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Elephant Herd Tours & Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2000)
- Member Of:
- SATSA & MISA
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $1,327 to $26,538 per person per day (MXN, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
Email BL | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great service!!! On time and everything was as described
We were very happy with service and tour operators. Easy; knowledgeable and tried very hard to deliver everything we asked for. Would definitely go with them again!
IE
Email Batuhan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great tour operator with a clear & detailed communication throughout and great overall experience
Bev and team were very helpful and very easy to reach to. We were given a very clear itinerary and quote from the start, and it was true to original for the whole experience. They chose a very nice hotel. The safari experience was great. Also solid communication with the team throughout the process.
Email Kerrie & Stef | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Totally professional, so well organised, prepared to go above and beyond to make our safari perfect.
We had the time of our lives on our 7 day safari. Both lodges, Zarafa and Tomo were beautiful, superb accommodation choices. The staff there were always friendly and welcoming. Meals were delicious. We saw so much wildlife in Kruger NP, and also at Balule. Trevor was a fun, interesting, informative tour guide while staying at Zarafa. Gareth, our guide in Tomo, kept us comfortable with his service, and did a great job tracking the wildlife for us. Amazing job done by Bev putting together such great itinerary. I highly recommend Elephant Herd Tours and Safaris!
Email BJ | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible
Did Kruger national park with my family of 8 and it couldn’t have been a better experience. Elephant herd tours & safaris was extremely informative, accommodating and welcoming. Bev went completely out of her way in every way to make us feel comfortable. Truly amazing experience and highly recommend.
BR
Email Jose | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The tour was fun and very well organized, I would definitively hire them again.
The tour was excellent. It was on time for the two days. We got lots of information from the tour guy, Smiley (his name). The guide was very fun, helpful and polite. In addition, we always felt safe during the whole time.
It was properly schedule and executed by the minute. Pickup and drop off on time, stops for lunch, etc.
I would definitely hire them again. We were a group of 5 adults family members.
Email Jill | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
knowledgeable
We had a fantastic time on our safari with Elephant Herd Tours. Food was great, the accommodations great, seeing the animals was great, the overall experience was awesome. Guide was wonderful. Fun, knowledgeable, willing to go out of his way to see we had an exceptional experience.
Email Steve | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best possible safari experience
My friend and I contacted elephant herd to plan a 5 day safari trip with only about 4 weeks of notice. We specifically requested a quote from elephant herd because they limit occupants in the safari vehicle to 6. As it turns out this matters quite a bit in how easy it is to photograph animals and how quickly you can move through the park. If you’re considering a safari with greater than 6 I would advise against it.
Every human interaction I had from the time of requesting the quote was phenomenal. Brendon planned and arranged everything for us, including van transfers from JNB and back, and he gave us a taste of both Kruger National Park and a private reserve called Karongwe which is a few hours north of Hazyview. Brendon even took us to and from dinner both nights we were in Hazyview. Our safari experience in Kruger was perfect. We did a sunset safari on our first evening , followed by a full day safari the next day, and a super epic morning safari on our third day. We were fortunate enough to have Keegan as our guide on the 6 person full day safari. That was so enjoyable that we requested him as our guide for the morning safari with only my friend and I in the truck. So we basically ended up with a private safari for 5 hours, during which we saw all the big 5, plus a honey badger, plus a rare glimpse of wild dogs getting chased away from a kill by a lion! And this is during a time of year (November) when it’s typically more difficult to spot wildlife. Keegan has a wealth of knowledge about the animals and plants in Kruger which was both interesting and helpful in locating the animals we wanted to see. I would absolutely recommend Elephant Herd for safari bookings based on the quality of the safari experience and the high level of customer service. Many thanks to Brendon, Keegan, and Big Ray!
