Letaka Safaris - Botswana's premier mobile safaris
Letaka Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 50-100 employees (Founded in 2000)
- Member Of:
- HATAB, BOGA & BTO
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $420 to $1,415 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
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Reviews
Email Percival Fourie | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
High Dollar tipping required ??
Good day
It has come to our attention by a couple that has completed a tour lately with your organization that they were required to tip $20 per day to the guid and $10 each to the assistants.
Kindly advise why this is required from the tourists. I was a tour guid in RSA and this was not the norm.
Percival Fourie
Reply from Letaka Safaris
Posted on May 21, 2018Dear Percival,
Apologies for the delayed reply - tipping is not a requirement on our safaris, entirely at the guests discretion, but we do offer the standard gratuity for Botswana in our safari information. This applies to the whole of Botswana not just our safaris and is a guide only.
Kind regards
Letaka Safaris
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Email Mindi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Mobile Safari with Letaka Safaris!
My husband and I travel abroad frequently and we used Letaka Safaris in 2016 for a mobile safari in Botswana. Letaka communicated all of the details to us before our trip, was very responsive, and the service was outstanding! Lucas was also our guide. Out of all of the places we've traveled throughout the world, and we've been to Africa twice so far, the mobile safari with Letaka was by far our favorite. Lucas had the best instincts and could deduce the location animals from the way birds chirped, the smell of something in the air, and other little things that were just second nature to him. The camp was MUCH more than comfortable. I definitely understand the meaning of the term "glamping". The food was great--I'm vegetarian and my husband is a huge meat eater and they provided delicious meals and snacks for both of us. My husband and I agree that the safari with Letaka was not only the best holiday we've taken, but literally among of the best two weeks of our lives. We learned and experienced so much! We also stayed at permanent tented camps and the experience in the mobile safari with Letaka was so much better because we felt much more connected with nature. Hippos and elephants would literally walk past our tent at night. Lucas and his team picked out amazing camp sites that were quit, peaceful, and at some point, at least a couple big game animals would wander into the camp at some point each night. We had an amazing experience that we'll never forget!
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Email Lynn | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
My safari with Letaka was beyond wonderful.
My safari with Letaka far exceeded my expectations. Matombo our guide was outstanding he was very knowledgable and respectful of the animals. He was an outstanding guide he has the amazing ability to find so much incredible wildlife. The food cooked by Pula our bush chef rivaled top restraunt fair. The other staff Puck and Message gave all of us incredible service. I saw so many amazing animals, birds, and some vegetation. I learned so much about all of them.Even the mokoro canoe guides were wonderful. I wish I could give this safari more stars.
Email Dianne | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excitement, amazing food and wonderful team
Our 10 day Botswana tenting safari was NOT glamping. Howeve, it was a real bush safari- fun, well organised, exciting with amazing animal experiences. Our guide KB had the uncanny ability to track and find stunning sightings of animals that we thought one could only experience on TV! The bush cook Dreams was a real dream! 3 course dinners, fresh bread and cake every day-wish he could have come home with us. The rest of the camp crew were friendly and always considerate of our needs. The early morning starts-5.30am- ensured that we were all tucked up at night in our camp beds nice and early, ready to listen to the night sounds of hippos, lions etc. Tge Safari trips were over rough, v bumpy tracks but again-we were on safari so this only added to the excitement. The camp sites themselves were sandy clearings, reflecting the bush surroundings so, again, you were not in manicured lawned, glamping type situations. However, the tents were already assembled for us, swept and beds made by the camp crew. Top this off with a welcoming refreshment after each drive and warm flannels to wipe away the dust before the evening drinks-perfect! We had a prior 7 day lodge safari experience in SA before beginning the tent safari and I can say that the latter had a higher level of excitement and authenticity.
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Email Helma Godell | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Can't think of a better company to go with on a tenting Safari, truly a unique experience !
This is a long overdue review of our trip my husband and I took in February 2020 with Letaka Safaris. Shortly after, the world shut down with the COVID Pandemic. We had been on safaris before, each of them very different and enjoyable. However, Letaka stands out many ways. Having never camped before, we did not know what to expect, we discovered that this is a perfect way to view wildlife. The whole experience far exceeded our expectations, nothing beats total immersion in nature and getting up close and personal with nature. Not a soul insight other than our group, observing wildlife in peace and quiet, watching an incredible night sky, listening to the sounds of hippos and other creatures around us at night in our tents. Our guide and camp staff were fantastic. We were looked after and spoilt, from sunup to sundown and then some. The food was delicious and plentiful, something different everyday, quite amazing considering the limited facilities available to the cook. We were lucky enough to have great travel companions in our little group of 4. The tents were small but adequate, hot water was always waiting for us after our morning viewing. Moving about, we found our tent just as we left it, but then in a different location, again, just amazing really!
Our guide Matambo was great: very knowledgeable and capable, sensitive to our needs and interests, forever trying to make it the best experience for us. His love and passion for his country and environment was evident in everything he did and most days had a pleasant surprise for us finding a special sighting for us. We really appreciated his patience, humor and amusing stories. A lovely man! We had a few exciting ‘adventures’ but we always felt safe and totally relaxed in his care! Animal viewings, including birds, were plentiful and varied.
