African Overland Tours Reviews

Name: African Overland Tours
Rating: 4.83

4.8 Rating 293 Reviews

97 %

of reviewers recommend African Overland Tours

4.8

Based on 293 reviews

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About African Overland Tours:

We believe travelling the road in Africa changes you, Forever!
We want others to experience this.

Our team of passionate planners (ex guides and travellers) help you find the perfect trip for your adventure. The tours will leave you with unforgettable experiences that will stay with you for a lifetime.

We offer over 300 Budget Safari types, from Accommodated Tours, Camping Safaris, Small Group Safaris , Budget Tented and Lodge Safaris and longer African Overland Tours at the most competitive pricing with unbiased, honest help all backed up with financial protection guarantee.

Our local knowledge and experience is invaluable as we have travelled and guided extensively on the routes in Africa (not many people can say that).

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African Overland Tours 5 star review on 24th February 2025

Petra

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Hi Andrew - I am back at work this morning after the best holiday I have ever had. The trip was amazing. Our guide Johannes, his helper Rimson and our translator Tina were all superb. The lodges were fantastic. Moremi Crossing is out of my dreams. I can’t wait to come back - hopefully at the end of May for my birthday. Many thanks for your help and patience with all my emails and questions!”

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Posted 13 years ago

“Hi Nicky, I’m so sorry for taking so long to let you know that the Safari was truly amazing. I don’t think we could have had any better tour guides and the whole group has become like a big family. Everyone was so great together. They guides were very knowledgeable and filled us with amazing facts. The food was much, much better than I ever anticipated. I don’t eat that well at home. The trip was far more than I ever imagined. Thanks so much for all your help in selecting the right trip for us. I’m sorry we didn’t get to meet you and take you out for dinner when we were in Cape Town. I should have left more time to explore down there. Anyway, I want to thank you and our tour guides Sammy, Tony & Heini for providing the trip of a lifetime. I would do it again in a minute. What a great bunch of people. Take good care and I will recommend your company to everyone. Take good care and hopefully I’ll be back that way one day. Sincerely”

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Posted 14 years ago

“Hi, I travelled with Escape4Africa nearly 2 years ago. A friend was just asking for a recommendation for a tour group, and I gave him your details without hesitation. I'm not sure if you have a place where you collect or display customer feedback, but in case you do, here's what I told him: I used Escape4Africa when I went to Tanzania & Uganda in January 2010. I was really happy with the service, and my contact - Nicky Human - was great, very professional, and very communicative. They were especially amazing when one of my bags got left in a driver's car in Uganda (my camera bag, no less). They helped me track the driver down and get him to bring the bag back to me. I was frantic, and it was only because they are on call 24 hours that the situation turned out so well. I would definitely use them again!”

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Posted 13 years ago

“Andrew, I can't begin to thank you for everything you've done to help me with and on this vacation. I'm so appreciative of you always being a phone call away. I know I can be a pain but this group really isn't a good vibe fit for me. I'm going to stay and stick it out and try to enjoy the experience. Somehow I caught malaria! I think it was in the delta. I thought I was going to die! The meds are working fine now and I should be cured by Wednesday. As much as I'd love to wave a wand and change this group of people, I can't and neither can you unfortunately. Thanks again for everything! I will be busy focusing on the experience. Ps. I've begun planning a trip next year for my family. We are expecting at least 10 of us and hoping to book something through you.”

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Posted 13 years ago

“Hi Nicky, We had a wonderful time. Our guide and senior cook was Ray N. He said he knows you. All went fairly well and when things didn't go as planned we just chalked it up to the African experience. I will send you some incredible photos. We even saw a Leopard and a huge pride of Lions. I got the only fairly good photo of the Leopard and will enter it in the photo contest. Our driver said it was the first Leopard he has seen in four years! Etosha provided us with 4 of the 5 big five.Chobe provided the final Water Buffalo to complete the list. I took about 3,500 photos. If I were to change anything it would be to provide two nights at each lodge within the national parks. Our time in the delta was wonderful because we had a fantastic place to stay without having to spend long hours on the road for a couple of days. So I would spend more time in Etosha at each lodge and adjust the tour price accordingly. Our first lodge in Etosha was the best lodging and the best waterhole. Chobe was fun and finally Victoria Falls was incredible. I'm glad we booked the extra day. I'm also glad my camera is water and dust proof as I probably got the only good shot of the falls. Everyone else had to cover their camera to keep it dry. I'll send some photos of the falls as well. Stay tuned as the journey continues with photos. In the future we would like to travel up or down the east coast from the Cape to Nairobi. We will book our next African tour through you without a doubt. See Yah”

