Luke & Suzanne, Directors of Vayeni, in Hwange
Vayeni
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Member Of:
- ATTA, ZTA, SATIB, ZTOA & We Are Africa
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $250 to $2,500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Brian Cosgrove | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Brilliant Zimbabwe Vacation (facilitated by superb pre and during service from Vayeni)
We arranged a 6 day vacation in Zimbabwe split between a stay at Victoria Falls (Gorges Lodge) and Hwange (Bomani Lodge). The overall recommendation for both locations / accommodation was made to us by Vayeni. The service we received from the company both prior to our vacation and during it was exemplary. We could not have been more impressed. Gorges Lodge was fabulous with spectacular views across / down the Zambesi. We would also strongly recommend the 'Sunset Cruise' aboard the Zambesi Explorer (again arranged via Vayeni). Our stay in Hwangi (Bomani Lodge) was fantastic. All aspects exceeding our expectations. Well done to the team.
AE
Email Matt | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Thank-you Vayeni for taking our hearts back to Africa
Vayeni did an amazing job of assisting my wife in organizing the most magical surprise 40th birthday holiday. My wife was provided with great options and ideas to suit our needs which we were able to enjoy with our two young children. They provided us such professional yet at the same time such personal service from start to finish.
Thank-you again for your knowledge, passion and the best birthday ever.
Email Rich H | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Responsive and reliable. Helped maximise my short trip.
I didn't know much about Victoria Falls, other than that there was a lot of water and that I wanted to try my hand at fishing on the Zambezi, so I contacted Vayeni to enquire about fishing trips.
I wanted to maximise my short stay there so I asked Suzanne for advice on what else there was to do and how to squeeze everything in.
By chatting through options, I soon ended up with a itinerary packed with new ideas, all travel sorted and a stay at a much more luxurious lodge than I had initially planned, due to Suzanne's knowledge of the best packages available.
On arrival at Victoria Falls, Chenai was very welcoming and made sure I had a good first evening. Suzanne was very responsive when weather caused a change to plans, enabling me to change activities at the last minute. Similarly, she was also very flexible with my transfer arrangements when I was informed of my flight cancellation upon arrival at the airport, allowing me to find my way back to somewhere safe to stay.
I got a lot more out of my experience by booking through Vayeni and felt very comfortable there as a single traveller by having all travel planned in advance.
NL
Email Michel Q | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
"Awesome!"
Everything about our trip with Vayeni was beyond our expectations. Our package contained an outstanding safari experience in Bomani and incredible lodging in Victoria Falls.
Needless to say, we can only recommend Vayeni to everyone who is looking for the perfect Zimbabwe experience.
Email Barnabas | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great people, amazing experience
Friendly and helpful staff, great adventure, fantastic camp accomodation, tasty food
fantastic trip
Kelley did a great job with our trip. There were multiple people, each with their own schedules, requirements, and payment methods, and Kelley worked it all out without a hitch. Thanks for a great experience!!
Email Lucky | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Absolutely brilliant service from start to finish - excellent booking, transport and accommodation.
Vayeni has a unique business model here because they control the customer engagement process seamlessly, from the initial point of contact through out the travel, accommodation, tour experience including after service support. Similar business operations tend to get invloved in parts of the process - which makes the difference. Over and above all this, Vayeni's pricing model is so competitive that you wont go anywhere else after the first experience. Further, the team at Vayeni is so experienced that they give you enough options to make the right decision be it transport, accomodation, safari activities and such things. Kelly was absolutely a god send!
It was hard to find a reliable agency. I worked with Kelley Austen from Vayeni. Excellent
Communication was excellent with a lot of patient.
I got all I expected and beyond.
ES
Email Victor | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Outstanding customer service and expertise
They arranged my last trip to Zimbabwe on June 2015 when I was leading a group of Travel Journalists throughout Zimbabwe. I first new about them in 2013 when I was looking for a reputable tour operator to work with in Zimbabwe and since then they have always proven efficient, professional and well organized.
For my last trip I needed a short itinerary through the Victoria Falls plus a Safari in the area due to the particularity of the press trip. We needed to find specific locations, incredible photographic environments and wildlife for our travel magazines. Just to make things harder I approached them with only two days in advance as we decided to include Zimbabwe the last minute. Vayeni did a superb job considering the time they had to propose options and have all prepared for us on time. I was very happy with the service and performance of their team. Thanks to their recommendations and valuable input we managed to achieve almost 100% of the objectives we set for the magazines.
Considering my experience with Vayeni I would have no hesitation in recommending them as tour operator for Zimbabwe.
Email Penny | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Efficient, knowledgeable and friendly
Vayeni put together a tour for a group of 12 colleagues to travel around Zimbabwe. We only had time for the highlights so the itinerary was packed, but we saw a huge amount in one week. Vayeni were brilliant from the start: meeting everyone at the airport (despite our different arrival times), recommending and booking ideal accommodation in the best locations, and looking after us every step of the way. They arranged our bus, helped us design the route, gave us lots of suggestions for activities, guides, and even the best restaurants to visit! Zimbabwe is a stunning country, an absolute gem, and has the friendliest people in the world. We are all keen to go back soon, and can't thank Luke and Suzanne (and their team) enough for such smooth organisation.