This Tour Is Offered By
Tour vehicle and guide
Khalanga Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2016)
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
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ZA
Khalanga Safaris offers tailored safari tours expertly crafted by our knowledgeable and helpful travel consultant, and lead by one of our qualified nature guides who can’t wait to share their enthusiasm and love for nature with our local and international guests. Khalanga Safaris is a family run tour operator founded by Shoes Mathebula in 2016 after many years of working as a guide, ranger and tracker for Kruger National Park and privately owned establishments in the region.
Reviews106
11/10, amazing tour, guide, sightings, coordination, and lodging! Wish I had more time!!
Had the most amazing 4-day safari!! Couldn’t have asked for a better guide— Doc was super knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly! Highly recommend booking and asking for Doc, this was one of my favorite travel experiences to date! Also big thanks to Johanna for helping with the very last-minute booking and to Shoes for helping with coordination! We saw all the animals we hoped to and more, such an awesome experience overall.
Dedicated
Would give 6 stars if possible! The Khalanga team and Shoes made our trip extremely smooth and memorable. I have to highlight how helpful and responsive the team is - they are extraordinarily flexible and truly care about your experience. They treated us like family and were truly invested in making our trip as amazing as possible.
Passionate and caring!
We contacted Khalanga Safaris to see if they could take our team to the Kruger Park, some of whom had never been. From the get go Thamia at Khalanga was fantastic. On the day Shoes and Doc, our two guides collected us from the accommodation and took the team on an unforgettable experience, sharing their knowledge and immense passion. Thank you so much for making it such a fantastic trip. Everyone loved it. Thank you
Poor Service
We have traveled to many countries around the world, and we have never experienced service this disappointing from a tour company. This was one of our worst travel experiences. I am extremely disappointed and regret choosing this company over others based on the reviews we read.
From our perspective, the focus seemed to be on receiving full payment two weeks before the trip. After payment, communication felt insufficient to us. We had to make several calls just to confirm details for the first day, and after the tour started, we personally felt there was no meaningful follow-up to check whether everything was going well or if we had any concerns. We only heard from the company again after the program had already ended.
The meals that were included were not what we expected. Breakfast and dinner appeared to be pre-prepared, and we were uncomfortable with how dinner was being handled by the guide/driver. Because of this, we chose not to eat the provided meals and instead paid for our own breakfasts and dinners. No one from the company followed up with us to ask why we had refused the meals.
Overall, we felt that the quality of the experience did not match the price we paid. In our opinion, we were charged at a premium level but received a much lower standard of service. Because of this experience, when friends asked us for advice about booking a safari this year, we advised them to look elsewhere.
The only positive aspect of the safari for us was the guide, Daison, who was very helpful and supportive during the trip.
NL
Flexible, experienced and professional safari company
Thamia (backoffice) was a huge help in planning our week in Kruger National Park. She brainstormed with us, made suggestions and handled all logistics perfectly. Our tour guide was Shoes (owner), a professional with an enormous dedication for animals and nature ; he gave us a fantastic week of safari with the right attention, expertise, patience and service. If you're looking for a tailor-made trip in Kruger National Park, Khalanga Safaris is the company that will definitely give you the time of your life, a trip you'll never forget.
