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
Email Kayleigh | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Friendly and efficient service - amazing trip!
We contacted Sun Safaris just 3 weeks before we wanted to leave on our honeymoon. Michelle was incredibly helpful, listened to what we were looking for and helped us come up with a trip within budget with excellent places that still had availability. Her recommendations for little extras to book like a boat trip on the first day were spot on. The whole trip was very easy to book and exactly what we were hoping for. Michelle usually responded within 24 hours of each email sent (often sooner). I would definite trust sunsafaris in booking us any future trips.
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Email Corinna | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect vacation with Top Planning
Janelle was there for us from the first Moment we got. in Touch. She found out what we are looking for and planned the tour exactly what we hat in our mind.
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Email Rebecca and Adam | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fabulous First Time Safari Experience
Michelle was wonderful to work with from our very first email. We had many questions and she was able to help us narrow down the choices and pick the perfect lodge for our first safari experience. Michelle understood what we were looking for and really listened to us. We chose Lion Sands Tinga London and we were beyond thrilled with our experience. Our villa was fantastic, the food was delicious and the staff at the lodge were amazing. We saw the Big 5 and then some. I would definitely use Sun Safaris, and Michelle in particular, again in the future.
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Email Karen K | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Outstanding Experience
We have now used Sun Safaris 3 times, 2012, 2017, 2019, and can not wait to utilized their expertise again! From the first email until our return home the entire experience was fantastic and seamless! Liselle is a pleasure to work with, the whole trip could not have been easier for us. Her recommendations for places to stay, things to do, etc was spot on...Thank you so very much...2 times we have brought other guests with. us and they are as impressed with Sub Safaris as we are
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Email Ernie Z | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Blown Away!
I went on the safari with extremely high expectations, and Sun Safaris and Arathusa Lodge blew my expectations out of the water! This was the best vacation I have ever taken. To be five to 10 feet from the animals in their own environment was an indescribable experience. Sun Safaris arranged transportation from the Hoedspruit airport to and from the lodge and it went very smoothly. Great experience, and I would recommend Sun Safaris and Arathusa Lodge to anyone wanting that once in a lifetime safari experience!
Email Gillian | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Sun Safaris provide and exceptional service
I have used Natasha from Sun Safaris on a couple of occasions with bookings and she recently assisted me with arranging a week in Zanzibar following my safari. Her promptness to respond to queries and emails, even whilst away on the trip were above and beyond with very quick follow up. Natasha is always willing to provide great options and alternatives when assisting with planning your trip. Our recent week in Zanzibar was perfect thanks to Natasha and Sun Safaris.
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Email Linda | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Natasha did an amazing job organizing our trips to Botswana in 2014, 2017, and 2019!
The communcations have always been prompt and efficient. On our recent tour to Botswana in July 2019, we only arranged the whle safari two weeks before departure. I normally would plan one year in advance but this was an exceptional case. We were thinking if thre were no space at all we would go anytime. Natasha really worked on our requirement and alas, we made it to Botswana!
All the camps observed our dietary requirements well. I am 100% sure that she informed every camp about this requirement, sometimes it is up to the camp's management whether they updated this information.
During 2017 we chose Kwando Safari's lagoon camp, they did not seem to have any information at all about our dietary requirements, and they did not rectify it immediately so we end up having vegetarian dishes for 4 meals. This was clearly a problem with the management, and has nothing to do with Sun Safaris or Natasha. And the second camp, Wilderness Chitabe Camp...though have a wonderful location to site the wild dogs, their management and our guide were arrogant. We have stated to Natasha afterwards on these issues.
We have no hesitation to ecommend Sun Safaris to anyone who wish to arrange an unforgetable safaris.
Email Mark | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing family experience
An amazing family experience that that was perfectly organised and planned by Natasha. Her communication and assistance was first class. The accommodation and activities organised were exactly what we asked for and that was a real African experience. Travelling through South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana was made easy by our well planned trip and very helpful and friendly people assisting us on the way. The people were so caring and could not have been more helpful. For a family Lawhill in Cape Town and Honeyguide in Kruger could have not been better. Bakwena Lodge in Chobe was an amazing place with lovely ladies always making you feel at home. An overall fantastic trip, thank-you Natasha for your great preparation.
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Email Ed N. | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Tanzanian safari was nothing short of spectacular!
We have used Sun Safaris in the past and have never been disappointed. Natasha was meticulous in helping us plan and coordinate our Tanzanian safari which included Americans and British groups rendezvousing in Kilimanjaro. We loved the accommodations at Gibbs Farm near Arusha and had the most amazing experience at the Asilia group’s Ubuntu camp in the Western Serengeti. It is a mobile camp that follows the Migration and it did not disappoint.
We will definitely be back!!
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Email Hedy | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Luxurious accommodations, great service throughout, spectacular wildlife... the trip of a lifetime.
My son planned this trip with him and his wife as a gift for my 70th birthday. It was a dream vacation from start to finish. Liselle at Sun Safaris took all our tastes, needs and wishes into account very thoughtfully in designing our itinerary with three nights at Klaserie Sands and four nights at Arathusa. Both lodges were luxurious but unpretentious with stunning vistas, beautiful rooms, friendly staff, delicious food and simply amazing safaris. The wildlife guides and trackers in both locations were outstanding. We saw "the big five" within our first 24 hours and over the course of a week saw roughly 50 species of animals (including all three big cats and some rarely-sighted smaller animals like genets, honey badgers, jackals) and 70 species of birds, with multiple sightings of all creatures, many quite up close, many with babies...it was simply spectacular and very moving. We enjoyed every minute of the experience and were completely satisfied with the service we received. Additionally, the whole trip, including safari rides on rough terrain, was easily manageable for a relatively fit 70 year old.---A couple of further points of information for travelers: 1) mid-June in Kruger is winter and temperatures in the pre-dawn and nighttime hours get cold enough for a down jacket, gloves and hat especially when riding in an open safari vehicle; 2) Although both our lodges had some intermittent WiFi, guests should realize that cell service is essentially nonexistent in the Kruger wilderness and that internet connection is spotty at best, so one should be prepared to be offline.