MX
Email Alex Martin | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excelent service and quality of the stay and tours inside Kruger
After a detailed search we choosed Elephant Herd because of the opportunity of interaction with elephants at "Elephant Whispers". We saw pictures of the lodge which had great quality and the best of all, were the private tour into Kruger with one of the best guides we ever meet: Bhekifa Ngomane
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Email Eric | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Best safari ever
Our ranger was very good, he knew everything about the Kruger Park and the animals, he was born there
Email Suzie | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Friendly, reliable, helpful service which created a truly magical trip
This trip was a positive experience from the outset. I sent in a booking enquiry and received a quote back from Bev really quickly. The quote gave a detailed breakdown of what I could expect from the trip (a 3-day Kruger safari experience), what was included and so on. The price was reasonable (and, with current exchange rates, good value for money). Every time I went back with a query I got a prompt and helpful response, including advice about weather, clothing and what to pack. This was a big adventure for me and my partner to celebrate a milestone birthday, and Bev really went the extra distance to make sure we were well looked after from start to finish and that the experience was really special for us. It felt a bit of a leap of faith flying to a city we'd never been to and then getting on a shuttle bus to be dropped off 5 hours later in a town we'd never heard of. However we were provided with all the information we needed, including the registration and driver name for the shuttle bus, and everything ran to clockwork. Bev was there to meet us on arrival and take us to our hotel, which was stunning. The Elephant Whispers experience was a wonderful way to settle us into our safari trip, meeting these magnificent animals up close and learning more about them. The two safari days were fantastic. The guides arrived exactly when they said they would (and coped with our bleary-eyed incoherence at being up so early in the morning). Both days we arrived at the gates to the park at first light and had a wonderful time. We felt in utterly safe hands with our friendly, knowledgeable and experienced guides (Vuyo on the first day, Bhekife on the second day). They were brilliant, especially Bhekife, who spotted things at an incredible distance, and stopped frequently to peer out and look for footprints in soft sand to spot which animals had been by recently. Both guides were keen to help us find and see a huge variety of wildlife, including as many of the 'big 5' as possible but many other incredible sights. They were generous in sharing their incredible knowledge of the animals and birds and answering all our questions. They also made sure we were comfortable, offering blankets, rain ponchos and bottled water throughout the day. They were very good at picking up on what we were interested in and finding more of it to show us - my partner and I were interested in birds as well as animals and we saw so many species of birds we had never seen - an unexpected aspect to what we thought would be predominantly an animal safari. In our one full day and one half day we saw 3 of the big 5. We narrowly missed the elusive leopard (Bheki had spotted tracks from one and returned to that area several times, but no leopard appeared there until one was reported just as we were leaving the park), but we did see a cheetah instead. We also didn't see rhino - which given their vulnerability wasn't all that surprising, but we were able to catch up on rhino at the incredible service-station on the road back to Johannesburg. On our final day Bev and Brendan arranged a seamless handover of our luggage ready for our transfer back to the airport, and even arranged to print off our boarding passes for us (which was great as our phones were out of battery by the time we got back to the airport!!).
For the wildlife geeks reading this, we have a long list of what we saw -
Animals - impala, gnu/wildebeest, hippo, elephant (many), zebra (many), giraffes (many), kudu, hyena, nyala, buffalo, baboon, velvet monkey, lions (several), warthogs, crocodile, turtle, iguana, chameleon, steenbok, crocodile, cheetah
Birds - hooded vulture, woodland kingfisher, glossy starlings, egyptian goose, blacksmith lapwing, red-billed oxpecker, hammerkop, saddle-billed stork, african fish eagle, plover, grey heron, tawny eagle, white-headed vulture, african hoopoe, brown snake eagle, marabou stork, helmeted guinea fowl, swallow, bataleur eagle, grey lorrie, white-backed vulture, purple heron, yellow hornbill, red hornbill, white-fronted bee-eater, magpie shrike, lilac-breasted roller, brown hooded kingfisher, goshawk, ostrich
A special mention should also go to our hotel, Ashbourne Country Escapes. Rob and his staff treated us like royalty from the moment we arrived. Our room was wonderful (even though we didn't have as much time as we would have liked to lounge around and enjoy it). The sundowner bar is a magical spot and our dinner both nights was utterly delicious. We also set off both days with a delicious packed breakfast to eat while out on safari. Rob is a truly delightful host with lots of interesting tales to tell at the bar of an evening. It's a wonderful hotel - the service is discreet, attentive and meticulous and it is in a breathtakingly beautiful spot. Can't recommend it highly enough.
I was hoping that this trip would be a memorable, magical experience and it exceeded my expectations by some way. We felt safe, confident and well looked-after throughout the experience and were able to relax and concentrate on soaking up the sights and filling our heads with incredible images and memories. I think that is a tribute to the personal care and attention to detail by Bev, Brendon and the Elephant Herd team, and the superb guides Vuyo and Bhekife. We are enormously grateful to all of them for opening our eyes to such wonderful experiences. We hope to return someday. We definitely left wanting more!!