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Lark Journeys Namibia
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Member Of:
- NTB & ETEA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $151 to $1,212 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Sus and Alex | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
100% professional, really focusing on providing a customized experience to individual clients needs
Sitting at the waterhole of Halali Lodge during sunset, watching elephants arrive and play around. Later more elephants, rhinos, hyenas and smaller animals stopped by. Lifetime memories created! The guide of Lark Journeys was very knowledgable of the wildlife and species including smaller animals, birds and plants. We really did not expect so much input. It is absolutely recommendable to go with a guide, their knowledge is making such a difference compared to self-driving tours! Animals that are hard to spot, such as leopard we would have never seen, if we did not have the input of what to watch out for. Additionally, the guides of Lark Journeys are so professional: they really try to make the trip so easy and 100% carefree for you including taking care of all the admin stuff for lodging, eating etc. If you look at what you get, the price is absolutely well worth it! We are very thankful for all the experiences the trip gave us! We would like to thank Claire of Lark Journeys and especially our guide Beanie!!!
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Email Frank, Annick and Arvid De Groote-Vollekindt | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The tailor-made African nature experience
The best journey ever. ( and we have already traveled a lot)
Tailor-made, BBC Earth actually experienced!
Fantastic guides and overnighting in luxury.
Far away from our overcrowded Europe …
This is the travel agency for Southern Africa!
Email Zolelwa | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Lark Journeys and Claire are the best!!
Lark Journeys is well organized. My 3day trip to Sossusvlei was well organized with no hiccup. The selection lodge was absolutely amazing. Incredible and magical excursion. If you want to do Namibia right, go with Lark Journeys!
Email Izzy | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Knowledgable, thorough, professional - look nowhere else!
I can't thank Claire enough for an incredible trip. Within a few weeks, finalized just 10 days before travel, she helped me put together a perfect, custom 15-day trip.
She was SUPER knowledgeable and thorough - I think she's been to every hotel/lodge/hike/activity in the country. We talked through all of the options for stops and accommodations. She took into account my interests and budget, tweaked it when I extended my vacation - everything felt very tailored to me.
Claire was also very helpful on the ground, especially important as a solo traveler. She sat down with me for an hour when I arrived and walked through the itinerary day-by-day and gave me essentials (map, books, etc.). The next day (a Saturday!) she took me to pick up the car rental. And she responded immediately on Whatsapp throughout my stay with local tips and help when I ran into issues.
I talked to multiple top operators before booking. Lark was by far the most knowledgable and communicative - and it still came out cheaper than what anyone else would match.
In the end, I had a wonderful trip and owe it all to her. I cannot more strongly endorse them.
Email Carrie N | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Namibia: Lark Journeys is the BEST!
I booked a 10-day Private Tour with Lark Journeys. I am a very discerning traveler that books many corporate and personal trips for my boss, so I have tons of experience with agents and companies, but booking in Africa can be tricky. Lark Journeys was professional and thorough from the first email. Claire was very quick with her responses (even though a 6-hour time zone difference). She answered ALL my questions (and I had a lot of them). As a solo female traveler, she understood some of my concerns about safety and addressed them all. She prepared for me trip that checked all my must-haves and made great recommendations every step of the way.
Greg was my host and guide and I could not have asked for anyone better to show me Namibia. He is patient, thoughtful and delivers excellent customer service. We had great chats as we traveled down the road or sometimes he allowed me to just soak in the beauty of Namibia's ever-changing landscapes. I always felt safe with him driving hours down dirt roads and I cannot say enough good things about him and Lark!
If you have never been to Namibia, run don't walk to plan a trip! If you are looking for a top-notch company to help you plan, I cannot recommend Lark Journeys more highly as they over delivered a most spectacular holiday for me! Namibia has so much to offer, from games drives, to amazing sunsets, to other-worldly landscapes that don't stop impressing you. You get so much more than 'just a safari' with Namibia and with Lark you get excellence at planning your great adventure!