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Posted 14 years ago

“Hi Huntley, Hope all is well you and your family. The Aussies coped very well in Africa thank you. Unfortunately our holiday is over and we are all safe and sound at home today. Back to work on Monday.. It was certainly great to meet you in person also. It is always nice to put a face to one you have communicated with. We had an absolutely awesome holiday. Africa is a beautiful country and the people are very friendly. Not once did we feel threatened in any way, on the contrary, we felt as if we belonged sometimes. One we have photos organised I'll send you a few. Thanks again for helping make our holiday a truly memorable one. We will return to Africa one day. Cheers and keep in touch.”

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Posted 14 years ago

“Hi Huntley, I think Africa is still in shock after a visit from us four Aussies. We are now back home and recovering from the trip. Have been home two days now. Flight home was delayed due to the volcano but apart from being a bit tired it was just a long time to get home. The trip was absolutely fantastic. We had a great time. Saw heaps, ate heaps, drank heaps, laughed heaps, just an all round great trip. Almost saw the big 5, missed out on a lion, although we did walk with them and pat them in Vic Falls. The accommodation was amazing in all but 2 places, where it was a little on the poor side but the other places well and truly made up for those 2 nights. Thank you for all your help in organising the tour, it really was just amazing. Glad you liked your little present, we actually were able to find a few stubbie coolers on our trip and we now have some with SOUTH AFRICA and KRUGER PARK on them. Don't worry about the world cup, Australia will win and then you can say that you support Australia and wave around your stubbie cooler!!!!!!! And Koalas. Hope your family is well and if you ever venture to Oz make sure you look us up. Once again from Martin, Dave, Nazz and myself thanks for all your help and it was great to meet you and have a beer. Sorry it was a bit rushed though. Take care and talk to you soon.”

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Posted 14 years ago

“Hi Huntley I had a great time thanks. It was one of the best holidays I have ever had. The country I loved the most was Namibia. Cape Town was great thanks I am now back home and looking for work. Thanks for being really helpful with the organizing for the trip.”

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Posted 14 years ago

“Hi Huntley, Just wanted to say thank you for everything you did in preparation of our trip. I am very appreciative of your assistance, especially your text message to make sure we were okay! We had a wonderful time and are already thinking about our next trip back there. Thanks again and all the best. Regards”

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Posted 14 years ago

“Good day Huntley!! I'm back in Cape Town with a great feeling about the trip with my family!! And wouldn't have been possible without your help. Therefore I just wanted to thank you for everything what you did for me and my family because we had the best time together without any trouble! From the beginning you were really helpful and the long mail-conversations and planning definitely paid off! We even had a cake for my sister's birthday which I don't know if you had anything to with that, if so thank you very much for the lovely surprise!! Though if not directly...well you were the one who told the lodge about it so THANKS!!! I will certainly recommend your company and you precisely! You exceeded my expectations!! Kind regards”

