$4,599 to $5,099 pp (USD)
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The Wayfairer team training in our UK office
Wayfairer Travel
- Offices In:
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United Kingdom
United States
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Member Of:
- ATTA, ATOL & ABTOT
- Tour Types:
- Custom luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
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Wayfairer Travel designs luxury experiences in Africa, which aim to maximise the benefits to communities and conservation. Our dedicated Africa Specialists provide a tailor-made service to create personalized travel experiences for discerning travellers. All our trips are custom made and are designed around you. This means that you can travel on dates that are convenient for you, you can explore sights that interest you at your own pace and you can choose accommodation to suit your style and budget.
Reviews187
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They did it all - and then some!!
I started looking at luxury safari options when I came across Wayfairer's vacation trip. It sounded wonderful. I just had to see Victoria Falls, so Rhian modified the itinerary to include that at the beginning. Then our companion traveler wanted to go to Cape Town and dive with the Great Whites, so Rhian added that at the end, along with a visit to Cape Point and to see the South African penguins (so cute!!). I also found a safari at a Game Reserve next to Kruger National Park. I loved the information about the company, the conservation efforts, the community support, and the great reviews from former travelers. So Rhian had to figure out how to add that to our trip as well. I wish we could have just extended out visit for at least another week, but our companion traveler was restricted to two weeks of vacation, so we just spent less time at each camp/lodge. It was perfect!!
As time got closer, Dahlia picked up our trip and helped us navigate all the last minute details, visas, and transportation information.
The day comes for us to leave, and Newark airport just totally messed with our plans. Our plane into Newark was delayed because of, well Newark always has an excuse, but we would have missed our plane going to Johannesburg by four hours. We started calling the company that booked our international flights to see if we could get to Africa the following day. Unfortunately, our airline didn't have another option until two full days later! There goes Victoria Falls!! They finally found an option that took us to Frankfurt, Germany, with a 12 hour layover, then on to Johannesburg, arriving in time to quickly get on a flight to Victoria Falls and salvage most of the things we would have missed there - just one day late.
Dahlia was able to get the team from Singapore working on changing hotel arrangements, flights to Victoria Falls, transportation to our hotel, rebooked our helicopter tour, and the transportation associated with that, and voila! We're back on schedule! That was an absolute miracle!! The remainder of the trip went as planned, I recovered from two consecutive overnight flights, and my stress level went back to normal.
The locations that Rhian selected for our lodging were exceptional (we did find that one, a true "tent camp" was a bit more rustic than we could easily navigate - no paved walkways meant walking to the main building was precarious for senior travels and we suggested that older travelers should be warned and decide if they are up for the challenge). The Ilala Hotel in Victoria Falls is beautiful, and the closest lodging to the falls so you could see the spray in the air from the decks. Chobe Game Lodge has everything you could want, and their safari guides are an all woman team that has earned Botswana's certification for safari guides. Great safari drives, wonderful information, and the fantastic team of staff! My absolute favorite lodge was Dulini River Lodge at Sabi Sands in South Africa. It is a private reserve, which allows them to follow tracks into the bush to locate the animals. It is located adjacent to Kruger National Park, with no fencing to separate the animals, so animal activity abounds! Every drive meant seeing all the animals every time. They have a five star chef that caters to your dietary restrictions or just your whims, your butler makes sure your favorite beverage is always available - at lunch, dinner, in your mini refridgerator, and the cooler for the sunset cocktails in the bush. The staff is so helpful and attentive to detail. We had a traveler that needed wheelchair assistance back and forth to the room, since it was a bit hilly and farther than was reasonable early in the morning and late at night - one of the staff (Jambo) was always there to help us out. He was so concerned for our safety and comfort. Our tracker, Tyron, was a super sleuth at finding those animals, and our guide, Wayne, was like an encyclopedia about the animals, the environment, and the activities that help protect it all. We never doubted him when a bull elephant walked right up to the side of the vehicle to check us out. Wayne said, "Trust me," and we did. What an experience!!
So Wayfairer (Rhian) planned the perfect trip, with the best accomodations and safari locations, while Dahlia kept us on track and frequently reached out to make sure everything was still going well.
The travel package is not inexpensive, but the trip was so much more than we could have wished for. It was worth it all and more!
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Fun and easy to work with! My questions were answered and anytime I needed help they were there!
We loved Ireland and Scotland! It was beautiful country all around.
Ettienne was beyond helpful and patient. He really went beyond to help us plan a perfect trip.
I would highly recommend Wayfairer to anybody. They are professional yet personal. They were with us the entire trip to make sure we were having a great time.
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Excellent knowledge and recommendations. Easy to work with and great value.
Self drive tour of Drakensberg mountains, Lesotho and Kwazulu-Natal. Amazing recommendations, especially of the battlefields and safari lodges. Everything was seamless on arrival and better than my expectations. Would definitely use Wayfairer again!
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Fantastic vacations may come and go, but the Wayfairer staff make the vacations unforgettable.
If your using Wayfairer for your travel plans, you may have done it all. Planned your own vacations, gone on group tours, winged it and hoped for the best, etc. That's what people who love to travel do.
Now you have reached the point in your life when its time to not try and be your own travel expert. That's the Wayfairer difference! A collection of diverse travel professionals committed to planning a fantastic vacation for you and your family.
That's what a vacation is all about, worry free knowing that everything has been planned as close to perfection as possible and the willingness to fix it on the fly if you need to adjust. Choose Wayfairer!
Our recent trip to Vietnam was just that, planned and executed without a hitch. Not sure if I am allowed to mention names but Lotte (UK) is now our travel specialist for life and Peach on the Asia side of the team was simply phenomenal. People make the Wayfairer difference!
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4-Day Serengeti Luxury Tour in Tanzania
$4,099 to $4,299 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tourLuxuryTented Camp
You Visit: Arusha (Start), Serengeti NP, Arusha (End)
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7-Day Tarangire, Lake Manyara & Serengeti Luxury Safari
$10,299 to $10,850 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tourLuxuryLodge & Tented Camp
You Visit: Arusha (Start), Tarangire NP, Karatu District, Ngorongoro Crater, Central Serengeti NP, Arusha (End)
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14-Day Namibia Flying Safari
$15,499 to $25,099 pp (USD)
Namibia: Private tourLuxuryLodge & Tented Camp
You Visit: Windhoek (Start), Zannier Reserve, Kulala WR, Skeleton Coast NP, Kaokoland, Etosha NP, Windhoek (End)
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7-Day Tanzania Great Migration Safari
$5,699 to $5,999 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tourLuxuryTented Bush Camp
You Visit: Arusha (Start), Southern Serengeti NP, Serengeti NP, Arusha (End)
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7-Day South Africa Safari: Hluhluwe Elephant Coast
$4,099 to $4,750 pp (USD)
South Africa: Private tour
Mid-range LodgeYou Visit: Johannesburg (Start), Hluhluwe-iMfolozi GR, Elephant Coast (Highlight), Johannesburg (End)
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13-Day South Africa Self-Drive Escape Cape Town & Safari
$5,399 to $6,999 pp (USD)
South Africa: Self-driveLuxuryLodge & Guest House
You Visit: Cape Town (Start), Winelands, Oudtshoorn (Garden Route), Garden Route, Kwandwe GR, Chief Dawid Stuurman Airport (Port Elizabeth), Port Elizabeth (End)
