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 $472 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 Douglas Harrison | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful adventure
We stayed at Kings Camp Timbavati and the service was amazing. African Welcome Safaris made the planning hassle free and they responded to my questions promptly. I definitely recommend their services when booking your dream African vacation
Email Philippe De Chazal | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very efficient, prompt responses and follow up
We planned a safari at the Kruger gate and also at Nyala resort last August and I discussed my budget and asked them to propose a 7-day stay there. Alex Simon was very available proposing many options when it did not fit our Budget or liking. Finally in a matter of days we had our holiday ready and the experience there was fabulous. We did not encounter any problems of reservation and all went flawlessly. I highly recommend African Welcome Safari to anyone wanting a safe and impeccable journey. He also accompaneied us by whatsapp messages on our schedules.
Email Penelope Weller | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Knowledgeable, responsive and enthusiastic with great attention to detail
Kathi from African Welcome Safaris put together an amazing itinerary in Cape Town, Rwanda and Tanzania.
From the tours and tour operators to the accomodation, everything was perfectly organised to suit our interests and needs.
Kathi was flexible and responded promptly to any adjustments in the itinerary during the planning stages- and there were many!
The whole trip was perfectly organised and went off without a hitch.
We cannot thank Kathi enough for arranging one of the most amazing and memorable holidays for our family.
We are all ready planning our next trip to Africa, and of course we will be contacting Kathi from African Welcome Safaris to organise this.
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Email Linda Marquez | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Kathi stood out from the crowd providing us with unparalleled service end-to-end.
Kathi, with African Welcome Safaris is a skilled tour operator with a deep understanding of her profession. She was willing to listen to our preferences to create a custom package with the best possible rates. She took the time to understand our needs and budget and provided us with a hassle-free trip of a lifetime to Cape Town and Sabi Sands private reserve where we saw all of the Big 5 plus leopards daily. She organized our accommodations, meals, sightseeing and transportation efficiently. Her restaurant recommendations were excellent.
Our accommodation in Sabi Sands was luxury at it's finest. Kathi provided us with an extraordinary trip end-to-end by arranging for all of our airport, hotel and tour pickups and drop offs and first class accommodations that we would never have been able to find on our own. Our drivers were on time arriving in clean, comfortable transportation with courteous and friendly attitudes.
One of our internal flights experienced a weather delay. I contacted Kathi and she answered my text immediately and stayed with us constantly until the weather cleared and we were on our way again. She even contacted the airport and gave us more up to the minute news before the airline provided it.
I got to know Kathi through our numerous conversations where she displayed a quick sense of humor along with thoughtful travel assistance.
My husband and I have traveled throughout the world and rank this trip at the top of our most memorable and hope one day to travel back to Africa as it is a truly magical place and African Welcome Safaris made it all happen.
SG
Email Amy | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Personalized, attention to details and pleasant communication
We had a great trip! Everything was smooth ( all check-ins ) and personable. Reece from African Welcome Safaris was attentive to all our queries and arranged for all that we needed. We left with a good taste of our safari adventure and look forward to more in future.
SG
Email TC | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
African Welcome Safaris is professional, experienced, responsive and patient!
Kathi from African Welcome Safaris was very responsive in our communications through emails, even through the many iterations of questions and follow-up questions, to tailor an itinerary that suited our party. She was very patient as well, in answering all our ancillary questions. She also ensured to communicate one person's dietary restrictions to all the lodgings.
The tour itself was fantastic. The lodgings were as advertised. The game drives were a great experience, and our Serengeti guide/driver Bariki was extremely good and thoughtful. We saw the big 5 and more, and managed to experience a live cheetah kill.
MX
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Discovering South Africa
This was the best organized trip I have ever had. All my expectations were met. The safaris in kruger, sabi sabi, okovongo delta and the garden route were exquisite: The best rangers With so much knowledge about the lives of the animal kingdom. The accomodations were fantastic. The service was lovely.
Capetown facinated me as a place I would consider living in for a few months. I had the best seafood and fish everyday. The variety of fish was incredible.
The most exciting was seeing the big five in 2 days in Sabi Sabi. And cheetahs, lepards and lions mating! And a fresh kill! With lionesses eating first before the male lion arrived. And the hyenas waiting their turn.
The unforgetable white shark cage dive in the freezing murky waters off Capetown was a first! Monstruous sharks áttacking the cage had the adrenalin boiling!
I highly recommend this company for organizing the perfect adventure!
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Journey!!!!
My husband and I just got back from Zimbabwe (Victoria Falls), Cape Town, Kalahari Desert (Tswalu) and Sabi Sands (Leopard Hills). Kathi Simon from African Welcome Safaris helped us plan this trip from scratch, and she was amazing. She answered all of my emails the same day, was helpful, knowledgeable, and lovely, and she gave me valuable insight into things I would have never known if I planned this on my own. We received a welcome package when we arrived with everything we needed--info on the places we were travelling, a detailed itinerary, and coupons for the excursions planned. We had drivers every step of the way, and I felt completely taken care of.
Our tour guide for Cape Town, Rhys, was also incredible. He was knowledgeable, funny, and wonderful.
I cannot say enough good things about African Welcome Safaris! Thank you for helping us plan our dream vacation! It was everything we could have hoped for and more!
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Travel Made Easy
Planning to go on an elephant safari in South Africa from Fort Lauderdale,Florida seemed like an overwhelming task however, l lucked out because I luckily found and used African Welcome Safaris. Every detail of our 3 day adventure was taken care of, starting with a driver meeting us at the airport in in Cape Town. All needed documentation was made available to us so we knew exactly what to expect for each day of our trip. I would highly recommend using African Welcome Safaris and will use them again on my next trip to South Africa.
SG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceptional South African experience!
My apologies that this review took so long... Was too caught up in work and in no way does it indicate any failure on the part of Kathi or African Welcome Safaris.
Kathi was amazing from the start, as I was e-mailing several tour operators to get a better sense of the options offered and costs involved. She seemed to understand exactly what I was looking for and was able to put together a detailed itinerary for my husband and I. We had a budget which she somehow managed to work around, still providing amazing tours across Cape Town, domestic flights, all transfers, quality and even luxurious accommodations and a 5-star safari experience!
Our tour guide in Cape Town, Emme, was a lovely lovely part of our trip and she really went the extra mile beyond just showing us around. The insights she provided into South Africa today and its history was compelling and she was just fun to be with. :)
Even on the ground, when we had questions or clarifications to make, Kathi made herself available via cell phone and we could easily reach her for such purposes. Really appreciate that she took the time to check in with us upon arrival to make sure we were okay and all settled in.
The safari experience promised to be great, and it really really was. In fact, I regret that we only spent 3 short days on safari at the fantastic Lion Sands River Lodge. It may not have been super luxurious in terms of the accommodation, but the service was truly amazing, and the game drives - unreal! Our ranger and tracker team, Landon and Eddy, really surpassed all our expectations and found us EVERYTHING we wanted to see.. and more! From the Big Five, to the highly endangered African Wild Dog, the cheetah, zebras (even in the wooded terrain of the Sabi Sands!), leopard cubs, lion cubs, lions mating, lions fighting over a dead wildebeest calf..... it only left us wanting more.
I am now keen to plan another safari trip, this time perhaps to see the Great Migration, and Kathi will certainly be the one I look for.