Monika & Rosemary, Our Safari Source Team
The Safari Source
- Located In:
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Switzerland
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Member Of:
- Zimbabwe Tourism Authority
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $70 to $1,200 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Elaina | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
This is my 3rd trip with The Safari Source. They are the most professional and dedicated group!
I have only ever had the most positive of experiences working with these lovely ladies. Every trip has been incredible and I will only ever use them in the future. They are by far the most professional, dedicated, and diligent operators I have ever had the privilege to work with.
Outstanding!
My husband and I scheduled a 10 day safari vacation and the ladies at The Safari Source couldn't have done a better job! They provided wonderful suggestions of safari camps and itinerary items that we had not considered plus they paid attention to our budget restrictions. The result was a wonderful vacation!!! All of our transfers and reservations worked perfectly. Thank you Safari Source.
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Email Rita | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
the best safari
Thanks Monika, Miriam and Ernst for the great trip. We have just returned from a 3 week stay
We did a round trip through Namibia and we would like to thank you very much.
All the accommodations were fantastic, from simple to luxurious, great food, great route.
I can really recommend The Safari Source.
Rita from Austria
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Email Walter Schaerer | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent service and thoughtful advice
The Safari Source is run by Swiss and Austrian women on-site in Zimbabwe. They know their destinations in Southern Africa inside out and provide an all professional service. From the very first moment we asked them for safari advice they were extremely helpful. Their booking documents are nicely laid out with lots of useful information on the destinations. They also run well maintained social media profiles. We will publish our travelogues on several camps in Botswana on our travelblog travelmemo.com
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Marvelous trip to South Africa.
All thanks to Monika at the Safari Source putting together an 18-day round trip in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Most of the time we traveled four people together, with a program very well balanced between building knowledge about towns and game areas, and relaxing leisure in well-chosen accommodation. It was especially nice to see how smooth everything worked with pre booked transport and guiding. We will not hesitate to recommend the Safari Source for helping you to plan and assist in getting memories for life from the African continent
Email Julie_L | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent company
This is an excellent company to use to organise your travel in Zimbabwe. Monika is really easy to deal with - she responds straight away to your emails, she is a fount of wisdom and knowledge, and she is honest as well. She was happy to offer us suggestions, such as ways for us to save money or places that were more convenient to us.
The thing that first-timers may not realise about Zimbabwe is that if you book hotels through a tour operator like The Safari Source, you get an honest price and by using the one company it means that you don't have to email all of the different places you plan to stay at and have lots of different bookings. It's much easier to plan your holiday this way - just contact one person and have them do all of the running around for you, knowing that you are paying the right price. Plus Monika can get you better deals on your transport hire (ie. car and driver) than you could yourself, and you know that they will be reliable. Local tour operators like TSS won't use unreliable people, but unless you live in the country you may not know who is reliable and who isn't.
I would definitely recommend The Safari Source to anyone that wants to visit Zimbabwe, and I will certainly be using them again. And I would definitely recommend Zimbabwe as a wonderful country to visit.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Safari Source has excellent local knowledge and provides great advice based on your own interests
My husband and I were squeezing in a short holiday in between work committments. We wanted to travel independently and stay in cosy but inexpensive places as close to nature as possible. Monika at Safari Source really listened to what we were after, made several excellent suggestions, and then booked everything for us. She recommended great accommodation options that my extensive internet searches never found, and was helpful throughout the planning process. We had a really wonderful and relaxing holiday and I would definitely contact Safari Source again for my next Zimbabwean holiday. Even some of my Zimbabwean friends wanted their contact details so they can ask for help arranging trips for visiting friends and family.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Most Wonderful Girls' Road Trip
With short notice Monika from the Safari Source helped me to organize a fantastic road trip to western Zimbabwe when a friend of mine came to visit me from Germany. She found just the right accomodations for us, always had some useful advice for the overall planning and made our trip become a very special and unforgettable one. Service and communication is just excellent as Monika can be called any time and will take care of your needs immediately.
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Email Angelina | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding Service
We booked our Victoria Falls, Chobe, Khwai Safari with the Safari Source. The Service was outstanding. Because they are Swiss/Austrian you can easy communicate with them in German. This was a big plus for us because we live in Switzerland and the payment could be made onto a Swiss Banking Account. The Safari Source has a very good Price Money Value. There was no Office in Switzerland or Germany that made us a better offer.
Everything on our Safari was planned very well. All the Transfers (Bus & Mack Air) worked as good as in Switzerland.
We were able to prebook a Sunset Cruise on the Sambezi as well as Heliflyiing in Vic Falls. So everything was payable in advance, even the transfers were prebooked to the boat and the heli, so you didn't even have to think about a taxi. It was just great! :-)
Everything was on time. Rosemary (one of their staff members) even checked on us in Victoria Falls, another travel Agent met us in Maun to ask how everything worked out.
Monika and Miriam helped us to get a tailor-made Safari trip, giving us very good Inputs and helping us to find lodges that fit our Needs the best. Miriam and Monika were just great- even with the distance it was no problem to call eachother with whatsapp call and plan our trip just the way we wanted it.
I will definitely recommend them to all my friends, who would like to go on a Safari and will book my next Adventure in Africa with them for sure.
Email Joanna | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Responsive and Reliable
We had such a good experience with the Safari Source in 2014, they were the first people we turned to when planning our next Zimbabwean holiday. Again, we were delighted with their service. The Safari Source is well-organised, helpful, and they find some of the best accommodation and deals. They really listen to what you are looking for in a holiday and match their suggestions to your preferences. They found a wonderful lodge in Hwange for us and provided us with useful suggestions and travel tips. We recommend them to all our friends and will definitely be booking through Safari Source again!