Kate & Darren Humphrys with Henry, Olive and Hume
Compass Odyssey
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2006)
- Member Of:
- Southern Africa Tourism Services Association
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $300 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
Email Jack S | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional and Personable operators, compass are Fantastic!
It is no wonder that Darren and Kate have so many 5 star reviews. After contacting 4 tour operators, compass Odyssey stood out from the others by a mile. They were prompt, professional, and personable, and I could tell that they genuinely got a kick out of organising safari's and making sure their clients have a great trip.
My trip from Johannessburg to Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana was planned to perfection and I didn't need to worry about a thing. The guides and lodges selected by Compass were amazing and their local knowledge was invaluable.
Following my safari, Darren stayed in touch with me during my remaining 2 weeks in Africa and offered me great advice on locations for me to see, and contacts of his for places for me to stay, the service offered by compass went far and beyond my expectations. These guys really are the best.
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Email Hanne and Petri | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A very well organised tour from the Cape to Kruger, during which we learned a lot about South Africa
We started our communication with Compass Odyssey about eight months before our trip, having got the contact from a friend. Their first task was to perform a sanity check, what all we could cram in a period of 11 days. Once our party had agreed upon a list of prioritised pkaces to see, Compass provided us with a proposal which we accepted. From there on, Compass did all the arrangements in Cape Town and surroundings, bought flight tickets and reserved us a safari in a private game reserve in the north-eastern corner of the country. Everything worked well, and we apprexiated especially being guided both in the Cape area and in the game reserve - our travel experience was exceptionally educational.
BE
Email Paul & Valérie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Marvellous expercience, perfect service, accomodations were up to standard
We found Compass Odyssey while searching on the internet.
Our questions were answered thouroughly and in mutual understanding.
Compass Odyssey adapted our itinerary according to our wishes and made suggestions for our travel.
We did change our mind a couple of times, but that didn't matter.
All went well and Compass odyssey was allways willing to help when questions arised.
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Email Sabrina | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect Honeymoon!!!
Darren and Compass Odyssey planned the most amazing honeymoon for my husband and me to South Africa, Victoria Falls, and Botswana. From the very beginning of our email correspondence with Darren, he was always so professional, responsive, and gave us all the information we needed to help us plan our itinerary. At the same time, he allowed us to totally customize our trip to our own tastes. Other tour companies we looked at were not nearly as flexible as Compass Odyssey was. Our entire trip was beyond amazing and everything, including our bookings, transfers, etc., went off without a hitch, thanks to Darren. We highly, highly recommend Darren and Compass Odyssey!!
PE
Email Guglielmo | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Another Great Experience
Our second holiday in South Africa was unforgettable, almost better than the first one in 2016.
Darren is a very capable, proficient and skilled person: he took care of us in each instant of our vacation, allowing us to travel safely and peacefully from the beginning until the end.
As concerns our visits to the wineries (Wellington, Swartland, Worcester, Robertson, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek) the wine specialist of Compass Odyssey was very agreeable; we experienced a new way of visiting wineries by personalizing the visits and making a sort of friendship with every winery which received us. I would like to define these 3 days spent in visiting South African wineries as something really appreciable and in the same time very pleasant.
As for our safari, we requested to Darren to make a reservation in a luxury lodge and the lodge he chose for us was magnificent, like a great castle in a fairytale. We lived to the full our safari thanks to a very professional ranger who permitted us to see all the Big Five Game Animals (elephant, lion, buffalo, leopard and rhino) more than once.
All in all, I would like to underline that I consider Compass Odyssey one of the best options to plan and to organize a travel in South Africa and Darren is a highly competent and professional person.
NZ
Email Kylie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic attention to detail and worked with us to create an amazing trip
From our first contact with Darren from Compass Odyssey it was obvious that he is passionate about what he does and is keen to ensure his clients get the most out of their trip. There was a lot of communication whilst sorting out details for our safari and his responses were always very prompt and informative. My husband and I were travelling with our youngest son (13) and my parents. Darren gave us lots of information about the accommodation options and we were impressed by the options that he recommended. Mortimer was our guide in Victoria Falls and was friendly and helpful. Victoria Falls was impressive and we managed to take it in from both the Zimbabwe and Zambian sides and from the air. We loved our time in Chobe at Garden Lodge - lovely property, great setting with hippos on the lawn at night and warthogs running around during the day. The staff at the lodge were very welcoming. John was our safari guide and we did 2 river safaris and 2 driving safaris - he was informative and good at tracking animals and gave us an amazing safari experience. Before we started our Compass Odyssey tour we were in Johannesburg and had money stolen from our room safe. Even though this part of our trip was not organised by Compass Odyssey Darren went above and beyond and tried to help us with regard to the theft. We would happily recommend Darren and Compass Odyssey to anybody.
Email Pat Repa | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
South African Based Agents who are Organised, Efficient, Local Knowledge, Personal & Informative,
We left it to Darren & Kate to arrange our accommodation in Capetown, Safari Camp in Kruger, Accommodation in Victoria Falls , Safari Camp on the Chobi River and each one was absolutely spot on. The Game Reserve In Kruger(Senalala) was absolutely amazing along with the Garden Lodge on the Chobi River. Darren assured us that we would enjoy the Safari Camps and they were way above our expectations. Our accommodation in Capetown and Victoria Falls were both outstanding as well. Darren followed up by email to make sure all was running smoothly. This can only be achieved by the personal touch. Compass Odyssey are to be highly commended for their expert and efficient way of doing business.
DE
Email Evangeline and Josef Roessel | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Compass Odyssey made a perfect itinerary for us which met all our expectations.
The informations given to us from the pre- Safari up to the start of our journey was very helpful since this is our first visit to Africa. Compass Odessy was always prompt in answering our emails and has always communicated with us during our tour, to know if all goes well. The lodges selected for us are in very good locations, were comfortable, with friendly staff. Very good food were served and we enjoyed the " sun downing" cocktails in every afternoon game drive, watching the sunset in the midst of wilderness between elephants and hippos! We were always heartfully welcomed everywhere.Our guides in game drives and mokoro rides never let a question unanswered! It is a very educational tour and our great enjoyment is to see how Africa takes care of its wild life and its environment. Let's hope that all tourist would contribute to help them preserve it for the benefit of all.
Email Lyndall | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding in quality and delivery
All our arrangements were handled in such an accommodating and supportive manner, that it was a no brainer that the reality would be spot on - and it was! Cape Town's Keith Sinclair and Johannesburg's Peter Mashaba were both professional, friendly, knowledgeable and most importantly flexible to cater for our particular quirks of interest etc. The Klaserie experience at Senalala was almost surreal in its organisation, game sightings and delicious food, and all the transport legs went without a hitch. Thanks to Compass Odyssey for the most enjoyable holiday possible.
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Email william | Experience level: first safari
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Darren and all his guides were very knowledgeable and accommodations were excellent even for the fussiest of travelers.