African Welcome Safaris
- Office 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:
- $122 to $467 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
Your request will be sent directly to the operator
If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Friendly, knowledgeable and efficient service
We had a great experience with African Welcome Safaris! They were referred to us by other friends who also used them and sang their praises. Kathi was wonderful - responsive to our needs and requests and provided fantastic recommendations. For the most part all of our travel and transfers went smoothly. The one hiccup we encountered was due to an airline cancellation and Kathi stepped in to ensure that all subsequent arrangements were adjusted accordingly, which was of tremendous help. Our safari was a once in a lifetime experience and the lodge was excellent - both in terms of experience and value.
Professional, courteous, and detail-oriented.
My experience with African Welcome Safaris, and particularly with Kathi Simon, was five-star. She planned the perfect trip for me, and everything flowed smoothly from start to finish.
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A dream vacation, extremely well planned and executed
Our agent was helpful, considerate, very interested in what we wanted to do and organized our trip accordingly. Everything met or exceeded our expectations, accommodations were wonderful, guides friendly, knowledgeable and accommodating and the safari experience was incredible.
SG
Email MT Foo | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A memorable, exciting and well taken care of experience.
The client contact Ms Kathi Simon is most thoughtful, efficient and helpful in all the times of communication/interacting prior to the trips. She is alsways assuring and meticulous in planning and expedient, thus, well prepared us for the trip.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceptionally efficient and helpful
We didn't have to worry about a thing. We could just sit back and enjoy our stay in South Africa, knowing everything was taken care of.
SG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Exprience
Areas we have visited: Cape Town, Vic Falls, Chobe National Park
Experience in working with African Welcome Safaris: Kathi was very easy to work with from the first time we contacted her. Very prompt in her responses. She made the whole process of planning our stay in Africa enjoyable. African Welcome Safaris helped in planning of the entire trip itinerary, booking of flights, selecting hotels in the areas we stayed, booking local activities and tours. All the suggestions given to us were excellent! The hotels we stayed in were amazing.
Overall Level of Satisfaction: 100%
Would we plan our next holiday in Africa through African Welcome Safaris: Absolutely!
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Email Joyce and Jon | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful trip to Tanzania
Kathi Simon was our travel agent for African Welcome Safaris and was simply a pleasure to work with. So accommodating, responsive and customized our trip to be exactly what we wanted.
Our airline had issues that caused us to arrive two days later then expected. When we notified Kathi she worked over the weekend to rearrange our trip to minimize the financial impact of the change and made sure everything was taken care of. She was awesome.
Kathi booked us in several amazing hotels, and set us up with Wild Frontiers in Tanzania for our Safari company. The vehicle and driver were both really great, and the driver Raymond was extremely warm, friendly and accommodating.
We had a great vacation and it was a trip of a lifetime. Thank you African Welcome Safaris!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing 1st contact with Africa
From the start of my project to go to Africa (around Februray 2014) to returning from the trip my interface, Kathi, has been extremely helpful and proactive in offering advices and support.
She helped to recommend the best journey fitting with my budget, arranged all tiny details to make the trip go seamlessly. So once the trip started I only had to focus on the experience be it observing the wildlife in its natural environment at Chobe or Kruger, having a breath-taking experience at Victoria falls or experiencing the life in the city in Cape Town.
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Email Randy | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very impressed by the attention to details
My wife and I were concerned on how difficult if might be to plan our trip, from the United States, with an agency located in South Africa. Our agent, Kathi, quickly put any concerns we had to rest. The communications were easy and the response to our questions was quick. African Welcome Safaris went above and beyond what even our local travel agents would do to accommodate our wants and needs. My wife and I split out time between the Busanga Plains bush camp and camp Kapamba in the south Luangwa Valley. We both commented how the accommodation, and the food, far exceeded our expectations. Not to mention, the guides were extremely knowledgeable. If given the chance, I would return to Africa and would definitely book our trip with African Welcome Safaris.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Seamless travel experience.
Having used African Welcome on previous occasions, it has always been re-assuring to know that the small details will have been covered, and that you can arrive knowing full well that from the time you are met until your departure, all will run smoothly. The Safari Tours themselves have always been excellent as it was on this occasion, and it would be re-miss not to mention what a truly great safari experience the staff and facility at Londolozi provides.
Communication has been one of the great features of our experience with African Welcome - from the moment we have contacted Kathi, floating our next plan, she has responded promptly and expansively, providing the local knowledge that lead us to seek out an agent "on the ground" .