Discover Africa Safaris team
Discover Africa Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2002)
- Member Of:
- ATTA, SATSA, CTT & IGLTA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $450 to $2,000 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 Griselda Woo | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
There are not words for this marvelous and exciting trip
Everything was excellent: the caps, lodges, all the staff, the guides, the food. I will never forget this marvelous experience. Thank you very much indeed.
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Email Nirmalendu Pal | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great tour operator!
Both Megan who helped us during the decision process, and later Alice who helped us when Megan went on maternity leave, are excellent.
We highly recommend this organization to help build an itinerary, and then execute with their agents.
At every airport or hotel their representatives were there to receive us and look after us.
Every tour was thoughtfully arranged to our needs and desires.
This was the best vacation ever!
Email Sally | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Brilliant. Megan was efficient, on the ball and prepared everything.
The best holiday without any cares or worries. The whole package of information with our itinerary etc was beautifully presented and explained everything. Very professional.
The accommodation was perfect and the staff at Ilala Lodge, Sanctuary Stanley's Camp and Sanctuary Chobe Chilwero Lodge were so welcoming and helpful. Special mention must be made of Sanctuary Chobe Chilwero Lodge. It must be the flagship Sanctuary Lodge in the world! The staff there were exceptional and saw to every detail and beyond. Towels shaped into swans or hearts etc. on the beds with bougainvillea flowers around them. They went the extra mile.
The tour guides at both safari lodges were so knowledgeable and accommodating in trying to find wonderful places for sun-downers and morning teas and in finding lion etc. We felt safe in their hands and it was great to be able to joke and laugh with them.
Thank you to all who made our holiday a wonderful experience.
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Email Mary Kay Mason | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing attention to details
I would highly recommend Discover Africa, especially Alice. From the very first email, she was attentive to every detail needed to develop the perfect Safari. I had no worries about lodges, transfers, or in country airline reservations. Alice developed several trips for us to choose from based on our desires. Each met every need we were looking for in our trip. She was timely in responding to last minute details as well. Most of all, Alice has been very compassionate with return trip issues. I couldn’t ask for a better travel agent and company. I will most definitely be a repeat client and recommend her and Discover Africa to others.
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Email Praveen govindan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Four amazing nights in Botswana and Zimbabwe
Right from the first query till the last day of reaching back home, Megan was so responsive which made my decision to opt for discover Africa an excellent choice. The challenges and positives of each option was clearly outlined at each step which made our decision matrix easier. The lack of water in okovango was disappointing which could have been given as a disclaimer by discover Africa. Maybe it got lost in the chain of communique.
The three days in Oddballs camp and two nights at Kingdom in Victoria Falls were well managed. ODDBALLS is a basic tented camp but they make up for it with the hospitality. It's not extravagant on food per se, but then the focus is on safari walks so that was fully met by our guides Congo and Alfred. Our aim was to undertake numerous makoro rides in the reeds but lack of water all over Botswana did not see that happening. That basically reduced our reach into the Chiefs island.
The 20 minute flight from Maun to the Camp and 1.5 hour flight from the Camp to Kasane was well managed without any hiccups whereas there were some other passengers who were left frustrated by some tour operators.
Kingdom hotel is a royal place to say but I should say that some of the facilities are worn down and gives a vintage look. The hotel could not accommodate our children in closeby rooms which again in my review gives them a minus.
The Falls are just 5 minutes away and the sun downer cruise and Falls walk organized through Wild Horizons by Megan was outstanding.
Overall an excellent five day package well coordinated and orchestrated by Discover Africa with minimum hassles. Thank you
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Email Praveena J. | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic! Very professional. Speedy responses. You can travel stress-free.
I was in contact with Megan for my family vacation in Madagascar. I only had 5 days to plan it! She was so helpful and cooperative. She recommended Andasibe National Park, which wasn't initially on my radar. It was a fantastic experience. A MUST SEE because you get to interact with so many incredible species of Lemurs. Our stay at the Vakona Forest Lodge was also great. Nosy Be was just a dream. Please visit Nosy Komba and Tanikiley. Discover Africa was so professional and worked so fast. Communication made everything much easier. Thanks for organizing my family vacation.
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Email Stella | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceeded our expectations.
This was our first trip to South Africa and I contacted 3 companies for itineraries and quotations. Discover Africa stood out from the first email contact, offering an amazing itinerary presentation which was so easy to understand and perfect to share with friends and family. Carli was my contact and she was superb in communication, engaging me with each personal email as if I were the most important client in her day. From first enquiry to booking, we had contact numbers for each of our flights, transfers, accommodation, everything was planned meticulously without any mishaps. Throughout our trip and beyond Discover Africa were outstanding. This was planned as a once in a lifetime experience but my husband and I have fallen in love with South Africa and will surely return, Discover Africa will undoubtedly be our agent, I cannot recommend them highly enough.
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Email Flyingbee | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari in Sabi sands game reserve
We saw the big five which was really lucky. The guides were amazing. Food could have been better.
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Email ag | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Helpful and hands off
She was very concise and helpful in communicating, not being too naggy or giving too much information. I think In terms of living up to expectations, the safari location was a little more beaten up than we had anticipated and the food wasn't great, but the staff were very nice and we saw a ton of wildlife which was great.
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Email Steve Gardner | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was clear that we were working with a tour operator who knew what he was doing.
We had Discover Africa plan pretty much our entire trip (16 days in country with two travel days). They did all the transfers, picked out the lodgings, managed our airfare in country and booked all of our guides.
Everything went EXACTLY as planned with no hiccups or issues of any kind.
Our transfers were always waiting for us. Our guides were always great people to talk to, knowledgeable and on time.
We loved having the online itinerary to look through and share with friends to look at our plans. We made some small tweaks here and there to what Matthys suggested and in hindsight, we probably should have just done what he suggested.
We stayed in two different bush camps to see different terrains and animals, and that was a really smart choice. The places he picked out were high quality and really enjoyable. The hotel in Cape Town was exactly what we wanted. We wanted a mid range hotel near the waterfront where we were close to everything as we planned on being out touring and doing things.
We would definitely use this company again and will recommend them to others without reservation.
