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:
- $145 to $575 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Alison | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A wonderful experience with an excellent guide
A perfect 4 day trip which showed us the true wildlife and bush of South Africa. Our guide was excellent with a passion for his subject which shined through. But he also read us, his clients, perfectly and gave us an experience which catered to our level of interest. Accommodation was lovely in a private game reserve where the staff, food and setting could not have been better. The personal touches and general attitude of Red Safari was wonderful and this is a company I will be staying in touch with and using again for my next trip to Africa. Many thanks Jaco and Red Safari.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent Safari Trip
It was a very informative and enlightened trip. Our guide was Kind, professional yet friendly, knowledgeable, and funny. WELL organized, and just amazing!! We had a brilliant time all the way and the trip was tailor to meet all our particular interests and needs. Most importantly, by the end of the trip, we thought of as our guide as a new found friend. We certainly would (and have) recommended Red Africa Safaris.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Very Good And Educational Experience
We went on a Bird Watching expedition within May 2015 in Limpopo, South Africa.
From the get go, the communication was clear, to the point and without any nasty surprises.
We were received by well educated and friendly staff members whom made us feel right at home.
The service received from Red Africa Safaris was phenomenal and beyond expectation, accommodating us as far as we went through the day to make the experience as rememberable and enjoyable as it could get.
Aside from the Birding knowledge from Red Africa Safaris that was presented to us, Red Africa Safaris also shared additional knowledge of the Bushveld as well as the local Wildlife found in the area which was very rewarding, exciting and educational.
I would at any day book another tour with Red Africa Safaris and would strongly recommend Red Africa Safaris to anyone looking for a well deserved trip, fun, excitement and value for money.
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Email Maria | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Eficient and resolutive, very profesional
We had to postpone our trip from 2020 because of the pandemic and they respect the money advanced at the time for our final price this summer. All communications with them have been very fluent and profressionals, very detailed information regarding any issue that was requested from our side.
BY
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.