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Posted 13 years ago

“Hello Andrew! A bit late, but I want to say Thank You for your help while booking this trip! Your advices and kind answers before have been extremely helpful. I especially liked the spare pillow case in the truck! We had a great time, very interesting, with extremely nice co-travellers and guides (esp. the first crew: Moses, Capillar, Steve and Joseph, FIVE STARS!!). Weeks that we will never forget! It was very hot (Okavango Delta: Up to 50 °C), even for the locals. One small thing (out of 99% positive experiences): The so-called Boat trip in the Okavango Delta was a joke. The river was nearly dry, and we had to walk in the mud (full of snakes pp), and pull and push the boat together with the puller for several hours. It was promised a full-day trip, but in fact it was less than a half-day trip. Around 10 people from our group had the same bad day. Already many friends wanted to have the contact details of your company. We dream of coming back to Africa, and we would like to book at AOT again! Again, thank you very much!! Kind regards from Germany”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Hello Huntley. Just to say we had a fabulous trip and our thanks for answering all our queries so well. Our truck was a bit bumpy but no matter - the seats were comfortable and our drivers were so, so good. Trust you had a great Christmas. Kind regards”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Hi Huntley. We had a fantastic trip! Never mind the border hassles, it's all just memories and travel stories by now. We really enjoyed every bit of the trip and I’d like to think that everybody else on the tour felt the same way.We are certainly not put off by going back to Africa (I'm back in Mali right now), and have already considered other trips. Although a bit premature right now, we were discussing the possibility of doing the "southern circle" at some point. We shall certainly let you know as things concretize. Thanks again, Huntley, for all your excellent support and time. Very best and stay in touch.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Hi mate. Was just going through deleting old emails and saw our communications so thought I'd drop you a quick thanks. I had an awesome trip. Did the Cape town to Nairobi and it was fantastic. the tour leader and driver were both really cool fun guys and had the most amazing experience. We were very lucky with what we saw, even the tour leader said we were the luckiest group he'd ever had. The whole experience of camping and cooking and trucking about with a mix of people was brilliant, even with the small hiccups that happen with so many people together. I'd really recommend you guys, we saw many other trucks on the road and ours was one of the best, the individual lockers make a huge difference, didn't realise many other companies don't do that. Also,our tour leader, Daniel Fourie(not sure of spelling) was an absolutely phenomenal cook too, some of the best meals I've had on a holiday cooked over a campfire! Anyway, cheers for all your help at the time. Feel free to use the above in any advertising. Hope life is good these days.”

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Posted 13 years ago

“Hi Huntley, This is Selen Tabanli from Turkey. I have completed my journey in South Africa. Everything ran perfect, and I had fun. Thank you for all your suggestions. Tour was great. I will come back when I save enough money for the next trip. Thank you for your assistance. Best Regards”

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Posted 13 years ago

“We had the most amazing trip - I really can’t thank you enough for organising!! You were right the people we met are really friends for life!! I want to do it all over again, so keep posted for the next booking.”

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Posted 13 years ago

“Just thought I'd drop you a note to let you know how the trip had gone. It was really spectacular! Thanks for your tips and suggestions; I think the Botswana was just right for what I was looking for. The group was a nice set of people from different nationalities and the guide was awesome (Wayne Westland). He really managed to get us into the whole bush and wildlife scene! Again thanks and if I come back for more overlanding, I'll definitely let you know. Best regards”

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Posted 12 years ago

“Just wanted to say a big thank you for all your help with June and I getting the trip we originally wanted. We had an amazing time – saw what we wanted and did what we set out to as well. We were talking about doing something in a couple of years’ time – to East Africa again, but to see the migration (and not putting in as much mileage as we did this year!) – so you may get another e-mail from us in 2015!!”

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Posted 11 years ago

“Just to tell you I had a wonderful experience on the Cape Town to Vic falls which was a success, I will definately travel with them to Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Malawi in the future, I flew from Johannesburg to Ethiopia, I am currently in Ethiopia which is a harder country to digest. Thanks for all your information and always answering so quickly! The tour was absolutely fantastic, and I can still camp at 56 years old.”

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Posted 11 years ago

“Thanks for your follow up. Yes I am now back in Nairobi, suffering travel withdrawal! The trip was amazing, even more brilliant than I expected. Everything went very smoothly, our two guides/drivers were great, my travel companions were lovely, the travel experiences were incredible, and I have only good things to say about the whole experience. Now researching for my next trip! Thanks for all your help and advice too, you were spot on.”

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Posted 11 years ago

African Overland Tours is rated 4.8 based on 293 reviews