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African Coast Travel & Tours
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2004)
- Member Of:
- ZTA, SOAZ, ATSA & SATSA
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Mid-range & luxury)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $290 to $1,200 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Veronica | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing 2 day safari to Hwange from Vic Falls
My sister and I booked a safari tour to Hwange from Victoria Falls and it was awesome. Joseph did the bookings and averything, he picked us up at our hotel and drove us to Hwange which is about 2hrs30min away.He was pleasant and talked a lot about Zimbabwe. We did a full day safari with our guide Knowledge and yes, he did live up to his name! He was very knowledgeable hehe and a good driver. The park is stunning and we got to see the fall colours! I feel you do need a full day to go in deep and actually see the animals. We saw a ton of elephants, all sorts of anthelopes and birds, one male lion, hippos, many zebras and jiraffes. We camped to save money, but you can also stay at a lodge. It was ok, there are proper flush toilets and showers and it was only one night. The food was good too and we had a box lunch inside the park so we didn´t have to go back out to the camp. The next day we had a morning safari and then drove back. We got to the hotel early afternoon. I had other safaris at Chobe in Botswana and Etosha in Namibia, but Hwange was definitely my favourite. Quite special! I f you do go in winter, bundle up! It´ is cold.
JP
Email Shinji | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
World's most beautiful desert adventure
Thanks to the very quick reply and smooth communication with the guide, I was able to complete every arrangement of my private tour in just two days. From the time of pick up until drop off at the airport, his time management was perfect. His humour and hospitality have made it a very relaxing and enjoyable my first Namibian trip. Not only the beautiful desert, but camping in the wilderness and the beautiful starry sky have become my special memories. Thanks a lot!
Email Paula Newton | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Outstanding customer service and great trips with this provider
My parents and I booked a 2-day Chobe Safari with this company. The service was excellent from start to finish, so much so that we booked a variety of other tours through the company afterwards as well. The safari itself was also very good - it was well run, the guide was very knowledgeable about the animals, birds and ecosystems in Chobe. The communication was good and the logistics ran like clockwork. I would book with this provider again in a heartbeat.
NL
Email Emma | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Professional, friendly, and genuine staff that make for a lovely and memorable experience!
Our communications ran smoothly and were all very friendly. I had actually made an error with the payment and they were very quick to help me remedy the situation. The services of were all of good quality and exceeded our expectations. The safari was lovely with an adequate lunch that catered for our dietary needs. The best part about every part of the arrangement was the people- absolutely lovely people from the booking to the end of the safari. Would definitely recommend!
Two Day Trip to Hwange National Park
The booking process was very easy, emails have been responded very quickly and the organisation of the tour was very good. We had a good trip and an excellant stay in the National Park, so we enjoyed it very much. All in all we can recommend this tour operator very much!
Email Danielle | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A unique one-on-one experience
Joseph truly went out of his way to make our short break amazing! The itinerary included all of our accommodation, most of our meals and a couple of additional options (at a reasonable price). It meant that we could maximise our two full days and two half days to take in as much of beautiful Zimbabwe and Botswana as possible. Victoria Falls was simply amazing and the best part - Joseph guided us the whole way so we avoided the big tour groups whilst still getting the full guided tour experience. Chobe National Park was equally as amazing, and to see it from both the water and the land was mind-blowing. I would highly recommend talking with Joseph about tour options - he really does know how to make the experience unique and special.
Email Elise | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The most amazing Victoria Falls and Chobe adventure we could have possibly asked for.
Joseph is an absolute breeze to work with. With this being my second trip with African Coast, all I had to do was tell Joseph what I was looking for (a trip to Victoria Falls for my mother's birthday for a maximum of 4 days) and he provided me with several options and budgets to choose from. Joseph arranged absolutely every detail from when we landed to when we departed - transport, accommodation, meals, national park entry, helicopter rides, a day trip to Botswana - which made the trip a true stress free holiday. What sets Joseph apart from the rest though is his true passion for culture and his in-depth knowledge of not just his communities, Victoria Falls, but all regions in which he operates. Thank you so much Joseph and team for another truly amazing adventure. I can't wait to book with you again!
MT
Email Jessica | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Both transfer drivers in Johannesburg and Victoria Falls were very nice.
