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About Us

SafariBookings is the world's largest resource and leading authority for planning an African safari. Our online marketplace enables you to compare safari offers from top rated tour operators. And you can be confident of getting the best price available. All safaris are offered under a ‘Best Price Guarantee’. To ensure the reliability and high quality of our service, we check the registration papers of all tour operators, and we also have 79,650 traveler reviews written by people like you. 

Not sure where and when to go? Use our expert content and make decisions like a pro. We have gathered together an expert panel of the world's most renowned travel writers specializing in Africa. These award-winning writers are responsible for creating and informing our content, including expert reviews and detailed park and country travel guides. Our content is being updated continuously to ensure you get the most current information available.

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The team behind the website

Wouter Vergeer

Wouter Vergeer

Netherlands NL
Co-owner

Wouter has a history as an internet entrepreneur and is one of the owners of SafariBookings. His first safari, in Tanzania, made him feel like a guest in a world ruled by animals. It was a humbling moment that sparked his passion for Africa. Wouter firmly believes in the SafariBookings project: making it easier for people to find their perfect safari, and linking specialized safari operators with clients all over the world. Wouter’s closest friends describe him as a realistic idealist. He can chat for hours about a fairer world where people and wildlife do more than coexist... they thrive.

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Jan Beekwilder

Jan Beekwilder

Netherlands NL
Co-owner

Jan is a serial entrepreneur. Since 1992, he has started more than 15 companies in 6 different countries, and initiated over 10 innovative online concepts-- most in partnership with his brother, Jeroen Beekwilder, and business partner, Wouter Vergeer. Jan was CEO, investor, and board member for several of those companies. He has backpacked the world, and made his home in both the US and South America for several years. Jan's favorite continents are Asia and Africa. He has been an avid birder since childhood and enjoys Africa's bird-life just as much as its wildlife.

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Jeroen Beekwilder

Jeroen Beekwilder

Netherlands NL
Co-owner

Jeroen is one of the owners of SafariBookings. He has a heart for people and a mind for business. His desire to feel connected powers his love of travel. He will always remember his first African safari with his family in Tanzania. The thundering hooves of the wildebeest migration over the endless plains made him feel like Dr Livingstone himself! In years to come Jeroen would like to focus his energy into helping other people. He would simply like to live in a more sustainable world with less focus on consumption and a greater tolerance and respect toward people... and animals.

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Alan Murphy

Debbie Stubbs

United Kingdom UK
Customer Support

Debbie’s personable manner and her 20-plus years of experience in the safari industry make her ideal for the Customer Support role at SafariBookings. Whether walking with her dogs across the tors and rugged moorland of Dartmoor in Britain’s southwest or indulging her passion for gardening, the outdoors is where Debbie likes to be. She has enjoyed safaris in East and southern Africa – highlights include canoeing the Zambezi and witnessing the great migration, with thousands of wildebeest crossing the Mara River. Life is nature.

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Alan Murphy

Alan Murphy

Australia AU
Director of Content

Alan has lived and breathed travel all his adult life. As a travel writer he wrote many guidebooks for Lonely Planet. Alan is responsible for SafariBookings’ content and honestly thinks he works with the nicest people in the world (or at least in Holland). Alan strongly believes that a key part of travel is giving back – he runs an international NGO called RoundTrip Foundation. He lives in Australia with his wife, Alison, who is his strength and his home.

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Ariadne van Zandbergen

Ariadne van Zandbergen

South Africa ZA
Photographer, Travel Writer & Safari Expert

Ariadne creates and updates the park and country content on SafariBookings. She and her husband are a photographer/guidebook-writer team and make regular trips to most of the parks covered on SafariBookings. Ariadne also owns The Africa Image Library, a comprehensive photo library. Her work is her hobby but when at home she enjoys outdoor pursuits, including trail running and mountain biking in South Africa where she is based.

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Tania Paschen

Tania Paschen

Tanzania TZ
Compliance Officer

Being on safari is Tania’s preferred state of being. Living in Arusha, Tanzania, she gets out into the wild as often as she can – many of Africa’s amazing natural wonders are right on her doorstep. Having worked in conservation and development in Africa and globally for more than 20 years, she’s a big advocate for community conservation and tourism done right. Tania makes sure the safari companies featured on SafariBookings are legitimate, and offer great experiences for their clients.

