Tour vehicle and guide
Khalanga Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2016)
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $262 to $367 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
Your request will be sent directly to the operator
If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
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Email KP Ng | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Enjoyable, educational and totally worth it!
Communication with Shoes Mathebula who runs Khalanga Safari was rapid and simple. Transportation was reliable and the tour gave us a good overview of the beauty and variety of activities at the Kruger National Park and surrounds in 5 short days. Wildlife galore , delicious home cooked local food and great company provided by Shoes made the trip one of our best experiences ever . Also appreciated that there was flexibility in the daily arrangements according to our preferences. Highly recommend this safari.
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Email Michael | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible trip - Kalanaga exceeded expectations!
We are two families with 5 college age children and this was our first safari experience. We spent a lot of time researching all dimensions of the different options - accommodations, tour operators, vehicles options, and routes/destinations. We concluded that the tour operator and their guides were the most important decision criteria because everything else is essentially a commodity. We chose Kalanga because it was clear across their excellent reviews that their owner and lead guide ‘Shoes’ was clearly a standout in terms of knowledge, personality and experience.
Sure enough, Kalanga exceeded our expectations. Given Shoes and his team and their families have lived and guided in the park for generations, their knowledge was incredible and they constantly provided tons of insight that enriched our experience. The meals they prepared were excellent and all logistics and communication were top notch. They even went above and beyond to accommodate a portion of our party who had a last minute itinerary change. Shoes also arranged a great one day tour of Johannesburg before the start of our safari. If you want a professional, turn-key experience, within incredibly knowledgeable and authentic local guides, who will help design a phenomenal experience, I would highly recommend Kalanga. When we go back, our first call will be to Shoes!
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Email Bostjan | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very unique and fantastic experience
Very good organization, we drove on side roads as well and we saw all big 5, except the rhino (we saw leopard
Email Sam | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best! Such a wonderful team and amazing safari
Incredible safari, reservations team were amazing, they managed to accomodate all our requests at very short notice, and exceeded our expectations. Great knowledge and choice of lodges that were perfect for our needs, and all at a very good price. Thanks so much for the wonderful experience!
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Email Thomas Roehrig-Gericke | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Tour operator with professionality and love for nature!
Shoes is an abolute professional. This was clear from the first minute we met him.
He picked us up in our lodge and after a drive of one hour we arrived at Ophan Gate / Kruger N.P.
Every meter of the safari was excellent. Shoes showed us everything. He saw all the big and the small animals in the parks. He has an outstanding knowledge about birds, mammals and landscape of Kruger.
He operates a small family company and it was very clear that he is his own boss who wants to make his customers happy.
Thanks for that!
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Email Courtney | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic safari with Khalanga!
We chose Khalanga to organize a safari for us and our three older teens. What a great choice! Shoes took our requests and coordinated a fabulous 5-day trip for us. We stayed at Olifants (amazing view over the river valley) and Talamati in Kruger National Park and Tshukudu, a private reserve in Greater Kruger. We enjoyed the boat cruise in Blyde River Canyon as well. Our group had so much fun learning from Shoes and joking around. He grew up in the area, knows lots of people and has much knowledge to share with his guests. The food was wonderful and he catered to the vegetarians, meat eaters and dairy-allergic in our party. We enjoyed spending time with his family as well. I highly recommend Khalanga for an affordable custom safari to the Kruger area!
Email Kim | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Our second time and could happily do a third
We did a 5 night trip through Kruger with a group of 6 friends/family and we had Donald as our guide.
From pick up to drop off everything was perfect. Donald was so knowledgeable and friendly and not only did we have some amazing sightings (leopard at the car on day 1!!) but we had a really fun time with lots of laughs. We have done this trip twice now and would highly recommend to anyone wanting an affordable, professional trip to one of the best places on earth.
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Email Reginald | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Everything went smoothly, from the first contact to the start of the tour. Explanation were clear.
We were 6 friends, 3 couples. Everything went smoothly, from the first contact when we got the explanation of the tour. Shoes listened to our specific request for a wedding anniversary and responded perfectly. Great communication before and during the tour.
Unfortunately Shoes was not available for personal reason but a friend of him, Donald, took extra care of us and we had a wonderful time.
I highly recommend taking a tour with Khalanga and big thank to Donald who made sure to make our experience and trip a thing to be remembered.
BE
Email Anastasia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing private safari!
We had an amazing private safari with Shoes and our guide Donald. As of the first email, Shoes was very quick to reply and to address our questions and concerns. Shoes was our guide for the Panorama route and has shared with us so much about the country and culture!
Our 6 day safari was truly outstanding! Donald, our guide, has such a vast knowledge of the wildlife and the Kruger NP. He was able to maximise our experience by carefully planning out routes every day and it truly felt like he knew every road and every turn in Kruger. Donald really is a wildlife expert, he understands the behaviour of animals, and you can also feel that he really enjoys what he is doing. It was simply fascinating to us how he was able to spot animals, where we would have completely missed them. He also communicated with other guides, which is always helpful. Thanks to Donald, we were able to enjoy some absolutely unique unforgettable moments, like seeing a cheetah with her babies or a couple of rhinos up close or a leopard walking on the road and so much more.
Besides this, Donald is a great cook and we’ve enjoyed warm tasty local cuisine every day.
Thank you so much, Donald and Shoes for an outstanding experience!!
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Email Grace | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
10/10 experience!!
The tour was amazing from start to finish! They communicated everything before we even had to ask, which was greatly appreciated. Donald, our guide, was extremely knowledgeable about the animals and was excellent at spotting them - we were lucky he spotted a Leopard in a tree on our last day, and we were also fortunate to see a cheetah! He was great at pointing out and explaining the different animals we saw and was all around very friendly and personable as well. Donald was also a great cook, which was an added bonus!! And they were great about my sister’s dairy allergy ( they checked with us about allergies before). We absolutely recommend this tour to anyone looking to have an amazing experience visiting Kruger!!
