East Cape Tours Staff
East Cape Tours
- Offices In:
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United Kingdom
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 1998)
- Member Of:
- ATTA, SATOA, ATOL & SATSA
- Tour Types:
- Custom luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $26 to $104 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
Thank you very much for your help and your good work.
I would like to say Thank You Very Much for arrange our safari and the drive from Airport and back. Everything was great and we had a really beautiful time in South Africa.
Thank you very much for your help and your good work.
I wish you a good time.
Reply from East Cape Tours
Posted on Jul 28, 2016Hi Janine.
Thanks for taking the time to write us this great review. We are so pleased that you appreciated our services and had a great time on your safari.
We hope that you will keep us in mind for your future travels.
Wishing you all the best,
East Cape Tours
Thank you for all your help and assistance!
We have just returned from our travels in Africa.
Shamwari was brilliant! Beautiful place and we were fortunate to have Jessica as our ranger and her knowledge of animals, birds, plants and the environment was amazing! We have had quite a few very good rangers take us on game drives on this trip and our previous trips, but Jessica stands out as the best!
The highlight of our two months in Africa was Christmas day at Shamwari where we were able to experience a private escorted walk around the outside of the enclosures of the Born Free lions/lionesses, leopards and cheaters! As a Born Free Foundation supporter for many years it was the perfect Christmas present on the best Christmas day ever!
Thanks again for all your help
Reply from East Cape Tours
Posted on Jul 28, 2016Hi Caroline.
Thank you for your excellent review. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Shamwari. It really is a fantastic game reserve, and we are so glad that you had a good stay there.
We hope that you will keep us in mind for your future travels to Southern Africa.
All the best,
East Cape Tours
Thanks again for all your help, brilliant.
Hi Helga
We have just returned from our travels in Africa.
Shamwari was brilliant! Beautiful place and we were fortunate to have Jessica as our ranger and her knowledge of animals, birds, plants and the environment was amazing! We have had quite a few very good rangers take us on game drives on this trip and our previous trips, but Jessica stands out as the best!
The highlight of our two months in Africa was Christmas day at Shamwari where we were able to experience a private escorted walk around the outside of the enclosures of the Born Free lions/lionesses, leopards and cheaters! As a Born Free Foundation supporter for many years it was the perfect Christmas present on the best Christmas day ever!
Thanks again for all your help
Kind regards
Caroline
Email Patrick Goodwin | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trip Ended Up a Massive Success Despite Covid Delaying It Nearly 3 Years
"After some initial issues around Covid rules the CEO, Colin made contact with us and very kindly allowed us to change our trip , as it turned out a number of times, due to the changing world that we were living in at the time. When we eventually went on our trip to Amakhala in March 2022 (nearly 3 years after our initial booking) the trip was a massive success. We stayed in Leeuwenbosch and loved it. All the staff and our guide were exceptional. Although the weather could have been kinder we saw everything that we wanted and our guide ,Ouboet could not have done any more and was always so cheerful and helpful. I would definitely recommend East Cape Tours and Cearl in particular who was incredibly understanding and patient with our regular changes (Thanks Cearl). It was also really nice to meet Colin in PE and chat properly.
Reply from East Cape Tours
Posted on Oct 29, 2020I am afraid this has been a very difficult time for everyone in the Travel Industry, ourselves included.
We have been forced to adhere strictly to our terms and conditions that were included on your invoice and confirmation.
Insurance: Please ensure you have adequate travel insurance for the duration of your trip East Cape Tours & Safaris South Africa will not be liable whatsoever for any loss/damage/personal health/ eventualities of war/civil action/act of terrorism/act of God, natural disasters or adverse weather conditions during or resulting from your holiday. We strongly advise passengers to take out insurance covering cancellation, medical expenses, loss of baggage, curtailment and default at the time of booking.
In addition to assisting clients with insurance claims, we have been working with the Department of Tourism and have agreed to postpone bookings without penalty or increased costs until the 15th December 2021 and even some cases to the end of 2022.
We have discussed this, and you will be back in touch in due course with new dates.
Email Tom | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent 3 week Zanzibar holiday
East Cape Tours organised the most fantastic 3 week self-drive round-trip in Zanzibar.
We were picked up from the airport and transferred to Stone Town, where we spent 3 nights. Then we had a hire car delivered to our hotel and we proceeded to travel all around the coast of this beautiful island for the next 2 and a half weeks.
It is one of the best holidays I've ever had, every detail was planned perfectly. All excursions and trips were booked for us according to our preferences, and their choice of accommodation was brilliant. I can't wait to return.
I would definitely recommend East Cape Tours.
