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 Gary H | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
A tour planning service that is reliable, helpful, knowledgeable, dedicated and flexible.
First time to Africa so we wanted to do it right. Friends that have been to Africa many times recommended Sun Safaris. Sun Safaris asked us what we liked and didn't like. They replied with several ideas. We choose what was the most appealing that met with our timeline. Then they replied with a proposal. We tweaked it and changes were made. Then we did a "Zoom" face to face, mostly dealing with what to do and not to do regarding travel to our specific travel spots in Southern Africa. There were four events in our program - 1. Tour of Cape Town Area including wineries. 2. Trip to Victoria Falls - Two night stay with exploration and experiential events. 3. Transportation and two night stay to a safari game camp. 4. Transportation and two night stay at another safari game camp with a totally different look and feel from the prior camp. All events completely exceeded our expectations!!! We were so pleased with Sun Safaris that when we got back to spend time in Cape Town, we contracted with Sun Safaris to provide another full day excursion. Highly recommend Sun Safaris !!!!
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Email Mark | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great service
Natasha has been a great person to work with, providing good ideas while being communicative, flexible and patient throughout the process
Highly recommend !
Mark
Email Graham | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Faultless, professional with superb local knowledge
I have never been to Africa before. An Internet search provided me with a local agent, Sun Safari, and Brett Thomson. From the very first contact by email and then over several Zoom meetings, I rapidly realised that I was dealing with a very professional, ethical, and knowledgeable travel advisor. This superb organisation has an amazing Internet and IT Setup. All the camps recommended were outstanding. All flights and transfers happened seamlessly. During our holiday, he responded almost immediately to any email requests. Am truly unique and memorable African and Botswana Safari holiday with, I suspect, one of South Africa's best travel agents. I cannot recommend him highly enough.
An awesome itinerary with flawless execution.
Sun Safaris exceeded our expectations. We are from the United States, and found planning a trip to South Africa to be a little challenging. Brett at Sun Safaris made booking our vacation very easy. His suggestions for an itinerary were excellent, the accommodations he picked for us were wonderful, and our guides were knowledgeable and kind. I plan to use Sun Safaris again! Their service and responsiveness is top-notch.
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Email Ricardo | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect organization of the trip
We loved every bit of it. Sabi Sand was great, lots of activities regarding animals. Many times seeing leopard, lions. Lodge is great too. Nsala was very special. We were the only ones there, and we could feel the experience of “deep in the bush” stay. Time slowed down. Didn’t know that S. Africa could be freezing cold (loved that). The local team was so nice to us. Food was 5-stars, literally. Saw a white lion. We had tears in our eyes when leaving. Safari Moon was a great location too. Interesting project of the estate. Our Kruger day made us fall in love with the park. Felt like Garden of Eden to me. Definitely we want to go back and explore more of the park and its distinct regions. We also did the boat ride inside the canyon - what a beautiful place.
We are feeling a very strong African blues…
Thanks one more time for arranging our trip in such a short notice. It delivered and went beyond.
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Email Shaylynn | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Organized, affordable, and have their clients experiences at the forefront.
I just returned from an incredible 14-day adventure through South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Botswana. The trip was flawlessly organized, with breathtaking wildlife experiences, luxurious lodges, and exceptional staff. The guides were knowledgeable, the accommodations were stunning, and the food was outstanding. Every moment was unforgettable, making this trip a dream come true. Highly recommended! Natasha planned a well though out trip that forever be one of our favorites. Her knowledge and willingness to answer any question was appreciaited. Because of her, we were able to relax and enjoy our trip knowing that everything was taken care of.
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Email Jane | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Everything was seamless
I contacted Brett last March to see what he could advise for our trip to South Africa. Once I did he took all the arrangements in hand. He suggested accomadation and day trips and we were so well looked after.
The trip was a dream come true. We have 4 children from age 13 to 18 and they have said it was the best holiday ever.
They are already trying to book our return visit
Email Gail & Bruce Sommerville | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional, timeous response, kept us informed
Thanks so much Natasha for arranging such a superb trip to Zimbabwe for us, for always getting back to us when you said you would, and for putting up with a multitude of questions from us.
Our 3 nights on the house boat in Kariba was perfect. Our next stop was Mana Pools Safari Lodge which provided excellent accommodation, guided walks and close up viewings of lion, wild dogs and elephants - at our doorstep.
You were so helpful and a joy to liase with - thank you for a 10 out of 10 trip.
NZ
Email Laura | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional and prompt
Sun Safaris were incredibly helpful when organising our first ever safari experience. Natasha provided an excellent trip for us, that was within our budget whilst also providing a very tailored/intimate experience! She was extremely prompt to communicate with and readily replied to our emails. Our transfers between accommodation/the airport were also seamless which was a huge relief! We stayed for 4 nights at Nsala Lodge which was perfect for our group, at times having the whole lodge to ourselves. Thank you Sun Safaris for an amazing 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.