The Go2Africa team, based in Cape Town.
Go2Africa
- Located In:
- Size:
- 100-250 employees (Founded in 1998)
- Member Of:
- ATTA, SATSA & CTT
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $120 to $2,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Rachel R. | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful and beyond helpful!
We used Go2Africa to plan our safari. As first-time travelers to Africa from the US, we had a ton of questions. Bianca was amazing and there for us every step of the way. She found a lodge with openings on short notice after we had to reschedule our South Africa trip to Kenya. The lodge we stayed at was incredible and we ended up adding an extra night while we were there. Bianca helped coordinate our stay for an extra night and that meant the world to us! We are already working with Bianca to plan our next trip and highly recommend using Go2Africa.
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Email Ruby | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent service, outstanding attention to detail
This trip was the 3rd one I'd taken through this company. Anja was able to put together a flawless package for me. Prior to going to Rwanda the airline had a problem that delayed me one day from leaving. Anja was able to handle this problem and the trip came off without further difficulty. I plan to use this company again next year. At no time was I left wondering what would happen next. Everyone I have come into contact with has been outstanding.
Email Lorraine Mills | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The only way to Go2Africa
Lauren from Go2Africa has done it again for my recent trip to Joburg and Botswana April/May 2016. She organised 2 fly in safari's at Moremi Camp and Savute Safari Park which were 5 star all the way. Mentioning I loved photography Lauren booked us the Pangolin Wildlife Photographic Course in Kasane for 5 days and 4 nights. This was brilliant and our tutor Janelle made this course so interesting both on the Chobe River and in the Chobe National Park. I highly recommend all these safaris to one and all a must to be added to anyone's bucket list.
Email Marissa Padilla | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Anja Naude and Go2Africa made our safari trip a reality and a wonderful and memorable experience
We are just back from an incredible 10-days in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. We wanted to thank Anja Naude and Go2Africa for making this dream safari a reality. The trip was a year in planning and from the first contact, which was a general inquiry on a trip to Kruger, to its conclusion, it was a delight to work on the details with Anja. After looking at the itineraries on offer, we decided on creating our own. Anja listened and gave us realistic options. We appreciated having access to her knowledge, expertise and connections. Any and all communications and questions had a reply from her within 24 hours. We were able to book our lodge early enough to avail of the 2014 rates. The payment system made was efficient and trouble-free. All the choices -- from flights, accommodations and activities -- were superb with the group loathe to leave each stop as they could not believe it could get better.
The Residence Lodge was the perfect welcome stop for the long trip to Johannesburg. It quickly got us into vacation mode. Leadwood Lodge was over-the-top. We will review this separately but let me say that this probably should be the last stop on the itinerary as anything after it will suffer in comparison. The kids were "homesick" the first day of our next stop and they didn't mean the USA. They wanted to go home to Martha, Chris, Justin, John, Isaac and Patricia at Leadwood Lodge. The activities in Livingstone and Victoria Falls (segway, quad biking, zipline, Angel Pool and Vic Falls, cruising) were the perfect complement to our safari adventures.
All the flights -- international from the UK and USA and all regional flights -- worked very well. We were very glad we opted for the air transfers to and from the lodge as it maximized our time there. The air transfer to Ulusaba got us there before lunch and we went on our first drive that evening. Booking the flight from Ulusaba to Mpumalanga allowed us to fit in a morning game drive -- a fitting farewell to the safari leg of our trip.
The connections and transfer arrangements to and from the airports were punctual, reliable and worked flawlessly, i.e., Ilios in Johannesburg, the staff at Leadwood and Wild Horizons for our Livingstone leg. These were very welcome after a long trip into unfamiliar territory. Knowing our transfers were reliably sorted allowed us to focus on the trip activities. We appreciated the assistance at the Zambia/Zimbabwe border. It made our activities in the Zim side so much more enjoyable.
I wanted to thank Anja especially for the special touches and surprises that made my sister's 50th birthday so special for her and for us. I joined in on the delight at the special surprise cake and champagne celebration under the Merula tree at Leadwood. Our last activity was the Ultimate River Cruise on the Zambezi. They sang Happy Birthday once we boarded the African Queen and led us to the Captain's table. This was truly special and a perfect ending to our dream trip.
Anja and Go2Africa made our safari trip a reality and a wonderful and memorable experience. We are going back and we will do so with Anja and Go2Africa as our indispensable partners. Thank you once again from Marissa, Ellen, Beci, Mark, James & Sabrina.
