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 Tamara | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Life changing family vacation
Elephant herd was so conscientious to our needs from the first email till the last. Our guides were always listening to our needs for every decision. They were knowledgeable and friendly. The moments on safari we shared as a family were amazing. My kids still say it was their best vacation ever.
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Email Federico | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best Safari operator anyone could ask for!!!
Elephant Herd was such an amazing operator, everything was great! The communication since i asked for a quote was fast and clear, also through the days we spent there (thanks Bev!). The guide that picked up us from te aiport and took care of us at arrival (Smiley) was friendly and helpful.
For the Safari we had the best guide, not kidding, THE BEST guide: Bekhifa! not only he was kind, friendly and funny he did everything he could to take us to find all the animals we wanted to see, including the big 5!! also rhinos, jiraffes, cheetas, hippos, zebras, etc. even birds, monkeys, owls... He could find any animal, he knew the park perfectly well and his vision through hthe landscape was incredible! The guy that drove us back to the airport also was great, don´t remember his name, we talked all the way back and made the ride comfortable.
Overall, i would rank them with a 100. Great service, value and reliability. I would recommend Elephant Herd everytime and would go back with them without a doubt! YOU MADE US HAVE A GREAT EXPERIENCE!
Email Pat & Paul | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Trevor was our driver/guide, courteous, knowledgeable and friendly
With an early morning start on a overcast morning which probably helped us in seeing a lot of game, we saw lions as we entered the park, and spotted leopard, feeding hyena, elephant, jackals and much more within an hour of our tour, our tour was basically all day 06h30 to 15h00. a very long day, luckily in the morning it was very overcast ,which probably also helped us spot game in abundance. I would probably have called it a day after the mid morning break as as it got hotter, animals became harder to spot and it was a bit tiring but as an experience in the Kruger it was excellent and would totally recommend Elephant Herd Tours & Safaris. The cream on the cake was seeing a Hippo out of water lumbering towards our vehicle and then entering the dam close to our viewing position.
Email Pamela | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a lifetime experience
My partner and I had a game drive with Bhekifa..where do I even begin...He said "today I'm going to find you a leopard" and he did spot one hanging on a tree from a distance, he was very educational, the best and patient game driver, he showed different types of birds, we also saw lions.. I don't know how to put in the right words but we had the best experience and it's all thanks to him...Bhekifa♡♡♡♡
Email Andre de Villiers | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Knowledgeable, friendly and at hand
This was truly an experience worth the while. We had 5 French friends to show the big five and Kruger Park. Luckily we were told about Elephant Herd for on our own we would never encountered the big 5, twice, on 2 separate days. The guide/operator was very knowledgeable on all wildlife and poses a very keen eye to spot animals. I can truly recommend Elephant Herd tours and safaris. Thank you for an amazing 2 days.
Email Verena | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fantastic
Trevor was prompt collecting us , so knowledgable on animals , birds , flora & fauna ,a magnetic personality , full of humour & made our tour amazing
Email Michele | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Masillo was our safari guide. The nicest person! knowlegable+went extra mile to find sightings. 5🌟
Our safari guide Masillo provided us with a most memorable day. Always friendly, polite and willing to answer any question to test his knowledge(which is outstanding after the many years he has worked in Kruger Nat Park)
An absolute asset to Elephant Herd Safaris.
A day always to be remembered and part of it due to Masillo.
Email Roxie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
She is a great, friendly, life changing woman
Bev was our tour operator. She made everything about our trip so easy and stress free. She put a plan together for us and within the day, the plan and itinerary was complete, with room to change if required. We changed the accommodation and pick up times a few times. Non of this was an issue. We ended up staying with one of the accommodations recommended by this tour group. We are super happy that we did and we upgraded. The lodge was so accommodating and friendly. welcome drinks provided with morning and evening game drives. The value for money was fantastic. A little more pricier than we anticipated, but we would do this over again. Food was provided and coffees and drinks were provided on the game drives, which we were not aware of, so this was a lovely surprise. Communication between myself and Bev was amazing. One of the best interactions iv had with a tour group and i travel for a living. I would 100% use this tour group again. Value for money, service, reliability, communication and the tours were incredible.
Email Hayley-Jo | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Becifer: excellent, knowledgable, skilled and thoroughly enjoyed his role
The Elephant heard tours were fantastic. Both tour guides were great and Becifer’s dedication and skills and spotting animals from a distance, from tracks etc was amazing. Christopher was also a good guide and we saw some amazing things.
We did also book a private safari through Elephant heard where Christopher transported us to Sabi Sands and then we were transferred to a bus with one of their private guides. That one was pretty disappointing and in our view a waste of money; the Elephant heard guides were so much better!
I think the issue was that the Sabi Sands guide assumed everyone on her truck was staying at Sabi Sands and would therefore be doing sunset safari everyday. For example on our 3hr sunset tour she spent over 45mins sat looking at bushes waiting to see if the Leopard emerged because she wanted to see the Leopard. She told us at the start how the elephants come close to the trucks etc which would have been amazing, but drove straight past the elephants telling everyone we could see them tomorrow as she was going to see the Leopard. Thats fair enough but proceeding to sit there for almost an hour during which time we saw nothing was a waste. The other passengers had the benefit of doing a sunset safari on other days being guests of Sabi sands and so could see the other animals. We paid to do that once and it was our only sunset safari and so was disappointing. We also did not get the sunset picnic which the other buses got. Their spotter didn’t actually spot anything. We did and when we told the guide she would then reverse back so that they could see the animal at the front but didn't have any regard for our view now being blocked by bushes. I think as the most expensive one we did it was not great and we much preferred the Elephant Heard guides.
In fact we saw the Leopard as Christopher from Elephant Heard was driving us out of Sabi Sands and Christopher pulled over, slowly followed the Leopard and got us an awesome view of the Leopard. He was better than the whole Sabi Sands tour!
Email Sam | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome once in a lifetime experience.
Arranged the sundowner experience for my husband’s birthday. Considering what the experience involved this is great value for money.
From start to finish the guys running the tour demonstrated the wonderful relationship they have with the Elephants and the passion to ensure the Elephants in their care are looked after and respected. The talk at the beginning was fascinating and offered lots of information. Then interacting with the elephants was awesome. Our trip included a ride which was unbelievable and then we were privileged to be able to watch the elephants settle in their stables whilst having a drink. Brighton was also great answering all our questions and sharing a bit more history about how he rescued Thembo, the patriarch of the herd.
