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Tara and Steve M   –  
United States US
Visited: June 2022 Reviewed: Jul 29, 2022

Email Tara and Steve M  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Walter and his co workers were outstanding with helping us with our trip. Highly recommend!
5/5

We used safari online to organize and plan our trip to South Africa, Botswana and Zambia. Walter was amazing. He helped us with not only booking our trip but his suggestions were so helpful. Behind the scenes, there was a hiccup and we weren’t even aware of it until after the fact. They took care of us when we didn’t even know there was an issue. Highly recommend using them to book your trip. Five stars isn’t enough, we’d give them a ten!

Rimantas   –  
Lithuania LT
Visited: July 2022 Reviewed: Jul 16, 2022

Email Rimantas  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Wonderfull safari experience, exceptionally good tour and organization
5/5

We had a 9 day tour during which we have visited Victoria falls and four different locations in Bostwana - Chobe National Park, Camp Okavango, Moremi and Savuti. The change of the locations was very smooth, we have used cars as well as small planes. We were always picked up from the hotels/lodges on time and very warmly welcomed in the new locations. In general, the trip was organised perfecty - great lodges in all of the locations, delicious food, friendly staff, wonderful game rides and boat trips, smooth travelling. I would rate Safari Online 10/10 and would definately recommend it for others.

John   –  
United States US
Visited: June 2022 Reviewed: Jul 14, 2022

Email John  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Dream trip
5/5

This safari was my lifetime dream trip, ever since my visit to The Bronx Zoo in first grade. Sabrina really nailed it with our itinerary. The choices of lodges and locations within the Okavango Delta gave thus the opportunity to experience three distinct environments with varying fauna and flora. Our guides, the staff, lodging and food could not have been better. Sabrina is a pleasure to deal with and always answered my questions promptly. Very professional outfit and they know their stuff. Yes, it was pricey and a once-in-a-lifetime splurge for us but we don’t regret a penny. I highly recommend using their services.

Mandy Griffies   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: June 2022 Reviewed: Jul 5, 2022

Email Mandy Griffies  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Bucket list holiday to Botswana and Victoria Falls
5/5

Karina from Safari online helped us throughout out Covid when our trip needed to be rearranged. From the moment we landed in Maun we were looked after very well. We were met in arrivals and taken to our small flight to transfer to our first lodge.

All the lodge choices were from Karina and we just left everything to her to choose and book for use. The lodges gave us a variety of areas including Moremi and the Delta. The lodges were so beautiful and the whole teams at the lodges really can't do enough for you.

If was my husbands 50th during our stay and the lodge secretly made a birthday cake and they all sang happy birthday.

From start to finish everything ran perfectly.

thank you Karina for all your help along the way.

Graham   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: June 2022 Reviewed: Jul 4, 2022

Email Graham  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

A travel company that listens and delivers
5/5

We started planning in mid-2019 for a safari in 2020. After talking to a few companies we settled on Safari Online primarily because Sabrina was happy to have a dialogue with us, listen to our ideas and make suggestions. There was no hard sell and she was happy to go to and fro checking availability, prices etc with different lodges. Eventually we settled on a trip visiting Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana. Due to covid the trip had to be postponed, initially to 2021 and finally to 2022. In mid-2021 every country seemed to have it's own set of covid rules and we decided that it might make sense to simplify the trip to one country - Botswana. Not a problem, more time spent finding the right lodges for us and, once again, no pressure. To our surprise and delight, Safari Online's relationship with their suppliers was such that none of the cancelled lodges retained any of the deposits paid.

The trip finally went ahead last month and really lived up to our expecations. A great safari, organised by a great company. I would certainly recommend them and use them again. And a special thank you to Sabrina for her patience and expertise.

Ulrike   –  
Germany DE
Visited: June 2022 Reviewed: Jun 30, 2022

Email Ulrike  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

The most reliable, friendliest and best tour operator, accommodating to all requests
5/5

We have already booked a trip to Africa through Walter for the second time and are 100% thrilled. He is available and approachable at all times and makes even the most impossible things possible. The service is great and when we had problems with booked flights, he helped us immediately and made sure that we still got to our destination.
The tour (first Victoria Falls and then 9 days tent safari through Botswana) was unique and breathtaking. The impressions and experiences were so fantastic and will be remembered for a long time.
There was an unbelievable amount on offer for the price.

Safari Online is highly recommended. I would book a trip to Africa here again and again, because you can fully rely on the team.

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Clive & Louise   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: June 2022 Reviewed: Jun 8, 2022

Email Clive & Louise  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Safari Online’s Incredible Botswana adventure
5/5

