Southern Africa Explorer Trips

Fabulous tour, the tour guy (Tarak) was fantastic, knew everything and was very friendly and sociable, the coach driver (Anwar) was a great driver. All tours were well planned and on time. Excellent tour itinerary.

This was a brilliant tour and the itinerary covered all of the areas of Egypt that we had time too. Very efficient and thorough. Accommodation excellent and Nile Cruise superb. Tour guide Tarek was brilliant!

This is a great trip if you are interested in seeing wildlife. A large part of the trip is spent on safari, whether it be in the Kruger Park or St Lucia. We were lucky enough to get several leopard sightings, and numerous close encounters with elephants. We saw plenty of hippos, zebra, giraffe and antelope, and large variety of birds. The trip covered a lot of ground, so there were inevitably some long bus journeys, but it was worth it. There was also some stunning mountain scenery too in the Drakensberg and Eswatini. The accommodation was on the whole good, mainly staying in simple eco lodges, which I felt was in keeping with the nature of the trip. It could get cold in the evening, depending on what time of year you are travelling, and the lighting was never good when it got dark. The accommodation at the Kruger, I felt could have been better, particularly at the Phabeni Sleepover, where I thought the barbecue they provided was expensive for what they offered, and the takeaway breakfast not great. Overall, I hugely enjoyed the trip. Good company, good guide. It was tiring with a lot of early morning starts, but worth it. In some places I felt it was a bit rushed – barely 30 minutes at the Talana Museum, and 30 minutes at Rourke’s Drift, so it was difficult to assimilate anything much. I would have been quite happy for the trip to be a day or 2 longer, even though it would be more expensive, so it wouldn’t feel quite so rushed.

Our tour leader was excellent and really made the holiday! The itinerary was jam packed and I felt we got the absolute most out of our time, despite not being very restful!

Just returned from the most fantastic holiday to Peru with Explore.Everything went perfectly and I was lucky enough to share my experience with the nicest group of people( 11 of us) you could ever hope to spend time with. Our Explore leader ,Erikson, was just fantastic. He was so organised,kind interesting and just a really nice person all round.He showed such care for all our group and because of this we all achieved the 4 day Inca trail to reach Macchu Pittchu which was absolutely fantastic. Our brilliant team of porters ,cooks and deputy guide Emile were excellent. I cannot recommend this trip enough- it was the experience of a lifetime. I went 3 days earlier and really recommend doing this as Cusco is so wonderful with so much to see and do.It also felt incredibly safe on my own.

Pace of tour excellent, liked the 2 night says. Not long time on the bus. Hotels good and very central. Size of group smaller max 18. Tour leader excellent very informative and kept things fun while being professional. Liked back roads off the freeways.