Encompass Africa
- Located In:
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Australia
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2009)
- Member Of:
- ATTA, CATO & ATAS
- Tour Types:
- Custom luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $228 to $1,953 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Melissa and Brad Singleton | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exceeded completely expectations! Absolutely amazing! Thoroughly recommend!
My husband and I wanted to take our 7yr old daughter to Africa, but obviously with a 7yr old safety was our priority and so we went and saw the team at Encompass Africa, told them where we wanted to go and they tailor made our perfect dream trip of a lifetime. Our 3.5wks Encompassed Africa from Kenya to Tanzania, Zimbabwe and South Africa. It was seamlessly organised. The team at Encompass Africa are nothing short of amazing and the experts in their field. It was our second trip to Africa (first time as a family), and our expectations were completely surpassed. It was completely stress free, and utterly amazing. We simply cannot express our gratitude in words, (there aren't enough words to adequately articulate) to Jonathon and Danica and the team, as well as every single person involved on the ground in Africa. We would whole heartedly recommend you to anyone wanting to travel to Africa and experience it at it's best. Superb job guys! Thank you!! We'll definitely see you next time! Love Brad, Melissa and Zahra Singleton
Email Nancy | Experience level: first safari
Encompass Africa was absolutely wonderful in every way, as promised by a friend of mine
The Encompass Africa team members were extremely knowledgeable,efficient, helpful, and did everything to ensure our holiday was right up there with the best we've ever had.They thought of everything, taking a deal of the worry of making our own plans away, and we were very happy knowing everything was dealt with. They booked a marvellous safari park for us, Kwandwe, which exceeded all expectations we had, and we had not even heard of it! Without Encompass Africa, we would have missed it.
Email John M | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Faultless, Seamless and Superior
The Encompass Africa people put together a wonderful package for my wife and I...all done initially over the phone but more by email.... and everything went like clockwork. I soon realised that I could throw away my itinerary, and simply wherever I was a person would appear and we would be taken to our next destination, after having gained the fruits of our current location.
They were recommended to me by a friend who has visited Africa a number of times, and I have no hesitation in sharing that recommendation to all.
The Wilderness Safaris camps especially were superbly run and managed, and the people of Namibia and Botswana stand out as a beacon of the good of Africa and what can be achieved there by the locals.
My wife, who was a little apprehensive about going there, has come be a more passionate ambassador than I, if that is possible.
Well done, Encompass Africa, Jono, Danica, and team.
CA
Email Ash | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Superior travel experience - cities, safaris, culture
Excellent communications when booking--totally delivered on what was promised and exceeded expectations with the local tour companies chosen. Was very fortunate with the Ilios staff (Rory out of Cape Town and N'Doda out of Joburg) for both providing a great experience from the moment the tours began. I have done tours in other parts of Africa and Asia, and I would rank the experience from the time of booking with Encompass and the on-the-ground execution with local companies such as Ilios and (Street Scene in Durban) were totally worth it. Hotels were definitely at a western standard and made the journey that much more enjoyable-whether on safari, in an olive grove, or a city. Major chains, boutique hotels, and SA-based hotels were perfect.
Email Andy and Kallie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Journey to Kenya
What an incredible experience we had in Kenya which was all due the outstanding service we had with Encompass Africa. From the first phone call to our last flight out of Kenya - we had a truly memorable journey. Johnno and the Encompass Africa team should be very proud of the customer service they provide as they supported us in our plans and made sure we had a great trip. Thanks for making our honeymoon so special!
Email Genevieve | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Simply perfect, brilliant, marvelous!
This is the second time we have travelled to Africa through Jono, Danica and the team at Encompass Africa - after our first trip through them (about 2011) I didn't consider going anywhere else.
Going to Africa the first time was a scary proposition - where to go, was it safe, etc. I contacted a few companies, and it was Jono's personal attention to detail that made me choose Encompass Africa. Good decision!
