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How To Choose Between Africa Tour Operators

Choosing reputable Africa tour operators for your safari trip is one of the most time consuming and frustrating parts of the whole safari experience.

Africa Tour Operators Reviews



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There are so many operators in the market that it becomes a nightmare finding the one that will be right for you.

So how do you decide on a company that will do justice to the safari you have dreamt about and provide a smooth, trouble free, and efficient service? This is a once in a lifetime journey for you after all, so your decision needs to be right.

Trip reports and reviews can help you choose...

Past experience from travelers who have already been on safari with a particular company is a telling indicator of what you can expect from them for your own safari in future.

Africa Tour Operators Reviews

All the safari company reviews that appear below are independent and 100% real having been obtained by African Safari Journals through a telephone interview with the person that went on safari or been submitted by the safari participant themselves in writing using e-mail or the online forms on this site.

The Rates Category bands per person, per night spent on safari are as follows:

  • Deluxe: US$650 and upwards
  • Mid Range: Between US$300 and US$650
  • Budget: Up to US$300

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Memberships in Associations and Societies unfortunately isn't a fool proof measure of the quality and credibility of a safari company but they do have to adhere to certain minimum standards to obtain membership so it's a step in the right direction. Accredited memberships for each company are shown.

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zebra Shenton Safaris Reviews
top three listTop Three Zambia Safari Company

Shenton safaris is a family business owned and managed by Derek and Juliet Shenton. The Shenton family have been intimately involved in conservation in Southern Africa for three generations.

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South Luangwa Conservation Society

They operate exclusively from two small camps, Kaingo (built in 1992) and Mwamba, situated away from the hustle and bustle within the South Luangwa National Park in Zambia.

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Kilimanjaro climb Saki Treks Reviews
This company has 15 years experience in trekking to East African mountains including Mt Kilimanjaro which is the highest point in Africa, Mt Kenya the second highest mountain at 5199 metres above sea level, Mt Elgon and the Aberdare ridges.

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buffalo Across Tanzania Expeditions Reviews
Offers private safaris for individuals, couples or small groups of related individuals.

Destinations include Mt Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar, the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara.

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young leopard Ebright Travel Reviews
Connie Ebright is a US based travel agent that has specialized in African safaris for the past ten years.

She is passionate about Africa and returns at least once a year to do site inspections of hotels, game camps and lodges, guides, rangers, food and quality of the gaming at each reserve.

She is certified by ICTA (Institute of Certified Travel Agents) as an Africa specialist as well as being a master specialist from the South Africa Tourist Board and the Kenya Tourist Board.

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bushbuck CC Africa Reviews
top three listTop Three Namibia Safari Company

CC Africa is both a lodge owning and tour operating company which specialises in luxury safari trips.

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Southern Africa Tourism Services Association

They manage 40 safari camps over 16 destinations in South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana.

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Bushbaby Safaris Review  We spent two hours cruising the Chobe river, watching the birds and the animals. Nearly got dunked in the river when the pontoon boat tilted forward ( luckily ...

Shenton Safaris Review  I went on a 150th birthday safari. Two friends and I all hit the big 5-0 together, and kindly let my husband join us on the celebratory holiday, most ...

Ulusaba Sabi Sands Review  Everything was perfect - the travelling, the accommodation, the service, the guides are two lovely gentleman who were extremely knowledgeable and very ...

Amazing Kenya Safari with JT Safaris   Trying to decide which Safari to go on is hard enough, deciding which tour operator to go with can be a nightmare. There are so many different operators,...

Harnas Volunteer Review  People are walking in a tight group and stop to look behind as a male lion is seen walking through the bushes in a straight line directly towards us. As ...

Kibo Camp Experience  We started our day very early at 6 am because of the heat and we went off for a game drive until 9 am, in which we go for the less crowded places. Then ...

Kenya Walking Safari  We enjoyed the walking safari especially as this was very safe and fantastic to walk with zebra right beside you just a few meters away. We saw all the ...

South Luangwa Wild Dogs  South Luangwa is home to the Thornicrofts giraffe and Cookson's wildebeest however the highlight of the trip for me was seeing a small pack of wild dogs....

Luangwa Safari Leopard  My Luangwa safari wildlife spotting highlight was seeing my first leopard. They are much smaller than you would expect and move so incredibly nimbly and ...

Kaingo Hippo Hide  I saw plenty of hippos. The Kaingo hippo hide is absolutely sensational and really great for viewing and photographing hippos at close quarters ( hopefully ...

Huge Lion Pride  The wildlife highlight of our most recent trip was seeing the Mwamba lion pride near Kaingo. There were 17 lions and this was apparently only half the ...

Zambia Lion Kill   A sundowner by the river, near a herd of grazing puku, was ended abruptly just after dusk by some approaching lions. Within minutes, we had a grandstand ...

Norman Carr Review  Wildlife spotting was great but for me the highlight of my Norman Carr safari was the whole experience and I enjoyed the walks and the time spent on the ...

