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Elephant Herd Tours & Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2002)
- Member Of:
- SATSA & MISA
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $71 to $1,142 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 Sharon | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unbelievable trip of a lifetime!
Our trip, masterfully arranged by Bev of Elephant Herd Tours, was magical - the absolute trip of a lifetime. Within a relatively short time - 8 days - we got to see so much of South Africa and Eswatini. I travelled to Johannesburg on a work trip and then extended my stay to go on this safari, and I am so glad I did.
We had multiple safaris in Kruger, enjoyed incredible vistas on the Panoramic Route, and visited several well-known game reserves such as SabieSands, Kruger, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi, and iSimangaliso. We got to enjoy the savannah, the bush, the mountains, the high and low veld, the coast, the estuary, and the Indian Ocean. Completely unforgettable moments, the accommodations were great - especially the Zarafa, which was magnificent in every way - we saw the big five multiple times, had close-up and personal interactions with elephants, and got close to wild lions, spotted cheetahs, leopards, rhinos, giraffes, monkeys etc. My teenage daughter learned so much about animals and nature conservation in the process.
Bev was flexible and adapted to our wishes when we had last-minute requests. We felt looked after and cared for the whole way; the guides were stellar, appeared to be having as much fun as we were, and were always ready to answer our many questions and provide in-depth, thoughtful answers. Highly recommend Elephant Herd Tours and all we encountered there, from Bev and Brandon in the office to Trevor and Wesley, Kallie, and everyone else at EuroZulu (namely Johan, Sabelo, and Siyabonga) who took us on several game drives and boat trips up the estuary. I would give this trip 10/5 stars if I could as it exceeded all expectations several times over. Amazing!
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Email Corey & Moira | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredibly professional and knowledgeable
We had 2 all-day safaris with Elephant Herd Tours & Safaris at the Kruger National Park.
Our guide, Remember, was prompt, courteous and provided warm blankets for us to use during the chilly early morning start to our excursions. He is exceptionally knowledgeable on all aspects of both the wildlife and the terrain and his commentary was not only informative but very funny! I’ll never forget “the ugly five” when we saw warthogs and hyenas 🤣🤣🤣
We were privileged to see ALL of the Big 5 too including the elusive white rhinos and a leopard after a kill. We had extremely close and exciting encounters with 2 lionesses and numerous herds of elephant and Cape buffalo! Utterly breathtaking!!
He was exceptionally kind and deeply concerned when our friends’ teenage son had a seizure in the safari vehicle while on our 2nd day out in the park and radioed ahead so we could be met by a closed vehicle to take us back to our resort earlier than expected.
This tour group is top notch and we couldn’t recommend them more highly!
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Email Kailash | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
SA trip started with Cape Town and continued with this tour,It was amazing to see all the beautiful.
This was a beautiful trip which allowed me and my family to explore the jungle safari.Thanks
Email Sue | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The tour operator was an excellent guide, with a wealth of knowledge.
We had a range of ages in our group, from 87 - 15, so many different interests
Our guide was patient and kind and quickly realized that we were all seasoned wildlife travelers.
He drove until asked to stop for something specific, doing a route that offered the possibility of lions and leopards.
We had 3 wonderful lion sightings.
We were thrilled with every stage of our safari and can highly recommend Elephant Herd Tours and Safaris
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Email Osric | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent tour, knowlguide. Big 5 all seen
We booked with Elephant herd tours on recommendation of our Airbnb host. They were responsive and contacted us immediately. Though not cheapest, they wre happy to pick us up from our accommodation which was importantfor us. Our guide Vobu arrived on time. We made the kruger gates on time for the 6am open and were lucky to see the big 5 though of course this isn't guaranteed. Our guide was super knowledgeable and the elephant herd team have an advantage working with their team of other guides to gives their clients the best chance to see the animals. We chose the morning half day tour as our party included younger kids. It was freezing in the early hours but an awesome experience
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Email Tony | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Easy to work with
We used Elephant Heard for our 4 day safari at Kruger park. Bev was our contact from booking all the way though our stay. We really liked that they were a local company and available the whole trip if we had any questions or issues, Bev even picked us up from the airport. From pick up to drop off, everything was taken care of, we didn't have to worry about any logistical details. My family and I typically travel independently, but for the safari it was nice to just relax and take in all of the sites. This experience exceeded my expectations, I still can't believe the abundance of animals there are in the park. Lastly, it was a great value, our Lodging at the Zarafa was beautiful and included all the meals, they were delicious and the service was first class.
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Email Annelie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The operator was very friendly and helpful.
Our tour guides was extremely knowledgeable. Bhekifa in particular did a magnificent job. He read the animal pawprints on the ground and found all the animals we wanted to see. He was friendly and even used our phone to get the best pictures of everything we saw.
Best safari so far.
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Email Wendy | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic
We saw lots of animals and our guide was able to get us to see many things
Email Charné | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Sam, is excellent. We decided to book another full day in Kruger and asked for him again.
Very prompt and helpful. Used them twice. Will definitely use them again.
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Email Caroline | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Elephant Herd was incredibly great to work with and delivered high quality adventures!
My family and a close friend booked five adventures through Elephant Herd. We would HIGHLY RECOMMEND this company! They were very knowledgeable, incredibly flexible, warm, friendly, reasonably priced, and very helpful! We cannot say enough good things about our experience with this company! From the company owners to the safari rangers to the drivers, all were first-rate and gave us experiences that will last a lifetime. As an example, Brendon, who owns the company with his wife, was able to meet all of our requests for tours and was even able to work in a drop-off at a shopping site for two of us while then dropping off the other two members of our group at a site to visit elephants! Also, Bekifa, one of our rangers, was beyond committed to finding a rhino for us to see on our last day at Kruger so that we could complete our sitings of the Big 5. He successfully found three for us to see! It was magical! This is a wonderful company with excellent communication, service, reliability, and a passion for what they do. We could not ask for more!
