Africa Explorer Trips

An amazing trip of contrasts from amazing Pyramids Temples the sheer scale of them mind blowing Hot air balloon over Valley of the kings stunning to snorkelling on coral reefs in your own aquarium definitely recommend the trip

Two minor gripes. 1) It would have been nice to have been warned that the hotel in Cairo did not serve alcohol. 2) Explore should advise its clientele that a visa should be purchased at Cairo airport. The so-called e-visa offered by the embassy involves wrestling with an outdated website which frequently crashes, and requires a photograph of the passport at a resolution far lower than any smartphone will offer - I had to set my scanner at the lowest resolution possible to produce a file which the system would accept. Otherwise, things were great - especially the guide who went the extra mile to ensure that a visit to the Luxor workers' tombs was possible on the morning of our departure when officially her duties were complete.

Excellent trip with plenty of opportunities to see the wildlife and countryside of South Africa and Eswatini. We had a brilliant guide in Sam who was friendly, fun, caring, very well organised and very knowledgeable. During our tour we saw all of the Big 5 many times and learnt about the wildlife, peoples and culture of South Africa and Eswatini. I highly recommend this tour.uk

What an adventure! This holiday is not for the faint hearted as it really is a full on tour but came away feeling like I had seen and experienced so much that other people would not! We experienced so many varied masked dances and genuine experiences that words cannot describe…. Our guides were incredible and thoughtful as well as great advocates for West Africa and made me want to visit other countries. As long as you go with an open mind and don’t expect the hotels to be of a European standard you will love this tour.

Great tour with plenty to keep the bird watchers happy. There are a couple of long days on the road broken up with some interesting stops on the way. You really get to see the real country and people on this tour. The tour blends a good mix of nature, culture and history. The Gambia river boat ride was wonderful. I have to say, our tour leader, Assan, was superb. Only one gripe. For vegans or vegetarians there are no real alternative options provided.

An excellent guide and a busy itinerary made this an unforgettable, once in a lifetime trip. It is not aiming at the luxury end of the market and requires some individual stamina but overall it was comfortable and fun. A group of 12 people was a good size.