African Jacana staff crusing to the Cheif's Island
African Jacana Safari Tours
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2016)
- Member Of:
- Botswana Guides Association
- Tour Types:
- Budget tours with set start dates and a fixed itinerary
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $550 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Pascale, Toni and Aitana | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was just EXCELLENT! Gideon, the guide, THE EXPERT!, He detected even the most difficult animals!
The whole team was wonderful! Professional, caring, warm and joyful. We became a little family in only four days...we miss you. Our hearts are still with you! Your advises helped us through the rest of our trip!
Email Sian Edwards | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Knowledgable, experienced, great value for money
Gideon has a wealth of experience having been a guide for 37 years for various large safari companies.
Him and his team organised a first class 2 day, 1 night mobile safari for us at very short notice and at a really great price.
We slept in tents with comfortable beds. They also had a shower and latrine out the back which was attached to the tent - to prevent any encounters with animals overnight!
We ate delicious food cooked by Wilson and Lee over the fire and slept to the sounds of hyena's, hippos and lions.
Gideon and Daddy (second guide on our trip) did not stop during our drives to ensure we saw as much as possible. They both had so much knowledge to share with us and it was a pleasure to learn more about the bush.
We also organised a day mokoro trip through Gideon. The delta is unbelievably peaceful and beautiful at the same time as being full of large, and scary animals, such as hippos and crocs. It was an amazing way to experience the delta.
Email Natalie | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Honestly amazing!
We have just returned after doing a 10 night wild safari trip with Gideon and his team. We visited Morami, Kwarhi, Savute and the Xhobe River and it was was all absolutely amazing! Gideon is so knowledgable about the animals and birds, he often detected where the animals where before he saw them, just by watching the behaviour of other wildlife. We really wanted to see the wild dog and hoped that we just might catch a glimpse as they are very rare- Gideon managed to track down a pack of 22 including their pups and they had just done a kill! He got us up close and personal but always making sure we were safe whilst respecting the animals too, we saw female lions protecting their young from a male lion and the list goes in and on! A special mention too to Wilson, our chef - he cooked us wholesome tasty food and always with a smile on his face. The memories we made will stay with us forever- this was our 4th African safari but by far the best- thank you Gideon and his team- you are the best!
Email Jonathan | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
An excellent safari tour operator with its team's heart beat is safaris
My family and I had an amazing experience under Gideon's splendid experience on game touring. Gideon took us for a day game drive to Moremi National Park and little did we know that we were going to have an experience of our life time through his guiding skills and thanks to his sharp eyes which enabled us to see a Leopard and its young one. Gideon and his colleague he was with that are very calm, patient, educative and were really out for the occasion. Gideon's vast experience in safaris for over 30 years gives him a unique flavor that made our experience to be the best compared to many other game drives we have done before in Zimbabwe and Namibia. Happy for us, on that day, we were able to see four members of the big five family. We give credit to Gideon.
We are planning for a camp out with African Jacana Safari Tours and we hope to learn more and have an enhanced feel of the wild.
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Email Amy | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing and affordable private safari, 5N in Moremi and Khwai
We had an amazing experience with Gideon and his team. We chose African Jacana Safaris because we wanted to support a small, local business. We did a custom, private, non-participatory mobile camping trip -- 3N in Moremi, then 2N in Khwai, beginning and ending in Maun. There were 3 staff plus 1 guide for just the 2 of us! We did a motorboat ride in the Xakanaxa area, and a mokoro at Hippo Pool campsite in Khwai. We had excellent communications leading up to the tour, and it was an amazing value for money. Once I figured out how to transfer money (I ended up using xe with zero issues), everything went super smoothly -- they were very patient with me as i sorted it out! The food was 5* -- we have also stayed at a Kwando lodge and food with African Jacana was even better. The tent was super comfortable, easy to stand and maneuver and was en-suite with a bush toilet. We had hot water twice a day in our 'sinks', and hot showers a couple of afternoons. The beds were quite comfortable- cots with 4" mattresses, great pillows, and plenty of warm blankets. Oh, and a hot water bottle at night, and an extra blanket to take on the chilly morning game drives We had tea in the most amazing places during our morning game drives, and wine (included) around the campfire every evening. The truck was great -- reliable, plenty of room, good inverter for charging phones/camera batteries. Oh and the game drives were absolutely amazing!! We saw so much, and we were able to get amazing photos. Thank you, AJS!
