Truly the trip of a lifetime! When we started planning our trip to Africa for a group of 14, we contacted several agencies for quotes. Very quickly we decided to go with African Welcome Safaris. The choice was simple: the agency representative, Kathi Simon, was responsive, flexible, knowledgeable, and accommodating. In addition, the price was right. Not only did Kathi tailor our trip to our wishes, but she also made a number of excellent suggestions, which, as we realized later, turned our vacation into an unforgettable experience. We started our tour with a four and half day stay in Cape Town. This included a city tour, Table Mountain (not to be missed!), Winelands tour, hiking on Lion’s Head (highly recommended but be prepared to do some strenuous climbing), and just leisurely walking around this interesting city. Kathi suggested that we stay at Lawhill Luxury Apartments, which turned out to be superb accommodations. The apartments were luxurious indeed. They were also less expensive and more convenient than comparable hotels. The next leg of the tour was a safari at Kruger National Park. Our enjoyment of this portion of the trip is beyond words. Our rangers, Terry and Kyle, made everything possible so that we could relish every minute of the safari. We parked a few feet away from a herd of lions that did not pay the slightest attention to us and saw a leopard leisurely walk a few feet away from our Jeep. We would just tell the rangers what we wanted to see, say, zebras, elephants, and giraffes, and they managed to find all of those animals for us. We stayed at the Selati Camp of the Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, which was also Kathi’s suggestion. The camp was a unique experience in itself. The “bungalows” were rustic enough to create a safari mood, but very comfortable and spacious, with twice-a-day room service to make you feel great. The camp had eight bungalows so that it was all ours. Most importantly, the camp staff was friendly and courteous. They went above and beyond to make our experience enjoyable. Before moving to our next safari at Chobe National Park, Kathi suggested that we visit the spectacular Victoria Falls. We spent two unforgettable days there. Not only did we enjoy viewing the Victoria Falls from both the Zambia and Zimbabwe sites, but we also swam in the Devil’s Pool on Livingston Iceland, rode elephants and had a dinner cruise on the Zambezi River. These two days were a very nice change of scenery. Thereafter we moved to the Chobe Game Lodge, which is undoubtedly the best safari location at Chobe. The Safari experience at Chobe was different but no less enjoyable than the one at Kruger. The abundance of animals at Chobe is unbelievable. We could observe them not only from the Jeeps but also from boats on the Chobe River. I cannot say enough to praise Kathi Simon who flawlessly organized and executed the trip that covered a vast territory of four countries: South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Botswana. Pre-safari correspondences were very helpful and to the point. Due to Kathi’s expertise and attention to details, we had a seamless transition from place to place. We thoroughly enjoyed each and every day we spent in Africa. Together these days added up to an extraordinary vacation that we will never forget.

We visited South Africa between 8 May and 18 May 2021. Our overall holiday experience was excellent. The decision to book the trip with African Welcome Safaris was pretty straightforward: throughout the years we built a close relationship with Alex and Kathi and fully trust their personalized services. This trip was actually supposed to take place in 2020 but the pandemic meddled with our plans. This year, Alex and Kathi provided all the literature, advice and information we needed to feel reassured and forge ahead with the trip. Upon landing in JNB, it was easy to see that South Africa was ready for tourists and taking Covid-19 protective measures very seriously. Mask wearing is compulsory almost everywhere including in public transport and on domestic flights. We felt absolutely safe both in the amazing lodges of the Mluwati Concession in the Kruger National Park and in Cape Town. Everyone was expecting us and a top-class service was never an issue. Food quality in lodges was simply beyond expectations. The Imbali Chef was truly outstanding and prepared for our daughter vegan menus tasting every bit as good as the ones for carnivores. Our itinerary combined five days in the magic Kruger with five days in the stunning CapeTown. Simply put, our trip was fantastic and Alex felt like it was so well deserved- because of the Covid situation, which made things uncertain. We won't wait so long to return to South Africa! Thank you so much, Alex and Kathi. It was unquestionably worth going and we would not have made it without you!

Friends recommended African Welcome Safaris after their trip to South Africa and Victoria Falls. We were amazed at how informative, efficient, and personable Kathi was, and how easily she helped design our fantastic tour of Capetown and the Garden Route, as well as our trip to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. She asked us what we wanted to see, where we specifically wanted to go, and what activities we wanted to do. Once we started communicating, Kathi came up with an itinerary that included all places that met our desires and fit our timetable. She suggested guided tours with local guides and activities that we could book through her, or in some cases, we could book on our own. Kathi booked all our regional flights, transfers, and incredible accommodations. She also arranged a rental car for our self-drive tour of the Garden Route. We spent three nights at Arathusa Safari lodge at Sabi Sands bordering Kreuger and our ranger guide and tracker found all of the Big 5 plus lots of other animals including hyenas and crocodiles, impalas and kudus. Roy, our ranger guide had 21 years experience and could tell about the family relationships between lion prides and leopard mothers, cubs, and fathers! All in all, our detailed daily itinerary spelled out everything we needed to know to have a seamless travel experience. We highly recommend African Welcome Safaris to anyone seeking a tailor-made unique visit to South Africa, Victoria Falls, and Safaris. We can't wait to return!

