Sun Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2002)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $350 to $1,800 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Luca | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very knowledgeable and responsive
Our operator was, Brett, he did a fantastic job planning our honeymoon. We safari’d, vineyards, and Cape Town during our 14 day trip in South Africa. He had great recommendations for itineraries and provided great boots on the ground guides to show us around each location. I would recommend him to my friends and family if planning a trip to SA.
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Email Newsha | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Brett provided incredible service and guidance, can't wait to book my next Africa Adventure!
My experience with Sun Safaris was nothing short of incredible. From budgeting, itinerary building, to in-between location airfare and car transfers - our trip to Africa was flawless and stress-free. I wanted to plan a 2 and a half week trip for a group of 12 friends which at first seemed impossible - but at the end of it each of us agreed it was a trip of a lifetime. Brett helped us plan every moment of our trip months in advance, and met with us over Zoom to ensure we had all our questions covered. During our trip, he was also readily accessible in case new questions popped up or if we had issues with lodging. He was an absolute joy to work with, and incredibly dependable. I can't wait until I am able to travel back to Africa - and I will certainly be using Sun Safaris again!
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Email Salina | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Brett is super helpful, easy to work with, and makes planning a trip stress-free.
Sun Safaris was amazing to work with. The communication was clear and quick, and everything was so well-organized. They made the whole experience stress-free. Highly recommend them to anyone planning a safari!
Email Brigitte | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional and very helpful
Our holiday ran smoothly and was stress free. The accommodation arranged by Sun safaris was excellent. All fees and transfers were taken care of so we were left to enjoy the Safari and later our visit to Victoria Falls. Brett at Sun safaris knew his stuff and his recommendations were excellent. Thank you for a great holiday.
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Email Anthoni Ronny | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
the best big 5 safari finder
we went to Nambiti hills lodge game park for 4 day at the second day we saw the big 5 thanks to are ranger Joe
the lodge was very nice en luxurious with a friendly staff and very clean rooms
the food was delicious
also the jeeps were as good as new
it was definitely worth the price
many thanks Natasha
ronny , peggy and Theo from Belgium
Email Nicol Peters | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful safari travel agent
We live in London, but found Sun Safaris 8 years ago when we organised a safari for our family of four in the Kruger. Sun also organised other accommodation and travel for our trip and were amazing. We went straight back to them this year to sort a short safari for us in the Eastern Cape They found us a fabulous lodge in a great reserve and also provided much useful advice on travel and hotel recommendations for Joburg. Wonderful company and we are so thankful to have found them. Both safaris were trips of a lifetime and completely met our brief. Thank you Natasha!
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Email Bob & Cindy | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Epic Trip! Sun Safaris facilitated a trip of a lifetime for our group of four.
'Epic Safari trip'. Sun Safaris ( Brett Thompson ) worked with us to create a 30 day trip to South Africa that covered Cape Town, Wine Country, and Whale watching before we went on Safari. Next came a flight to Botswana , one camp in the Okavango Delta and another camp at Chobe National Park. Then off to Victoria Falls for two days.
The next phase took us to the Kruger National Park area and three more camps, finishing in the Sabi Sand. Each camp was unique and provided first class accommodation, food, and service, The guides were outstanding and each went out of their way to take us to see the animals.
After the Safaris we went for some relaxing beach time in Mozambique.
Flawless execution on every aspect of our 'Epic trip'. Thank you Sun Safaris and Brett Thompson.
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Email Peggy | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Sun Safaris is the best
We've been working with Natasha for a number of years, and she has been the best as far as organizing our trip, and finding excellent lodges at which to stay. Natasha is so detail oriented and so quick in getting responses from the lodges! When we have special occasions, Natasha ensures that the lodges know, and they often celebrate these special occasions with fun ideas. When we book our next safari, we'll choose Sun Safaris--always so pleased with their ideas for lodges.
As for the lodges, we booked Shimungwe with Lucan again as he is an amazing ranger. He's very knowledgable! The food as always is delicious and the staff so nice. I love that they have rusks and wonderful vanilla-tasting cookies in the room!