He bothered to find out what we wanted, and on hearing we weren't into city experiences and my husband was a keen fisher, he designed the perfect itinerary to Botswania and Zambia, sorted all our flights and transfers through a number of borders, and recommended the most amazing places to stay. Their help on the preparation (what to take, shots etc.) was invaluable.
For this second trip I wanted to take Andrew back to Zambia for his 60th birthday, and once again Jono made us a great trip with a brilliant lodge.
If we get back to Africa (cross fingers) there's no-one else I'd contact!
Email Russ | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding service with a thorough knowledge of the safari business.
EA put together a 6 week safari through South Africa and Namibia, both self drive, then on to Botswana and a 9 day mobile tented safari, followed by a visit to Zimbabwe to see Victoria Falls and finishing with 7 days in Zambia.
There were numerous domestic, international and charter flights and a range of accommodations as recommended by EA.
In all cases, the accommodation, activities and service were outstanding and ran like clockwork.
The local operators were all first class with terrific guides that consistently put us into the right position for that once in a lifetime photo.
Jono and his team exceeded our expectations and I have no reservations in recommending Encompass Africa, to those wishing to see the real Africa.
Email Robert | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
My second booking with Encompass Africa - wish I had found them years ago great team and service.
8 days at Old Mondoro and Chiawa in the Lower Zambezi N.P. superb in every aspect - can't recommend them highly enough.11 days with Mukambi Safari's in Kafue N.P. 2 nights at Mukambi Lodge - great outlook from the lodge over the Kafue River,clean,spacious and very comfortable tents ,great food and staff.5 nights at Busanga Plains Camp, Edjan and Robyn have a real gem here,no wi-fi,no mobile phone service just the important things -great hospitality ,delicious meals and very comfortable and spacious tents.Outstanding views over the flood plain from the front of your tent and boma brilliant sunrises and sunsets and the star filled sky at night has to be seen to be believed -game viewing excellent.3 nights at Fig Tree - another slice of heaven.The elevated tents are extremely comfortable ,spacious and over look the lagoon and once again very good food and staff.Game veiwing around Fig Tree was also outstanding.Kafue N.P. is a destination that will definietly have to be revisited and Mukambi Safari's a great tour operator to do it with.
Email Jolz | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Safari in Zambia
These people know African travel and they know it well. This was our second trip to Africa. We spent 2 weeks in Zambia-south Luangwa (Bushcamp Company camps) followed by the Lower Zambezi(Chiawa and Old Mondoro). During the initial conversation with Jono, he carefully listened to what we were looking for and the price we were prepared to pay. We already had a few camps in mind and Jono gave us his views on them. Within days he came back with a number of options.. He kept us up to date with any changes to flight schedules and visa requirements. Answer every possible questions we had by email within hours! We also enquired with 2 other companies- neither really listened to us and came back with quotes on the wrong camps. The camps we stayed at were excellent-everything as expected and often beyond our expectations. All transfers and pick ups etc were organised perfectly. We will definitely use them again and would have no hesitation in recommending them to our friends. Another plus was they have a staff member based in Jo'burg whom we could call and message, which was handy when we had little queries during the trip.
Email Sharon | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely Amazing
As first time travelers to Africa our group of 10 had to put a lot of faith in our travel agent. And Encompass Africa definitely did not disappoint! Jonathan, Danica and the team took my wish-list and turned it into the most fabulous itinerary that one could imagine. Our safari experiences were totally mind-blowing, the accommodation superb everywhere we went, and all our transfers/pick ups ran absolutely smoothly. All of our guides were delightful people and of course very knowledgable. The recommended tours more than lived up to expectations, and the tour companies on the ground provided top notch service.
We live in a rural town so our communication when planning the trip relied on phone and email. However this created no issues at all, and nothing was too much trouble for the team at EA. I would have no hesitation in recommending Encompass Africa to anyone - they are definitely experts in their field and this played a big part in making our trip the experience of a lifetime!