African Welcome Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 1999)
- Member Of:
- Southern Africa Tourism Services Association
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $136 to $522 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
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Email Laraine | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible animals, skilled guides. Many extraordinary conversations about life in South Africa.
Kathi organized every detail. While we were still at home, she found ways to communicate to ensure she understood what we were looking for and very flexibly modified suggestions accordingly. Continued to communicate while we were on the trip, reassuring us that someone was always tracking our whereabouts. Able to troubleshoot a couple of times when adjustments were required leading to totally smooth service.
We had 3 different safari experiences. They were all different and all excellent. Each guide was very skilled. The subtle way they located animals and knew where to position our vehicles to get the best views were my favourite parts.
Kathi encouraged us to go to Tanzania for a true "African" experience. It was a real highlight of the trip.
We had asked for some hiking to be part of out trip. When she included a hiking guide, we had excellent experiences.
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Email Rosemary | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
This was the best planned and executed vacation we have ever had!!
Throughout our experience with African Welcome Safaris we have found them to be helpful, knowledgeable and very easy to communicate with. We found them to be responsive to our initial queries, mindful of what we said we wanted, while at the same time helpful in making suggestions for things we didn’t know about. We found our drivers, accommodations and safari experience to all be above our expectations. Should you be fortunate enough to have Rhys as your driver at any point, he is amazing. Sabi Sands Little Bush Lodge is a truly lovely experience with such a small, private guest number. The Michalangelo hotel in Johannesburg is the nicest we have ever stayed in and we have stayed in many hotels, in many countries! Thank you so much Kathi, for organizing our trip of a lifetime!
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Email Maxime Delpy | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tailored to the Needs and Perfect Performance
Great dialogue before the trip, with flexible approach and valuable input.
Perfect execution of the service during the trip: flawless service everywhere with drivers on time, very clean cars, knowledgeable individuals.
Extremely good service! Definitely worth the experience!
SG
Email Alison | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Superb
Communications done with Kathi via email and Whatsapp was smooth and quick, despite the time difference.
My husband and I were impressed with how she came up with a summary for us on our Africa itinerary.
Follow-ups were done well too with the respective safaris and partner agencies. Overall we were really satisfied, our Namibia and Kenya legs were epic, only problem we had was with Lion Sands at Kruger, first night the air conditioning was out and we had to take initiative to get it fixed, second night the power at the treehouse went off twice and ruined our stay. Hopefully we will get our refund as it's still pending.
SG
Email Rachel Yeo | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fabulous, fuss free and extremely responsive!
Kathi was the person we communicated with from the start. She was extremely helpful and responsive, and her detailed itinerary for us from the start was so helpful in giving us a good idea of what each day looked like as well as travel times, accommodations etc. all the accommodations she chose for our group were wonderful. The safari tour was definitely the highlight of our time in South Africa. Mills Manor was the perfect space for our large group and the staff there were extremely thoughtful and attentive. Our ranger/guide for our stay was very knowledgeable and every meal was a feast! I would highly recommend working with Kathi!
Email Jackie Baker | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic service and attention to detail!
Excellent from start to finish. Kathi gave us the best advice and service both before after and during our trip . Nothing was too much trouble and after us having a problem with the flights we booked from the UK Kathi was immediately on the case to help out from her end . When away we had some queries regarding board set up in the hotel and she was able to answer them immediately. All reminders regarding flights check in and documents required were given well in advance. Quality of accommodation was second to none . Can’t speak highly enough of Kathi and all advice we received. Will definitely be in touch again for our next trip .
Email Christine | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful trip to South Africa and Mozambique, organised by Kathi Simon.
The whole trip was absolutely seamless! All my drivers were there absolutely on time, and they were all lovely people. Kathi choose a super hotel in Mabuto and a fantastic beach resort at Viancoulos. The driver who took me through the border into Mozambique was from Mabuto, he knew the ropes, and I was through the border in about 30 minutes. I absolutely love Africa and can’t wait to go back!
Email Gillian Thomas | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The most spectacular African vacation
All of my communication with African Welcome (Alex Simon) was excellent and prompt. I simply identified where in Africa we wanted to visit, budget and duration desired and African Welcome produced a trip of a lifetime! All of our lodges met or exceeded our expectations, everyone of the drivers designated to transfer us from one place to another were prompt, pleasant and efficient.
We saw "The Big Five" by the end of day two!
Email Vanessa | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Safari Trip
Alex helped us with a 5 days custom package for 6 people in Great Kruger. I gave him the budget and requirements and he managed to come up with great choices besides the short notice and high season. Everything was great from communication, transfers, hotels, game drives. Highly recommended!
Email Ros | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Hassle-free at every stage
Kathi Solomon was my contact at African Welcome Safaris. At every stage of planning the trip, her communications were clear and thorough. All paperwork was complete and competently handled. Once there, the drivers she organised for Cape Town and for a day trip to Tshwane were reliable and had good knowledge of the areas we visited. Vehicles were clean and roadworthy. The trip also included a few days at Savanna Lodge at Sabi Sand. The friend I travelled with had been to the safari lodge before on Kathi's recommendation and everything about it was nothing short of fantastic. All up, the trip was memorable for all the right reasons and African Welcome Safaris certainly did their bit to make it so.