The Luxury Safari Company
- Located In:
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United Kingdom
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Member Of:
- Air Travel Organisers' Licensing
- Tour Types:
- Custom luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $1,002 to $3,759 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Todd M | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exemplary organization and communication throughout the process, plus amazing destinations!
Rose at the Luxury Safari company, really delivered an amazing vacation for my family! At the outset, she listened to what my objectives were, for our vacation, offered some alternatives to my original suggestions, based on her experience, and then presented a bespoke vacation experience for my consideration.
After a few tweaks, we had an itinerary in place! Throughout the entire planning process, Rose was very communicative and responsive, despite our significant time differences. She really understood the importance of getting this right, and what this vacation would mean to my family.
We traveled to Africa for the last 10 days of June and first 10 days of July, and visited three countries. Every single place she suggested was spectacular! The service was exceptional at all of the camps, food was delicious, and most importantly, the game viewing was plentiful. There is not a single animal on my list that I wanted to see, but didn’t! Africa, and Rose, really delivered the vacation of a lifetime for my family and I!
As a word of caution, to future travelers, when camps, say, they have Wi-Fi, take that with a grain of salt. To say that connectivity is patchy, is kind. That was the only negative (From one point of view, anyway), but certainly is not attributable to Rose. I mention it only so that future travelers can plan to be out of contact with the world for long stretches, if you are going to remote and beautiful places in the world.
From a logistic standpoint, our travel and transfer between camps went off without a hitch, I have never felt so pampered in my life. I should also mention that the operational Director at our last camp mentioned, that if all people in the travel industry were as wonderful to work with as rose, that the industry would be a much more pleasant place to work to business.
In conclusion, we had an extraordinary, vacation experience, and much of that is due to the work of Rose and her team. I, unabashedly and wholeheartedly, recommend the Luxury Safari company for anyone who wishes to embark on a vacation to Africa.
PT
Email Teresa | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Professional
Our trip to Zambia was magnificent. The LSC chose first rate lodges. They would get back to us very quickly regarding bookings or any changes that needed to be made and are extremely professional. I would highly recommend them
Email Iwona Clough & family. | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exemplary organisation & wonderful choice of locations created a trip of a lifetime! Thanks Rose!
Rose was extremely helpful and responsive from the outset. She provided some excellent suggestions to our fairly woolly brief! Everything was organised to perfection, with exceptionally friendly and helpful guides and drivers in country.
Both Safari locations in Kenya offered very different landscapes, animals and experience, and Tulsa Resort in Zanzibar was relaxing and beautiful.
We would highly recommend Encounter Mara camp in the Naboisho Mara Conservancy; great recommendation by Rose, we saw more wildlife than we could have hoped for, our local guide was amazing, our rented accommodation luxurious and the camp staff friendly and very helpful. We would also recommend Lodo Springs on Loisaba, a very different landscape and out of this world luxury on an escarpment, with mind blowing views; again our guide was wonderful and the service and experience exemplary.
Thank you Luxury Safari Company and Rose for making this a trip if a lifetime for our family.
I would add we are a family of 3, with a 10 year old and everything organised suited both adults and our daughter.
NL
Email Nathalie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Highly recommended for an exclusive and unforgettable trip to Africa!
Rose was very patient and responsive throughout the planning of our trip. We were looking for something unique and exclusive that had to meet quite high standards and satisfy a family of 8 with differing interests. Rose offered a solution to every new challenge that came up. We settled for Zambia in the end, combining a stay near the Victoria Falls with a few days Safari in South Luangwa. The trip was just amazing! The activities were very varied and each more breathtaking than the next!
Sungani, our lodge in South Luangwa was absolutely stunning, with the friendliest and most attentive staff as well as the best food ever!! Incredible location and beautiful rooms in a very secluded area of the park, with the best surprises and sunsets! Highly recommend this lodge for the ultimate luxury Safari experience. A big thank you to Rose for suggesting this lodge for our trip!
Our trip went super smooth from beginning to end, and knowing that Rose was reachable on WhatsApp at any moment, makes the Luxury Safari Company one of the best agencies to help you plan a once-in-a-lifetime kind of experience in Africa. Highly recommended!
