Everybodies favourite guide, Trevor
Elephant Herd Tours & Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2002)
- Member Of:
- SATSA & MISA
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $69 to $1,100 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
Email Hayley-Jo | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Becifer: excellent, knowledgable, skilled and thoroughly enjoyed his role
The Elephant heard tours were fantastic. Both tour guides were great and Becifer’s dedication and skills and spotting animals from a distance, from tracks etc was amazing. Christopher was also a good guide and we saw some amazing things.
We did also book a private safari through Elephant heard where Christopher transported us to Sabi Sands and then we were transferred to a bus with one of their private guides. That one was pretty disappointing and in our view a waste of money; the Elephant heard guides were so much better!
I think the issue was that the Sabi Sands guide assumed everyone on her truck was staying at Sabi Sands and would therefore be doing sunset safari everyday. For example on our 3hr sunset tour she spent over 45mins sat looking at bushes waiting to see if the Leopard emerged because she wanted to see the Leopard. She told us at the start how the elephants come close to the trucks etc which would have been amazing, but drove straight past the elephants telling everyone we could see them tomorrow as she was going to see the Leopard. Thats fair enough but proceeding to sit there for almost an hour during which time we saw nothing was a waste. The other passengers had the benefit of doing a sunset safari on other days being guests of Sabi sands and so could see the other animals. We paid to do that once and it was our only sunset safari and so was disappointing. We also did not get the sunset picnic which the other buses got. Their spotter didn’t actually spot anything. We did and when we told the guide she would then reverse back so that they could see the animal at the front but didn't have any regard for our view now being blocked by bushes. I think as the most expensive one we did it was not great and we much preferred the Elephant Heard guides.
In fact we saw the Leopard as Christopher from Elephant Heard was driving us out of Sabi Sands and Christopher pulled over, slowly followed the Leopard and got us an awesome view of the Leopard. He was better than the whole Sabi Sands tour!
Email Sam | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome once in a lifetime experience.
Arranged the sundowner experience for my husband’s birthday. Considering what the experience involved this is great value for money.
From start to finish the guys running the tour demonstrated the wonderful relationship they have with the Elephants and the passion to ensure the Elephants in their care are looked after and respected. The talk at the beginning was fascinating and offered lots of information. Then interacting with the elephants was awesome. Our trip included a ride which was unbelievable and then we were privileged to be able to watch the elephants settle in their stables whilst having a drink. Brighton was also great answering all our questions and sharing a bit more history about how he rescued Thembo, the patriarch of the herd.
Email Sam | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Best Ranger Guide ever !
I live in South Africa but in early January, I was hosting three friends from the UK and usually I love nothing better than to self-drive my friends around Kruger personally. However, due to the exceptional humid weather at the time, our sightings were not as impressive as usual, and we decided it was time to bring in the experts, otherwise known as Elephant Herd Safaris. We immediately connected with our guide Bheki, who made a bold statement early on that he would find us the big five. All we can say, is that he kept his promise to us and more ... he was extremely polite and shared his in-depth knowledge the whole day. We also enjoyed him sharing some of his own personal family stories. I would highly recommend this company and Bheki especially, although something tells me - all of their guides are just as good!
NL
Email Rien | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Accurate company with friendly and knowledgeable guide
We were picked up from our accommodation even though it was outside their pick up area. We had a (more than) 10 hours safari with a friendly and knowledgeable guide with very sharp eyes, ears and nose. One of the best guides we ever hadmwith our safaris. Great trip for everyone at a good price. Really recommended.
Email Liesl | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
He is very friendly and gives us lots of relevant information about the animals as well as the natur
It was definitely value for money! We enjoyed it a lot!
Email Suresh | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An absolute pleasure to have booked via Elephant Herd Tours.
Tour guide was punctual to pick us up. Friendly and affable guy. Ensured to please our requests.
Email Tasneem | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional, welcoming, knowledgeable, and created an amazing experience!
I can not stress enough how enjoyable and how in awe I am from this experience. Trevor, our guide, was superb! Funny, knowledgeable, friendly, accomodating and just fantastic with maximising the experience. We were given blankets (in case we were cold) and offered water (in case we were hot and thirsty). He could answer almost any question. Shared jokes and stories from previous trips. Adjusted the vehicle so that we could get a better view.
Trevor was able to prioritise which animals to find in the early morning. The guides have a WhatsApp group and walkie talkie system where they alert each other to sightings. This made such a difference when witnessing lions, a rhino, wild dogs, water buffalos and a couple of other rare sightings. Trevor could confidently provide opportunities to see animals like the hippos in their watering holes. And also would share stories from previous trips while we came across some animals we had seen before, like the zebras, giraffes and elephants. We were very lucky to see almost every animal besides the hyena, leopard, cheetahs and an eiland. I can happily type an essay with the wide variety of animals (trust me, the list is very long).
Wildebeest
Impala
Zebra
Giraffe
Water buck
Marshall eagle
Grey bird with long orange beak
Dark blue small bird
Warthog + piglets
Monkey
Eagles
Vultures (lapid face- one of the biggest vultures)
Elephants
Pride of lions
Buffalo
White rhino
Wild dogs
Baboons
Guinea fowl
AFTER 9am
Hippos
Kudu
Brown snake eagle
Crocodile
Aramat weaver
Little 5: Red bird buffalo weaver.
Stork
Duck
Blue wildebeest
Purple Rolla bird
Sabel antelope
Water monitor
Lizards
Velvet monkey
Quail
Steenbok
The day was so well structured! We saw 80-90% of the variety of animals before 8:30am. The breakfast and curios stop was the perfect leg stretch and opportunity to take some souvenirs home. Lunch was enjoyed at the Golf course with a view of hippos relaxing in the watering hole. The food was good too! The chicken is halaal and is prepared separately to the other meats. There are also vegetarian options. The ease and convenience of pick up and drop off at our accommodation just topped off the experience.
Again, absolutely loved this! And I’d definitely recommend taking a tour and MOST DEFINITELY will be returning.
Email Francesca | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Outstanding service for a trip of a lifetime
We had an incredible experience with Elephant Herd Tours and Safaris when visiting Kruger Park. The guides who took us were friendly, professional and knowledgable. They went out of their way to ensure that we had the best experience to see the wildlife of the park. I would like to mention Bekifa who is an incredibly talented guide who was able to spots animals from miles away. His tracking skills meant that we were able to see two lionesses with five cubs from metres away. What an incredible experience!
DE
Email Christin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolut lovely Tour
The communication were really easy and fast, i was picked up from my Hotel in Johannesburg and dropped of at the camp after 5,5h.
The elephant whisper tour was an amazing 1h trip, the santuary is really taking care of the elephants and you can really see that they enjoy the work with the elephants. Next day I was picked up at 4:45AM for my safari trip in Kruger park which was really amazing with such a lovely and funny Tour guide! Also it is nice that they never plan more than 6 people in one vehicle, so everyone can have a "window"seat (we were 4 people in one vehicle). Second day were also amzing and really interessting as I had the whole vehicle just for myself with the tour guide.
Breakfast and Dinner were included.
My room in the camp was also amazing and my bed was really comfortable.
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Email Mark | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very knowledgeable tour operator
We enjoyed the guided tour of Kruger National Park. We saw many different animals, some very close to the road. The tour operator was very knowledgeable about the various animals and the park itself. Would definitely use Elephant Herd Tour and Safari company again.