restaurants and guides were all local and excellent.
Overall this was our best vacation ever - and we have had many good ones!

We were so grateful to find The Travel Cafe Capetown when we were planning to travel to SAF. The team JD and Francois created listened to our wishes and came through for us in every area. From the guides, activities, accommodations and travel, we experienced the beauty of that part of the world. We were so well taken care of. We could not be more grateful for the experience they created for us and have recommended their company to many others already...until next time!!

If you are looking for a custom trip that is full of special hotels, restaurants and locations to visit, this is the tour company for you. Francois, JD and their whole team were very responsive to all our requests and we couldn't have been happier with the outcome. It was a seamless trip from beginning to end. The booklet and app itinerary were excellent, we always knew what we were doing and when. I enjoyed that the restaurants chosen were all local, all different and we were able to order what we wanted, not just a canned buffet. The variety of accommodations was impressive too. The price was certainly right for all we got. Thank you Travel Cafe for this remarkable experience. We will hopefully work with you again on another African adventure!

Notre voyage de 49 nuits à travers l’Afrique du Sud, la Namibie, le Botswana, les Chutes Victoria au Zimbabwe et le Mozambique, organisé par The Travel Café Cape Town, a été tout simplement exceptionnel. Chaque détail — transferts, vols, hébergements et activités — a été parfaitement coordonné. L’itinéraire offrait un équilibre idéal entre aventure et détente : safaris inoubliables dans les parcs nationaux de Timbavati en Afrique du Sud et d’Etosha en Namibie, paysages grandioses du Blyde River Canyon et de Sossusvlei, puis quelques jours paisibles dans le Delta de l’Okavango au Botswana et sur les plages d’Inhambane au Mozambique.

Chaque hébergement reflétait le charme local tout en offrant un excellent confort et un service attentionné. Nous avons particulièrement apprécié les petites attentions, les guides passionnants, les rencontres authentiques et le suivi constant et bienveillant de l’équipe du Travel Café. Leur expertise locale et leur engagement pour un tourisme responsable ont fait de ce voyage une expérience familiale inoubliable. Nous recommandons vivement The Travel Café à tous les voyageurs en quête d’une aventure harmonieuse et sans souci à travers l’Afrique australe.