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 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.
ES
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.
CL
Email Cesar Besio | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
excellent
From the booking de to the farewell, everything was first class. I would do another safari with RedAfrica
Email Trevor & Vida Edwards | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Red Africa Safaris excelled all our dreams of a Kruger Park African Safari, absolutely fantastic !!
We experienced a fantastic holiday with Red Africa Safaris. Amelia was totally flexible and planned our 4 night trip to include everything that we required.
We stayed in a fantastic house in Hazyview, as well as a night in the Kruger Park, in addition to our days in the park we also spent a day travelling the Panoramic View, which included the breath taking Blyde River Canyon.
Jaco went way and beyond to ensure that our trip was to perfection, he is an extremely professional host / tour guide and excellent cook, he catered for all our needs.
Keegan was an exceptional game guide with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the game and birds; in addition to the Big Five he also found us some wild dogs.
One Day when we return, we will definitely be using Red Africa Safari again.
Totally worth it
We went on a 3-week trip to 4 different countries in Africa and this was by far the best part of our trip. Our tour guide, Jaco, was amazing. He was obviously so passionate about the animals and the environment and he made everything so exciting for us and was full of information.
We did the Panorama Route, which was gorgeous, I'm so glad we did it, but we did get really lucky with weather the entire time. We also got crazy lucky with animal viewings so I'm very grateful for that (not that the companies can control that), but Jaco was determined to get us some good views on our way out of the park and we got a truly spectacular experience surrounded by elephants.
I would 1000% recommend this, I would do it again, I've told all my friends and family to go, it was so worth it and then some.
Email Jan Zimmermann | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was really the best Trip ever. Please do it!!!
It was really the best Trip ever. Please do it!!! Nice Chats and good Food.
DE
Email Julia R. | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing trip with excellent guides
Having booked a guided tour with Red African Safari was the best decision for us as a family (Blyde River Panorama Tour and Kruger). It was well-organised in advance and everything turned out just as planned. We had excellent guides who knew so much about the country's history, politics and especially the wild life. We always felt safe and were taken care of so well. It almost felt like family :-) We are so thankful for this amazing time and will treasure every single moment!
Thanks to Jaco and Trevor!! You are the best!
Amazing
Our tour guide Jaco was amazing. He went above and beyond our expectations. We had an incredible time.
IT
Email Erika & Elia | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An exciting experience
We loved traveling with Jaco: we visited the Panorama route and spent 3 days in the Kruger park. Jaco has been a special guide, so passionate and caring. He is very expert and explained us a lot of things about wildlife and South African history and culture. Last but not least, he has been a very special chef cooking delicious vegan meals on open fire.
We will definitely book another trip with Red Africa Safaris in the future hoping to be guided by him again!
SG
Email Jacky | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Personalized, Enjoyable and Value for Money
The entire experience was great from start to finish. Amelia did a great job in creating an itenary that suited our needs and they allowed us to change activities for our personal need. We did an 8 day (Kruger + Greater Kruger + Panorama route) tour and it did not disappoint. We managed to see a bit of everything and even had a luxury experience in the private lodge.
Special shoutout to our guide, Jaco, for making the trip so much better. He is a great driver, cook and is one of the most knowledgeable guides in the business. He was able to identify and describe the different animals in the reserve, and we learnt many things from him. He ensured we were comfortable and safe throughout the trip, and was a great company as well.
Compared to the other tour groups, this was definitely one of the better value for money and you be hard pressed to find a better deal.
We will definitely work with them again!