This Tour Is Offered By
Owners Ines & Christopher
Indigo Safaris
- Offices In:
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United Kingdom
United States
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2009)
- Member Of:
- ASTA, APTA, FGASA & DEMA
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
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Indigo Safaris are experts in bespoke travel in Africa. We know every place we sell, having lived in Southern & Eastern Africa, and having travelled extensively in the countries we promote. With team members in SA, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Tanzania, the UK, & the USA, we only work with the best, tried and tested local suppliers, and sell at the same rate, or less, as if you contacted them directly. We visit suppliers regularly to maintain delivery standards and find new locations for your adventures
Reviews186
DE
Magical Stay at Aklahama Reserve planned by Indigo Safari
It was our first stay in South Africa and we were just overwhelmed with the different places to go for a safari. So we found Indigo Safari online and contacted them for some advise. Our tour planner (Matthew O'Brien) got in contact very quickly and asked for our individual wishes and then prepared a few options for our safari. We quickly picked one near P.E. because this was the end of our Garden Route Tour. Indigo Safari also planned the transfer from P.E to the Woodbury Lodge in Aklahama Game Reserve - which was perfect for us and everything went like planned.
We told Matthew that it is our honeymoon and also my 30th birthday during the stay - they actually told the lodge so that we had some surprises during our time in the lodge - we love everything about the tour. We had a a lot of fun with the rangers and during the Game Drives. The Lodge had everything we asked for and was super comfortable. The service could not have been better.
So an overall 5 Stars for our Safari stay planned by Indigo Safari - and even though its not the Krüger Nationalpark - we did see soo many animals.
A special thanks to Matthew, who was always available for all our concerns. We definitely recommend to plan with Indigo Safari.
PR
I have travelled all over the world, and Indigo Safaris tops the list of all tour operators.
Following is a thank-you letter that I wrote to Shannon who planned my trip. Please read to the end. You will thank me later.
Hi Shannon:
When I started to plan the trip to South Africa, I wanted it to be seamless, adventurous, enjoyable, educational, and delightful, and thanks to you, ALL MY WISHES WERE GRANTED! You gave Mark the most complete and wonderful 60th birthday possible, and I thank you.
Please accept my deepest gratitude for understanding my requests and for attending to them so meticulously and appropriately. You kept me informed of your planning and sent me such detailed updates. I never had an anxious moment. You and Indigo Safaris are the absolute best!
We arrived into Johannesburg one day late because of issues with the plane. We took off at the right time on the right day, but after thirty minutes of flying, we returned to JFK where we were delayed for 24 hours. But this didn’t affect your planning. You got in touch with all related parties to rearrange schedules, so that our arrival would be perfect.
A pleasant young man met us in Johannesburg and took us to the charming Safari Club with its thatched roof, and shortly after, our tour guide arrived for our trip to the Apartheid Museum and then to Soweto. I had no idea that Soweto was so huge.
Dinner and breakfast were great at the Safari Club.
The following morning, it was off to the Tremisana Game Lodge, some seven hours away from Johannesburg, but the drive was comfortable and we were able to stop along the way when necessary.
Our first adventure - the 3 Hr. Landcruiser Sunset Drive in the Balule section of Kruger Park was spectacular. I’ll include some of the pictures I took of several animals. Gosh, I wish that I had written the names of all of them, because now I can’t remember.
The Bush braai was new to me but enjoyable. At the end of dinner three hyenas appeared apparently looking for leftovers.
On the ride back in the night, we saw elephants and giraffes.
The following morning at 5:30, we went by Landcruiser to a remote part of the Balule Game Reserve to begin our 4Hr bush walk. I was petrified at first, imagining animals racing to attack me, but my fear dissipated once I understood the expertise of our guide and noticed the rifle over his shoulder, and once I began seeing all sorts of animals - rhinoceros, gigantic elephants, towering giraffes, lazy crocodiles, and scheming hippopotamus. Lord, what a walk. It was a wonderful lifetime experience, but next time, I’ll go to a near-by zoo. 😂😂😂
Then we were off to Marc’s Treehouse Lodge - extremely rustic! The food was outstanding. (Steps into some of the cabins are dangerous. A member of my party fell as she stepped down from one step to the other. Instead of there being a flat board where her foot should have landed, there was an open space and one leg went under the step as the other flew into the air.)
We spent a whole day at Kruger Park, in an elevated, windowless, open game viewing vehicle which allowed us to have the best view of the animals - zebras, a giraffe which died while giving birth, ostriches, herds of elephants, kudus, waterbucks, impalas, gemsbok, and so many others, including a white lion!
Next day - Cape Town
On arrival in Cape Town, the representatives from both the car rental company and the taxi were present to greet us, and the journey to the inclusive Blackheath Lodge was smooth and uneventful.
What an outstanding hotel. It was as if Riano and the entire team at Blackheath were waiting just for us. Of course, there were other guests who were given the same attention we received. When Riano escorted into the villa, we encountered pure luxury, flowers, a welcome package, and then the bottle of champagne you sent, arrived. Thank you so much. We were so thrilled with the service at Blackheath, that on our departure morning, we called the entire staff together and toasted them using the champagne you sent. I wish that you could have been with us at that moment. We highly and excitingly recommend the Blackheath Lodge.
On September 19, Mark’s birthday, which you planned so carefully, our perfect tour guide picked us up whisked us off for our three-vineyard, wine and cheese tasting experience. You forgot nothing. Mark thoroughly enjoyed the day and even after all that wine, was able to WALK BY HIMSELF, and take pictures in front of the Victor Verster Prison, the last place where Nelson Mandela stayed before his release in 1990.
The last day that you planned for us went off without a hitch. Again, like clockwork, the van to take our friends arrived on time, and we returned the rented car, dent-free.
THANK YOU SHANNON. You created the perfect 60th birthday for my husband.
Howard
NZ
Shannon was 100% committed, professional, attentive operator that always went the extra mile for us.
Shannon was an absolute pleasure to deal with and was available at a moment’s notice if there was anything we needed to know or tweak in our itinerary. She was informative and reliable and provided us with the tour of a lifetime to Namibia that was top notch accommodation wise as well as excellent value for money. The activities that she suggested we partake in (ie the game drive in Etosha, the Damaraland elephant drive and the Sossusvlei visit) were wonderfully informative and well run too.
The four of us loved every minute and cannot recommend Shannon highly enough.
Great responsiveness and clear communication
Michele was wonderful - communication before and during the trip was quick and clear. We had one concern during our trip and trajectory of our experience changed quickly and significantly after getting Michele included. Highly recommend - lots of great family memories.
IT
Luxury safari
Very high level tour
Private guide
Luxury hotel
All good
