Discover Africa Safaris team
Discover Africa Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2002)
- Member Of:
- ATTA, SATSA, CTT & IGLTA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $450 to $2,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
Your request will be sent directly to the operator
If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
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Email Karen Scotti and Bill Scannell | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Discover Africa delivered to us the Adventure of a Lifetime - an absolutely amazing trip!
Our Safari was for 15 days and included trips to four different camps in South Africa and Botswana with a side trip to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Our first stay was four nights at Sabi Sands Bush Lodge in South Africa followed by three night stays at each of the three Sanctuary Retreat camps in Botswana - Chobe Chilwero, Stanley's and Chief's. The game drives at each camp were absolutely amazing and very exciting, and we saw an incredible amount of wildlife in the bush (saw the "Big Five" by day 2) and on the river at Chobe, more than we ever imagined. The guides and trackers were experts in finding the wildlife and very informative in all aspects of animals, plants and birds. They were also very fun to be with. The staff at all the camps were very friendly and helpful and made sure we were safe and comfortable. The accommodations were impeccable and gorgeous and the food was very varied and delicious.
Our travel planner, Susan Veldman, was fabulous from the start with the planning of our Safari to keeping in touch with us daily during the whole trip. All transfers and connections to the different camps were seamless. We would HIGHLY recommend Susan and Discover Africa to anyone planning a Safari. Thank you, thank you for this most amazing trip ever!!!
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Email Patty O | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding travel agent - Excellent service
I cannot say enough good things about Diane Du Plessis and Discover Africa Safaris. Diane worked with us to design the perfect safari vacation, that included stops in Cape Town, Victoria Falls, Africa Bush Camps - Somalisa Camp in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe and Mala Mala private reserve in Sabi Sands, South Africa. While we had done some research, we were learning as we went along. Diane provided us with excellent information and choices. Her choices for the safari camps/lodging were key - Somlalisa Camp was a private concession and Mala Mala was private land. This made all the difference as we were not competing with a ton of vehicles since access was restricted. This made the game drives and sightings incredibly intimate - and you get very close to the animals! You can also drive off-road, since it is private or leased land. I don't think I truly appreciated this distinction until we were there experiencing it and being told about how many vehicles descend on sightings in the public areas of the national parks.
Diane was always patient with us and incredibly responsive to our emails with questions and changes. She listened and responded to us. Every aspect of our trip was taken care of, we didn't have a care to worry about, from airport transfers, to flights, to excursions. And, every aspect of the logistics went seamlessly. Her lodging recommendations were perfect, each location got better and better. We culminated our trip at Mala Mala, which was truly stunning from the lodging to the safari game drives.
Diane - thank you so much! You made it seem so easy, but we know you had to do a lot of work behind the scenes. This trip was a perfect ten - wish we could say 12 - because of Diane at Discover Africa. I highly recommend using Diane if you are planning a safari in Africa. She will not disappoint!! If and when we go back, we will be using Diane!
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Email Martin | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Five star service for safari
Discover Africa was the top of my google search for African safaris. I looked at other operations, but the Discover Africa was clearly superior in terms of communication, choice and flexibility. It was my first trip to Africa, so I was unsure how to proceed, but the quality of Discover Africa, through my contact there Diane du Plessis, was clearly superior.
On the ground, every part of the tour was expertly handled, and the accommodation choices superlative. I cannot recommend Discover Africa too highly. Any issue I had during the tour was immediately responded to.
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Email Nick | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
The experience of a lifetime!
