Southern Africa Tours in Fall

Had the most amazing time in Jordan, our guide Saleh was superb, tailored our days to get the most out of the trip, so knowledgeable and shared his passion for his Country and culture. Our driver Mohammed was so considerate and thoughtful, ensuring our journey was comfortable. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone thinking of travelling to Jordan.

An amazing experience! Our tour leader Geoffrey really made the trip helped by a good group of enthusiastic travellers. Geoffrey made sure all our needs were met. He was attentive and communicated well verbally and by regular What's App messages. Where there was an opportunity for free time he would structure activities if so requested. The whole trip was pretty full on but this gave us the opportunity to see a lot. Highly recommended.

I taught ancient Egyptian history to high school students and this trip was a realisation of my dream to visit Egypt and see the ancient monuments. Explore did a magnificent job in all aspects, hotels, transfers airline bookings etc. Our group leader was Mohamed Osama, was the catalyst in making this tour an absolute pleasure. His knowledge as an Egyptologist was second to none, and his people skills were equally great. Will I recommend this tour to anyone. A resounding YES!

The trip was great. We saw a good variety of terrains and therefore flora and fauna. Our tour guide was exceptional. He kept us informed and interested in what we were doing and about Madagascar and its people. He showed great care to all of us. The highlight was the variety of lemurs we saw. The best one was when we in the middle of an Indri conversation, so loud, such fun. Travelling in September we were able to see a lot of baby lemurs. It was great to see the conspiracies working and travelling together.

A great experience with stunning scenery at the tea plantations and from the houseboat. The food was amazing. Abhi our guide really made the trip though and was the most attentive and hard working Explore guide I have had (this was Explore trip 36). He was there at every meal, helping with orders and his love of his job and country were obvious. Thanks Abhi - you were outstanding. The hotels were of a very good standard although hot water was not available at the homestay or on the boat (although the boat was very comfortable). It is advisable to have a smaller bag for the boat as it is difficult to move large bags onto or off the boats. Avoid Air India - my flight was cancelled on the day out meaning I missed the first day of the tour, there were also further delays both en route and on return.... Overall though a wonderful experience with a lovely group of fellow travellers. Highly recommended. Do take an umbrella!

This tour was fascinating, if challenging in places. The Wall sections walked covered a good range of types from rammed earth banks, to steps large and small, and steep hillside climbs. The views were fabulous, and there was a real sense of history on the unrestored sections, which we more or less had to ourselves. The incidental visits: boat trip, tombs, Beijing sights, were great and a good trigger for Oliver our guide to share cultural history with us. We mostly walked to the guesthouses from the Wall, and met our luggage there. All the accommodation was clean and comfortable - it generally exceeded expectations. We ate as a group every night, in local restaurants which were uniformly delicious, and around 100-150 yuan a night. Added to a good breakfast a few snacks were all that was needed to get us through the day so no time was wasted on lunch, which was a bonus. Bring gloves and boots with good grip, and poles for slippy downhill sections.