CA
Email Gloria L. | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exceptional Knowledge and Personalized Service - An Amazing Experience!
Thank you, Rose, for an amazing Africa experience! Our family of 4 (kids ages 12 and 16) travelled to Zim (Deteema Springs) and Zam (Sausage Tree and Mchenja) and every detail was taken care of seamlessly. After receiving a brief description of the kind of safari experience we were hoping for, Rose nailed it with a customized itinerary that exceeded all expectations. Her first-hand knowledge of the countries, camps, and operators is exemplary. No need to sort through the myriad of options - every camp offered a different experience and excellent service. Logistics were seamless, including both charter light planes, scheduled flights, and transfers to remote camps; Rose was always just a WhatsApp message away if we had any questions or if there were any bumps along the way. I would not hesitate to recommend Rose and her team if you are looking for an amazing Africa experience!
Email Kate Vacher | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A fantastic experience!
Rose grasped what we wanted from a family holiday with old teens/young adults and curated the perfect trip in Kenya. It had everything we had hoped for and more. And she created this perfect itinerary in under 24 hours. I can't recommend her highly enough.
Email G & A | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Would recommend without hesitation.
Fantastic first safari experience to Zambia.
Extremely happy with Rose's recommendations of both Sungani and Sausage Tree.
Wonderful game drives, canoe and walking safaris, top-notch accommodation and great food.
The Luxury Safari Company were invaluable when VA messed up our flights, finding alternatives so that we didn't miss any time in camp.
CA
Email Ginny | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Luxury Safari Company is above and beyond
This is the second trip we have taken with the Luxury Safari Company and it keeps on getting better. From the initial inquiry to where we should go this time Rose has the experience and the knowledge to suggest an itinerary that would meet everyone needs. The attention to detail I think is what makes this company stand out from the rest. Rose’s communication skills are excellent. When you ask a question she gets back to you right away. Rose has travelled to a lot of the camps she has suggested so she knows the level of service and accommodation you will be provided with ..it’s called the Luxury Safari company for a reason. The service from Rose and all the camps we have experienced above and beyond. This is definitely in the higher end bracket of cost but honestly ..you pay for what you get. It is definitely worth it. You will not be disappointed. When travelling outside of your own country you definitely want to deal with a tour operator who is reliable and this is where the Luxury Safari company excels. I would highly suggest if you are planning a trip to Africa you look no further .
KY
Email Joanne and Adam | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A truly fantastic team who and executed a dream holiday itinerary for our family .
From the outset Rose was hugely responsive and helpful to us as we started to think about a family trip to Africa. The suggestions she came up with were well tailored for our family needs (malaria free area, kid friendly but still luxurious, active yet relaxing etc). She presented the ideas is an easy to use format and quickly answered all our questions as we toyed with different ideas. It was novel to have such a stress free holiday planning process (I usually spend hundreds of ours doing the logistics myself- car seats, baby cots, safe transfers etc). What I hadn’t appreciated until we actually got on holiday was quite how perfect the itinerary was- the hotels were uber luxurious, each quite unique and varied yet ideal for our family, the transfers were slick (especially being met off the plane and whisked through the airport without any queues - SO needed after 24 hours on planes with three little children) and most of all the recommended destinations were so varied and each so beautiful and special in their own way. We saw so much more of S Africa than we had expected / would have seen had we planned the trip ourselves. We had some (fairly major!) changes after booking (the arrival of a new baby and the need to change dates and then travel with a 7 month old) and Rose dealt with it all seamlessly- even making sure there were homemade baby purées available at the hotels. The travel App was great, we used it during the trip and also before (love the countdown- that made us very excited for the holiday). We don’t typically use agents for travel but for such a special trip I am so glad we did and I am now a convert to using a travel company for our big family holidays.
Email Alex & Jake H-B | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
On it in every way!
We couldn’t rate TLSC highly enough. They thought of everything and replied to all of our queries within seconds sorting anything that needed to be sorted within minutes. Excellent local knowledge. Ultimate luxury. All in all a seamless holiday and if we’re ever lucky enough to be able to go on safari again then we would only use TLSC!