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
Wonderful Experience
We had a great trip thanks to Darren at Compass Odyssey who supplied a detailed itinerary and scheduled everything we requested. We visited Victoria Falls and were accompanied everywhere by Mortimer or his people who were very friendly and efficient. We had a tight schedule to get in all our activities and everything went like clockwork. We then visited Chobe N.P. in Botswana. The wildlife was amazing. I highly recommend them.
Email Nkanyezi, Alexis and Boituemlo | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
It was awesome, living up to expectations and the arrangements were excellent
My family really enjoyed the tour and it was a great experience for all of us, it was always in our dreams to travel and you made it possible.
I am very grateful, you didn’t disappointment at all and the arrangements were perfect. Mortimer was awesome and pleasant.
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Email Tracy | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible experience with a fabulous well planned tour group
We just completed a trip to Johannsburg, Victoria Falls and Chobe National Park through Compass Odyessy. There wasn't a single missed detail in our ten day journey. Darren and Kate managed every detail of our excursion. The guide services in each country were superb - very prompt, knowledgeable and personable. The lodging locations were top of the line with all modern services. The prep work in the months prior to the journey were incredible. Darren provided us with a ton of information prior to our trip which made us all feel well prepared before departing. I can't put in words how well done the trip was so feel to reach out to me if you need more of a reference.
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Email Iowa Travelers | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic trip - no surprises
We had a fabulous trip! Everything went according to plan. Darren was extremely prompt about getting back to us during the planning stage. He listened to what we wanted and delivered. We would definitely utilize his services again in the future!
CA
Email Adam | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing, Start to Finish
My girlfriend and I just came home from a trip to the Victoria Falls and Chobe area. The trip was perfect. The trip we did was basically a modified version of one of the itineraries on this website. Darren was super accommodating and patient with us as he worked with us to plan a trip that best suited what we wanted. We wanted to add an extra day on safari in Chobe and wanted to fly in and out of Livingston instead of Victoria Falls. He worked with us with prompt email replies and put together a few different itineraries that he thought would work best for us, based on what we had told him we were interested in. The trip was perfect, the hotels we stayed in were perfect, the guides were perfect (having a private guide on game drives is definitely the way to go!). The hotels he chose felt safe and the staff were great. The ease of transfer between airports and hotels, across borders and back again was ideal. His staff on the ground in the area are friendly and helpful. I am very happy that I chose to trust my money with Darren and Kate to plan my trip. The trip was amazing and it was in large part thanks to them!
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Email José | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Awesome Africa tour!!
We had a tour with Compass Odyssey in Kruger, Victoria Falls and Chobe. The organization of the tour was perfect! Everything was on time, the food was excellent, the tours well organized, we saw a lot of animals including the big 5, the lodges were amazing!!! Totally recommend this tour operator. Darren was always available for anything I needed and the tour guides really know they work. 5 star for Compass Odyssey!
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Email Nick and Kate | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Honeymoon!
Compass Odyssey put together and executed the most amazing trip for my wife and I this past April. I contacted Darren online about 4 months before our trip and after getting to know what we were looking for, he put together an itinerary. We tweaked it a bit over the course of a few weeks and we set to go. We set off in late March and over the course of 16 days, we visited Cape Town, Sabi Sands, Kruger National Park, Zambia, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Botswana (Chobe and Okavango Delta) and we ended our trip with a full day in Johannesburg learning all about the history of South Africa (highly recommended).
The trip was everything that we could have asked for and more. Every thing went off without a hitch including our guides, flights, transfers, hotels, at home stays and more. We stayed at 6 different places, saw 6 countries and had 10 different flights and everything went as smooth as we could have asked for. Darren and his wife were available at all times, via email or phone and were simply great. The trip was both stunningly beautiful, relaxing, but also very educational.
I wouldn't hesitate for a second to recommend Compass Odyssey to friends and family, or to book with them again. They were amazing and made our trip as great as we could have imagined!
Cheers!
CA
Email Jill and Don Stuart | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Superb Safari experience!