Mara River Crossing  The highlight of our Kenya safari was when the zebra started crossing the Mara river. And a day later: the wildebeest crossed the Mara river too. Ontdek ...

Affordable Luxury Safari  My son wanted to remain at Kaingo camp; my friend has wanted to repeat our whole experience. Since it was so perfect, I hesitate to ‘try’ to repeat it....

Zambia Safari Adventure  We were treated like VIPs. The guides are exceptional which is why we chose this Zambia safari destination. The one called Derek is particularly good....

Mwamba Camp Impressions  One of the best parts was the scenery and just being in the bush, and for most of our stay at Mwamba camp, having it to ourselves. The river, the oxbow ...

Magical South Luangwa  The sightings were fantastic. I find it hard to single out any one of them in particular. The five leopards, seeing my first two kills by the “Hollywood”...

Ontdek Kenya Review Part Two  Accommodation We opted not to go 'top end' for accommodation to keep the price down but were well pleased with everywhere we stayed. La Mada Hotel Nairobi ...

Ontdek Kenya Review  Most of all I will never forget our last game drive with Ontdek Kenya in the Mara - sixteen cats in the space of two hours. Add to that over 250 species ...

Shinde Island Camp Review  There is something marvelously exotic and frankly epic about flying across the Okavango in a small aircraft. Of course my sense of elation could have ...

Sirimon Route Climb Report  We entered Mt Kenya via the Sirimon route and exited via the Chogoria route. I strongly recommend this as Sirimon is drier, offers great views of the ...

Robin Pope Photographic Tour  In terms of unusual sightings how about: Lions mating right next to our car, lions swimming across a river to get to the other side, a leopard with his ...

Leopard In Camp  I was taking photos of a bushbuck about one meter away from me that was being stalked by a leopard and I didn't know it until someone spotted the leopard....

Botswana Birding Safari  Our focus was on birds, but also the big animals and other wildlife around. Even though it was the winter months, we found the birding to be excellent ...

Botswana Is Best 
The 8 days camping in Botswana was terrific! We had never camped before and had the time of our lives. We really felt like we were in Africa! My advice ...

Wild Wings Safaris Review  Ten minutes into the first game drive the big male leopard was right in the tree above us and I got the perfect photos. We managed to get the big five ...

Private Tanzania Safari  Everyday we thought "this is the best" and the next day we would feel the exact same way. Very exciting as you just understood that you were in a ...

Seamless Private Reserves Safari  
We had the most amazing trip of our lives!! It exceeded our expectations a million times over, and we are so grateful to Connie Ebright, our African ...

Kamweti Route Trip Report 
We used the Kamweti Route to climb Mt Kenya: it's the longest route and we were the second group that year to hike it. The scenery was amazing, and ...

Day Safari Perfection  Our Hluhluwe-Imfolozi day safari was extremely well organised. A blanket and added jacket were provided during the trip from the B&B (in St Lucia) to ...

EuroZulu Safari Marriage Proposal  I took the opportunity to propose to my partner at the breakfast stop on a Eurozulu safari in the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi game reserve. Jeff ( the owner guide ...

Mt Kenya Altitude  Never before had we been at such an altitude but physically we were in shape. After the second day uphill the guides recommended an additional day to ...

Climbing Mt Kenya  Reaching the peak of Mt. Kenya and the flowers, birds, monkeys and elephants were the highlights of our climb. The trek started at Nanyuki and both my ...

Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Safari  We saw two groups of lions: some females and a male with cubs ( next to a very smelly kill ), and a group of four male lions, right next to the car. We ...

Saki Treks Review  We entered at Sirimon Gate and hiked up Mt Kenya to Austrian Hut via Old Moses, Shiptons. We hiked out on the Chogoria route. Saki Treks recommended this ...

Mt Kenya Expedition  In the air hangs a rank smell of sweaty sodden socks. Outside it’s five degrees; inside the hut it’s three degrees warmer. As the thermometer falls, the ...

Ebright Travel Trip  The trip was fabulous — even more then I expected. Sabi-Sabi was marvelous, Dulini was even better but Royal Legend was not up to the standard of the ...

Africa On Foot Safari  Not too far into our walk we came across three bull elephants! We managed to get within 15-20 metres of them. That was an amazing experience - they truly ...

Tanzania Dream Safari  We saw from the smallest dikdik to the biggest elephant, from the smallest mongoose to the biggest male lion, birds, reptiles and the list is endless....

First Safari Experience  At one point we saw three lionesses begin to stalk a wildebeest. Hezron had told us how they stalk in a group, and they did just as he had told us. It ...

Serengeti Lion Battles Hyena   It happened when we approached a kopje ( an outcrop of rocks in the Serengeti ). We first spotted about 6 to 8 female lions and older cubs on its top ...

Across Tanzania Expeditions Adventure   As we were driving through the Serengeti after a fabulous day, I was looking out the window, speechless, just staring at the beautiful wide open plains ...

Naipenda Safaris Review (Tanzania)  Due to my work and travel schedule I planned to do a safari in December 2006. One of my key criteria was: Go where the animals are likely to be. I had ...

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