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Email Jeroen en Liesbet | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
High quality trip to Namibia thanks to Lark Journeys
Namibia is an astonishing country that we could fully enjoy and discover thanks to very professional preparations and good care of Lark Journeys. The 3 weeks self drive through the Namibian nature and safari parks was taken care of down to the last detail. Lodges were well chosen and of high quality, Greg and Claire are very nice people who are always ready and standby for their guests. Absolutely recommended and worth repeating!
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Email Sandro | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unforgettable beautiful trip!
Our trip was wonderful! Everything was super organized by Lark Journeys. The route was explained to us in detail before the trip and we were able to ask any questions to Claire. On our 6 Day Namibian Loop we were able to discover the diversity of Namibia with all the animals, landscapes and cultures. Many thanks to our travel guide Franco, we have made many unforgettable impressions and discovered a lot more than we imagined. We can recommend this trip to anyone who wants to see a lot in a short period of time. Traveling during the coronavirus was not a problem at all, all safety regulations are observed and made available. Thanks again for everything Lark Journeys and we look forward to our next trip.
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Email Ivan Karabaliev | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
All taken care of from the airport to the wonders of Namibia
Lark Journeys was probably the best choice to explore the wonders of Namibia. The friendly team prepared a great journey for me and my friends. Everything was well thought through right from the airport to amazing locations: Windhoek, Fish River Canyon, Luderitz, Swakopmund and the gem of the trip Etosha Park. Transport, tents and all camping materials were all taken care of. We had a good balance between camping and hotel stays. The journey was a great adventure where all needs were met and it was an epic dive in the wonders of this amazingly rich with experience country. Whatever your expectations of Namibia, Lark Journeys can exceed them!
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Email Brambo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The trip of a lifetime. Great plan great execution!
We left Gregory free to create an awesome itinerary that would cover most of Namibia's Highlights and he did exactly that. Of course you need to understand you'll be driving allot of kilometers but the Cars were very well equipped for the task at hand! Greg has great local connections so every location had allot to offer. You like adventure? Chill? Mix with the locals? Everything is possible..... The trip of a life time!
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Email Michael | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great trip with an amazing guide
Gregory was our guide during an amazing trip in July/August 2017. I believe one of the reasons it turned out so great was his presence. We gave him quite the tough job organizing a trip for a big group of 12 people from different countries with different wishes and he managed to make it an unbelievable experience for all of us!
The main reason was his flexibility, we were talking via e-mail months in advance and we discussed the possible itineraries. After many e-mails going back and forth, we found a plan which suited all our wishes and we started our 2 week trip!
He assisted us from day one when picking us up at the airport. The first day we stayed in Windhoek and he took us to a great bar called Chopsi’s, we liked the atmosphere that much we returned at the end of our trip. Of course Greg is not only a great guide because of taking his guests for beers, the day after we were already on the move! We stopped by his place to get some sleeping bags, mattresses and the two jeeps and off we went! A nice surprise was that we could drive as well, who does not want to tell stories about driving through the Namibian desert?!
Our first highlight was the Fish River Canyon, after stopping for a night in Keetmanshoop, we arrived and enjoyed the amazing views over the canyon. The first part of the trip we were mainly camping, setting the tents before sunset and enjoying a barbecue and some beers. Afterwards we drove further to Luderitz where we slept in a hotel and a bizarre encounter took place, suddenly Michael Williams (The Wire, Boardwalk Empire,…) was ordering eggs at breakfast next to me. Apparently they were recording the movie ‘The Red Sea Diving Resort’ in Namibia. After meeting some celebrities in Luderitz, we went on to Sossusvlei where we headed up the dunes in spite of the heavy wind and saw the famous dead trees. These days we were staying in an amazing campsite in the middle of the desert, luxury camping with nobody around except of some oryx coming to the drinking hole. Next, we passed by the ‘German city’ Swakopmund and went through to the beautiful landscapes of Damaraland. The big finale still had to come in Etosha where we saw lions, rhinos, elephants and a huge amount of zebras, pretty amazing!
So yes, book with Lark Journeys and hope Greg is your guide, you will have both the touristy highlights which make the country famous but you will also meet a great Namibian guy who will give you some insights about Namibia as a country and who will take you out for a beer. What do you want more?!