Experience Africa:Ethical Safari & Adventure Tours
Safari With Us
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2011)
- Member Of:
- Southern Africa Tourism Services Association
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $95 to $450 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
My Pilanseberg Safari
This was my first safari and memorable experience for me. Everything was well organised, and the trip went smooth. Camping made this trip even more fun for me. Our guide Thabo was great at setting up camp, preparing meals and entertaining us.
We were all really excited when we set off in a 15-seater open side vehicle, bumping and bouncing into the wild. Guides were in radio communication, so good sightings could be quickly relayed. One can see many animals on TV wild life channels but that does not compare with the real thing – These close encounters are the real thing. For example when suddenly stopped and came face to face with an inquisitive giraffe looming over the trees.
Then moving on an elephant, lumbering lazily out of the bush, in front of the truck and its wrinkly backside disappearing again. Coming out of winter and after ravaging fire, the park was dry and dusty. The landscape was dotted with shrubs and scarred trees. Guides telling Interesting facts and tales of animals to awe-struck visitors.
Stocky Warthogs, zebra flicking their tales gracefully impala, kudus and wildebeest were showing themselves. Suddenly the guide stepped on the petrol and drove to a nearby thicket of trees, in the shade a male lion licking and loving its mate! Cell phones and cameras clicked, and binoculars went to the eyes! The park boasts of several dams and here we saw plenty: Elephants, buck, zebra. In the distance 6 hippo looking rocks. Later we saw rhino and learnt about the difference between white and black rhino - surprisingly nothing to do with color. Sadly the rhino is under threat due to evil poaching.
When we arrived back at camp, we enjoyed sharing stories around the camp fire. To me this was camping at its best. In conclusion I can say for those who like the outdoor and a Pilanesberg Camping is a great option. And I am glad I booked with Safari With Us. Everything was well organized, and we had fantastic time made even better by personable guides.
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Email Diva | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great tour with even better guide
We had 5 people travel to Kruger, bostwana, and up to Victoria falls in September 2018. We had a fantastic time and Ettienne is a wonderful guide- we would highly recommend him to anyone who wants a personable guide. He truly made our trip memorable. Bostwana, while more expensive than it's neighbors, was the highlight of our trip and for those of you who can spend time in Chobe/Okavango Delta, i recommend that you do that!
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Email Armando | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great accommodations, fine lectures, memorable game drives, and competent, knowledgeable guides.
As a university professor, I have led numerous academic travels to Southern Africa for students on the themes of ecotourism, natural resource conservation and sustainable development. Most recently, I worked with lead guide Ettienne Froneman of Safari With Us as we traveled from Joburg to Kruger National Park, then on to Swaziland, KZN and Cape Town. I had worked with Ettienne and his assistant guide, Bianca Potgieter, on several prior trips, and once again, I found them to be most competent and positively engaging professionals. Both Ettienne and Bianca are superb drivers, great cooks, knowledgeable interpreters of natural and historical landscapes, and professional caretakers of our safety, security and logistics. Without hesitation, I have asked them to guide my October 2018 academic travel to Botswana and Zimbabwe, as well as my March 2019 travel to Namibia. They both have the right combination of professionalism, knowledge, a fine sense of humor, and self-assured competency. I highly recommend them and SafariWithUs for your journeys in Africa.
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Email Boris | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Everything was superb!
This was our second time with Safari With Us. We traveled to Madikwe Reserve and Kurula Lodge in the Greater Kruger. Everything - organization, logistics, accommodation, drives and animals was fantastically efficient and great. I would recommend Safari With US to anyone for great African experience.
Our 11 day safari covered Kruger NP, Chobe NP, Victoria Falls... it was awesome in every aspect.
Andre at safariwithus made sure every aspect of our safari exceeded our expections... the drivers, guides, accommodations, meals, entertainment and locations visited could not have been better. I highly recommend the 11 day safari in South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe.... it gives you a good snapshot of africa and the game in the countries. Very exciting and the drivers and guides were very informative.
Excellent trip
Email Murray | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
SWU were the agents who arranged a four day visit to the southern end of Kruger with Nhongo tours
Our tour was located and booked while i was travelling elsewhere. At the last minute i had to cancel to head home for a funeral. They generously held the booking so we could go the next year, as well as helped with a rapid change of arrangements i required at the time. Great service much appreciated! With them I've arranged a pick ups from Jberg airport and enjoyed their comfortable accommodation in the north of the city. From the Manor it is easy continue north to Kruger without having to negotiate the inner city. The tour company picked us up from there. The transport to Kruger overland was comfortable, informative and safe. The tour was excellent and good value for money given the attention to getting the most for everyone out of the visit. I used Safari with Us for a tour near Johannesburg which was also convenient and good.
I have used the "Manor" in Johannesburg six times now as pass through and will again. Their friendly reliable services have negated any consternation i had about passing through Johannesburg with jet lag.
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Email Wim and Carolien | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
In one word GREAT!!, Flexible, knowledge of the places, countrys and animals we saw
This was our third time in South Afrika, first time in the winter, but this time we would make more of it then just visiting family.
So, we decided to do a safari trip. We’ve got the address of Safari with us, visiting the website got some information and chose for a trip through Botswana and Zimbabwe.
In the communications with Safari With Us they gave us advise, because we’ve had some trip’s before, so they gave us a safari specially made for us.
The lodges, breakfasts, lunches, by Nata pans, another near the river, the dinners, near a campfire, and specially the one on Chobe River were fabulous!
We saw more in this safari then we expected, cause the guide knew the surrounding area, were we driving, so for an example when the elephants crossed the road, the guide knew there was a pool in that area were the elephants heading to, so we went to that pool and saw elephants, giraffes and all other animals.
See the blog for more info https://www.safariwithus.com/2018/08/07/kruger-park-botswana-and-victoria-falls-with-the-netherlanders/
Email Marg | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great tour company
We did this tour late July and the tour company was very good. They picked us up at our accommodation and dropped us back. Thabo was a great guide who was with us the whole time. He cooked lovely warm meals for us to eat. Would definitely recommend this 3day camping tour to Pilanesberg National Park.
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Email Jordan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing, stress-free and well-coordinated trip!
I can't praise this company enough - I would highly recommend Safari With Us to everyone!! My 4 friends and I had an incredible experience in Botswana and Zimbabwe (Victoria Falls). Andre was communicative and responsive via email and the entire trip was well-coordinated. You can leave it to them and they will take care of you. We loved Tanya, our driver/guide in Botswana - he made our trip so memorable and personal. Our 7-day trip was, in my opinion, about middle-tier prices. We stayed at a wide range (outdoor non-AC tents to hotels to nice lodges) and I thought the quality of our hotels/meals/safaris were solid and went beyond my expectations. A typical day would consist of driving for several hours (we had to cover a lot of ground) and 1 activity (e.g. safari, river boat cruise, interactive dinner). We felt the activities and accommodations were well-varied and balanced. Overall, it was such a stress-free and fun trip! In addition, I left some clothes in Zimbabwe and Tabo/Tanya/Andre coordinated over the course of several months to send them back to me in the United States!
If you are thinking about taking a safari trip, I would highly recommend taking it with them!
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Email Contreras, P | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Pilanesberg Private Safari!!!
Andre did a phenomenal job planning a three day two night luxury safari for us!!! We had two major obstacles - my wife was pregnant (we could not take anti-malaria medication) and we have a two and half year old daughter. Andre found a four star lodge in a malaria free zone and arranged private safaris for us. Once in Africa, every step of the way, the process was flawless. He is great with communication and e-mail.