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 Karen & Mike | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Michelle is great to work with and knows what she's talking about first hand
This was our second Sun Safaris experience and we honestly didn't see how Michelle could surpass our first trip two years. Somehow she did! Working with Michelle is a pleasure....she knows the areas first hand and guided the itinerary in a direction that met our expectations and complimented our last trip, rather than repeating what we'd experienced before.
We aren't easy clients to work with; our initial ideas were all over the place (Zambia, Zimbabwe, maybe Namibia??) but she helped us sort everythibg out and we ended up with a 10-day safari to Botswana that was fantastic -- after spending a lot of time on itineraries in the aforementioned countries. Why she didn't "fire" us, I will never know. It's a true sign of her professionalism!
We are singing her praises to all our friends. Sun Safaris is a five-star operation!
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Email Matt | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable!
Everything was perfect. This was our first safari so naturally we were speaking with a few safari agents but it was Natasha at Sun safaris who made this experience so easy and booking a no brainer. She immediately requested a phone call where we can discuss our interests and goals in order to help shape the best safari. She suggested an amazing camp for us in Botswana that was even more beautiful than she described! Two american thumbs up and 5 stars from us!
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Email Judy | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Natasha worked with us to plan safari experiences for a college biology class - for the 4th time
We visited Africa on Foot in South Africa, and Xobega and Tuskers in Botswana. All were fantastic experiences. We had really good wildlife viewing, as well as great interpretations of behavior and interactions by our guides and trackers, and familiarity with not only the abundant animals, but also the plants and how they are used. All 3 lodges had very comfortable accommodations, great food, and gentle hospitality. All the staff were friendly, polite, and ready to help us with any needs. Our bush walks at AoF were excellent, and my students got a chance to learn about birds, tracks, dung, and other sign as well as the vegetation, and the guides were very well prepared. Game drives were very productive - we got to see a lioness nursing her cub, leopards including 2 cubs, lots of elephants of all sizes, cape buffalo, rhinos, zebra, giraffes - and wild dogs! We spent time observing behavior, not just racing from animal to animal. On our last night, we were treated to a braai under the stars and a magnificent baobab. My students were amazed at all they saw and learned, and returned even more excited than before we went! I cannot say enough good things about our experiences, and the organization of our safari by Natalie!
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Email Dave and Marie-Lyne | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very nice trip and an excellent service by Natasha at Sun Safari !!
My girlfriend and i book a trip by sun safari and we can highly recommand Natasha Allan for is very excellent service and advice !! We have a very nice trip at Umkumbe lodge !! Thank you !!
Dave and Marie-Lyne
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Email Mark | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Sun Safaris has provided us with excellent service for two safaris in Africa.
Natasha with Sun Safaris was excellent when assisting my wife and me prepare our recent trip to Botswana. She helped us select two wonderful lodges that delivered all the experiences we had hoped for during this holiday. Natasha also helped us plan a great trip to the Kruger area during 2013, and she helped some of our family members plan a successful safari holiday during 2017. We hope to work with her again for any future travel to Africa.
Email Shiraj De Silva | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible experience
We returned from our honeymoon in Botswana. I wanted to let you know that it was a truly wonderful experience. We were so impressed with the camps we stayed at and the overall quality of the whole experience.
Sango Safari Camp - an incredibly cozy, welcoming and personable camp with some of the most hospitable people we met. Incredible drives and mokoro safaris which were great. The food was really good. The tent was clean and lovely. We had great sightings and would highly recommend this camp.
Hyena Pan - Beautiful camp with great food. Tent was well appointed. It was a bit more remote than the Sango camp but was great. The guides we had were great too.
Savute under canvas - Such a great mobile tenting experience with lovely staff and probably the best guide we had (Dips) who always got us to the best place to vivew the action. We had amazing food here and how they put up the tent every 5 days is amazing. Probably our best sightings were in Savute including cheetahs and hunting wild dogs.
Flights were also great. Nice 12-seater planes and they always knew where we were supposed to go and the transfers were incredibly smooth.
Liselle was extremely helpful and obliging and always willing to help with a great deal of useful information prior to the tour. Was a pleasure working with Liselle to arrange this excellent tour of Botswana's Okavango Delta and Savute NP.
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Email Kathy and Steve | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Michelle gave us the experience of a lifetime; I hope to repeat it in the future!
Michelle was wonderful to work with, responsive to our needs and preferences, and booked us a trip that fulfilled our expectations and beyond. We had a week in Cape Town, before we went on safari, and Michelle even thought to include little things, like "do we want to be picked up at the airport and taken to our condo? and back to the airport after the week is up?" which was not a part of the trip that she was involved in booking. Why, yes we do! Thank you very much.
We had wonderful camps, great accommodations, excellent food, and the friendliness of the staff everywhere was beyond our expectations. Our trackers and rangers were very knowledgeable and a lot of fun. Our transfers were on time, friendly, knowledgeable, and also entertaining. We enjoyed every moment, and hope to be going back for more in the not-too-distant future. I highly recommend Sun Safaris, and Michelle in particular, to everyone who mentions they want to go on such a journey.
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Email Richard Fischl, Jr. | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Michelle, once again, exceeded all of our expectations on our latest safari to Kenya!
Michell and Natasha were always in communication with us making sure that we had everything to our satisfaction. One great example was when we asked our guide if we could change our hotel on our return to Nairobi. I was 100% expecting and willing to call and ask for the change and charge us the price difference. By the time I had the request out of my mouth the guide Paul had sent Michelle a message and she made all of the changes without any issues. Since we have worked with Michelle in the past, she remembered all of the little details about the lodges we like and prefer. She managed to get us a private vehicle and guide for the entire time for less money than we anticipated for a semi shared. Each location had its own unique features and landscape/wildlife. It was one of the best experiences of our lives. We are already thinking about where we can ask Michelle and the Sun Safaris team to plan for us next (probably Madagascar and the Seychelles). Thank you again for your all of your dedication to all of the fine details! You have more than exceeded all of our expectations (and you have made our expectations pretty high after your past itineraries). I would ask say that Paul (our guide) was excellent. He was so easy going and would incorporate things into our itinerary based upon things we would talk about on our drives. I would enjoy to spend more time with him again in future visits to Kenya.
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Email J. Pierre | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Once again, a great trip thanks to Sun safaris and Natasha
This year we planned our trip in South Africa quite lately (July for September) but, thanks to her efficiency Natasha was able to respond to our questions and requests and organize the trip fitting our budget. We stayed in 3 lodges, all different, very comfortable with excellent locations and very nice staffs. However we have a preference for Honeyguide due to its authenticity (to see many animals, including elephants, a few steps away from our tent was quite unusual…). Except at Bushwa game reserve which have very few animals, game drives in Klaserie Private Reserve and in Manyaleti Game Reserve, were quite exciting. In these 2 reserves, we enjoyed competent and very professional guides who gave us the chance to see all animals that we were expecting (except wild dogs). Furthermore, at Honeyguide Khoka Moya to cross animals, including elephants, by going to our tent or to the restaurant is an experience which we shall remember. Once again we are back home with very good memories thanks to Sun Safaris.
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Email ALAN | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
ABSOLUTELY THE PERFECT CHOICE TO HELP US PLAN OUR FIRST SAFARI
My wife and I, along with two dear friends chose Sun Safari to help us plan our first safari and our first trips to Africa. Michelle did an incredible job guiding us through the process and selecting all of the accommodations. We gave her a budget and some ideas of what we wanted and she took care of the rest. We couldn't be happier with the service, communications, planning and logistics that Sun Safaris provided. The trip far exceeded our expectations and we would happily work with Sun Safaris again.