Blue Crane Safaris Namibia
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Member Of:
- NTB & TOSCO
- Tour Types:
- Mid-range & luxury tours with set start dates and a fixed itinerary
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $138 to $1,103 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Louise Debetaz | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional, friendly service throughout the booking process and on the tour.
We had a fabulous 13 day tour of Namibia and Botswana with a final day at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. The booking process and communication with Derek was first class with very prompt responses to emails and answers to questions. Our guide John was fantastic; very experienced, knowledgeable and friendly. He was an exceptionally careful driver, with an extraordinary ability to see game and birds no matter how well hidden! The perfect companion for our trip! The accommodation and food (I'm vegetarian) was excellent and staff were welcoming and really did their best to make our stays even more enjoyable.
The tour itself involves quite a lot of driving, but we got to see so much in a short time. Both Etosha and the Okavanga delta are extraordinary places to observe wildlife and we absolutely loved the whole experience. The tour was well worth every penny and we can thoroughly recommend Blue Crane Safaris!
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Email Ilian | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great trip in Namibia and S. Africa!
This past September we (a group of 12) had a great trip in Namibia and S. Africa with Blue Crane Safaris. Windhoek - Walvis Bay (with Sandwich Harbour tour), Sesriem/ Sossusvlei, then on to the Namibian part of Kalahari, Quiver Tree Forest, then crossed the border with S. Africa and spent 4 nights on safari in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, flight to Cape Town and 3 days there + Cape Peninsula. It was a nice mix of accommodated and camping safari, we had more comfort on some places and some adventure on others.
I have done several safaris with them in Namibia, S. Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe and have always been very pleased with the experience.
We used two vehicles, two guides and a camp hand, two of them friends of mine from previous trips, so for me personally they are one of the reasons to come back to these places. Guides are always accommodating and flexible when circumstances allow for the latter. Usually people are commenting on quality of food etc. This is not the greatest concern of mine, while on safari, but, yes, the food is always good. Not mentioning the planning of the trip, since it has always been easy with this company, I have just started to take things for granted with them.
I would recommend Blue Crane Safaris to any prospective visitor to Namibia and the neighbouring countries without any hesitation.
I am already planning another trip with them to Spitzkoppe, Etosha National Park, Caprivi Strip and Victoria Falls next year.
Thank you for everything, guys and see you again next September!
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Email Marc Anthony | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Most comprehensive well-organized safari ever taken
Bluecrane organized a city tour and safari for some VIP visitors. The planning and organization of the trip was superb. They were both efficient and reliable and that's exactly what you want on a good tour. I've been on a lot of safaris but this is by far was the best. Derek and his staff are knowledgeable, courteous, professional and provided exceptional customer service. We lacked for nothing. The entire group enjoyed everything about Bluecrane without exception. Highly recommend without any reservations whatsoever. You can't go wrong with Bluecrane.
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Email Karen D | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
I highly recommend Blue Crane if you are considering a Namibia safari.
Blue Crane’s safari guides were the best! They made sure everything was perfect. Great driving skills, organized, always put us in the best position to get an amazing photo and the safari vehicles were clean, comfortable and air conditioned. Their knowledge of the animals was informative and interesting. They were just fun to travel with! If I ever am fortunate enough to visit beautiful Namibia again I will definitely go with Blue Crane! Highly recommend them.
Fantastic personal service from the best tour operator out there!
We went on a personal winged safari in Namibia for two weeks in August 2023. Derek Jacobs, the owner of Blue Crane, is everything you would want in a tour provider. First, he and I worked together to choose our locations and lodges. He is flexible, patient, and informative. The tour itself was fantastic, with the exception of Hoodia Desert Lodge, which Derek is no longer using. Derek keeps in timely contact with his clients, both before and during the trip. He goes out of his way for you and really cares about you and your needs. For example, the dates of our Botswana and Namibia tours accidentally overlapped. Though the oversight was both of our faults, Derek took complete responsibility, reordered the dates on our lodges, and paid the extra charges himself. THAT is impressive, but that is Derek. Likewise, he extended himself and offered personal services on two other instances when I changed gears on him. Blue Crane Safaris is an impressive, top notch safari provider run by a top notch guy. I cannot recommend him and Blue Crane highly enough.
