African Welcome Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 1999)
- Member Of:
- Southern Africa Tourism Services Association
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $123 to $469 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
Email Jack Tucker | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Superb Trip!
A great trip travelling around South Africa with incredible ease thanks to the organisation by Alex!
Email Sue Williams | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic family holiday
Kathi at African Welcome Safari’s was excellent from the point we contacted her to help us plan our holiday in South Africa. We gave her some ideas of the things we wanted to do and she came back with an itinerary that hit all our requirements. The communication and service was exemplary, even though we had to rearrange the trip several times due to the pandemic. We travelled as a family, with two teenagers to satisfy and they also loved the whole trip.
The standard of the hotels and lodges was very high, with a wonderful welcome and great service and comfort. Every stage of the itinerary went to plan, even when we moved locations. Kathi kept in touch with us throughout the holiday to ensure we were happy and be on hand if we needed her.
We loved Cape Town, the hotel location on the waterfront was perfect with lots of shops and restaurants. Then we went on to the Grootbos nature reserve, which was also excellent. We joined a whale watching boat tour and were lucky enough to see Southern Right Whales. Finally, we flew up to Johannesburg and then on to the Madikwe Game Reserve at the Motswiri Lodge - our ranger Stewart was brilliant, as were all the staff. We saw a wide range of animals including lions, cheetahs, elephants, hyena, buffalo, giraffes and many others.
We would highly recommend a trip to South Africa and definitely use African Welcome Safaris to book your holiday.
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Email Laurie Zionts | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
African Welcome Safaris was an absolute pleasure to work with!
Kathi Simons of African Welcome Safaris was terrific to work with. She communicated promptly and provided us with knowledgeable and professional private guides. She listened to our interests, and tailored our tours to create a memorable journey in Cape Town and Johannesburg. We would not hesitate to recommend her to all of our friends, and have already done so!
Smooth ride into South Africa
All planned wonderfully, very good advise provided to guide pur decisions, seamless execution with friendly tour guides and experienced partners.
We had a fantastic time.
CA
Email Charles Caza | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Tour!
African Welcome Safaris put together a trip that was excellent, well organized and made it easy for us to relax. Our guide was always flexible and available to adjust per our needs and what we wanted to see. He was knowledgeable and enthusiastic in responding to all our questions about SA. It was great value to have the whole trip organized at a cost that didn't seem higher than we what we would have paid for everything.
The staff was amazing, the place fantastic and the game drives awesome
Kathi (Simon) was so helpful. She was very informative and responsive. She quickly answered my questions and concerns and was a great resource. The safari camp, Kapama, she booked me at was fantastic.
I was so impressed with her. When I come back I will 100% use her to book my trip again. The
Email Helen Milne | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beyond Our Wildest Dreams
Kathi at African Welcome was brilliant, working expertly and efficiently at very short notice to help us arrange the trip of a lifetime. The Safari arranged for us at Madikwe Hills lodge was beyond our wildest dreams and everything was so completely stress free as it was all taken care of by African Safaris.
Email Jackie Baker | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Attention to detail excellent, always exceeds expectations.
We have travelled with African welcome safaris on three occasions now. Our first trip was a safari in Sabi followed by a break in Cape Town . The two further trips have been safari again followed by a break in Mauritius. Kathi has given first class service every time .
Communication has always been excellent and very prompt which has been extremely helpful when trying to juggle flights and accommodations. Her recommendations regarding options on where to stay have been great and we have not been disappointed. Would highly recommend the company to take the stress away from organising a trip especially if it involves multiple destinations.
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Email Bert | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
African Welcome Safaris perfectly organized our Safari, highly recommended
It was our 4th Safari. As always Kathi responded on my many question very fast. The communication was excellent and Kathi provided us with a very informative pre Safari package which really helped us to prepare the trip. Our next Safari we will definetly book again with Kathi , a better service is not possible.
We booked a 7 nigth Safari staying in the 3 Belmond lodges in 3 totally different areas of Botswana. Starting point was River Khawi Lodge, it is a bit older, but very charming with excellent service. We were the only 2 guests during our stay in the lodge, quite special. During our stay it rained quite a lot and many animals were hidding in the bush. Still our ranger found them all. And due to the rain we saw many birds which just came to the area, I believe we found at least 150 different species of very beautiful and not so beautiful birds.
The connection between the lodges is by air, small aircrafts operated by MACK air, brandnew fleet and very safe. So we flew from Khawi to Okavango delta to the Eagle Island lodge. In this area it was still very dry, no rain, and we saw on each and every game activity everything we were looking for. The area is very animal rich. The hudge area is completly owned by Belmond, so you see no other cars during the drives. The lodge is luxurious, excellent service and food.
Our last lodge was Savuti-Chobe Elephant park third lodge, third different experiance. Also here you find many of the animals, if not all, you want to see, if your are on Safari. I had birthday during our stay and Kathi organized with the lodge a very nice private lunch in the bush, I really enjoyed it. So all 3 lodges are brilliant, but if I would need to vote, I would say this is the best lodge, but again all 3 are outstanding.
In a nutshell, I highly recommend this 3 lodge combination safari , you see different landscapes, different styles of lodges and most importantly most likely you see all animals you are looking for.
And as said at the beginning Kathi Simon and African Welcome Safari are the best for organizing this trip
Email Peter Bodnar | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trusted opator with excellent network
We had a wondeful time with all the opertors that African Welcome works with. We feel strongly that we just cannot get enough of such a magical place, and need to come back for more. We had possibly the best time at and around Kruger NP, the driver, ranger, chef, and all the staff excelled in their work and the setting is mesmerising!