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Wayfairer Travel
- Offices In:
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United Kingdom
United States
Thailand
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Member Of:
- ATTA, ATOL & ABTOT
- Tour Types:
- Custom luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $374 to $2,367 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email Salomé | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A once in a lifetime experience in Africa filled with nature, its animals and wonderful people
For our honeymoon, we booked with Wayfairer our African Safari. We booked on short notice and the whole team made a big effort to get us the best experience we wanted. We couldn't have booked with a better operator and we can only recommend booking with Wayfairer as our travels to Tanzania were stunning and 100% fulfilling. The experience we were looking for and more...
We first spent 4 nights at the Impala Camp in Selous. The Camp and its stuff are wonderful. The food, the Safari, and the accommodation were absolutely amazing. We loved being there and couldn't wish for more. Our tent was located in front of the river, right there where the hippos are. After the Impala Camp, we traveled to Ruaha and spent another 4 nights at the Mdonya Old River Camp. This small Camp is one of a kind because the dry River attracts lots of animals right in front of the tents. And during our time we woke up in the morning and saw already Zebras and Impalas grazing in front. The view is incredible and also Elefants are visiting the camp regularly. The staff and the camp managers Kings & Iris are wonderful people and we enjoyed a great time, the dinners are special as you meet at the fireplace first to exchange what happened during the day. It's interesting to hear what other tourists saw and experienced during the day being on Safari. Afterward, we always had dinner together which was very nice. The Safaris tour guides in Mdonya are very well trained and we could have spent easily another couple of days learning from them and hear their knowledge about the wildlife. On both Safaris we were alone during the day in an open Jeep.
Thanks a lot to the whole team of Wayfairer and especially to Josh who made a big effort to book everything in time.
Asante sana!
Email Julie | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Personalised and knowledgeable tailor-made experience
We had a wonderful holiday in Tanzania, arranged at short notice with the Wayfairer team. They were flexible in tailoring the holiday around a week we had already booked ourselves, and patient and accommodating as we tweaked things, such as putting the safari at the end. Having a dedicated concierge on hand via email at all times is a great boon when dealing with odd glitches such as taxi no-shows and changes of plane times. The safari in Ruaha was the stand-out highlight, with a truly astonishing camp experience and expert guiding. We learned so much and ate even more. We would love to return.
Email Abigail Vilojen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fantastic holiday, excellent service from Wayfairer
I used Wayfairer to book a 2 week self-drive holiday in Namibia. We are UK citizens living in South Africa currently and when I started looking at accommodation and travel options for Namibia realised fairly quickly that, as we wanted to visit a number of destinations (8 over 2 weeks), it would be better to use an agent, so I contacted a number of tours companies via the Safari Bookings website. Most companies responded with generic offerings. Wayfairer were the only company that contacted me to ask questions about the type of holiday and experience we were looking for and after some initial email contact, arranged for one of their agents to call me so we could discuss further. We explored some options and in a fairly short time they had come back to me with a truly tailor-made itinerary, based on our personal preferences. Although they are a UK-based firm, they use a local agent in Namibia (ATI) who were also excellent.
We kept in regular contact from booking to the trip itself and they assisted with lots of queries and additional services like restaurant bookings.
The trip itself was a fantastic experience. We were provided with everything we needed on arrival, from airport collection, to having our hire vehicle delivered to our B&B, a personalised map and itinerary and helpful extras like a cooler box and ice-packs for our long road trips and a pre-paid cell phone, programmed with the numbers of all the places we were staying.
All of the accommodation was superb and the whole trip was smooth sailing. Namibia is truly an amazing country and I wouldn't hesitate to use Wayfairer again.
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Email Dan | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They deftly juggled complicated logistics.
They put together a multistop Zambia pleasure trip for me (solo traveler). I presented them with my interests and after some communication, they put together a plan. Their knowledge of the area and operators was very helpful. When, as they do, issues came up they were flexible in modifying my agenda (e.g. one of my extensions was canceled due to river water levels). I feel that their expertise made my experience much more enjoyable as I could focus on my trip and not the logistics.