Email Christine | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful way to see Namibia and surrounding countries.
Our drivers/guides (Sammy and Frank) could not have been more helpful. The vehicles were comfortable and we felt very safe with them in charge. The guides were very knowledgeable about the country and personally were very accommodating with our private tour which included 14 family members aged 5-65. We could not have asked for more in the choices of accommodation and the supply of food!
Derek and his team could not have organised or executed our individualised trip any better.
From the very beginning of planning our trip, Derek responded to every little query and followed up very quickly.
We were travelling with three generations and our guides, Sammy and Frank, were willing to go above and beyond in every way to make our trip run smoothly. Every request was met with a smile and special interests in the country were accommodated.
The vehicles were always kept very clean, despite the omnipresent dust. As a nervous passenger, I always felt extremely safe with both Sammy and Frank. They handled all driving conditions very safely.
We all learned so much about Namibia - the history, people, animals, landscape and even the stars - from our knowledgeable guides. Our little ones couldn't believe there was so much sand to play in! The trip ended with seeing a pride of lions enjoying their breakfast. What other guides could organise such a finale??? :)
Blue Crane Safaris are professional and caring from the initial stages of planning to farewelling us at the airport. They could not have provided an any better experience. Namibia is a truly beautiful and interesting country to visit. Thankyou Derek and your team for a wonderful trip.
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Email Veronika Khariv | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Dependable, friendly, and accommodating!
Highly recommend Blue Crane Safaris Namibia! I contacted them about a year before our planned trip to help book a 2-week self-drive of Namibia. Derek was immediately responsive to my inquiry and we quickly began planning our trip over email. I provided my budget, areas of interest, and lodges of interest, and Derek helped me plan a wonderful trip that spoke to all of my needs. He was very attentive and accommodating to all of my questions and requests. Upon arrival to Namibia, we were greeted by the Blue Crane team who picked us up from the airport. They were extremely warm and friendly, and took the time to explain to us how the car operated and even drove us to a grocery store for a supply pick up! They also put all our lodges in the gps so that we were ready to go! The gps was extremely helpful because of the remote areas we were in. Throughout our trip, Blue Crane constantly checked in with us on whatsapp to ensure we were settling in ok and keeping us up to date on any scheduled tours. There was a surprise sandstorm at the end of our trip that resulted in one of our lodgings cancelling our stay because of damage to their property. Blue Crane quickly stepped in and helped us find an alterative, easing our stress. All of the lodges we stayed in exceeded our expectations as did the excursions we booked. For a self-drive, we feel that Blue Crane went above and beyond to ensure we had an enjoyable trip!
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Email Tiffany | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Reliable, professional, well organized
I had a wonderful time on this trip. Loved every part of it. Marcus, my guide, was incredible. Super professional, knowledgeable and funny at the same time. He took really good care of me. And he has eagle eyes. We were lucky to see so many animals. Lucky enough to see the leopard.
As Namibia is a big country, you should be prepared for long drives.
I really appreciate the high standards and reliability of this company. Thanks for this incredible experience.
Email K & R | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Must Do Trip!
My husband and I did a private 11 day tour with Bluecrane Safaris and we just had a marvellous time! We were in communication with Derek for a couple of months with planning etc and the emails were always very prompt and accommodating to our needs and timelines. Sidney was our driver and guide for the 11 days and we just had the best time. He was an excellent driver and always considered his passengers, and we had a great vehicle for the trip. He had great knowledge about Namibia, the people, places and history and shared lots of information with us. There was always lots of chat and jokes in the car for our whole trip. We saw the most amazing scenery, animals and people. We would highly recommend using the services of Bluecrane and we will be recommending this to our friends as a must do trip! Thanks Sidney and Derek - you made it a most memorable holiday and one of our best!