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 Gary | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thorough, responsive, and comprehensive trip planning
We originally booked 4 nights in Zimbabwe and Botswana for April 2020. The original planning and booking process was simple. Megan at Discover Africa provided a variety of options for durations and locations, and we were able to select the number of nights and the hotels that worked best for our budget and what we wanted to see/do. It was easy to add excursions such as boat tours and a helicopter flight over Victoria Falls.
When Covid derailed our trip, we were able to defer all the bookings indefinitely. In Spring of 2021, we put everything back on track for May 2021, and Megan got us set up with appointments and the information we needed to get Covid PCR tests in Zimbabwe and Botswana.
Everything went off without a hitch. Victoria Falls was extraordinary. The land transit to Botswana was complicated, but handled adroitly by the Wild Horizons drivers. We would have had a real headache figuring out those specifics without an experienced guide on the ground. Our time in Chobe National Park was wonderful; we saw so many animals from pretty close-up! Again, the guides here were great. All of our covid results came in very quickly, and we had no worries about making our next transit to another country.
Can't recommend Discover Africa enough for getting you to and around Southern Africa. Even in these uncertain Covid times, it's very doable (check local conditions frequently though, as things seem to change rapidly).
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Email Michelle | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Antoinette is not only kind and attentive, but truly WONDERFUL!
I'm not quite sure where to begin when describing my trip to South Africa. It started with impeccable service with our guide/operator Antoinette. She made the process easy and understood that our trip was truly in her hands (we've never had a safari holiday). To begin, everywhere we stayed was impeccably clean, safe, but also just truly enjoyable and fun. The animals we saw we're incredible. Our guides were not only knowledgeable, but extremely kind. I can't emphasize the service and generosity we felt at every spot. It was exactly what we dreamed of. Animals at every turn. Delicious food and drink. An experience of a lifetime that I can't wait to repeat.
This was worth every penny and more.
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Email Jim | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Matthys was professional and very helpful in presenting several options for our family Safari
I chose Discover Africa for a tented camp Safari to accommodate my family of 5.
We wanted the trip to the Serengeti to coincide with the Great Migration. Matthys offered several options and his itinerary was perfect. All five of our Tanzanian Safari accommodations were unique and exceptional. The Safari guides were family friendly and informative. The Safari vehicle was comfortable and easily accommodated our family and all the seats offered exceptional views. Our guides traveled well off the beaten path to provide unique opportunities. On our 9 day Safari, we were even able to to spot an elusive leopard and a wayward rhino. The Discover Africa guides were very experienced and could answer any question asked. Both guides were friendly, polite and fluent in English. The experience in the luxury mobile Safari camps was unique. You could hear the noises of the lion, wildebeest and hyena at night. The food was excellent at all of our five accommodations.
Email Lauren Gabel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent Safari Experience!
I had a great experience working with Megan to book our Botswana 5 day safari. She was always quick to respond and even helped us add on an additional guest last minute. Everything ran super smooth from start to finish. Absolutely loved the lodges chosen….we stayed at Kadizora in the Okavango Delta and Elephant Valley in Chobe. All the guides were great - super knowledgeable and great at finding animals. We saw two different leopards, male lions with a kill, lion cubs, hyena pups, and much more! We were the only guests at the lodges due to a slow pickup from COVID but we had so much fun with the staff—they took such great care of us!
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Email BigMo | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent Service
Megan, We just returned from our family trip to your country on June 4, 2021. We had a GREAT TIME! Thank you for changing things as required over 2 years (as our trip had to be postponed from May 2020 to May 2021 due to COVID-19). Now our thoughts on the two lodges and our trip overall:
Ngala tented camp: Personalized attention, food was a notch up from the safari lodge. The accommodations were a notch below the safari lodge, given that it is tented. The accommodations were fine (as in decent) but did not really like the outdoor showers. Saw the white lions at Ngala on our first and second days there. Was one of the highlights of our trip. Would we stay at the tented camp again?? ... Possibly.
All the transfers everywhere were seamless. The Fairlawns stay on both occasions was very nice! They really do a very nice job at this hotel. The PCR test to return to the US at Jo berg airport was pretty painless (took the PCR test to avoid the hassle of whether the antigen test would work). Got the results via email in four hours and got the certificates printed out at the airport PCR facility the next day.
Tengile River Lodge; This lodge was truly stunning. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The food was divine. The snacks on the game drives were a notch better than Ngala. The drinks were top of the line and the four of us had our own safari vehicle. We had Warren as our ranger and Jophet as our tracker. They were both very, very good and really friendly. On day two we saw four of the big five on the morning game drive (lion, black rhino, buffalo, and elephants). On the evening game drive on day two we saw lion, buffalo, elephants and the leopard. Also saw lions with cubs on day 6 and also saw leopard with her cub on day 5. Finally saw the honey badger, which as our ranger at Tengile pointed out is extremely rare to spot. Once again thank you for everything.
One final point the game viewing in the Sabi Sands was very good... as good or better than 2017. The game viewing we thought at Ngala this time was not as good as what we saw in 2017. Paucity of animals... though we were very, very happy to see the white lions of Ngala.
Email Adele | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Planning excellent - tailored to our needs - efficient and helpful at all times - great selection
We have never been to Namibia and were totally in the hands of Discover Africa. They planned an amazing trip for us and made sure that we were booked into beautiful lodges. We got an excellent overview of the country in 2 weeks. There were no hassles and everything was seamless. We are going again in October with Discover Africa and can't wait for our second trip.
Email Chris | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic tour operator who pulled together a wonderful holiday for us at very short notice.
Fantastic tour operator who pulled together a wonderful holiday for us at very short notice.
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Email Elizabeth Horn | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
So helpful!
Joining a safari for one proved to be challenging in 2020. Once I was contacted by Adelle at Discover Africa, she found me safaris I didn’t even know existed from internet searching. I couldn’t have done it without her! It’s definitely better to have someone on the ground in Africa helping you. I will certainly use them in future Africa travels. The experience once I made it to Tanzania was seamless, and I had local contact numbers in case I needed them. The quality of safari booked was also excellent. Truly a trip of a lifetime. Adelle at Discover Africa also followed up with me after the safari. They really want to make sure you’re satisfied. Excellent!!!
Email Debbie | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Hassle free and very professional service from start to finish
Tanya was an absolute delight to deal with. From the first phone call she was extremely polite, professional and very eager to facilitate my requests regarding our safari.
Our 3 nights at the V & A Hotel were fabulous and Motswari Game reserve was very nice also. All flights taken with the safari package were great. On arrival at both Cape Town and Hoedspruit airports we were met for our transfer by very warm and friendly people who were more than eager to impart their local knowledge on us. The game viewing on our drive to Motswari was some of the best we encountered whilst staying there.
Would certainly recommend and utilise Discover Africa again. Many thanks Tanya for a memorable trip.
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Email Saada | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was above my expectations. I will recommend it to whoever would like to tour Africa.
This was my first safari. I didn’t expect to be so pampered. Everything was first class. We had everything provided for us before even asking. We had a dedicated team at our service.
Megan was on call whenever we needed something and she would always check on us along the way. We felt very well taken care of on all fronts.