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Bas van Bockel

Bas van Bockel

Netherlands NL
Online Marketeer

Bas spent 15 years teaching guitar and is now an online marketing specialist at SafariBookings. He is the type of colleague that people like sitting next to for his quick mind and gentle manner. On a recent safari, to the Serengeti in Tanzania, Bas was thrilled to see a stalking lion in hunting mode. Bas values working with a team that is highly motivated. He also likes to be connected and colleagues joke that he can’t go anywhere without WiFi or 4G.

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Matthijs Verberkmoes

Matthijs Verberkmoes

Netherlands NL
Concept Creator & Project Manager

Matthijs was just 16 years when his parents took him to Africa and it left an indelible impression on him. Painted (wild) dogs and efforts to save the species captured his imagination. For Matthijs, SafariBookings combines a passion for African travel and wildlife conservation with his expertise in the digital world. Outside of work Matthijs likes ultra-trail running. He would like to see the gift of travel available to all, with its ability to open minds and positively change perspectives on the world.

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Joris van Ekert

Joris van Ekert

Netherlands NL
Designer

Joris has been working with the owners of SafariBookings for a long time. A creative talent, his drive to produce quality work is combined with a competitive streak, which provides the focus for getting the best out of himself. Also known as the cook and grillmeister, Joris is exceptional on the BBQ, a fact his workmates highly appreciate. Joris is a family man, living with his lovely wife and their two naughty boys! He also loves playing soccer and watching movies.

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Machiel Hulsbosch

Machiel Hulsbosch

Netherlands NL
Front-end Developer

Machiel loves the development challenge at SafariBookings. His first African adventure was in Namibia. The experience was more awesome than he could have imagined. The trip included seeing large herds of elephants in Etosha NP, and camping in the middle of the desert. His favourite moment was spotting lions at a watering hole one evening. Machiel loves spending time with family and friends, and wants to explore more travel opportunities. He also enjoys pursuing creative activities when relaxing at home.

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Martijn Segers

Martijn Segers

Netherlands NL
Senior Developer

Work is mainly a social thing for Martijn, who loves the small, international tribe who are his colleagues. Martijn is a developer and one of the owners at SafariBookings – he is an extremely likable figure, with a big heart and a passion for cats and computer games. He is one of the driving forces behind the SafariBookings Foundation that focuses on giving back to Africa. If he could change the world he would bring a more human, spiritual focus to life. And there’s no prouder Dad in Holland – a big smile comes to Martijn's face when his 'lovable daughter' is mentioned.

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Dennis van Rooij

Dennis van Rooij

Netherlands NL
Senior Developer

Dennis is the captain of the web developer team and a key component of SafariBookings. Dennis loves the vastness of the Serengeti in Tanzania, which embodies his love of clean air and tranquility. In the office he is both loved and hated for playing Christmas music in October! Dennis loves to spend time with his wife and three beautiful daughters. He hopes for a world without borders so that people recognize their common humanity and consider themselves part of the same community.

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Joris Leermakers

Joris Leermakers

Netherlands NL
Senior Developer

Joris is a brilliant web developer and highly valued member of the team at SafariBookings. He has a gift for making people feel at ease and a manner that exudes natural warmth. His first safari was in Tanzania where the stunning girth and bountiful wildlife of Ngorongoro Crater will stay with him for a long time. In his next life Joris wants to take it down a notch and be a gardener. Joris is very involved with his local community and lives with his wife and three gorgeous children.

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SafariBookings Expert Panel

Working closely with the team behind the website is our 24-member expert panel. Between them, these award-winning travel writers and reputed guidebook authors have written more than 1,000 reviews on African parks, reserves and safari countries. They also provide invaluable input into our online travel guides, helping to answer all your African safari questions. Their comprehensive knowledge of travel in Africa provides the ideal first step in selecting your dream safari.

Alan Murphy
Expert
Alan Murphy
Australia AU
41 Reviews

Alan is a travel writer and author of over 20 Lonely Planet guidebooks, including the guides to Southern Africa and Zambia & Malawi.

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Anthony Ham
Expert
Anthony Ham
Australia AU
67 Reviews

Anthony is a photographer and writer for travel magazines and Lonely Planet, including the guides to Kenya and Botswana & Namibia.

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Ariadne van Zandbergen
Expert
Ariadne van Zandbergen
South Africa ZA
160 Reviews

Ariadne is a renowned African wildlife photographer whose work is featured in many well-known guidebooks and magazines.

