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 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,
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Email Yves | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
"Discover Africa Safaris", a memorable experience.
I found the agency "Discover Africa Safaris" through an Internet search and contacted it without really knowing where I was landing.
We were late and had special requests. Susan, our agent, understood our requirements very well and worked to meet them. All her proposals were very well targeted. Very pleasant to have someone listening. Easy interaction, even at a distance, great availability. And this didn't stop once the reservations were made. I'm thinking in particular of the follow-up for health and consular requirements.
On site, everything worked very well. Smooth, on-time transfers, attentive, very professional staff. We stayed at two lodges, in Kenya and Tanzania, for a total of 6 days. Two different experiences, two top experiences. Beautiful facilities, friendly, smiling staff, competent and attentive driver/guide. Two game drives per day, a lot of animals, small ones, big ones, thousands of pictures, lots of magical moments.
My siblings and I went on this safari to honour our recently deceased older brother. The response from the people was simply incredible in its warmth and humanity.
Yes, a safari isn't cheap, but it's an experience, a gift to yourself.
A memorable experience.
Phenomenal, great response time, and on his 'game'.
It was a last minute trip, and Devryn ensured everything was tied up in a bow as soon as we decided the kind of trips we wanted and when we could go. Took 100% of the stress out of doing a trip like this. Thank you!
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Email Roland | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Listen and advise what makes your customer happy, this is the mindset of Discover Africa.
We had the pleasure to have Adelle on our side who helped us organizing what turned out to be an unforgetable trip. She really listened with passion and patience what we were looking at, and then she advised and mastered a ten days trip which was just perfect in all aspects: timing, transportation, sequence of spots, mindful selection of lodges etc. A truly great customer experience. Thank you so much Adelle, we will for sure come back to you.