Reply from East Cape Tours
Posted on Sep 23, 2016Hi Tom.
Thank you so much for this excellent review! We are so glad that you had a wonderful time in Zanzibar and are happy with our services.
Hopefully we will organise another great holiday for you again in the future.
All the best,
East Cape Tours
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Email Norma | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
She demonstrated excellent attention to details and interest in our comfort and happiness.
Our trip to South Africa was broken into three segments. First of all we toured Johannesburg with a guide, Thabang (Moreafrica Tours) and enjoyed visiting the Capitol Hill and the prison which has been upgraded to a museum for persons who were held illegally for political crimes. We then toured the Nelson Mandela home and museum. Our guide was knowledgeable and friendly. He took us to Soweto and we were able to actually go in the homes of some of the very poor people living there in the projects. We visited a daycare and it was heart wrenching.
The second segment of our trip took us to Embali Lodge where we experienced fantastic food and exciting Safari adventures each day we were there. The accommodations were luxurious and the staff was very attentive. Our guide, Moshe was well educated and a great communicator.
The final segment of our trip took us to Nkorho Lodge which was equally luxurious and also a very accommodating staff. Our food there was wonderful and we experienced the outdoor baumer dining by bon-fire and candlelight.
We again saw many animals on every single safari trip. We saw hundreds of elephants and nearly a 100 lions as well as many leopards, zebras, rhinos, hippos, Giraffe, monkeys, water buffalo, wildebeest, wild dogs, hyena, impala, and various other deer like animals. It was quite thrilling to see so many animals living in their natural habitat. We never felt threatened and we had outstanding guides and trackers each time we entered the bush. Our guide was Peter and our tracker was Chris. They were warm, welcoming and very eager to please.
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Email John J | Experience level: first safari
East Cape Tours delivered a fantastic Kruger experience!
This was our family's first visit to South Africa and we needed advice on the best place for a big-five safari. I looked around on the web and found East Cape Tours. It was a shot in the dark, but the reviews looked promising. Let me tell you, this company gets an A+. In a tight booking market, they found us the best possible luxury lodge inside Kruger National Park (Fitzpatrick's at Jock Lodge, see my review on Trip Advisor), and they put together a four-night/five-day package and guided us throughout the booking process. We paid them for everything in full 60 days before the trip, including for the airport transfers to/from Kruger, and crossed our fingers that all would be well upon our arrival. And it was; everything was perfectly arranged. I am pleased to report that we had zero hassles with the transfers and the lodge. Everything was taken care of by East Cape! Our agent was Nerine du Plessis. We highly recommend Nerine and would use her again. Thank you, Nerine and East Cape Tours, for making our family holiday so very special.
Reply from East Cape Tours
Posted on Jan 8, 2018Hi John
Wow, thank you so much for this excellent review! We couldn't ask for any kinder words.
We're so pleased you had a fantastic time at Jock Safari Lodge, and hope to organise another great holiday for you some time in the future!
Wishing you all the best.
Highly Recommend
We booked our safari through East Cape Tours, who provided excellent service, managing to fit in our dates by swapping us between lodges and the free transfer from Port Elizabeth was an unexpected - and reliable - bonus.
Reply from East Cape Tours
Posted on Jul 28, 2016Hi Simon.
Thank you for taking the time to review us. We are so glad that you appreciate our services and our complimentary transfers! We hope you had a fantastic time on your safari as well.
All the best,
East Cape Tours
Fantastic
Dears Ladies and Sirs,
we had just last month a Safari-trip in the Amakhala Game Reserve which I booked through your agency.
It was fantastic.
Now my father and me are planning for next year to visit the Victoria Falls, the Okavango Delta and Chobe National Parc.
Do you offer also these three destinations?
Please let me know.
Thanks a lot in advance.
Kind Regards,
Adriano Rizza
Reply from East Cape Tours
Posted on Jul 28, 2016Hi Adriano.
Thank you so much for your fantastic review. We are so glad that you enjoyed your stay at Amakhala Game Reserve, and it's exciting to know that you are already planning another trip to Southern Africa! We offer some incredible trips to Victoria Falls and Botswana that I'm sure you would enjoy. We will get in touch with you to find out more details about your trip, and we can take it from there.
We look forward to chatting with you soon!
Regards,
East Cape Tours.
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Email Don and Linda Marsic | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Better a than Expected and more!
Shaun is our go to guy. He was always available and heard what we thought we were looking for. From transfers to flights, accommodations, tours, food and being blessed with fabulous animal sights this was our bucket list trip. When we needed advise while on trip, Shaun was quick to respond. Hat’s off to EastCape Tours for our special experience.