We recently completed our African Safari arranged with the help of Susan Veldman with Discover Africa. About one year ago, I began researching African safari trips. I began with Abercrombie and Kent as they are world renowned for their expertise with African safaris. I contacted them on their website and for some reason they did not return my two inquiries for almost two weeks. Meanwhile, I contacted five other companies, some in the states and some in Africa and had multiple conversations with many knowledgeable tour experts and tried to educate myself on where to go, what to see, when to go, etc. After speaking with Susan and feeling comfortable with her, we began to game plan. I used the Abercrombie tour as a basis for the trip. The end result was building on this with Susan. In fact, adding four days at another camp for less money. I was very concerned with hand-holding as the logistics of the trip was very complex. I also wanted all gratuities taken care ahead of time as that can be uncomfortable. Who to tip, how much? We booked our own flights with Qatar business class and the Q Suites. The airline lives up to its reputation. We flew with a stopover in Doha, Qatar and experienced the number one air lounge in the world (Al Mourjan) which again more than lived up to its reputation. We flew into Johannesburg and from there we were under the care of Susan. From there on, everything went on without a hitch. Meet and greets, automobile transfers, baggage handling, inter country flights, including bush flights and helicopter tours were smooth as could be. All gratuities were taken care of and I did not have to worry about that. The camps, food, activities and service at all the camps was spectacular. In Johannesburg, we stayed at the Saxon Hotel…..as did Nelson Mandela, Oprah and the Clintons. From there we flew to Sabi Sands Bush Lodge on the recommendation of Susan. Next was Sanctuary Chobe Chilwero, Sanctuary Stanley’s Camp and Chief’s Camp which I borrowed from Abercrombie. Each camp had its own flavor in terms of location, geography, design and game drives. Each camp was luxurious in its own way. The wildlife, the food, the accommodations, the guides and trackers, the game drives…..all superb! We arrived home last night tired but thrilled with the experience. I cannot recommend Susan and Discover Africa highly enough. Susan delivered everything we asked for without ANY glitches and maintained daily contact with us throughout the trip. The only way this trip could have been better was if it were free :-). And having said that, I was happy to pay for it. Worth every penny…or Rand!
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Email Veronica | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect tour company
The lodges were excellent with good food and great scheduling with lots of daily activities and amazing animal viewing. All transfers went smoothly
Okavanga lodge had amazing walking safaris
Moreno lodge had great safari drives
LarooLaTau had animals right off your deck and great drives as well
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Email Griselda | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
More than excellent . Megan is very professional, and also during my trip she was always taking care
Thanks to Discover Africa, I am addict to Africa. Every tour is excellent, the lodges, the guides, the hostess, make the tour as you are in Heaven. Nature, animals in complete freedom, and people is really something that touch your soul . Thank you Megan !!!!!!
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Email Preeti Warnock | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Top notch service from beginning to end of the trip
Discover Africa safaris helped us create the best trip we have ever experienced. Adelle was very knowledgeable and provided suggestions that really made this trip exceptional. Every minute of each day was organized and taken care of and seamless. Highly recommend.
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Email Thomas | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
They listen, care and adapt to meet our dream experience
Diane du Plessis looked after us during each step of the process. She carefully listened to all our wishes, budget, timing and vacation style… and she delivered the perfect safari.
Victoria falls, Chobe national park, Okavango delta and Ntwetwe pan are amazing sites that we enjoyed fully thanks to the luxurious and tailor made experience for each hotel and safari service.
Diane ensured we had all the necessary info prior to departures. Her proactivity gave us a good peace of mind.
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Email Taylor | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
My South Africa Reunion Brought to Life!
I used to live in South Africa and knew where I wanted to go and what I wanted to do. Planning this trip from afar was made SO MUCH EASIER with Matthys's expertise! He brought the trip I was envisioning to life and was always quick to respond to my emails. Thank you Matthys and Discover Africa Safaris! We had a wonderful trip, everything went smoothly!
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Email Brian Jane | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The tour operator provided a very professional, punctual and friendly service.
This was an excellent tour visiting South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana, The staff everywhere were fantastic, the hotels were very good, all excursions hit the mark with a little bit of everything, from the magnificent Victoria Falls, land and river safaris in Botswana and the vibrant city of Cape Town. My tour operator Adelle Bell made sure everything ran smoothly from airport pick up to day trips. The only reason I did not give this tour 5 stars was the first hotel. This hotel is right in the city center and extremely noisy, however the food, staff and rooms made it bearable,