Our trip was to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary, however having made the best laid plans with Safari Online, Covid struck! Luckily Walter@SafariOnline maintained great communications throughout, initial delayed by a year, then due the omicron variant another. Walter rearranged all the lodges & internal flights / transfers calmly & efficiently. Two years of build up certainly heightened the excitement & expectations……we were not disappointed!
We commenced our trip at Maun, with a short flight up to the Okavango Delta , to Xugana Island Lodge. What a way to start…on the boat transfer to the actual Xugana Island Lodge we saw Crocs, Birds & Hippos, my wife’s favourite animal & the only requirement I asked Walter to guarantee!
We received a lovely welcome to Xugana, our room was wonderful, overlooking the lake with Birds & Hippos aplenty. Safaris here consistent of small boat , traditional canoes or walking. Walking through the bush with our fantastic guide ‘Wise’ was an awesome experience, learning to not only lookout for, but to listen out ( for bird alarm calls etc.) & even smell the environment around us.
We were lucky enough to see Elephants, Hippos, Baboons, Warthogs & Impala up close. Our two nights at Xugana Lodge were very comfortable with great company from both the staff & small number of other guests.After a morning walking Safari we caught the 20 min flight to Savuti.
We were staying at Ghoha Hills (for a couple of nights) which was set up one of the few hills in the more savanna style area of Savuti. Despite being a bit further away from the airfield & reserve (about 30 mins drive) we did get to see Hyenas feasting on a dead elephant carcass! Our luxury tent was amazing & the staff at the lodge were lovely. We felt a little self conscious as we were the only guests, but it did mean we had our own guide ‘ Kennedy’ all to ourselves, he was very knowledgeable & chatted about what he was looking for when tracking various animals. In Savuti we saw lots of different Antelopes, Giraffes, Zebra, Wilder-beasts, Elephants, Birds, but the highlights were the Lions & Cheetahs. We spent a wonderful hour or so tracking then finding “Scorty” a male lion, so named as born with a short tail! Kennedy said ‘ these look like fresh lion tracks’, a which point my wife pointed to the Lion 20 feet in front of the Jeep!…very fresh!
Our transfer again by small plane, was slightly delayed……due Elephants on the runway!
Flight took about 30 mins to Camp Moremi, which was a slightly bigger lodge but had the most wonderful tented rooms & the staff had made some great towel art of Bats , Crocodiles & Elephants. We had excellent company each evening around the camp fire, with stories of the local tribes & descriptions of the huge southern sky. We had game drives around the lagoons & waterways again seeing everything from Hippos to Lions….plus the added bonus of seeing a couple of illusive Leopards. One evening we were given a private dinning experience to help us celebrate our anniversary, which was wonderful. On retiring to bed we could hear & occasionally see the Hippos, Warthogs & Water Buffaloes wondering around the lodge grounds.
From Camp Moremi we took the slightly longer transfer ( about 50 min flight) to Kasane Airport & onto Chobe Game Lodge.
We had a slight shock on arrival….Walter@safarionline on the phone! Unfortunately Comair had just cancelled our flight back to Jo’berg at the end of our trip! Luckily Walter had calmly & professionally checked out our options & managed to secure two seats on a suitable alternate flight, he was just sorting the road transfers & would let us know when all done…..at least 3 others at hotel were due to be on same flight & didn’t even know it was cancelled! Walter’s quick & calm sorting of this problem ment we suffered no stress & were able to continue enjoying our incredible adventure.
Chobe Game Lodge was a larger more hotel set up with a more formulaic style of early morning game drives & afternoon boat safaris in small groups of 8 people. Our guide was slightly less engaged & appeared to follow a fairly set route through the national park, although we spent some fantastic times watching the baby & larger Elephants play & saw some superb game from Hippos to Lions. Ilala was missing some of the little touches that made the earlier lodges so wonderful, such as hot water bottles for early game drives & boat trips (especially) as at 6am it was very cold on the water. The food at Chobe was excellent & we spent a couple of lovely evenings chatting with other like minded travellers. We were also given a lovely cake with a singing a compliment on our anniversary.To top it off, on our transfer out of the park we saw Lions plus Hippos out of the water.
Transferring over the boarder to Zimbabwe ( Victoria Falls) was as painless as possible the agents Wild Horizons were very helpful. We checked into Ilala Lodge Hotel which was wonderful, great location, 1000 steps to the falls, with helpful staff & a lovely atmosphere. We had a superb meal at there restaurant in the evening & really enjoyed the sunset cruise on the Zambezi , seeing more Hippos, Crocs ,Birds & Elephants. Our highlight here was on our last evening seeing three large Hippos in the gardens of the hotel ‘mowing’ the lawns!
Walter had done a great job rearranging our transfer back to Kasane & flights to Johannesburg for our return home, all went smoothly, can’t thank you enough.

This trip was a truly unforgettable experience, we feel very lucky to have seen everything we possibly could. Can’t recommend Safari Online highly enough for making it such a wonderful trip & for all your assistance not only over Covid but also with the last minute hiccups that Walter dealt with so quickly.
Regards
Clive & Louise

Martin   –  
Switzerland CH
Visited: November 2021 Reviewed: Nov 25, 2021

Email Martin  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Very in tune with our needs, created happy memories.
5/5

The choice of camps was spot on and we hugely enjoyed the uniqueness of Botswana. Karina was very professional, reacting quickly to wishes and queries and at the end of the day everything (flights, logistics) worked just fine. She organised the COVID testing with the additional night's stay to our satisfaction. Thoroughly recommend this organisation.

Kate   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: October 2021 Reviewed: Nov 1, 2021

Email Kate

Personalized and helpful attention to our trip
5/5

We loved our trip~ it was very special, and I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat. We are residents of both South Africa and USA, so we have experienced only "budget" safaris and the occasional travel splurge. This was a 5 start safari! But good value all the same. Karina, who helped us decide and book, covered all the info we needed, and kept us up to date. Highly recommended.

Tom   –  
United States US
Visited: June 2021 Reviewed: Jul 5, 2021

Email Tom  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Detailed oriented and excellent operator
5/5

From the start of the planning process to the day we ended our trip, Karina and Walter at Online Safari was there to make sure our trip was everything that we had hoped for. If your looking to plan the trip of a lifetime, go with Karina and Walter at Online Safari. The trip was well organized and reasonably priced, trust me, just book it with them.

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