We felt very fortunate having decided to take this trip with Letaka, it was truly unique experience. We loved every minute of it!
I doubt you'll find a better company to do this with. Highly recommend it!
Email Nicola Goldsmith | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Unbelievable quality. Keeps me coming back over and over again. They are the best
I have travelled multiple times with Letaka Safaris. Each time has been incredible. Everything from the bookings with Jonathan in the office, the guides we have had, the support staff out in the field and, of course, the wonderful leadership from Grant and Brent. Letaka is a class act displaying their passion for the natural world, the enthusiasm to share it and a boundless amount of enthusiasm. The tented accommodation and food is extraordinary. I would never anticipate a time where a wall would be preferred to canvas if I am always this well looked after. Letaka - I will be back!!
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Email N & S | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Totally awesome!
Letaka Safari brought us the best Safari experience!
We have every reason to recommend Letaka Safari to anyone we know or we don't know.
First of all, communications regarding booking were efficient and we always got prompt, helpful, and sincere replies. Not many companies can achieve this, so we saw the difference there already. As we were not too familiar with the Safari in Botswana, good communication with helpful information meant a lot to us.
The safari voyage itself went super fun and exciting while we had comfort and safety provided by the professional staff/guide. We had nothing to worry about, the staff prepared everything, the food was delicious, and afternoon tea and coffee every day with freshly baked cakes from the bush oven! Our tent was comfortable, with a private shower and bathroom. Tent safari was a great option, to be close to nature! Everything the staff did for us was special and welcoming energy every time we returned to the camp from safari was joyful. It still makes us smile. Our guide was very professional and knowledgeable. His confidence and performance all together was excellent. Not forgetting to mention driving skills in the rough road! We enjoyed it fully as a full package! Absolutely no complaints! We will definitely return with Letaka Safari!
Email Malcolm | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Truly the best company and only way to safari and see the delta
This was my second Safari with Letaka as I just had to come back. This time I bought my mother along for this Safari and I chose Letaka as I wanted a company to take great care of her and they sincerely did. Just like they did for me on my first safari. I again booked direct with Letaka and not through a agent. As the communications from the start of booking all the way through to the end of the Safari were exemplary. Any queries or issue's were always answered promptly no matter what they were. The actual safari was amazing saw plenty of animals from elephants to lions, wild dogs to leopards and many more. I can honestly say its true what the company prides itself on "the quality of there guides". Our guide was amazing he always went out his way to find the amazing wildlife sightings, from the tracking to observation of surroundings. The service and other camp staff were amazing, there dedication and there quality, plus the quality of the safari, the enjoyment me and my mother had was just as good as my first trip with them. So no matter how many times you go with Letaka the service and quality is always maintained which is nice to see unlike with some company's. I would not hesitate at all in recommending Letaka Safari's as I know you will not be disappointed.
Email Ken M | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An outstanding Safari.
I had the pleasure of going on a Northern Highlights safari in Mach this year (2024). The Safari started at Xakanaxa airstrip and encompassed stays in the Moremi , Mababe river and Chobe game reserves.
There were six of us in the party, one couple had been twice before on safari with Letaka, another once before and this was the first time for my wife and I.
Our guide and team leader was local to this region and he is an extremely knowledgeable man with a great sense of humour. We all thoroughly enjoyed his company and learnt a lot from him. He showed us great tracking skills and was able to get the game viewer into position where the animals would pass giving us fabulous photograph opportunities! His knowledge of the flora and fauna is awesome, as is his passion for his job!
Botswana is blessed with a huge variety of flora and fauna, we saw many different species and filled several memory cards on the camera's!
We camped in very comfortable tents and loved the delights provided by the cook from his bush kitchen - the magic created from an open fire and various metal boxes is oustanding! We moved every three days and had incredable sightings at all of our camps, at one point seeing the formation of a super heard of Elephant.
The whole team looking after us has a wonderful attitude that was very infectious, we will be coming back to do another trip with this company - this is genuinley a great Safari company and the fact that people come back is in itself the best reccomendation.
Email Sarah Mee | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Worth every penny! Best safari team I've travelled with. Have never let me down!
I have travelled many times with Letaka Safaris and found the organisation team, the safari guides, the support team and incredible cooks and the leadership of Brent and Grant to be second to none. I have been on many safaris all over the world and yet return again and again to Letaka for the full package of confidence in all the organisation, the friendliness, care and attention in the field and the knowledge and enthusiasm of the guides. Letaka Safaris is able, every time, to find off -grid new adventures, new learning of the wildlife and exciting experiences in my favourite Africa destinations. Drinking a sundowner G&T, overlooking a huge African sky before a delicious 3 course meal conjured magically from an open fire and finally retiring to a well appointed comfortable tent is a must for every wildlife enthusiast. I'm planning my next trip already -look out Letaka!!!
