UK and Britain Explorer Trips

The whole experience was superb. Explore provided a very professional service in partnership with excellent local partners. The itinerary was well-designed, allowing for proper acclimatisation. The accommodation (including the tents at base camp) was very comfortable, and the food was truly outstanding. We would not hesitate to recommend this trip to others, and look forward to our next Explore adventure..

A superb trip, one of the best I’ve been on. Our leader Bibi was excellent; his experience, knowledge and understanding of the wildlife resulted in us having unforgettable experiences. His ability to manage each day was efficient and communication was clear. He always listened to our requests and made sure all of our needs were met. The ‘boys’ at camp ran it really well: providing great food, were friendly, caring, with great attention to detail. Would recommend adding the Victoria Falls Wildlife trust visit to the itinerary, as this was excellent and a very worthwhile cause. Just a note: there is not time to do any walks at Thamo Telele as well as the Giraffe experience (which is now apparently included in the package, not an option, as I thought).

You will be up early and there are a lot of stairs. All of the sites are amazing and you won’t leave Egypt thinking you missed something. Do not recommend bringing American Express cards as they’re not widely accepted. Can easily get Egyptian Pounds at the airport and in some hotels

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.