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
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Email Carlotta | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari perfect, nice country and guide was really preparated
Regarding the safari, our feedback is completely positive.
We have apprecciate all, the lodge were really nice, room clean and really nice place.
Also the plan was apprecciate, as we had time for relax and we did lots of thing.
Maybe the only day we'd changed is the first day in MAUN ( the second day of tour): we arrived in Maun at 1pm, so we spend all afternoon free. as it's the first day, maybe some game drive during the street to arrive in Maun would be nice.
Or something to be done in the city( we did a walk throught the city and there wasn't lots to do..) but maybe somewhere also to buy some souvenirs would be nice.
all other days were fine, also in Victoria fall's in our opinion time for optional activities was enough.
Our guide in Botswana was fantastic: he is available, nice with us and give us opportunity to spend some time as we prefer.
We really apprecciate all axpect of the tour.
Email Deborah O'Connor | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Pilanesberg safari
We were picked up on time and our guide was very friendly and informative. When we arrived in Pilanesberg we were offered a game drive and we saw many different wild animals. The rooms at the lodge were very nice and we even met some other travelers as well. I would truley recommend Safari With Us to any traveler wanting to come to South Africa. They were very helpful from the start to the end of the trip.
CH
Email Aliz | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An unforgettable Safari experience
Our hole trip was very good organised and beautiful.
Some points, which we particularly liked:
- well prepared, punctually, kind and funny guides, competent answers on the tours and safaris
- good accomodations
- very fast and kind answers from the contact person
- the visits in Zimbabwe at the village and at the school were very impressively. If we knew, we had brought a few small gifts for the children.
Thank you :-)
DE
Email Michael L. | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceptional Organization in Spite of Challenging Requests
My wife, 9 year old child and 68 year old mother and I went to South Africa, Botswana and the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe for our yearly 3 week vacation. Since we've never been outside Europe or North America together, this was definitely challenging. We really didn't know where to start let alone know what we were doing or what we actually wanted. All we knew was that we wanted to go to Africa!
So, first thing's first, we booked the flight with no turning back. And then we found Safari With Us and asked at least a hundred questions and were very grateful for their super quick response and valuable information. We knew we were in good hands and started planning our trip with them.
We arrived in Johannesburg and were driven to Tremisana near Kruger the following day. After spending 3 nights in that area, we went across the border to Botswana and visited the Okavango Delta and Chobe region which was absolutely amazing and highly recommended! After that, Vic Falls was on the agenda. The place we stayed at there was not great (Victoria Rest Camp), a little too rough around the edges for us and we didn't like the bugs that roamed our cabin space. Other than that, it was fine, but the rest of the accommodations were really good and once we flew to Cape Town after our Vic Falls trip, we actually had wifi in our rooms. It felt like luxury, but it was also nice to be offline for almost 2 weeks beforehand! We spent 3 nights in Cape Town, then went along the garden route and back home.
Planning a 3 week trip is not easy and takes time. And in hindsight, there were a few things we could have planned better, e.g. visit Madikwe Game Reserve instead of Kruger National Park because it's not as 'touristy' and appears more personable or spending one more day in Cape Town by taking one day off the Garden Route. We only scheduled 2 walking safaris and thought we'd get more exercise during this trip, but didn't realize how much time we spent traveling from one place to another, so next time, we'll only spend the 3 weeks in one country and not visit 3. We actually gained weight while we were there because we sat on our butts way too much.
Overall, we had a great time! Our guides and drivers were excellent and we couldn't have asked for a more competent company to handle our reservations than Safari With Us. Thank you for that!
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Email Gretchen Diemer | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful in Every Way!
Safari With Us arranged our tours including an excellent balance of experiences with outstanding vendors. We toured in Botswana with No 1 Lady Tours. Our guide, Tanya, oversaw all of our activities, coordinated our daily schedule, and transported us safely throughout the country. He was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and the culture, patiently answering a barrage of questions. Everything was well-organized and relevant to our interests. At the end of our tour we only wished we could stay longer!
Batoka took over at the Zimbabwe border, where we met Coben who guided our tour of Victoria Falls and shuttled us to various activities in the area. He was patient and kind, and answered many, many questions.
Our garden tour from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth was guided by Hannetjie of Orbit Trips. She offered a rich experience, along with extensive knowledge of the region, landscape and people. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with her.
I think the term "life-changing" tends to be over-used, but our experience fits the term in that my friend and I developed, in a very short period of time, a deep affection for the countries we visited. We did not go off to our individual homes in Alaska saying, "Well, we've checked that box on our bucket list, if we had bucket lists." Instead, we returned home determined to revisit southern Africa, stay longer, and explore more deeply into the places we visited.
BE
Email Nathalie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A fantastic 4 days
Great staff an great accommodation. What we were most impressed with was the general organisation and schedule of activities: everything ran smoothly, from airport pick up onwards. We didn't have time to get bored and the bush walks and drives were quite different from one another. The guides were really fantastic and we saw the big five!
A minor criticism: some more options food wise at dinner would have been good.
Incredibly helpful service & fun 5 day Treehouse stay!
Andre was super responsive and helpful as I planned my solo trip. I chose the 5 day safari at Marc's lodge. The treehouse stay was amazing and you're right in the bush! If you have dietary restrictions, I would bring your own snacks but you also have opportunity to buy food and snacks on the tour. I made great friends, saw the Big 5 and loved the experience. It was really valuable to experience all three places - the Tremisana game reserve, Kruger (only one day here) and the private game reserve - because I now know how I'd like to plan my next safari. I recommend booking with Safari With Us!
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Email Carlos | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari in south africa - kruger park
It was an incredible experience, beyond my expectations indeed. The tours, the guides, the lodge, everything were just fine. I just regret that I didn't book the 4-day program, so I didn't take part in one of the bush-walkings. I'd recommend safari with us to everybodt who is thinking about doing a safari in ZA.
AE
Email Michelle | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Reliable and quick to respond
I mainly corresponded with Andre of Safari with Us and it was very comforting to get quick responses to any questions I have. Planning for a safari trip from overseas is a bit daunting but dealing with Safari With Us made it easy and effortless. The safari package I eventually selected was from Viva Safaris (Safari with Us partners with them) and it turned out the way it was described. Great experience!
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Email Usha and Sivaraj | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very accommodating, efficient and professional.
Safari With Us was very prompt in replying even over the holidays. They were very accommodating especially with our last minute requests and surpassed our expectations. From the time we landed in South Africa till we left everything ran smoothly with everyone being courteous and making our trip enjoyable. The choice of Tau Lodge was excellent especially the Ranger assigned to us (Ignatius - Iggy for short) made it a point to ensure that we saw as many animals as possible especially the Big Five. He was also very engaging. Overall we were very satisfied with our safari experience.
A special thanks to Andre Retief from Safari With Us.