Both drivers were very nice. Service was very good. Thank you
Email Helen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unsafe, unprofessional and extremely expensive - do not use!
We paid almost as much for an overnight trip to Hwange as we did for a 10 day trip with Nomad and got little for it, as it was little more than 29 hours all up. You would be better to hire a car and drive to the park, as it is quite safe, and use the safari options at any of the lodges in and around the park.
Our issues started from at pick up. Mr Moyo emailed he would pick us up, then sent a young driver who was lovely, but no tour guide, and he did not seem to know what was happening or when (but was keen to find out how to get a girlfriend - and visa - in Australia)!
On arrival, our safari truck was broken down and the contracted provider was clearly struggling. A replacement was found after an hour, but both vehicles had clearly been in significant accidents / rollovers. We cancelled the safari the following morning trip as my partner (a mechanic who owned a garage for 15 years) said the vehicle was too unsafe. Pic avail.
The guide was also lovely as was the lunch, but he was an inexperienced driver and needed more training in guiding. Unlike our highly professional Nomad tour guides and day trip guides, we generally stopped where the guide could see the game but our view was obscured by bush! Each time we had to ask for him to move the vehicle, which resulted in a lot of revving and an overshoot back and forth. By the time we could see, the game had often left! We were also rushing to a schedule, and not following the game. On three occasions we left a spot with game and went to another empty waterhole and waited.
To top it off, we also found that dinner had not been specified, and had to get the hotel to call to get this sorted. All up, it was a truly disappointing and very expensive experience. Given the professionalism of all of the other operators we dealt with in a month in Africa, this was definitely an outlier. Go somewhere else.
Reply from African Coast Travel & Tours
Posted on Oct 29, 2018Dear Helen
Thank you very much for your review and yes i really appreciate it, please note that i have taken note of your disappointment, you experienced, my humblest apology, as we value every review we receive and we take it serious as in your case i was seriously concerned and did my investigations, i then discovered that for sure the guide whom you went with was a new guide, and though he was newly engaged with us he was engaged without my knowledge with the operations manager on the ground in Hwange as he was also given the opportunity also, and i am really sorry for this happening, he was trying him but unfortunately he did not deliver, so we have made him become a supply driver only on Camps instead of going into the park with guests, and i hope this will not happen again, starting from now on wards we then come up with a new system of having specific guides, not any guide who will take our clients into the park, as happened in your case.
coming to the vehicles our vehicles are open 4 x 4 game drive vehicles and non have rolled over as they operate in the park and there is no one time when you can drive more than 120km in the park with these vehicles, also adding on to that these are 2016 Vehicles and brought in as new and still under 100 000km warranty, they receive full service, i understand that vehicles can have a breakdown anytime and we have a back up vehicle always at standby to cater for such unforeseen circumstances,
Coming onto our transfer driver his duty is to make sure you arrive on time and safe, i also investigated and asked why was he keen on advising to get a Visa or girl friend he said it was a joke with you, but i then advised him to avoid talking nonsense as much as possible,
but above all on be half of the management team, my Humblest apologies to you of these sad developments, we are hopping that we will make sure that we are on top of the situation especially when selecting guides as much as possible, i failed to go with you as i was in Namibia with other guests, and that's why there was that sudden change, and i know you would wanted to go with me but unfortunately it was impossible to be everywhere, i hope you understand my position.
i would love to host you again in the near future and i will say try us again we have learnt our lessons, and we will make sure and promise better and great Game drives again in Southern Africa
Yours Faithfully
Joseph Moyo
Operations manager
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Email Read and George | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
22 Day overland trip from Cape Town to Victoria Falls
We had an amazing journey with African Coast Tours. My son and I had a few things we wanted to do and Joseph was very flexible in designing
our itinerary. We added 3 days in the Okavango Delta which was a highlight. It adds to the cost but worth every penny. Our driver, Joe, was
smart, interesting, kind and always emphasized safety first. This overland trip is incredibly varied. It was awesome to have the time to settle into the journey and enjoy the landscape. We stayed in some really cool places too. I hope to return to Africa soon and I will reach out to African Coast Travel and Tours to design my next trip.
Read Phillips