eXplore Plus Travel & Tours

4.9/5 – 46 Reviews

$4,872 pp (USD)

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Mariska and Rika - owners of eXplore Plus Travel

Mariska and Rika - owners of eXplore Plus Travel

eXplore Plus Travel & Tours

4.9/5  
(46 Reviews)
Office In:
South Africa South Africa
Size:
1-5 employees (Founded in 2004)
Member Of:
Southern Africa Tourism Services Association
Tour Types:
Mid-range & luxury tours with set start dates and a fixed itinerary
Destinations:
Botswana BW
Kenya KE
Malawi MW
Mozambique MZ
Namibia NA
Rwanda RW
South Africa ZA
Tanzania TZ
Uganda UG
Zambia ZM
Zimbabwe ZW
Mariska and Rika - owners of eXplore Plus Travel

Mariska and Rika - owners of eXplore Plus Travel

Founded in 2004, eXplore Plus Travel & Tours is a proudly owner-managed company run by Mariska Griffin and Rika Groenewald. Our dedicated team shares a deep passion for Africa and is committed to creating unforgettable safari experiences that will capture your heart. With our extensive knowledge of Africa and years of expertise in organizing customized and group holidays across Southern and East Africa, we take pride in making every journey unique. Let us help you discover Africa!

Reviews46

Booking with eXplore Plus Travel & Tours takes all the hassles out of planning travel.
5/5

We travelled to Santorini in Mozambique for a couple of days, promoted and booked with eXplore Travel & Tours. As with all the other tours and travels we have booked with them, everything was hassle free. Excellent service from the host company and accommodation was the best we have ever had. The whole experienced exceeded any promotional material.

Great
5/5

The experieince was amazing. It was a journey through nature. It was a reminder of how vast, beautiful, and alive the world truly is

Competent and Efficient
5/5

Wow a superlative experience.Both the guides were first class and Knowledgeable.
Service, the unexpected were handled professional and quickly.
Value for money,Yes
Reliability on time,
If one is interested in ancient history this is one of the tours for you,but not without an excellent guide.

a Tour Operator that goes beyond the expected to service client
5/5

During July 2025 I contacted Explore Plus to enquire about putting together a private tour for me and my sister. We wanted to go to 2 days Cairo and 3 days Alexandria and El Alamein.
I would be leaving from Cape Town joining Hester at OR Tambo, in Johannesburg, on the way to Cairo. I will come back the same way but Hester will transport to London to visit family for 2 weeks.
Bianca organise everything for us, but then we decided to rather go in March as the weather in London will hopefully be better that time of year. Bianca changed all our arrangements and we were ready to go! Then on 28 February the war against Iran started. Explore Plus kept us informed regarding the situation in Egypt and Jordan. In the end we changed Hester's flight to British Air from Cairo and later direct to Cape Town. This was at an extra cost but effectively handled by Bianca.
Our land arrangement could not have been better. Our guides in Cairo (Rana) and Alexandria (Harry) were excellent. I learnt so much about El Alamein from Harry. The food was excellent and all the sightings we requested happened. Will definitely use Explore Plus in the future.

An amazing travel company—professional, organized, caring, and they pay close attention to details.
5/5

My husband and I and our 4 friends had a most unforgettable, 2 week Namibia trip that was perfectly organized by eXplore Plus Travel and Tours in conjunction with Sylvia’s Ompo Travel and Safari Company, their Namibian partner, who coordinated an amazing adventure for all of us. Our accommodations were varied, but perfect and the food was good.

Our guide, Angelo, was absolutely fantastic. He was a very careful driver on challenging roads and his experience and knowledge of the various areas was clearly evident. He was patient, kind, and caring and he paid attention to every detail—assuring that every day and every adventure went smoothly. We enjoyed his company very much.

While distances are vast in Namibia-sometimes 5 hours driving time between the places we visited-Angelo timed rest stops, meals, and outings to break up the long drives. Our long days were filled with amazing, interesting, and varied experiences: a visit to Sossusvlei with a challenging climb up the red sand Dune 45 along with a walk through the nearby Deadvlei; studying the interesting geology of the Sesriem Canyon; an even more challenging climb up a round granite rock face with chains at Spitzkoppe to see ancient rock art; a visit to the amazing Petrified Forest National Monument where we also saw the rare, 2,000 year old Welwitschia mirabilis plants; exciting ocean kayaking at Walvis Bay; an unscheduled but very worthwhile visit to a sustainable crocodile farm, followed by a perfect ending with a safari at Etosha National Park. All of this was with an intensive backdrop of birding and studying the native flora.

We could not have had a more perfect experience thanks to Sylvia and Angelo from Ompo Travel and Safari Company (Namibia) along with eXplore Plus Travel and Tours (South Africa).

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