When we first considered traveling to Africa we contacted some UK travel agents however it wasn't until Africa Welcome Safaris was recommended to us that we appreciated how important it was that our agent was 'on the ground' and has specialist knowledge of the region. Kathi Simon put together a fantastic itinerary that managed to capture all the places that we wanted to visit but not only that but with much greater value for money than the UK agents. This included arranging upgrades on both Rovos Rail and the Zambezi Queen river boat. All our transfers worked like clockwork and the private guide that Kathi chose for us in Cape Town was outstanding. Kathi stayed in touch with us both before and during our holiday and nothing was too much trouble. She even recommended restaurants for us to eat in Cape Town and made reservations on our behalf. My wife and I were incredibly impressed with African Welcome Safaris, as indeed other friends of ours have been, and we would not hesitate to recommend them if you are intending to visit Africa.

An African Safari has been a bucket list item since I was a kid. I am not wealthy but instead needed to save up for a trip of a lifetime so I was very focused on making sure it had the right travel agent that understood what I wanted to get out of the trip and boy did they deliver. My time in Cape Town was magical. What a gorgeous city. My time spent at Sabi Sands at Savannah lodge was beyond all my expectations. Easily the highlight of the trip. More animals than I ever imagined seeing. From there my time at Timbivati at Kings Camp was next level luxury. My weekend in Victoria Falls was majestic. Kathi, the agent I worked with, was the MK dest most accommodating agent ever. She would respond on her days off in an emergency and I always felt she was available.

From the moment we contacted Kathi at African Welcome Safari's, we knew we were onto a winner. Kathi put together a great itinerary for us to Victoria Falls, Cape Town, Kruger / Hoedspruit & Jo'burg. Transfers, Tours, Accom, Flights were all taken care, we just had to show up. The quality of everything was perfect and the communication was brilliant! Kathi stayed in touch throughout the trip to answer any questions we had and assist if we had any issues. Everything was just so easy! This was our first time in Africa and Kathi had some great advice and helped us plan the trip of a lifetime! Would highly recommend African Welcome Safari's! Thanks for planning our trip of a lifetime! :)

Amazing Africa! There's nowhere like it on the planet for wildlife and rich traditions that endure. Prepare to fall in love because we did! Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to Kathi who was so efficient in responding to our queries right from the start while helping to liaise with the respective safaris and partner agency in Kenya to ensure we'd have an awesome honeymoon, and we did! Despite the time difference she was really quick and our communication with her was superb and all went well except for 1 Safari stay which was disappointing due to maintenance issues. Thank you Kathi, enjoy the tea and we hope to come back soon and of course engage your services once again!

Our South Africa honeymoon was the trip of our lifetime. African Welcome Safaris organized the most magical trip throughout South Africa. Their service was exceptional!! Accommodations were unbelievable. Activities were incredible and restaurants recommended were amazing. The organization of the trip was perfect and everything worked out seamlessly. The guides were extraordinary. I feel like the luckiest person to have worked with African Welcome Safaris. I will 100% recommend and refer friends and family and anyone I know to African Welcome Safaris. Everything was 10 out of 10.

We had visited Cape Town late October, and we were big group of 16 people. Everything was organized according to our wishes and previous arrangements. We had wonderful day with Peter, who was our tour guide, and shared with us a lot of interesting information about Cape Town and Africa in general. Highly recommend African Welcome Safaris, you will have exciting day :)

No dudes en contratar tu viaje con esta agencia. Nos prepararon un itinerario de 21dias visitando Garden Route, Blyde Canyon, parque nacionales y reservas de vida salvaje maravilloso. Todo perfectamente encajado y detallado. Sin fallo alguno. Lo disfrutamos mucho. Recomiendo sus servicios.

Kathi (Simon) was so helpful. She was very informative and responsive. She quickly answered my questions and concerns and was a great resource. The safari camp, Kapama, she booked me at was fantastic. I was so impressed with her. When I come back I will 100% use her to book my trip again.

I booked with Kathi Simon, she was extremely professional and courteous. She handled everything my fiancé and I needed to have an amazing once in a lifetime adventure. I’d definitely recommend Kathi and her team.

Tour operator with quality tour guides and individually designed tours for discerning tourists.

Amazing experience. Staff lovely. Well worth the visit. Would recommend

Nothing like good day in the bush