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Email Sylvia | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Better then I could have hoped for
I had planned to go to Africa for years. I saved up, researched everything I wanted to do, and convinced a friend to go with me. When I started to try and do the actual planning I emailed about 15 different companies to ask questions. With Go2Africa, right from my first inquiry, I was continually responded to within 24 hours by Ramona. Go2Africa was the only company that would set up a trip to my exact wants. They did not require me to follow a plan that they already had set out. It was, to me, as if Ramona's only job was to make everything that I wanted to do possible! I appreciated having her feedback and opinions while trying to sort out our trip. As we settled on our safari plans, we asked Ramona some questions about one of our other destinations in Africa, and she was able to help us make arrangements for our non-safari time as well. Before departing, Ramona sent us our detailed itinerary with all of our vouchers for our activities. I don't think it would be possible to say that things could have run any smoother then they did. All of our activities, accommodations, transfers were all organized. We were able to do everything, and see everything that we hoped to see. The places we stayed were well beyond what we hoped. The food was amazing, and the entire time seemed like a fairy tale. We got into the habit of "high-fiving" in Ramona's name after each activity or upon arrival at each new location. Both my friend and I have traveled extensively, and we both agreed that never have we had such a flawless vacation. In one of our stops in Botswana, we met a woman from Germany, who had also used Go2Africa for her trip. We spent a meal comparing our experiences with different operators for the same company, and agreed that we had the same service. Our trips were completely different, intersecting at only this one camp in the Okavanga Delta, but our appreciation for Go2Africa was the same. If you are planning a trip of a life time to Africa, I would recommend Go2Africa, and Ramona in a heartbeat.
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Email Ruby | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Absolutely flawless
I have used the company four different times in travels to Africa. I find them to be readily able to be flexible, depending on one's budget. Even if traveling alone, Go2Africa has no problem planning. You simply tell them what your goals are regarding an individual trip and they immediately plan, along the way sharing possible itineraries until you have the perfect plan.
I had no problems with the four trips I've taken. Even when KLM canceled a flight on one trip, setting me back one day, my agent was able to plan around this. I highly recommend them.
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Email Mary Jane | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
A Perfectly Planned African Adventure
When my husband and I first considered an African trip we were overwhelmed. We are very experienced travellers, but Africa is challenging. When we found Lauren Vorster and Go2Africa, we knew we were in good hands. Lauren became my best email friend - she quickly answered all my questions. And she was able to understand us and how we like to travel. She planned an itinerary that was smooth and well balanced. Tanamera was a perfect place to relax after long plane rides. We saw the classic Big Five the first day at Arathusa. Capetown was so cool and sophisticated. Ilios travel was always on time with knowledgeable drivers. Thank you, thank you Lauren and Go2Africa
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Email Mike | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent all Around!
We are from Canada. Had a wonderful trip to Africa organized flawlessly by Go2Africa. Experienced, flexible, responsive- everything you want when travelling to a part of the world where you need to be organized , comfortable, and feel safe. We worked with with Lauren who was terrific, and able to seamlessly correspond and organize things for us despite the big time zone difference when communicating. Most important- when some health issues arose on the trip, Lauren and her team were available over the holiday period and responsive, trying their best to make the changes necessary for our comfort and safety. It’s easy to rate a company when all goes well on a trip, but the mark of a quality, client centred company and personnel is when changes and adjustments are needed when something goes wrong. High marks to Go2Africa for the follow up and care given from day one. Highly recommended company. You will be in good hands. Don’t hesitate to use them. Thank you Go2 Africa!
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Email Kathleen Chin | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
For an experience of a lifetime, Go2Africa will custom create your tour
Jessica from Go2Africa had helped us plan our very first safari. She helped us plan our trip which started at Capetown-- Sabi Sands Game Reserve (Lion Sands River Lodge)--Zimbabwe (Victoria Falls River Lodge)--then to Sable Alley (Okavango Delta, Botswana) - a 2 week tour.
All the arrangements were seamless with only one hitch (not the fault of Go2Africa but at the lodge who got the information wrong) which was immediately addressed as other arrangements were made so we did not miss our transfer to the next site.
I have never been on a safari before and if I had any expectations, Go2Africa's custom tour would definitely exceeded them. I was very pleased with the safari tour Jessica put together and now that I have been "bitten" by the safari "bug", I would definitely book with Go2Africa again for another tour.
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Email Rich | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Really worked hard for us, modifying and rescheduling our Covid-19 canceled Botswana Safari
We had our dream Botswana safari expertly planned and arranged by Go2Africa and we were ready to go until Covid-19 shut everything down. The team at Go2Africa was diligent and quickly worked with us to accommodate our necessary changes and to successfully reschedule us into the future. We now equally look forward to our upcoming safari experience and thank Go2Africa for their effort, understanding, and help.