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Brian Jackman
Expert
Brian Jackman
United Kingdom UK
47 Reviews

Brian is an award winning travel writer, author of safari books and regular contributor to magazines such as BBC Wildlife and Travel Africa.

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Christopher Clark
Expert
Christopher Clark
United Kingdom UK
45 Reviews

Christopher is a British travel writer and has contributed to various Fodor's guidebooks and a range of travel magazines.

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Dale R Morris
Expert
Dale R Morris
South Africa ZA
14 Reviews

Dale is a multi-award-winning writer and photographer with more than 500 published magazine articles featured in magazines such as National Geographic, BBC Wildlife, Travel Africa, and CNN Travel.

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Emma Gregg
Expert
Emma Gregg
United Kingdom UK
79 Reviews

Emma is an award-winning travel writer for Rough Guides, National Geographic Traveller, Travel Africa magazine and The Independent.

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Gemma Pitcher
Expert
Gemma Pitcher
Australia AU
20 Reviews

Gemma authored several Lonely Planet guidebooks, including the guides to Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa.

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Harriet Nimmo
Expert
Harriet Nimmo
South Africa ZA
48 Reviews

Harriet is a zoologist with more than 20 years’ experience. She has the privilege of working with the world’s top wildlife photographers and photo-guides.

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Heather Richardson
Expert
Heather Richardson
South Africa ZA
13 Reviews

Heather is a British travel / conservation journalist, and has written for publications and broadcasters such as the BBC, Departures, the Telegraph and the Sunday Times.

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James Bainbridge
Expert
James Bainbridge
United Kingdom UK
25 Reviews

James is a travel writer and author of many Lonely Planet guides, including senior author of the guide to South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland.

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Kim Wildman
Expert
Kim Wildman
Australia AU
41 Reviews

Kim is a travel writer who authored and updated over 15 guidebooks, including Lonely Planet's South Africa and Bradt's Tanzania guides.

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Lizzie Williams
Expert
Lizzie Williams
South Africa ZA
96 Reviews

Lizzie is a reputed guidebook writer and author of the Footprint guides to South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

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Lucy Corne
Expert
Lucy Corne
United Kingdom UK
27 Reviews

Lucy is travel writer for a range of publications, including Lonely Planet's guides to Africa, Southern Africa and South Africa.

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Mark Eveleigh
Expert
Mark Eveleigh
United Kingdom UK
43 Reviews

Mark is a travel writer who grew up in Africa and has written over 700 titles for CNN Traveller, Travel Africa, BBC Wildlife and others.

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Mary Fitzpatrick
Expert
Mary Fitzpatrick
United States US
24 Reviews

Mary is an acclaimed travel writer and author of many Lonely Planet guidebooks, including South Africa, Tanzania, East Africa and Africa.

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Mike Unwin
Expert
Mike Unwin
United Kingdom UK
48 Reviews

Mike is an award-winning wildlife writer, former editor of Travel Zambia magazine and author of the Bradt Guide to Southern African Wildlife.

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Nana Luckham
Expert
Nana Luckham
United Kingdom UK
17 Reviews

Nana is a travel writer and author of multiple guidebooks, including the Lonely Planet guides to Africa, Zambia & Malawi and South Africa.

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Paul Murray
Expert
Paul Murray
United Kingdom UK
13 Reviews

Paul is a travel writer, author of the Bradt guidebook to Zimbabwe and is closely involved in promoting tourism to Zimbabwe.

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Philip Briggs
Expert
Philip Briggs
South Africa ZA
154 Reviews

Philip is an acclaimed travel writer and author of many guidebooks, including the Bradt guides to Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and South Africa.

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Stephen Cunliffe
Expert
Stephen Cunliffe
South Africa ZA
99 Reviews

Stephen is a travel writer and avid conservationist whose work appears in prestigious magazines such as Africa Geographic and Travel Africa.

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Stuart Butler
Expert
Stuart Butler
United Kingdom UK
49 Reviews

Stuart is a travel writer and author of numerous Lonely Planet guidebooks, including Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania.

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Sue Watt
Expert
Sue Watt
United Kingdom UK
46 Reviews

Sue is an award-winning writer who specializes in African travel and conservation. She writes for national newspapers, magazines, Rough Guides and Lonely Planet.

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Tim Bewer
Expert
Tim Bewer
United States US
21 Reviews

Tim is a travel writer who has covered 10 African countries for Lonely Planet's Africa, East Africa and West Africa guidebooks.

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