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Name: African Overland Tours
Rating: 4.83

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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

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Hi Andrew, Just to let you know that I am back and it was really a Great trip! I would like to thank again the crew members and yourself for all. I will come back in Africa. Thanks !!!! Kind regards Catherine”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Hi Andrew, Thank you for the follow up. We really enjoyed the trip, saw so many things it takes a bit of time to take it all in. The car break down was part of the experience !! Although it could probably have been prevented. Thanks for your support and maybe we book another trip with you in the future. Regards, Jan.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Hi Huntley, how are you? We are now back in Tenerife. We had an amazing experience, we had enjoyed the trip a lot!!. You were right, nothing is like sleeping among the animals in the nature. We did not have special problems, the guide and the cook, were really effective. And we are keeping a lot of memories that we are not going to forget easily. Thank you very much indeed for all your help and advice. I will send you some picture when Juan finished. Best regards from Spain!! I hope we can book another trip with you soon!! Merche”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Hi Nicky, Thank you for your email enquiring after our trip. We had a wonderful time on both our tours. Sadly, our holiday has come to an end and we arrived home on Sunday! I would really like to thank you again personally, for all your support and assistance in helping me to organize the first part of our trip. You were wonderful to work with, extremely helpful and willing to assist. The information you provided on internal flights and airport transfers was spot on and you made it all so easy to manage and organize. So a huge thanks to you for everything!! The Botswana Wildside tour was awesome. Aside from an initial roadside breakdown within an hour and half of leaving Joburg (which caused a 3 hour delay the first day) the rest of our trip passed extremely smoothly. We had a small group of 9 people and everybody got along well. The wilderness camp sites under the stars were amazing and the food prepared by our cook was excellent, including lots for fresh fruits and vegetables. We saw so much incredible wildlife, including the 'Big 5', at very close range - the leopard walked across the open plain in broad daylight straight to our open 4WD vehicle, passed underneath the vehicle and then out the other side, where it then sat for a few minutes - an incredible moment for everyone in the group. We were also extremely fortunate to see a honey badger at close range one afternoon, a rare roan antelope, and more than 20 male and female lions at extremely close range in each of Moremi, Savuti and Chobe. We had visits by hyenas in camp, and 'survived' a buffalo stampede / lion chase in the middle of the night right past the edge of our campground in Chobe. A good reminder that we were in wild Africa! Our guide Lloyd, local guide / driver Brian and cook / supply vehicle driver James were extremely helpful and friendly. They were all very knowledgeable about the local culture, fauna and flora and always willing to share their knowledge and experiences with the group. One thing in particular we liked about this tour was travelling in an open sided 4WD vehicle between Maun and Livingstone - it made you feel extremely close to the animals and provided everyone with great views and photographic opportunities. We absolutely loved this trip and had a really amazing time. We have already recommended this company and trip to everyone who did our East Africa trip! Thanks again for recommending it to us. All the best, Debbie”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Wow! I don't even know where to begin. Everything about our trip was flawless, and exactly as described. We saw dozens of lions, countless hyenas, zebras, warthogs, and hippos. We saw two cheetahs, two black rhinos, and finally, one leopard (thought we weren't going to!). Enjoyed a beautiful and challenging hike to a waterfall near Mtowombu, Tanzania. Saw stunning landscapes, and was up at sunrise most days to watch the sun come up over the Serengeti, the Masai Mara, the Ngorogoro Crater. (One of the reasons we were exhausted!). The setting up and taking down of tents, the cooking, campsite cleaning etc are all a great part of the experience -- though they certainly would not be 'for every traveler'. The group was wonderful and we created many friendships and laughed more than I can remember doing in years. I will send some photos when I get home from work. But I cannot thank you enough for facilitating this trip for us, and for answering our endless questions. I am going to recommend this trip and others to many friends (I already have one who will probably contact you about an East Africa/Kilimanjaro trip). Thanks again, and hope you're well and that you had a great trip to the farm!!”

