Everybodies favourite guide, Trevor
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:
- $69 to $1,104 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email Jen | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Elephant Herd provided a well-organized tour with a very friendly and helpful team
We recently had the pleasure of touring with Elephant Herd and were very happy with our experience. The team was incredibly responsive before and during the tour and answering all our questions and regularly checkin in to ensure everything was going smoothly. Our tour guides were very friendly and knowledgable and always on time. B. with his eagle-eyes spotted every animal close and distant making the Safaris a great experience! The accomodations provided were comfortable and very nice places. We can recommend Elephant Herd for anyone looking for a well-organized tour experience with the option of pre-arranged tours and the possibility to tailor activities to your own needs.
BR
Email Jalmar Junior | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing Team, kind and extremely helpful.
We booked transfers and a Kruger safari. Everyone was very kind and punctual, always giving tips and explaining the culture!
Email John | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
First class from start to finish.
From the moment they picked us up at the airport to dropping us off a week later, this company was brilliant. Picked up exactly when you were told you would be and the driver/guides were so polite and knowledgeable. During the safari they went above and beyond and made our trip so much better than we expected. We saw the big 5, on our first safari and many more animals than we expected to. Commentary was great and we learned so much, not only about the animals and Kruger but about SA in general.
Even using them as transport to and from restaurants in the evening they were so attentive. Having the desk in reception also made it easy to talk to and find out things from the rep. If we ever go again we wouldn’t go past them.
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Email Haenen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Just great
Great tour. We regret we only booked the half-day because it wasn’t tireing at all. Well worth the money though and the guide was great.
The fact we booked a private tour enhanced the experience.
NL
Email Uwe | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent sundowner game drive
This was our third tour in three days with Elephant Herd…
First we had the panorama tour, then full day Kruger and finally the sundowner safari/game drive.
We had three different guides and with every day we had a better one, Smiley was the last guide and definitely the best of these three.
During the both game drives we saw the big five and lots of other animals more than once.
The guides explained a lot and drove the cars with elegance and safely.
What can be improved:
1.Full Kruger, second break: we were brought to a luxury hotel in Skukuza Safari Lodge - why not in the middle of the camp where more action was? At least the guides Elsa’s could have asked. Rest of the day was fantastic.
2. Panorama tour was nice but compared to the game drives too expensive, also our guide (cannot remember his name) wasn’t very communicative. The lunch location was again top.
All in all, we would do the game drives again with Elephant Herd Tours but would skip the panorama tour or would do it by ourselves.
Email Karen K | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Nothing was too hard
Brendan, the owner, was so easy to email and create an itinerary with. He always answered promptly prior and during the holiday. He arranged for us to pay half of our costs from Australia, using an effective link and the rest we paid by credit card at the end. His service and that of all the different guides we experienced was second to none. A special shout out to Trevor, who was our guide on multiple safaris and regional tours, and he also was our guide for 4 days down through Eswatini to Umphlanga Rock.
Three tours included sunrise, while day, afternoon and 2 night safaris at Sabi Sands, and we saw three big 5 up close many times. Every second day they took us up into the green uplands to explore water falls, the escarpments, Caves, rehab centres, the dam cruise etc.
We occasionally asked Brendan to arrange some short transportation on our off times so we could get to ships and Perry's Bridge. He was very reliable!!
The whole thing was amazing value for money, and us 5 international ladies (friends)shared the cost of the safari vehicle to ourselves.
Email Charne | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Exciting
Vuyo, who was our tour operator was amazing.
He taught us so many things we did not know about the animals, he has so much knowledge.
He listens very well and asked us what we wanted to see, and he made it possible.
He is fun and exciting and made lots of jokes
Email Haydn | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Our driver was SMILEY he was excellent very knowledgeable about all the animals we seen.
Smiley picked us up on time 0500 and explained how our morning safari would work. He ask what we would like to see most of all. We challenged him to see the big five. By 0730 we had seen elephant rhino and lion. After a breakfast stop we seen buffalo. The leopard did elude us but 4 out of 5 was amazing for a morning safari. Smiley was very knowledgeable of all the animals that we seen and made our experience even more special. There are a lot of safari operators to chose from but elephant heard are by far the best I have been with.
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Email Steve | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best possible safari experience
My friend and I contacted elephant herd to plan a 5 day safari trip with only about 4 weeks of notice. We specifically requested a quote from elephant herd because they limit occupants in the safari vehicle to 6. As it turns out this matters quite a bit in how easy it is to photograph animals and how quickly you can move through the park. If you’re considering a safari with greater than 6 I would advise against it.
Every human interaction I had from the time of requesting the quote was phenomenal. Brendon planned and arranged everything for us, including van transfers from JNB and back, and he gave us a taste of both Kruger National Park and a private reserve called Karongwe which is a few hours north of Hazyview. Brendon even took us to and from dinner both nights we were in Hazyview. Our safari experience in Kruger was perfect. We did a sunset safari on our first evening , followed by a full day safari the next day, and a super epic morning safari on our third day. We were fortunate enough to have Keegan as our guide on the 6 person full day safari. That was so enjoyable that we requested him as our guide for the morning safari with only my friend and I in the truck. So we basically ended up with a private safari for 5 hours, during which we saw all the big 5, plus a honey badger, plus a rare glimpse of wild dogs getting chased away from a kill by a lion! And this is during a time of year (November) when it’s typically more difficult to spot wildlife. Keegan has a wealth of knowledge about the animals and plants in Kruger which was both interesting and helpful in locating the animals we wanted to see. I would absolutely recommend Elephant Herd for safari bookings based on the quality of the safari experience and the high level of customer service. Many thanks to Brendon, Keegan, and Big Ray!
MX
Email Alex Martin | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excelent service and quality of the stay and tours inside Kruger
After a detailed search we choosed Elephant Herd because of the opportunity of interaction with elephants at "Elephant Whispers". We saw pictures of the lodge which had great quality and the best of all, were the private tour into Kruger with one of the best guides we ever meet: Bhekifa Ngomane