Pro: professional, approachable, non-judgemental, flexible
Con: tends to gravitate to the more expensive experiences (which you can "tune" down), some difficulty reaching them during a weekend issue (consider international mobile phone rather than wifi based communications)
Email Gordon Halton | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The attention to detail and ability without compromise to tailor my holiday to suit was fantastic
From the start when we first decided to go on a Tanzanian safari and then visit Zanzibar the Wayfairer team asked all the right questions to enable them to build what could rightly so be described as a holiday of a life time even down to the flight transfer waits being minimized.
we decided that we wanted to have a safari in 2 differing areas of selous, the accommodation and people were so friendly and amenable nothing was too much of an issue. we were very fortunate that not only did we have the same guide for the week but were the only ones in the vehicle, it was like a private tour.
on the safaris we saw so much wild life in its natural habit and the knowledge of Alfred our guide extended our knowledge through his knowledge of the differing animals, birds and plants.
then the feet up trip to Zanzibar was lovely, so nice to get into a warm sea rather than the traditional freezer.
great trip thoroughly enjoyed and fully recomended
Email Mike Bazett | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
From start to finish we felt personally cared for - a great experience. Recommended
The communications before we travelled were excellent. In particular they were personalised. This personal service continued throughout the holiday. I felt I mattered to them as an individual. At each stage we were met by helpful and friendly people as we went to or from airports and safari game reserves. I quickly gave up thinking about the arrangements at all - it just happened. The personal service at each game reserve was lovely. In particular the smaller Madikwe reserve felt you were part of a family but left alone whenever you wanted. Both guides were very friendly and hugely knowledgeable - clearly so enthusiastic about what they do. The mix between the two lodges worked well. I look forward to booking again with Wayfairer.
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Email Deirdre | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great suggestions and smooth travels
Tom at Wayfairer offered us thoughtful choices for our holiday, working within our budget. The travel information was well organized and easy to follow. All the transfers went smoothly. The whole trip was efficient and effortless for us. I have already recommended Wayfairer to friends and hope to talk with Tom soon about our next adventure!
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Email Sue | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The tour operator was friendly informed on the topic enthusiastic and a dream to deal with
Our tour was above standard. We were at all times helped by friendly informed people who took their job seriously. From the pilots to the rangers. The organisation was impressive and we were completely at ease in transit to the parks. At the parks we were made welcome treated to an impressive level of organisation, kindness eventhing was on time above expectations. Worth every penny. The lodges were superb clean immaculate
organised friendly. The food was healthy varied beautifully presented. A dream holiday. I am so very glad we booked through this company and we are already talking about returning. There are many many companies out there but this was the best decision we made in a crowded field. I am over fifty and have traveled extensively all over the world but was still very impressed with this company.
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Email Nicholas Pugh | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The itinarary, choice of accommodation and excellent guide made for an unforgetable experience.
Our experience exceeded expectations and lived up to the detailed and excellent communications prior to our trip. The Serengeti especially was overwhelming with the migrations leading many incredible game sightings. The tented camp was a real gem and it certainly helped having a proficient driver/guide. Breezes was a great choice of hotel on the Zanzibar east coast, while its food was truly outstanding. I have lived a total 15 years in Africa, with experience of Nigeria, Kenya, Malawi and South Africa, but this Tanzania safari tops everything. My three co-travellers were not especially into wildlife but this trip made for them a holiday of their lifetimes.
Email Raphael Taylor | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Can't recommend highly enough.
We booked our honeymoon through Wayfairer, after having spoken to a number of agents. From the first conversation they were excellent, and very good at turning our half-formed ideas into concrete suggestions. The service they offered throughout was also great, very responsive and easy to get hold of, and always extremely helpful.
The tour they put together was fabulous. Our guide was amazing, and the lodges/camps where we stayed were all memorable and very comfortable. The second week of our trip was spent on an island resort which was everything we could have hoped for - luxurious and beautiful, while feeling like a totally private hidden gem.
Travelling responsibly was important to us, as we knew we would spending large sums of money in a much poorer part of the world, with an ecosystem which has seen tremendous damage in the past. Booking through Wayfairer we knew that all the staff we encountered were fairly treated and paid, and that we could feel confident that our presence was not harmful.
Lastly I have to say what an absolute treat it was to go on a trip where every detail had been thought of in advance, and arrangements put in place so that from the moment we stepped off the plane we felt completely in safe hands, without having to do any of the hard work of figuring out where the hell we were supposed to go or how we were going to get there. This was the first time we've booked through a travel agent, and for a trip like ours I would absolutely recommend doing so, and can only say positive things about our experience with Wayfairer specifically.