Hello from the Timbuktu team in Cape Town!
Timbuktu
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2014)
- Member Of:
- ATTA & SATSA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $500 to $2,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Sam | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Timbuktu Created a Once in a Lifetime Experience for my Fiancé and I!
I wish there were more stars to rate Timbuktu!!
Katherine, our travel specialist, was able to put together a dream safari for us in 3 days! We e-mailed her 1 week before our departure and she went out of her way to book and plan a 13 day private, custom safari for us. We were ale to sort through the details in one phone call, then she sent an interactive link for our trip so that we could see all of the lodges and itinerary she had put together. She went above and beyond simply booking the trip. She pieced everything together and booked every transfer and flight, all we had to do was show up at the airport in Dar es Salaam. I am so touched by the arrangements she made for us to make our experience one of a kind.
Also, the guide she booked for us exceed all of our expectations. Ask for Charles if you can! He is so dedicated to what he does and filled our heads with an amazing amount of animal facts! He made sure we saw Everything and even laughed at our animal jokes :)
Thank you Kathrine and Timbuktu for creating such a memorable experience for us!!!
Great service!
We were recommended Timbuktu by a friend and were delighted by the personal, friendly service we received. We had no idea what we wanted but we were walked through the process and found a great reserve that places emphasis on preservation of wildlife, as well as offering luxurious experience during the stay. Would highly recommend planning your trip with them!
Email Humphrey | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wow
We organised this trip to celebrate our 50th birthdays and it exceeded all our expectations. From the planning, which Kat and the team at Timbuktu couldn't have been helpful and knowledgable with, to the holiday itself was so memorable. We went to Tanzania and the guide who looked after us for the trip was a real asset, so well informed and had a knack developed over many years of knowing where to look away form other tourists and unearth wonderful experiences, from the great migration crossing, to all sorts of unexpected wildlife aswell as everything might expect to see. The hotels and lodges recommended were all small and personal as we requested. Overall some amazing memories to sweeten the aging process!
Email Peter | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A five star company and service; we'll be back!
When planning our family safari we were recommended to Timbuktu to help us through the mass of offering on the market. We were looking for something special where the landscape and wildlife were the stars of the show. Timbuktu were able to suggest and put together a stunning selection of small camps in Zambia including Nsolo, Kakuli and Changwe River Camp.
Our memories will last a lifetime particularly the excitement of our long experienced guide when we spotted an aardvark on our last night drive!
Throughout the trip Timbuktu expertly handled the logistics to make what seemed like a daunting prospect an absolute breeze.
Email Olivia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trip of a lifetime - an African adventure tailored to you!
Johnny and the team at Timbuktu helped us plan a perfect trip to the Victoria Falls staying at the beautiful Tongabezi Lodge. The website was easily to navigate and we were able to build a fantastic trip online with personal help from Johnny to finalise the details. We were recommended specific trips and things to see whilst we were there which did not disappoint. A particular highlight was the helicopter ride over the falls. Communication with the team was excellent before we left the UK and whilst we were out in Africa. We will certainly be using Timbuktu again to plan our next African adventure.
Email Sue | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent experience start to finish. Look forward to planning another Safari Tour with the team.
The tour matched and exceeded all expectations. Friendly knowledgable staff helped us to plan the itenary and every camp gave a different but always extremely enjoyable experience. Safari drives were excellent with guides determined to give us the best view of the location and the birds and game. Staff from Timbuktu were always available before and during the trip to give advice and help if necessary. There were no hitches, we travelled to four locations and all transfers went like clockwork. It was honestly the holiday of a lifetime and I would have no hesitation in recommending the team who will help you plan an unforgettable experience to match your expectations.
Email Jonny | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing glamping safari arranged by Timbuktu
We visited Qatermains 1920s camp in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, as part of our honeymoon. Timbuktu helped us coordinate everything and it was a great experience from start to finish. Thanks!
Email Edward Dowler | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
World class bespoke customer service, seamless and innovative user booking experience
Johnny and his team went above and beyond in providing an unforgettable safari experience. They were always readily available to discuss our exacting requests, extremely responsive, listened to our requirements and co-created a customized itinerary. Seeing the trip come to fruition through the intuitive and easy to navigate platform was exciting really helpful to visualize the trip in terms of locations, travel distances and likely safari sightings. The trip itself was seamlessly put together and took the stress out of booking flights, overground transportation to and from the safari lodges. We stayed at Dulini Private Game reserve which was by far the best experience of our honeymoon - intimate, luxurious with the most information and friendly guides with evenings spent reminiscing about the day's sightings round the campfire. Exceeded all expectations and will definitely book again through Timbuktu Travel with their unparalleled levels of customer service, bespoke itinerary building and friendly and responsive team. In this day of customization, Timbuktu Travel is to go to platform for safari booking
Email Rhys | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Surely the future of safari travel - so easy and they're so helpful
This company is surely the future of how safaris and African travel experiences will be organised. My partner and I went to South Africa early this year. The whole experience of booking online was so simple and allowed us to tailor the trip exactly how we wanted. The Timbuktu team were there and provided amazing support and ideas both before, during and after the trip. Can't recommend them highly enough... we (and our friends!) will be using them again! Thanks Timbuktu for an unforgettable trip xx
A fun, safe and enjoyable experience booking our safari online with the help of the Timbuktu team.
It was easy to design the trip online with the added bonus of having the team at Timbuktu to help whenever we had questions or last minute requests. Very personal service, and we were pleasantly surprised by the whole experience. Their recommendations were fantastic and the safaris we went on in Zambia and Botswana were of the highest quality and the travel between camps seamless. We also enjoyed a few days on Azura Island off Pemba in Mozambique, which was just idyllic and the perfect compliment and ending to our wonderful holiday.