The Luxury Safari Company

Reassuringly Brilliant.

Although we wouldn't normally use a travel agent, when we were booking our South African honeymoon we wanted some assistance to ensure we had the best time possible. Rose Hipwood was the perfect person. She listened to everything that we wanted and came up with a fabulous schedule. We were especially impressed when we ran into a problem on our way back when our flights were cancelled due to the weather. The people at the airport were hopeless. However, Rose took our very late call and sorted things out for us. We were so impressed that when we wanted to go on a special holiday again this year we got in touch and were impressed all over again. Rose came up with a couple of spectacular options tailor made for us. We eventually decided to go with the Namibia option. It was wonderful. We contacted her during our holiday again as we decided to make a change midway. Again she was incredibly helpful and changes went without a hitch. It is worth mentioning as well that we are probably a travel agents nightmare as we have a lot of demands and know what we like and are unwilling to compromise. Rose was probably in touch with us every day as we had such a hard time deciding which trip we wanted. All our queries were answered promptly and Rose was happy to discuss anything and everything that I came up with to ask. Nothing was too much trouble and we definitely felt that the extra mile was gone to make us happy. Cannot recommend this company enough.

Really helpful,from deciding where and when to go,all the way to final departure and return itinary

Rose was amazing. She understood I had young children to entertain and consider,Coped with my healthy but not luxurious budget! I had enough options to make a decision but not too many to confuse me. Somehow rose Sourced brilliant flight and connection times and she even managed to wish me happy birthday and happy holiday!

Off to Africa Again

We have done many safari’s to Africa and India but in 2010 decided to look for a small independent travel agent instead of one of the large operators – we chose The Luxury Safari Company!

We have now done safari’s and holidays to Kenya, Botswana, Tanzania, Zanzibar and Mozambique all with Rose. Her knowledge of Africa is second to none – what she doesn’t know isn’t worth knowing!
Her organisational skills are excellent and she always comes up with an answer for what sometimes looks impossible!

We are off to Africa again in March to celebrate our Golden Wedding Anniversary all with Rose’s help! The trip sounds amazing and we can’t wait!!

Rose seems to know instinctively what we like or don’t like and with a few little extra touches along the way that’s what makes it so special, she definitely speaks our language!

A hidden gem within many a rogue Travel agent

My boyfriend and I have always wanted to go to Africa (specifically Kenya) however as it was our first time we did not know where to go and found that many agents out there are just out to get your money as soon as possible and show little interest in making it the once In a life time experience it should be. They also always seemed to fail to understand what we wanted which my boyfriend found particularly frustrating. At The Luxury Safari Company you get professional advice from people who live Africa in every way and are completely passionate about making your trip as amazing as possible.

Rose led us through all the options explaining the pros and cons of each place. Her knowledge of the lodges is quite remarkable and we therefore completely trusted her to put together an unforgettable and unique itinerary. Rose did not let us down and gave us a holiday which we will not only never forget but also probably never beat. One thing I dont doubt is that if anybody can beat it it will be the team at The Luxury Safari Company. We are both so greatful to all the team for such a memorable experience and we cant wait to call you again and book our next holiday.

An Outstanding and Truly Personal Service

It had always been a dream for both my wife and I to go on safari and thanks to The Luxury Safari Company, this became a reality!

Right from the outset Rose listened to my requirements and was able to produce a truly personalised itinerary that allowed us to experience everything we wanted, whilst still representing exceptional value for money. Throughout the whole planning and booking process her advice and knowledge of the continent were outstanding and I was constantly impressed both with the quality of information offered and the high level of service provided. She was always on hand to answer any questions I had, both throughout and after the booking process, and as a result this made organising the trip simple and a real pleasure!

On the ground itself, we visited Duma Tau (Linyanti) and Jacana (Okavango Delta) in Botswana, and Livingstone, Zambia and everything ran like clockwork from the off. The camps were exceptional and the little extra surprises that Rose had organised really made us feel appreciated. Overall, our experience of Africa was one that will live with us for the rest of our lives and I would thoroughly recommend The Luxury Safari Company to anyone wanting to see this amazing continent!

Outstanding - knowledgable, efficient and an agent we felt we could trust.

We dealt with Rose who patiently went to a lot of trouble to arrange our itinerary: beach in Zanzibar, time in Nairobi, Shaba and Mara safaris in Kenya and a few days exploring the rock hewn churches of Lalibela. Everything was wonderful and all connections etc. very smooth. Rose was efficient, responded to emails very quickly and we really felt we could trust her to do a good job - and she did. We would highly recommend The Luxury Safari Company.

The best honeymoon there could be

We went on our honeymoon with The Luxury Safari Company after being recommended by a friend if ours who have been on holiday with them before - we weren't disappointed, we still dream about it now.

We started in Botswana which was in green season, all that meant was that everything was half price, but we had exceptional game viewing, we saw everything and had some magical elephant experiences. We also walked, canoed and took a night drive where we saw porcupine.

We then moved onto Azura in Southern Mozambique which is out of this world - we've never seen a beach like it. Every arrangement went smoothly and every camp knew a little about what we liked and what we wanted.

Rose had also included a few honeymoon treats which we were most grateful for. We're dying to go back to Africa with Rose soon, maybe next year!

Excellent information and arrangements

Everything from start to finish was brilliantly organised. All the advice was spot on and choice of lodges, camps etc. exactly what we wanted.

Spot on recommendations and seamless on the ground travel arrangements - couldn't have gone any better!

First time safari was a dream

We loved our first ever safari which was organised by Rose at The Luxury Safari Company. Having always wanted to go to Africa this was big trip for us, and as I explained to Rose we were used to travelling to very remote corners of India and South America, so wanted something off the beaten track and unique. She managed to provide this for us on every level - we started in Laikipia, at Tassia Lodge - wow, what a location to start in, we mostly walked here and got to know the bird life and local Masai community. The cultural experience there was completely authentic and felt very natural which we loved.

We then moved onto the Masai Mara, which we had been unsure about due to it being notoriously crowded - well we stayed at Richards Camp and had the most amazing four days game viewing without another soul in sight, we went into the Mara Reserve for one morning and didn't get it at all, there were minibuses everywhere. Returning to Richards Camp after that game drive was a relief - the staff there were also mostly local Masai and absolutely lovely, our guide Leng was charming and very knowledgeable.

We ended by flying (quite a mission) to Pemba Island near Zanzibar - gosh was it worth it, we stayed at Fundu Lagoon which was out of this world, and just as remote as we are used to - really is paradise on earth.

Despite some quite complicated routes everything was completely seamless which made us feel very comfortable, and all Rose's organisation and suggestions were spot on. We even had a private tour of the Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage. We wouldn't hesitate to book with Rose again, in fact we wish she offered other continents!