Tailormaking African Safaris since 1994
Taga Safaris Africa
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 1994)
- Member Of:
- Southern Africa Tourism Services Association
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $2,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Tim and Dusty Landis | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Leopard Sightings
Taga Safaris has organized several Safaris for me and my family. They have always been very professional and well informed and involved. In fact they have personally met us at the airport or taken us from our hotel to our connecting flights! Unbelievable service.
I think the key is to be frank with Mark and Celest and let them know exactly what you are looking for. Often certain Camps seem to have an environment that favors certain species. And because Mark and Celest live in Africa, boy do they know their stuff. I think it is important to know that they are first rate photographers too and so they can really help your planning and logistics.
After several excellent safaris, I really wanted to see more of Leopards. They seem to be very shy and hard for me to photograph. So Mark thought I would enjoy Londolozi . Boy was he right. While nobody can guarantee the weather and animal migrations in advance, we really got lucky and we had leopards falling out of the trees. These are some of my most favorite images ever and they are directly from Mark’s insight.
Londolozi is almost a collective camp with several camps along the river at different price points. The food was better than I can get here in California, as most of it was grown on site. Great chefs and great chiefs. the guides were very very knowledgable and experienced. As they could effortlessly track leopards through the grass and valley and through the shrubs and washes. They were flat amazing.
On our first day in Londolozi we had fantastic pictures of the big 5 in three hours. This does not usually happen. but it can and did.
I have recommended Targa Safaris to my friends and they have always had tremendously great anf fun safaris.
I love these guys. Mark and Celest will take great care of you. Don’t hesitate to contactl them now !
Sincerely Tim and Dusty Landis
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Email Paul | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
TS is a very good company with a lot of experience in South Africa.
The service from TS was excellent. The contact by mail and Wathsapp was great. The planning was correct.
Email Neil Miller | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Top class as always
This time we asked Mark to find us a last minute package for two days. We wanted to go to Sabi Sands, as the game viewing is always of high quality but we are also aware that it can be extremely expensive. To some extent it is fair to say that the game viewing is the same irrespective of the cost of the lodge/fixed campsite and we were on a budget! Mark came up with Idube Lodge but we could only stay for one night because they were otherwise booked out, so we also went for a night to Lukimbe Lodge (their sister lodge in another concession in the Southern part of Kruger.
Both places were lovely but for different reasons. Lukimbe is a 5 star resort with excellent food and a luxury room, but the game viewing is slightly harder as the bush is thick. Whilst one may not like it, Sabi Sands also has the advantage of many vehicles on the lookout for game and has a wider network of radio communications, whereas Lukimbe has only their own vehicles in the area.
Idube lodge has lovely rooms they are not very rustic which may be an issue for some when in the bush. The rooms however are very nice and have all that one needs for a wonderful stay. The game viewing, whilst not always quantity, is very high quality and one certainly gets up close and personal with the animals which is really why we were there. We had some great sightings of leopard and also wild dog. Brogan (guide)and Ronald the tracker were great, again they can make or break a trip like this. We enjoyed it so much we added on another day!
So all in all another success for Taga Safaris: thank you so much Mark for your endeavours and for getting back to us so swiftly.
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Email Mark | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Taga Safaris is your trusted agent for safari booking in Southern Africa
I was planning to go on another trip to South Africa earlier this year, and was looking for the best option for leopards viewing. I contacted mark at Taga Safaris, and from the very first communication he was very responsive, knowledgeable and professional. He helped me to identify the best places to go to, and then handled all the needed bookings in a very expedient matter. And when I arrived in Johannesburg for my trip, he even picked me up at the start and at the end of the safari, so I didn't need to arrange any of it myself.
If you are looking for a trusted agent for an African safari, I highly recommend Taga Safaris
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Email Roger Mueller | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Game Drives Spanning 3 Private Reserves
As usual (3rd safari with Taga), Mark was spot on with his suggestions of where we would have the best game sightings. After my many questions regards various lodges and having settled on 4 covering the Timbavati, MalaMala and SabiSands properties, Mark secured the reservations and handled all the ground transfers including stops at the Camp Jubalani elephant safari and Hoedspruit Endangered Species Center. On the last day when our air return to Johannesburg was delayed, Mark kept us informed ( the airport staff were uninformed as to the situation) and also kept my wife informed in the USA. The lodges were excellent especially Nottens Bush Camp as usual and the game drives provided more animal sightings (including the white lions of Timbavati) then all previous safaris. The only drawback was the unexpected heat wave with temps in the high 90's instead of the expected low 80's. Because of that I would recommend late April or May as a better month for a safari. All my previous safaris were in the cooler early may.
Each reserve had pluses and minuses regards animal sightings which is why I always stay 3-4 places on safari. Taga Safaris has in depth knowledge of all the facilities and properties in the surrounding Kruger territories.
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Email Sharni | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience!!
Such an amazing time at Tau Game Lodge!! The place was incredible and the staff was so wonderful and personable and very accommodating!! Will definitely refer others!!
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Email Michele Bowen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
wonderful experience
Booking our trip with Taga Safaris was a breeze. They took care of everything, and the accommodations that we had were wonderful. They really thought of everything and went the extra mile to make sure our vacation was a once in a lifetime experience.
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Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great experience
As usual, Mark and Taga Safaris organized a great safari experience in Botswana. Got some terrific photos.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent follow up and communication
This may seem a strange review--we started out seriously considering 4 firms, and two stood out head and shoulders above the others for listening and meeting all of our specific goals, and providing good value. Taga was one of those two. We could only choose one, sadly, and eventually went with the other outstanding choice.
However, Mark was exceptional throughout our consideration. Planning, communication, willingness to answer even the most naive questions from new safari clients--complete cooperation and effectiveness.
I would not hesitate to place our big investment with Mark and Taga. Outstanding.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great to work with; fast responses and given all the pertinent info you need.
Celeste was great to work with and I have no complaints. Her responses were timely, her follow-up was great, and the entire experience was fantastic. We thoroughly enjoyed our safari and experience with Taga.