Team Wild Planet Safari
Wild Planet Safari
- Office In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Member Of:
- SATSA & FGASA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $200 to $410 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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Email Jim&Anna | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfection on Safari
This safari was amazing from the pick up at the airport to drop off. We saw the Big 5 the first day in the park. We were treated like royalty and became fast friends with our guide and chef. Highly recommended! 5 STARS!
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Email Hameer | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing + Ethical
This was an amazing experience - as someone who has been on multiple safaris across different countries in Africa, this experience stands out for the personalisation, ethical and eco nature of the viewings, wildlife sighting and overall a brilliant experience that was an enjoyment from start to finish. Rafel my guide was a true professional and Thale was great to work with during the planning phase. Kruger’s offering were only multiplied by the service offered by wild planet safari - definitely will be back and will work with them again.
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Email Margaret | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience in Kruger!
We had the most incredible 5-day safari in Kruger National Park, and I can't recommend Wild Planet Safari enough! From the start, Thale was fantastic, helping us with booking and answering all our questions. Our guide, Chris, was wonderful. His knowledge of the park and its wildlife was unmatched, and his experience ensured we saw all of the Big 5! Chris made sure we were at the gates early every morning to maximize our chances of spotting animals like lions, who are more active at dawn. Our chef, Goodwill, was also great. The meals were delicious. It was fun to eat breakfast at one of the picnic sites in the bush each morning. In addition to the daily game drives, we also went on a night drive and a morning bush walk, both of which were very fun and added to the whole experience. The entire Wild Planet team made sure the trip was tailored to our preferences. Highly recommend going on safari with Wild Planet!
Email Julie | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic experience with caring, knowledgeable people
I treated my family to the experience of a lifetime, choosing Wild Planet Safari and I am so pleased I did. We were a group of 5 adults and one child aged 9.
From the first emails with Thale, nothing was too much trouble and we developed a 'plan' together to cater for us from our flights from UK into the Kruger to our flight out 6 days later.
Thale recommended the Call of the Wild for our first 2 nights stay. This was a very special place and offered us our first sightings of wild life in the garden, including giraffe and zebra! We went to see endangered animals and a boat trip, all in the capable hands of Raff, our guide for the time in the Krugar.
We then set off for 3 nights in Krugar park and were joined by Hope who was to be our resident chef. He had a tough job on his hands, with 2 vegetarians and one very fussy 9 year old boy. Hope and Raff provided us with fantastic food including a BBQ and picnics. We all loved the food and Hope gave me a recipe for his special chicken dish!
On the drives, we saw all the usual game but were enthralled by not one pair, but 2 pairs of mating lions. One couple were lying on the edge of the road exhausted from their efforts! We were booked on a night drive (not requested but Thale thought it would add to our experience). We found 5 lions walking in the road on a mission! You could have heard a pin drop despite a big vehicle with around 20 people on board.
At all times, Raff was respectful of the animals and added to our sightings with sharing his extensive knowledge of animals, birds and trees! We could not have wished for a better guide. The pair remained with us until we were safely through security for our onward flight. I think we will all be talking about this experience for years to come so if you are looking for a small, caring company who make everything work smoothly, I would recommend Wild Planet!
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Email Tammy | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Accomodating, Friendly, Fun, & Knowledgeable!
We chose a four day private safari. Our guide Chris was fantastic! He searched out what we wanted to see and I think he was more disappointed than us when we didn't fine an animal! Hope was an excellent "chef" on the safari and kept us very well fed with the tastiest meals. Both Hope and Chris had wonderful personalities and we'd be honored to call each friend! This was an experience of a lifetime that far exceeded our expectations and left us feeling very spoiled!
We booked this less than a month before our safari date and there were a few miscommunications through email, but everything was resolved VERY quickly! We would highly recommend this to anyone looking for a budget friendly awesome safari!!!
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Email Jasmin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience of a lifetime
That was Amazing! Many thanks to you Wild Planet Safari, Thale, our great Chef and our great guide Chris.
We had a great 4-day tour. Without our guide, we would never have seen all the big 5 and we were so lucky that we were even able to see the ugly 5 several times. We felt safe and in good hands at all times. However, we did notice that no direct attention was paid to our eating habits, which we had previously indicated. It would have been great if there had been more focus on this.
But overall, we highly recommend the tour! We will remember this tour forever.
Email Bronny | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Efficient, helpful and flexible.
An amazing time on a 7 day private Safari, staying both inside Kruger in 3 camps in ensuited Bungalows with airconditioning (which we needed), and outside Kruger in a private gamepark, so we had the best of both worlds. Because of our timeline and where we wanted to go we had to use a tour operator that could organise this. I had concerns about that but with a few emails back and forth Thale had everything planned for us. The experience of a private tour was good. We flew from and back to Johannesburg rather than do the road trip to Kruger. Rafael, our guide/driver inside Kruger was so knowledgeable about everything, plants, insects, birds and the animals. The big animals are what most people come to see and we did have great success with that but birding (which was of interest) was great too with our guide. Through Kruger the days were long. We had gamedrives at 4.30am and then often moving between camps so drives through the day and then evening also but there is always the excitement of seeing wildlife. It was also very hot when we were there. We saw the big 5 but also much more. The gamepark allowed for a different perspective with their group drives and experiences. Don't hesitate about booking a trip with Wild Planet Safari.
Email Paul Smith | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
from inquiry to drop off back at the airport, everything was more than expected.
When making an inquiry, you communicate directly with Thale the director. Everything is made clear and easy to understand, no surprises on the tours with no additional costs or expenses. The vehicles are owned and driven by Wild Planet Safari employees so there are no additional people or third parties you need to communicate with. You get all transport sorted and dropped off where you need to be in good time. The food is good enough and theirs plenty. The accommodation is what you want according to your budget. The pace is as fast or slow as needed. The tour guides are with you and accommodate everything needed. the financial deal was better than i could get anywhere else and having been on safari's before, great value.
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Email Bena | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect!
I got an offer for this Safari on safari bookings and booked in a few days. The service was fast. The brochure well written and communication clear.
The safari vehicle was also very clean and Rafael and Hope were amazing guides. Hope cooked fantastic meals and Rafael knew how to make my teenager feel safe. He is also a walking encyclopedia of animal insight!
I highly recommend and we saw all the big 5, plus lots lots more. It was fun, safe and exciting.
Loved it.
Email Sharon | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience of a lifetime
Just wow, thank you Wild Planet Safari, Thale, Ryan and our amazing guide Raf.
We were a party of three who booked a Private seven night safari, this trip far exceeded our expectations and we can't recommend the experience enough.
From the first moment of enquiry with Thale to the final drop off by Raf, Wild Planet displayed fantastic customer service and attention to detail.
Raf was a superb guide, cook and all round great guy, working tirelessly to ensure we had the best experience, he would find the wildlife with great expertise, ensure we were in prime position to observe all of the amazing animals, drove us to so many incredible sightings and beautiful locations. After a day of driving us around Raf would cook us the most amazing dinners which we enjoyed immensely as we all reminisced about the spectacular experiences of the day
Our accommodation in all five places was spotless and very comfortable and the safari vehicle being open sided offered a very immersive safari experience. We saw an incredible number of animals and we were in awe of so many amazing sights, its hard to do justice to what we saw in words so all we can do is strongly suggest, if you have the opportunity to visit South Africa, you do so with a tour with Wild Planet Safari, they will give you a spectacular experience that will stay with you forever. Thank you