We had nothing but 10 star.....yes we double it!....service from Compass Odyssey. Darren Humphrys was amazing to deal with as from the outset of ensuring that we had a trip exactly suited to our needs. He kept in constant communication with us, through the deciding stage, right through to while on safari and after we got home. There were no questions left unanswered--competent and thorough he was. He arranged for a wonderful first-time experience in superb accommodations and with reliable, personable guides. We felt we could have had no better experience in Chobe, Victoria Falls and Sabi Sands/Kruger. Initially we were a bit reluctant to have private drives as we wanted to meet other travellers, which we did at the lodges at meal times. After seeing jeeps crammed with other travellers, we were definitely pleased we had game drives on our own. Compass Odyssey's representative, Mortimer was a definite help to get us easily and smoothly through the border crossings into Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and later to the airport in Livingston for our flight to Kruger area. We were thrilled with the Tyndon Safari Camp and even more pleased that we were at Sabi Sands rather than Kruger. We did spend a day in Kruger, but we preferred the quiet splendour of Sabi Sands to the more 'crowded' Kruger. Thank you Darren for organizing such a fantastic, memorable trip!!! We heartily recommend Compass Odyssey. We will be coming back.....and hopefully soon!!
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Email Ed B | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolute Organized and Dependable Safari Tour Company
We are sexagenarians and 2 married couples from New York City that traveled to South Africa and thanks to Darren Humphrys, the owner of Compass Odyssey, who made all the arrangements of our 10-day safari tour. His arrangements were so well organized that no time was wasted for us in totally enjoying this vacation trip. His network of service providers from intercity air and ground transportation to and from the airport, B&Bs we stayed in, the luxury safari camp @ the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, tour guides in Capetown and Joburg and the tours within the cities were all friendly, knowledgeable, courteous, prompt and professional that really made our totally interesting and enjoyable, so much so that we decided to return to South Africa or its neighboring countries in the future and see the other places and adventures that we were not able to experience during this trip. And without a shadow of the doubt, we will ask Darren to assist and organize that trip again! I unequivocally and highly recommend Compass Odyssey to arrange your trip to South Africa.
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Email Philip and Delia | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome,Wonderful,Unforgettable Place
My husband and I have travelled to many corners of the world including Europe,the Meditteranean,Southeast Asia,Carribean,Canada and of course the different states of USA which we've been living in the past more than 40 years,but recently our first travel to South Africa is considered awesome,wonderful and unforgettable.Cape Town offers a unique beauty of landscapes and beautiful mountains,wine country has breathtaking views in the hillside and well kept vineyards.Trip to Cape Point is a delight offering a breathtaking view of the seaside landscapes.Mandela's place of prison in Robben Island regards the place historical for it represents the hardships and struggles of citizens who is against the government and strives to achieve equality of treatments to their people. Penguin Island is truly a lovely place to see.The Safari trip to Klaserie Nature Reserve where various kinds of wild animals live is a wonderful experience for us because we love,love,love animals and see their habitats.
Johannesburg with the full bloomed jacaranda flowers is stunning.The apertheid museum sums up the history and struggles of equality of people living in the country.We have gone to Soweto to witness ourselves the kind of living in the neighborhood.Sidetrip to Pretoria is enriching.Seeing the modern buildings of Union Square is exhilarating.Our thanks to you all, for letting us see your beautiful country and hope that our friends and relatives will also come and visit you in the near future.It is a definite place for us to see again.
Our special thanks to these exceptional people we met:
1)Darren Humphrys-extremely efficient in organizing trips,highly recommended to tourists.
2)Keith Sinclair-our tour guide to Cape Town is outstanding.
3)The Senalala extraordinary staff namely:James,Corlia,HJ,Darryn,Lisa and all of their staff are all superb and wonderful people who we highly recommend to tourists.
4)Rutland House B&B -Delia Ferguson good host.
5)Peter Mashaba-nice and trustworthy guy who picked us up in the airport
6)Les Masaka-admirable,impressive tour guide we highly recommend to tourists.
See you all again,
Philip and Delia Pajela