Bianca & Craig your expert safari planner/guides
Southern African Tours
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2008)
- Member Of:
- SATSA, CTT & intrasure
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $79 to $129 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email John & Chryl, Columbus, OH USA | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Southern African Tours made our family trip a huge success
My wife and I had the goal to return to southern Africa ever since we took our elementary children to Zimbabwe in 1989 and 1993. It finally seemed that 2022 would be the year. However, this time our family of four had grown to 11, including our children’s spouses and five grandchildren spread out in both Ohio and Wisconsin. Our age span was from 8 to 70, quite a challenge to coordinate.
After lots of research and interviewing Craig and Bianca on Zoom, we finally made the choice. We weren’t the easiest group to work with considering our varied ages and expectations, but with regular communication we were able to develop a wonderful two-week itinerary for South Africa, Zimbabwe and a day trip to Botswana. We had some definite things that we wanted and they had a wealth of ideas. We also had financial restrictions that they were able to work within.
When we put everything together, it turned out to be our family’s trip-of-a-lifetime. We were able to tour Cape Town and the surrounding area. It was stunning. Then we moved on to Blyde River Canyon and Kruger National Park. We saw many natural wonders that we will remember for years to come. After that, we flew to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. It was even more spectacular than we had remembered. If you’re at the Falls, make sure that you don’t miss the opportunity for a day trip to Chobe National Park in Botswana. You enter the park on safari vehicles and come out by boat. It was spectacular being up close to crocs, many hippos sunning themselves and in the water, and this was topped off by watching an elephant family swim across the river.
Southern African Tours worked out everything – the in-Africa flights, ground transportation and excursions. Both Craig and Bianca were the keys to the trip’s success. They were flexible, accommodating and caring as well as a wealth of knowledge. A real bonus is that our family has new friends in South Africa.
We highly recommend Southern African Tours for your future trip’s guide. They’re the best!
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Email Alexander Bering | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect 12 day honeymoon
We had 12 days for our honeymoon in June 2022 and wanted to see as much as possible. Southern African Tours looked after us very well from the start and we certainly weren't easy customers. Bianca and Craig listened to all of our requests and worked with us to put together our dream vacation. On site, we got along very well with our guide Gareth right away. He really drove us everywhere and convinced us with his enormous knowledge. If we travel to South Africa again we will definitely book with Southern African Tours again!
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Email Lori Collins | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Dream Africa Holiday
Wow, Southern African Tours custom tailored a 12 day trip for us that included all of my ‘ must see’ including Kruger National Park, Cape Town, Boulders Beach and Victoria Falls. Our trip was perfect and very reasonably priced. I can’t recommend these folks highly enough. Great company, very responsive!
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Email Harry Verge | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Top notch and reliable
My daughter and I booked with Craig and Bianca for late March / early April 2022. Dealing with them was a great relief since we had just had our original tour cancelled by another operator and we ended up being very happy with Craig and Bianca's level of concern, communication and flexibility in laying out our semi-private tour. They kept us in the loop the entire time.
I feel we had excellent value for our money and ended up staying in great places throughout our trip. We especially loved staying near Kruger National Park as the accommodations were beautifully arranged and very peaceful. We had an excellent time on safari, where we were able to see tons of wildlife including the big five. Craig and Bianca showed up a great time all around Cape Town, making sure we had a safe and enjoyable experience. Very reliable and we would definitely rely on them if we ever had the chance to return to beautiful South Africa.
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Email Tomica B | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Craig & Bianca made my tour amazingly memorable.
I cannot express how incredible Craig & Bianca made my trip to South Africa & Zimbabwe. The level of communication leading up to and during my trip was stellar. Their overall level of service was awesome. I had a spectacular time and won't hesitate to book with them again. I did a semi-private tour and they made me feel more like a friend than just a client. It was worth every penny.
Email James | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Tour guide Operation
James tours company
P.o.box 1265
Kagera,
21 november 2020.
Dear Sir / Madam
Re : APPLICATION FOR CLIENTS WANTS TO VISIT TANZANZANIA
I am tour operator from Tanzania. I would like to get the tourist from South Africa who wants to come at Tanzania.
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Email Eva | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Competently and helpful
The tour was perfectly organized. When ever we needed help we got immediately informations. The safari in Gondwana was great and also the other spots we visited were over our expectations. We had a great time!
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Email Sophie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very professional, great service and availability. Excellent choice of accomotations!
great flexibility when it comes to combining prearranged tours with individual interests. Good guidance on through the whole experience. We can only recommend.
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Email Aurora | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The tour was excellent, extremely organized and we had a great time.
We went on a tour to Cape Town, then headed to Zimbabwe and Botswana for three amazing days.
Cape Town was incredible, we had the chance to visit the table mountain, Cape of Good Hope, Boulder’s beach, Dickinson Island and go on a tour of the wine lands. Our guide was very kind, informed and extremely professional. We had a great time!
Zimbabwe and Botswana were a true dream.. we went on a safari and a boat cruise. The food was delicious. The people were amazing and everything was perfect. Everything was extremely organized, we never got bored.
Wonderful!
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Email Dr. Gabriel Minz | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
South African Odyssey with personalized touch
We have just finished an 18 day South Africa tour from Johannesburg to Cape Town by minivan with Craig, Bianca, and Jerry.Craig, the owner planned every detail to our extensive trip through South Africa.Our family of three travelled in a comfortable, air conditioned van from Johannesburg/Soweto to Blyde River Canyon,Kruger National Park,Swaziland, Isimangaliso Wetland Park,Durban, the Garden Route, till
the Cape of Good Hope with lots of time in beautiful Cape Town including the Winelands.
From the moment we got in touch with Craig on email, he responded to all our inquiries and adjusted our tour to suit our needs.He was able
to add my adult son to the itinerary just a few weeks before leaving.Craig and Jerry have an extensive knowledge of South Africa and were great raconteurs of it's intense history and knew a lot about the wildlife we encountered along the way.The accommodations Craig arranged were
comfortable usually including a satisfying breakfast and the places we stopped along the way were all fascinating.
I would highly recommend this small local tour company which gave us personalized service great value for the money as compared to
tour companies based in the U.S.A. or Britain.Craig, Bianca, and Jerry gave us an unforgettable trip and I would highly recommend them to
anyone.