Safari Specialists team in the Okavango Delta
Safari Specialists
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2008)
- Member Of:
- Hopitality & Tourism Association of Botswana
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $1,900 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
True experts in Botswana
I highly recommend Safari Specialists for all your planning needs in southern Africa! They are knowledgeable, friendly, responsive, and reasonably priced. I was able to provide them with a rough idea of the things we wanted to see and do and they developed a very detailed and incredible trip itinerary. It is hard to find the right company so give Safari Specialists a shot!
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Email Mulder | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic game sightings and best customer service ever
We had a fantastic trip.
Vic falls was very relaxing and Ilana was really comfortable.
Our guide in Chobe was so much fun and the Bakwena lodge was the friendliest staff we ever met.
The game sightings in Okavango were amazing. We saw all we wanted to see. (leopard and a cub).
All in all one of our best trips ever, so thank you again for the great advice.
Email Michael | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent
I have just got back from an awesome trip and I thouroughly recommend this company. Thank you Lisa.
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Email Rick | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exceedingly helpful and reliable
I found SS (Erica Wilson) on line and after a few email exchanges decided to have her arrange our trip. She was extremely responsive, forthcoming with her opinions (as I requested) and negotiated an excellent rate with the camps we selected. But for her relationship with camp management, I think the cost would have been at least 25% higher. At the end of the trip, she met our flight in Maun and we had a chance to visit in person for an hour or so. In summary, working with Erica was a wonderful experience.
JP
Email Dhashaka Sivasuriam | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Efficient Quick and great value
Joanne Sachs and her staff at Safari Trails was just great. She put together a great safari tour of Zimbabwe and Botswana. Answered all our questions very promptly. Everything was on time. Kuhulu Ivory Lodge was awesome. Elephants drinking water from our pool, lions mating not 100 meters from the lodge.... awesome. This family owned lodge is a Gem. Food drinks rooms staff .... everything was perfect. Had a great game drive in Hwange National park. Excellent lunch. Moved onto Cresta spray view hotel in Victoria Falls. An excellent hotel.... great staff food rooms service just perfect. Victoria falls tour was great and the Zambezi river cruise was awesome. Please visit Boma restaurant for a buffet of Crocodile to warthog to you name it... any kind of bush meat. Land transfer to Chobe Elephant Camp was very comfortable. But the only good thing about that lodge was the game drives with MR. Innocent. Food was average, staff uncaring. Electricity off and on. We were given the most distant rooms even though there was only one more room occupied. Had to walk through Elephant infested forest to the rooms. That was a scary walk of about 300 meters. Electric fence was not working. Basically a terrible place. Chobe river cruise was perfect. I recommend Joanne Sachs and Safari Specialists absolutely. She is great.
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Email Christine | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A memorable trip arranged by Safari Specialists
Safari Specialists was a fantastic choice! They were responsive to my interests and budget, and I appreciated their honesty about what I could expect to see in the month of March in Botswana (wet season). My agent put a lot of time into booking the itinerary that best suited by schedule and wildlife interests. This company also gave me one of the best quotes, compared to larger companies like Wilderness and &Beyond. My 5-day safari was a magical experience, and I highly recommend Safari Specialists!
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Email Kayd | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
More helpful than I could have imagined.
Our booking agent exceeded our expectations. Her suggestions on how to plain our trip, from as simple as whether to go east or west, to which camps to stay at. She answered a multitude of e-mails with thoroughness, insight and patience with our numerous questions. We were thrilled when she met use at the Maun airport and even there was helpful directing us to a great place to eat while we waited for our next flight.
The safari camps and tours were incredible. The accommodations were what we expected (or better) and the actual game drives and guides were absolutely amazing. The staff at each camp made us feel more like family than tourists. We can't wait to go back and see new places.
Very thorough!
Lisa was knowledgeable about the Kwando camps and provided good suggestions to make the most of our safari. She did a great job communicating and answered all of our questions about what to expect. The safari was wonderful with no hiccups :).
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Email Vinny | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome in every way!
After doing some research on the internet we were eventually referred to and contacted Safari specialist. That same day I received an email back from one of their travel planners Joanne offering her assistance in booking our vacation to Africa. We provided Joanne with some basic information about who we were and what we were interested in doing on this trip along with an estimated budget. Joanne's response was amazing her knowledge and suggestions regarding our trip were invaluable. She always promptly responded to any of our questions and concerns. We even contacted her by skype to discuss our trip. I can't say enough about how beneficial she was towards making our trip one of the best experiences ever. Upon our return my wife and I definitely agreed that Joanne's advice and guidance had us fully prepared for all aspects of the trip. All of her bookings for lodging, activities and flights were exceptional and proceeded without any issues. My only concern during this whole process was sending the money by wire transfer to avoid credit card fees but that as well took place without incident. I would highly recommend Joanne and Safari specialist to assist in planning your trip no matter what your budget or itinerary consist of they will provide excellent service.
DE
Email Gunnar | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Simply the best!!
Our booking process exceeded all our expectations. We had a rough plan what to do and our agent Nadine came up with a lot ofsuggestions on how to do our trip. She answered a multitude of e-mails with thoroughness, insight and patience with our numerous questions. We never waited longer than a few hours for her answer!
The safari camps and tours she recommended were incredible. We chose: Somalisa Expeditions Camp, Chobe Elephant Camp, BAtonka Guest Lodge and Pelo Camp! The accommodations were what we expected (or better) and the game drives and guides were absolutely amazing.
All in all was the quality of accommodation, service, meals and activities well above what we expected!
The staff at each camp made us feel like family. We can't wait to go back and see new places.
We will plan our next safari with "Safari Specialists" again!
Well done!