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Posted 10 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 10 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 10 years ago

“Yes, was beautiful and much fun. The Bazaruto island trip was like pure paradise, but also all the other stops were a great experience and it was a very balanced trip: game drive, beaches, Maputo.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Dear Andrew, I want to thank you very much for organising our trip to Namibia. It was a great success and we had a tremendous time. The guide was very good. He knew his stuff and ensured that we got the best out of trip. We must recommend the farm we stayed at, it was a bit off the beaten track but it was in most beautiful countryside, like an oasis in the middle of nowhere. We were extremely lucky in that we were upgraded to the luxury rooms as we were the only guests there. We were treated to gourmet four course meals and an off road drive where we saw a large number of animals: zebras, springbucks and orynxes etc. We would also recommend the b&b we stayed in Swakopmund: Meikies. Our accommodation was very spacious and clean and very well furnished. The breakfast (German style) was excellent and the owners were very helpful and hospitable. Once again, thanks you very much for your excellent support and service. We will definitely recommend your company to friends.”

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Posted 11 years ago

“Huntley, 56 days overland in Africa, nine countries visited, over 13,000 kilometers of bone jarring "African Massage," many untold (as yet) adventures and interesting locals and fellow travellers - a grand adventure that lived up to our expectations and more. I think it's fair to say we have renewed high hopes for Africa even though it'll be a bumpy road along the way! Off to Cape Town for about a week of R & R, thence the Garden Route and home. Phew! A quite exhilarating trip. We had good guides and generally good fellow travellers. All in all, a very special journey. If we had to do it again, we'd drop the Vic Falls to Arusha section. East Africa is hard, but fascinating nonetheless. The accommodations varied from quite wonderful to barely marginal, but you knew that. I suspect that this too will change over time. A great deal of road construction in Tanzania and Uganda, but oh those speed bumps. There's something about the suspension and wheelbase on the Nomad (and, I suspect others) that accentuate the impact - flying comes to mind. Our driver was very good though about slowing to a crawl. We got an interesting insight into the younger traveller when we shared a booze cruise with a truck from Above Africa in Jinja - mostly 20 something Brits and Aussies. I asked if they were going to Namibia and got a blank stare - hadn't a clue where they were going other than it ended in Cape Town and there was a beach in Zanzibar - makes my study of the whole thing seem excessive. Ah the joys of youth! Thanks again for all the help and patience along the way - it paid off.”

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Posted 11 years ago

“Hi Huntley, We are now back in Australia after 8 terrific weeks in Africa. We had a truly marvellous time on the 3 tours you expertly arranged for us. We would like to thank you very sincerely for all your helpful advice, and the considerable work you put into arranging our itinerary. We are mindful that bookings and specific dates were at a premium but you negotiated these problems to provide us with an excellent itinerary that gave us a broad range of experiences, sights and of course lots of animals. You always answered our many queries quickly and with all the needed information. We were impressed by your expertise and helpfulness. There is one regret. It would have been nice to have caught up with you in Cape Town and perhaps bought you a coffee but unfortunately this did not work out. We arrived on Friday 2nd September rather jet lagged and after settling into our hotel made our way to the waterfront then pursued other things over the week end and on Monday we met up with our daughter Julie and spent time with her (Your company also arranged her itinerary) and then it was onto the overland truck. Your home city of Cape Town is very scenic though at the time of our visit it was rather cold. Highlights included the hop on hop off bus, botanical gardens, local townships, Hout Bay, Camps Bay and the coastline, Robben Island, Table Mountain, a trip to Cape of Good Hope and penguins, city sights and museums. Our accommodation at Holiday Inn Express was nice and comfortable and centrally located. We wished we had more time in CT but that was true also of most places. The Cape to Vic Falls accommodated tour was fantastic - the accommodation was above our expectations - sometimes 5 star and every day was a new and exciting adventure. Our tour leader Charles and cook Louise (and also trainee Anthony) were excellent and made the trip enjoyable. Highlights were Namibia sandhills, Etosha and Chobe NP and of course Victoria Falls where we stayed in luxury at Elephant Hills Resort. Anyhow, we just wanted to thank you for making our time in Africa such a memorable, adventurous and enjoyable holiday. We came away with a love of your land and its people. We felt it was a great privilege to see and do and experience it all.”

