Compass Odyssey

4.7/5 – 370 Reviews

$2,290 to $2,672 pp (USD)
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Kate & Darren Humphrys with Henry, Olive and Hume

Kate & Darren Humphrys with Henry, Olive and Hume

Compass Odyssey

4.7/5  
(370 Reviews)
Office In:
South Africa South Africa
Size:
1-5 employees (Founded in 2006)
Member Of:
Southern Africa Tourism Services Association
Tour Types:
Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
Destinations:
Botswana BW
Kenya KE
Namibia NA
South Africa ZA
Tanzania TZ
Uganda UG
Zambia ZM
Zimbabwe ZW
Kate & Darren Humphrys with Henry, Olive and Hume

Kate & Darren Humphrys with Henry, Olive and Hume

Compass Odyssey prides itself as being a small and personable travel planner and is owner-managed by Kate and Darren Humphrys, who live in the bush on the edge of South Africa's Greater Kruger region along with their three children Henry, Olive and Hume. Compass Odyssey offers quality travel experiences that provide our fellow travellers with a journey that is both informative and inspiring.

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Perfect, timely individualized organization; providing & indulging all needs and requests.
5/5

Our family of five had an incredibly memorable and personalized safari experience. The communication with them was always clear, timely and provided us an array of options. We traveled with our three 30ish adult children who had vegan cuisine requests, extreme sports requests and different people arriving and leaving on different dates. In other words, it was like herding cats. Compass Odyssey put together a safari itinerary that encompassed four different lodges which were all very well appointed, providing unique lodging experiences and wildlife experiences. Highlights were staying at the Hide and being able to experience the The Dove’s Nest tree house and our helicopter flights to the Okavanga Delta. Also the recommendation for doing a charter flight instead of driving six hours through rough roads was excellent. We met people that were tired and exhausted because they drove, while we were fresh and enjoying drinks and an afternoon game drive. Also, having Ruth accompanning us (babysitting us) through a large part of the first part of the trip was invaluable in navigating country crossings, guiding us through what we would experiencing and ensuring every detail was always on time and ensuring we booked the extreme sports with safe and reputable providers. We loved the trip. Excellent value for the very bougie and once in a lifetime safari experience.

Does not take responsibility
1/5

I wasn't going to write my own review but seeing how they responded to my husband's review I had to say something.
They take absolutely no accountability for issues during the trip. Its always someone else's fault. When you operate a tour company it is your responsibility to coordinate every detail of the trip and make sure the local guides no what they are doing as to not ruin experiences.

Reply from Compass Odyssey
Reply from Compass Odyssey
Posted on Sep 29, 2026

We refer the reader to Michael's review dated 23 May.

Regan, we have previously apologised and empathised with your and Michael's disappointment at arriving at your dinner venue after sunset. We do take accountability for our travellers' journeys. We do take responsibility for co-ordinating every single detail of our travellers' journeys (read any of our other reviews). We think it is a bit unfair that both of you rate us as 1-star for this sole incident in among a 20-day journey where everybody (and we mean, everybody) tried so hard to make you both happy. You have both now had your say and presumably you now feel heard. We will now leave it to the reader to make their own judgement on whether your and Michael's comments correctly reflect Compass Odyssey.
We again apologise to the reader for this somewhat distasteful process.

Remarkable
5/5

Our fantastic adventure with Compass Odyssey was remarkable.
Everything worked impeccably with Mortimer the perfect charming, helpful and reliable host.
The exclusive Toms Little Hide in Hwange National Park was simply fabulous - amazing accommodation, super food and delightful staff. Our guide Brendan was a star - and so knowledgeable- we saw just about everything possible to see!.
Chobe was another great experience- we saw a leopard out in the open and elephants swimming the river as well as much more.

What a Wonderful, Stress-Free Trip to Africa!
5/5

Darren and Kate at Compass Odyssey made our trip to Africa such a seamless, wonderful experience! We emailed them a list of our must-see activities, and they made it happen! We saw hyenas stealing impala meat from lions and laughing about it, elephants at their watering hole from our chalet at Senalala, a giraffe being chased by a lion (the giraffe won), two hippos having a disagreement, and so many other amazing animals and the beautiful Victoria Falls. It isn’t like the US, where you go to a national park and may or may not see animals. In Africa, you WILL see animals every trip out! We saw the Big Five within our first two days. We went on about a dozen game drives (on water and land) and flew to several different places within Africa, and Compass Odyssey made it all happen so perfectly. We had NO flight issues whatsoever. My friend had booked a trip with Compass Odyssey about ten years ago and loved it, so we decided to give them a try, and we are so glad we did! I wish there was a Darren and Kate in every country I want to visit! We were very impressed with them and can’t begin to express how happy we were with the trip they planned for us!

A Once-in-a-Lifetime Trip We're Already Planning to Repeat
5/5

I put off writing this review for a while, mostly because I wasn't sure I could do Compass Odyssey justice. Our family of four had our South Africa holiday organised by them, and it's hard to put into words how much of a difference that made.

From the start, they were extraordinarily helpful in guiding us through every decision, especially the safari. There are so many options, and left to our own devices we would never have landed on the one they proposed for us. It turned out to be a perfect match, tailored to exactly what our family wanted without us even fully knowing how to ask for it.

What stood out most was how they made us feel like their only client. Planning a trip like this comes with real pressure, dozens of moving parts, logistics across a foreign country, matching everyone's interests, but Compass Odyssey carried all of that so we didn't have to.

Once we were in Cape Town, our guides Tim and Garth were exceptional. Their knowledge added a whole extra layer to the trip, the kind of detail and context you simply don't get without the right people showing you around.

Behind the scenes, Darren at Odyssey was incredibly responsive throughout, which matters more than you'd think when you're travelling somewhere as far-flung as Africa. Any question, any last-minute concern, he was on it.

My husband and I went into this thinking it would be our "once in a lifetime" trip. We were wrong. We're already planning to go back, and when we do, it will be with Compass Odyssey.

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