Red Africa Safaris Team
Red Africa Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Member Of:
- SATSA, FGASA, SATIB & LEDET
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $144 to $571 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Carlos | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari and guide
Very knowledgeable and great guide. Personalized experience. The company is very flexible to adapt last minute to anything within what is possible. We saw the big 5 in a matter of hours!
Email Wils | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A real trip of a lifetime, for learning, understanding, appreciating wildlife as a natural gift
Highly recommended it anyone. Our tour guide was excellent and very knowledgeable.. Wouldn't recommended to see Sth Africa and Kruger Park without a guide that has Jaco experience, passion and professionalism regarding wildlife and tourism.
Seen all the important animals in our safari and the guided tours in the way for Kruger was excellent too - ended up in a most beautiful waterfall that I couldn't help myself but has to swim in it.
Looking fwd to Jaco sharing some of the pics he took of our trip.
Email Jackie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Organised, reliable and knowledgable and went out of their way to give us a great experience.
The reason I chose Red Africa Safaris above all the other companies was the great communication I got from Amelia who responded to every question (and I had lots) in a timely and professional manner. Our guide for the Safari - Jaco was professional, courteous and supremely knowledgeable. Our safari was great because of all the sights and animals we saw, but also because of his company and the way he shared his experiences with us. I can't imagine how any other company could provide a better experience and I truly hope to come back and many more trips with Red Africa Safaris.
Great Experience
I had a private tour guide with Jaco and I spent the whole five days with him. With Jaco I got a nice cool friend and we connected also through Facebook and I told him to let me know when he will be visiting Europe.
Great experience!
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Email Tania | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A mixed experience
We opted for a 5 days private reserve tour + Panorama route with RedAfrica.
Overall, we have to highlight that it was very pleasant to spend time in Jaco’s company: he is a highly dedicated and motivated person eager to do his best to share his passion of nature and his knowledge. We greatly enjoyed our exchanges with him throughout the trip and his respectful attitude towards us.
The first part of our tour – the gorgeous landscapes that we saw along the Panorama route – was just great.
However, the private reserve part of the tour was unfortunately disappointing: the area, which was described as located in the Greater Kruger ecosystem and thus hosting the same animal and bird species, was highly affected by the recent draught, which forced the animals to migrate elsewhere; a factor which we were not aware of prior to our trip. During our stay in the private reserve, we thus saw extremely few animals. Moreover, the information and time management by the reserve staff was not entirely satisfying, which added to our overall frustration.
Afraid of leaving Kruger disappointed, we requested Jaco to change the plan for the last day of our trip and spend it in Kruger proper instead of the private reserve. Luckily, Jaco was flexible and accepted this last minute change. This last day trip (although a rushed one) enabled us to see almost all of the Big Five in one day and somehow compensated for the frustration related to the impossibility to see animals during the previous days.
Reply from Red Africa Safaris
Posted on Apr 29, 2016This Private reserve is in the Greater Kruger Park which is situated on the banks of the Elephants River, where we normally have great sightings, we were there with other clients 3 days before this trip who had excellent sightings from which we received a very good review (like all our other reviews). We’ve had unpredictably late summer rains here in South Africa at the time which caused the animals to hide from the wind and rain and in turn caused less than normal sightings. These animals are truly wild and freely moving in the Greater Kruger Park causing unpredictable sightings.
The river came down in full flood the previous evening that forced the lodge management to postpone the scheduled river safari to the next day due to safety reasons, we had to then do a bushwalk which started a little later than usual as this was unplanned. Unfortunately the walk was also cut short by 10 minutes due to heavy rain, causing poor visibility and a safety risk.
Unfortunately we have no control over nature and it's effects that from time to time causes less sightings because animals will hide from wind and rain and they move freely in the greatest wilderness area in Southern Africa. We and whichever lodge we use at the time may change the itinerary if needed due to safety reasons or changing weather conditions.
We wish all of our clients a good experience and feel sorry if it's not the case, we cannot control nature even if we sometimes wish we can. Video testimonials on our website can testify of the great experiences pervious clients had at this specific lodge.
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Email Bernd | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Nice trip Kruger Park August 2014
Had with my Girlfriend a nice trip in Kruger National Park.
Im from Germany and booked at Red Africa Safaris my trip.
Was great and will book in the future my next trip.
Thank you for great time
Bernd
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Email Maria | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
amazing service
Thanks to every member of staff for their superb work during our holidays, especially to Jaco for his amazing service.
We will definitely recommend you at all times with all who we know interested in safaris in South Africa.
Email Janet Arone | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
An awesome, inspiring Safari, lead by a knowledgeable, sensitive and efficient Guide ......
We had looked forward to the Safari , knowing it was a dream coming true, but almost as soon as we met our Guide, and chatted during our first day's driving, we knew we were in for an amazing time!
In the lead up to Departure, the communication between Red Africa and ourselves was very prompt and all our questions were answered graciously.
The service and attention we received was friendly and generous and all our accommodation was of a high standard.
Our safari was built around our original requests, and we found a lot of effort had gone into ensuring our hopes and personal interests were met. It more than met our expectations and we hope to one day plan another Safari with Red Africa! Thank you very much for such a marvelous Safari!!
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Email Kelly Guenther | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic Experience. Fantastic Owner.
This was beyond our expectations. Jaco -- either the owner or one of the owners of Red Africa -- picked us up at the airport at 10:30 at night, drove all night, and made sure we caught the morning light. I'm a photographer and was getting footage for a client on a tight schedule, and Jaco bent over backwards to accommodate my me. I have future work here in South Africa, and plan to bring my son next time. Jaco may well bring his son (same age) so they can reflect on their different cultures and also have that jaw-dropping opportunity to see animals in the wild. (It was that great of an experience.)
The vehicle we traveled in was large and comfortable -- Jaco even provided pillows and blankets to nap as we drove thru the night.
Accommodations were excellent at the eco-lodge he chose overlooking a river with wild boars, hippos, and crocodiles wandering by riverside. Food was even better. Staff there accommodating, friendly and very excited to be able to show people the ecology and the animals there. We even had a morning river cruise to see crocs and native birds.
Stand-out meal was a BBQ riverside where we heard a leopard growling after dinner while having an after dinner drink by lantern light. And then we headed out for a night safari by full moon.
You'll make memories for a lifetime on this tour.
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Email Abner | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
It doesn't get more real than this
RedAfrica hosted us with great care and service orientation. I wanted a real experience and, from the people to the safari tours, I can say I was fully satisfied. No manicured lodges and bush, no perfectly traced routes, we really went into the wild and experienced great things. Our dinner by Oliphant River, the river safari and the daily outings all contributed to make this a memorable time.
On a personal note, we enjoyed spending time with Jaco, the company's owner, Geo and I.P. Jaco went above and beyond to make sure everything worked fine, driving countless hours, always in great mood and sharing his knowledge and love for nature. Dankie!