African Welcome Safaris
- Located 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:
- $117 to $448 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
Email Guy Warmington | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Nothing was too much trouble - Alex and team ensured we had a wonderful, trouble-free trip.
Our self-drive trip to South Africa went way beyond our expectations. We had a reasonable (although fairly ill-informed) idea of some things we wanted to do, but needed someone on the ground to offer advice on logistics, costs, availability, appropriateness of choices and general advice. What we ideally wanted was a ‘one-stop-shop’ where we could go for advice and wrap up the organisation our entire 3-week trip from front to back, from ideas through to bookings. I have to say, it’s (sadly) rare these days to get such dedicated service and attention all through the consultation and booking process. Once the trip was underway, we had no mishaps from start to finish, since every single aspect of the trip was meticulously planned. My wife and son also had a fabulous time, and we were reluctant to come back to the UK! Alex's advice was particularly helpful with regard to the fact that we were travelling with a 3 year-old, which brings with it its own challenges. In short, we had the trip of a lifetime and we have fantastic memories to treasure! Not only would we feel 100% confident of referring any friends or family to African Welcome Safaris for advice, we are threatening to come back next year too!
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Email André | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Once again, African Welcome Safari came through for us to organize a trip of a lifetime!
Once again African Welcome Safari came through for us! We travelled to South Africa in 2013 and this year, when came time to book our second trip to Africa , there was no hesitation! Kathi from African Welcome Safari was going to be our go-to person to put it together. As we wanted to visit Botswana, Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe and Namibia, we knew it would be much easier to deal with someone with knowledge and experience, as opposed to having to search the Web for hours on end to find the best place to stay, how to get from point A to point B, etc. Within a few e-mails back and forth with Kathi, she was able to put together a great itinerary that would allow us to experience the best these countries have to offer! From flights and transfers between countries, car rentals, to lodges and tented camps, everything she booked for us was extraordinary!!!! If you are looking to organize your trip to the great continent of Africa, African Welcome Safari is your best option!
André & Natalie from Canada
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Email Ploy | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Hands down, one of the most memorable trips in my life!
I decided to take my parents to South Africa during a long holiday (and for mom's birthday) but I got only about 2 weeks before the flight to actually plan the whole trip. I was reading a lot of reviews and found a couple tour operators that sound reliable. I was skeptical at first that African Welcome Safaris only got positive reviews but I thought why not. I told Kathi my very brief plans and told her places we would like to visit. Kathi was very responsive and informative. She sent me a quotation within the next day. We discussed and revised the itinerary almost everyday until probably two days before the flight. I really appreciate her being very patient with our requests. We knew almost nothing about South Africa and my parents were concerned and paranoid about many issues but Kathi was very comforting and she assured we will be having an amazing time (and she was right!). We spent the first day in Jo'burg, 2 days in Kruger National Park, and 4 days in Cape Town. We did a private tour for the whole trip and our tour guides were knowledgable and funny which made the trip so fun. We were able to do things at our own pace and that's very important as my parents are quite old. My parents asked me at one point if we could stay longer and perhaps change the flight but unfortunately, we couldn't.
During our time there, Kathi was still keeping in touch with us. Whenever we had a question, she would answer as soon as she could. She kept us informed about everything eg. airlines strikes so we had to do online check-in before going to the airport etc. This trip really was soooo amazing! I cannot wait to go back - especially safari! We stayed at Inyati in Sabi Sand Game Reserve and it was really lovely. The staff was friendly and so helpful. Our ranger was Omega and our tracker was Rodger. We got to see the Big5 plus a Cheetah within 24 hours!!!!! They also pick the best spots to do a small picnic. We were by the river across from 3 giraffes. It was so surreal. Our last night was even better - they stopped the open 4-wheel drive in the middle of the river. We could see the Milky Way above us and there were lots of fireflies flying around. I can't even explain my feelings at that moment.
We cannot thank Kathi and African Welcome Safaris enough for putting together this super awesome trip.
Seriously, you won't regret choosing African Welcome Safaris.
We will definitely go back again and will add Botswana in our plan.
Advice: Check with your safari lodge about their morning game drive time. We missed our last morning game drive because we had to leave for the airport before the game drive usually ends. Also try to check with the hotels about breakfast when you have to leave earlier than their normal breakfast time. Some will prepare you a take-away breakfast box so you can have it in the car or at the airport.
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Email Brian | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip Of A Lifetime
Kathi organized the trip of a lifetime for our group. We loved the game drives and accommodations at Tintswalo Lodge and our wine tours around Cape Town. The trip was absolutely perfect!
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Email Cristin B. | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip Of A Lifetime!
Thank you to Kathi of African Welcome Safaris, who put together a wonderful trip to South Africa for a group of friends. From the beginning, Kathi was so helpful and informative. She also answered our e-mails and made recommendations and suggestions before we even arrived. She really went above and beyond. Kathi put together such a great package that we did not have to think about anything - just enjoy ourselves. One of the highlights of our trip was our stay at Tintswalo Manor House. We were treated like royalty. We also had two wonderful tours in Cape Town with Rhys who was so knowledgeable and friendly. We cannot thank African Welcome Safaris enough for putting together this magical trip. We will talk of this trip the rest of our lives! We will recommend African Welcome Safaris to our friends and family.
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Email Sebastian Rosswag | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect personalized Safari trip to Botsuana including Victoria Falls
From the beginning I had a perfect communication to Kathi. She understood our personal wishes including respicting our Budget! Very soon she found a very good solution for us and found a perfect Discount on Belmond lodges!
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Email Mary | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Had lots of great experiences and got a great vision of South Africa and its people
Very good communication with our tour guide Rhys Bradshaw and got to visit all places on our list. Excellent package put together by Kathi Simon. Great accomodation. Enjoyed the safari. Will recommend
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Email Eva | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best ever
We had the most perfect Safari ever. We travel a lot but African Welcome Safaris made this trip extraordinary. Everything worked perfect. Answers on our questions in no time. Keenly aware of our expectations. Only the best recommendations.
Email John | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful safari in Sabi Sands
We booked a 4 night safari in Elephant Plains through African Welcome Safaris and couldn't have been happier with how it all worked out. We dealt with Kathi and she was a pleasure to work with in finding the correct safari the matched our needs. We settled on Elephant Plains in Sabi Sands and were delighted with the quality of the lodge and the friendliness of the staff there. The drives themselves were superb and the variety and number of animals we saw far exceeded our expectations. I would highly recommend booking through this tour operator and will do so myself the next time I visit South Africa.
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Email Bert | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best safari ever and wonderful organized Cape Town stay
Kathi from African Welcome Safari was wonderful. Each Email was answered immediately and she took care that everything worked very well. She even called the lodge to tell them about our food preferences. The private tours organized by African Welcome in and around Cape Town were perfect. I can not imagine anything what could have been done better. The Safari Lodge recommended by Kathi was incredible, wonderful rooms, very private, great game drives, niche walking tours in the bush and great food prepared by an excellent chef.
For my next travel to Africa I will for sure contact African Welcome Safari again to organize my trip.