Inyati was our favorite. The lodge celebrated my birthday with rose petals on my bed, and a lovely bottle of champagne waiting after dinner!! That was so special! Omega was a terrific ranger--so fun and funny! Joel was a great spotter. We saw so many animals including a leopard w a 3 wk old cub and a leopard taking a kill up a tree! We were fortunate to see a herd of 300+ buffalo, and several lion kills. I had dropped my glasses on the ground while the buffalo were splashing around and walking through the mud. Can't believe that Omega and Joel found them and only a bit of mud on them--no scratches! The lodge was so open and the rooms were great. I had a view of the river which was fantastic. When we return, we will request Omega....we had such a great time with him.
Thabamati was really nice again...the tents are so luxurious and comfortable with individual decks that overlook the watering hole. The staff is just so hospitable and nice! They had a wonderful breakfast in the bush for us--so nice! Like last year, Thabamati's food is just incredible. The chefs really know how to cook for my vegetarian diet.
We will always turn to Sun Safaris when we book our trips to SA!
Email Brendan | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Natasha at Sun Safari's always books us the best camps and locations for incredible experiences!
I have been using Sun Safari's services for the last 10 years and I would not use any other company to book with. I have family still in South Africa and visit as often as I can and always add 2-3 private game reserves to each trip. The trip we just did was the best to date for our family of 5. We stayed at Umkumbe and Tangala this time and saw everything and then some more. In all my trips the leopard has always eluded me and this time we had lots of sightings in both camps, super special. I find staying 2-3 nights in each camp gives a more varied experience in both camps, camp culture and a chance to see different game, especially in the reserves backing onto Kruger. I can't wait to book my next trip...
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Email Robert | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wraparound service and attention to our unique requests made a great experience even better.
Nothing could have prepared us for the awesome experience of our Sun Safaris safari - our adventure exceeded all of our expectations. We expected to see Elephants, Giraffes, Zebras, Hippos, Wildebeest (which we were able to observe in a migration river crossing as the Crocodiles waited downstream for any unlucky Wildebeest swept off its feet by the current), Impala, Antelope, monkeys, baboons, the Big Cats, Hyenas, Jackals, Vultures and Storks and we were not disappointed; however as we catalogued all of the wildlife we were able observe up-close, the scores of creatures that filled our notebook far exceeded our expectations.
When we were contemplating an African Safari, accounts of friends (one of whom strongly recommended Sun Safaris) built a romantic vision of safari in Africa and ours did not disappoint. What was not so clear from safari descriptions, however, was the complexity and potential stress in planning this undertaking, including all of the bewildering choices to be made including accommodations at different lodgings in the bush, the logistics complexities of arranging multiple bush flights to a series of obscure, dirt-runway airstrips, pickup and transport to and from airstrips, lodges and hotels, as well as advice on how to prepare, what to bring, and support for obtaining travel Visas for Tanzania and Kenya, and guidance on "do's & don'ts" to smooth our experience in a unique cultural setting far from our everyday experience in the US. Not only did Sun Safaris make great arrangements at each point in our Safari that met our mid-range price point; they did so while arranging an itinerary that exposed us to the broadest range of environments and wildlife - a priority of ours. And they did so in a manner that, as we began to understand the overwhelming nature of the logistics challenges, was stress-free (for us) and successful inasmuch as being "strangers in a strange land" the Sun Safaris end-to-end transportation arrangements made for stress-free travel within Kenya and Tanzania, all wrapped up in Sun Safaris very complete customized on-line travel guide for our unique trip including all of the airline reservations to and from Africa.
Sun Safaris also went well beyond our safari arrangements, arranging for travel to and from a girls' school in Tanzania to which we contribute, and, after I foolishly left my glasses at the hotel in Nairobi prior to departure back to the US, arranged for them to be retrieved from the Hotel and returned to me. We highly recommend Sun Safaris. They would be our hands-down choice for any return trip to Africa. They saved us stress and headaches whilst ensuring the most awesome experience we could imagine.