MoAfrika Tours Team
MoAfrika Tours
- Office In:
- Size:
- 50-100 employees (Founded in 2007)
- Member Of:
- SATSA, SAYTC & TGCSA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $77 to $580 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 Lee H | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent wildlife viewing - hotel facilities average.
Thoroughly enjoyed the Kruger game drives as well as the scenic tour of NE South Africa. Guides were knowledgeable and engaging. I do wish there was a little more time spent observing the myriad of birds in the park - I do understand that most visitors are on the tour to see the Big 5 as well as the numerous other wildlife in the park.
The hotel facilities were acceptable. My room was nice; however, nothing really was working, including lights, television, etc. I had to go to the main reception area to read. The staff was pleasant but did not follow through when I asked if the lamps or television could be fixed. The restaurant was okay but selection was limited and the hotel was not particularly close to any other options for meals.
The trip was easy to book and MoAfrica was very responsive to my questions.
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Email ML | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good safari experience but accommodation can be improved.
I took the 6 day 5 nights safari tour with MoAfrika tours.
The accommodation at the Tremisina lodge was decent. But the accommodation at Marc Treehouse lodge was found wanting. First, the walk to the treehouse was quite far. And it required us to drag our luggage a long distance through the stone/rock pavement. There were many ants on the pathway which inevitably crawled on your luggage. The accommodation itself was dimly lit and had many insects such as ants. I had to flick away many ants and other insects that were crawling on my bed, mattresses, pillows, blankets etc. Food served at Marc Treehouse was also of poorer quality compared to Tremisana lodge. The beef was not tender and hard to swallow. Finally, I was hoping to see more animals around the treehouse, like some monkey swinging outside my door, but alas there was none. Only some impalas...
As for the safari experience, it was exciting to see so many animals roaming freely around in the wild. Animals spotted include lions, elephants, giraffe, hippo, rhinos, leopard, buffalo, jackal, wild dogs, baboons, hyena and others. Given the fact that I stayed longer, I guess it is only natural that the number of animals sighted would correspondingly increase.
Guides were alright – neither remarkable nor unremarkable. I guess they were focused on driving and spotting animals so didn’t have much interaction with them. Couldn’t remember their names or anything interesting about them too. Some guides were more time-conscious and clock-watching whilst others were more liberal with the timings.
Also did the Moholoholo tour, learnt about animal poaching and conservation efforts. Saw some eagles and my favourite (white lions), and some other animals such as hyena, jaguar, cheetah etc. It felt like I was visiting the local zoo and less interesting compared to the safari drives.
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Email Irene | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Disappointing experience
We booked a 2 day safari tour and stayed at Ivory Tree Lodge. The rooms, food and open game drives provided by the lodge were excellent. The transfers from Johannesburg provided by MoAfrika Tours did not meet our expectations. Although we advised we would be travelling with 4 suitcases, no provisions had been made on the outbound transfer so the suitcases needed to be stacked in the aisle. The outbound transfer was a disgrace. Just before checking out of the lodge we received an email, offering us a choice between being picked up at the arranged time 11:30 AM) and spending time in Pilanesberg on a closed game drive. Or spending time in the lodge and being picked up at 2:00 PM. We chose the first option but ended up spending 3 hours in the reception area for our transfer. The people at MoAfrika Tours kept telling us they did not know why the driver did not pick us up but he would be there within 10 minutes. He arrived a little before 2 PM and was met by a group of angry people (7 in total) who had been waiting since 11 AM. And 2 people who had chosen the second option, to be picked up at 2. The driver told us that the people of MoAfrica were well aware that he would not be able to pick us up before 2PM as he was in the park woth another group of people. So obviously it had been the intention of MoAfrika from the start to pick us up at 2. They just were not honest about the situation and kept us waiting for 3 hours without food as they had us believe the drivers would be there any minute. To make things worse, the driver was supposed to wait until 3 PM to pick up 3 more people. After we refused to wait any longer (5 of us had flights to catch), he decided to leave the other 3 behind and drove us to the airport. The driver was not to blame for this mess up, solely the people at MoAfrika office.
After returning home, we sent a complaint to MoAfrika, but we have not received a reply or apologies.
I would not recommend using MoAfrika Tours, just book the lodge yourself, nearly every lodge and hotel offers transfers. No need to book through MoAfrika or any other operator.
Email Robynne | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Extremely professional, friendly and welcoming
Highly recommend MoAfrika Tours. They take the hassle out of planning your trips and ensure you are well taken care of.
Email Wayne | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Brilliant
Brilliant service, in assisting me with my kruger Park trip . Anthony was great and
His guides are amazing
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Email Madonna | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Bennie was great! He was knowledgeable, funny & a great driver. His tour was fun & informative.Th
This was my first such tour. I found it very easy to arrange and reasonably priced. The experience lived up to the brochure's description. We saw many animals including. I saw 3 of the big 5 (others saw 4). Lunch was tasty. The day flew by. Door to door pick up and drop off was an unexpected plus.
The ride to and fro was also great, as the route was scenic and the driver shared interesting facts about the areas through which we drove.
Great tour, clear communication when organising and fantastic day! I highly recommend.
Great tour, clear communication when organising and fantastic day!
They pick you up from your selected pick up point and drop you off.
Excellent service I'll book again when back!
Email Jo | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great communication and flexible.
We could not be happier with the service we received from MoAfrica Tours. We booked a 2 day game safari tour at Ivory Tree Lodge in Pilansberg.
Booking online was easy and straightforward. All our questions were answered promptly. We were picked up on time from our hotel in Johannesburg. The journey went smoothly. Everything at Ivory Tree Lodge was great. We were able to choose whether we left in the morning or afternoon on the day of return back to Johannesburg and got dropped off in our hotel in Johannesburg.
I would definitely recommend MoAfrica Tours for their communication, time keeping and value for money
SG
Email Janelle | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well organised and able to handle unexpected situations well.
The tour was very well thought and planned out. Communication was smooth and replies were prompt and clear. The guides for the jeeps were friendly, entertaining, and very knowledgable. We saw many animals, including the big 5! Lunch options were good during the game drive days, and the jeeps were clean and comfortable. Highly recommend!
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Email Timo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience with an amazing team
Travelling with Moafrika opened my eyes to the wonders of South Africa. The guides that we had on the trip were a good mix of knowledge and enthusiasm. you can really feel the passion of the staff, which rubbed off to the rest of my group. The tracking abilities and the communication of the guides let us see all of the Big 5 in Kruger, and even some really cute occurrences that's supposed to be rare! Will be back again for more trips :)