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Posted 11 years ago

“Hi Huntley. Sorry it took me so long to reply. Thank you so much for all you did to help us during the booking process - our trip went off without a hitch and was absolutely amazing. We were blown away by how good the tour was, even better than we expected and we really felt like we got the best value for money. Everything was well organised, the food was delicious and our tour leaders/cook/driver were great too. You made everything very easy and stress-free. I think our favourites were the overnight stay in Chobe and also in the Serengeti, as well as the friendliness of people in Malawi. I hadn't thought much about Zanzibar before we went but it was also a surprise highlight of the trip! I have included some photos of our tour, but Scott also made an awesome video of some of the things we did on the tour – it’s at http://vimeo.com/80768455 so feel free to watch it if you're interested! Thanks again, hope everything is well.”

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Posted 11 years ago

“Hi Nicky, Happy NY! How are you? I just wanted to say that the trip was amazing and thanks again for your brilliant help prior to my travels. I don’t know what I would do without you once my original tour got cancelled. I made good friends with Gemma (and others on the tour) and we will both be coming back to Africa for sure. It’s an amazing place with even more amazing people and I already miss it very much!! I gave our guides Martin and Gertie a very good feedback too so happy for you to share the love! I have many pictures as you can imagine so I have to go through them then I’ll send you few. They are such lovely people and so glad they were our guides. I will be in touch once I have planned my year long trip around the world, until then all the best to you and all the happiness in your new married life! Love x”

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Posted 11 years ago

“Hey, I'm at the end of my 56 African adventure and just wanted to say a *huge* thank you! I was really impressed with the knowledge and enthusiasm of all the guides I had (Mat Dry, Christy and Nelius) but especially Mat. He is possibly the most knowledgeable, passionate people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. He added so much value to my trip, he was awesome! I have had a crazy, ridiculously brilliant time with so many highlights it's pretty much impossible to even do a top 10! Sharks, gorillas, the Serengeti, Zanzibar, Lake Malawi... all such amazing places and experiences. I'm really going to miss Africa! The trip was just amazing, I really can't thank you enough..”

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Posted 11 years ago

“Hi Huntley, I just wanted to say thanks again! I had the most incredible time in Africa and I cannot wait to go back. It was truly amazing. Thanks for your patience and persistence to help me find a tour that suited me and wasn't sold out! I'm refusing to call it a once in a lifetime experience just because I know I'll be back many more times. Thanks, D”

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Posted 11 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

“I thought I would send you through the link to this video of our 24 day Southern Circle - in case you have any other families wondering what it would be like with teenage kids. We are happy for you to show them. Thanks again for helping us plan our family's trip of a lifetime . It was great to get to meet you in Cape town too. http://youtu.be/85f_KRSFSC0”

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Posted 11 years ago

“Hi Andrew, In this way, I would like to thank you for your help in arranging a trip for me (from Jo`burg to Durban via Kruger park). I had a great trip, although I wish I was able to do the full trip with the whole group. Nevertheless, the groups was nice. We were with 8, so more than enough space in the truck, what made that we could all see the animals and did not disturb each other. The two tour guides were really nice. The accommodations were great. I slept even 4 nights outside, which one night a visit of an elephant and the next night a visit of two porcupines. Incredible! And we were so lucky with the animals. After two days Kruger, I had seen already the big 5. In the remaining days I have seen much more impressive animals. And my last day I had a swim in the sea at Durban. Now I am back home in the Netherlands. When I arrived, the snow was waiting for me, a big change in weather. It is quite cold here, but I keep the warm memories. Thank you so much for this great experience! I will never forget.”

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Posted 11 years ago

“I had a wonderful time! It was a tiny group - just a young couple from Denmark and the guide(s) and myself. The Lodges were all comfortable, the camping very well organized, the guides just great, and we saw all of the big 5 except the rhino - plus African Painted dogs, Sable Antelopes, and so many more. The whole trip was very professionally done, without losing any enthusiasm which we all shared. I spent the last 3 days in Cape Town and fell in love with it - don't think this will have been my last time in Africa!”

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Posted 11 years ago

“Hi Andrew, Wow! What a journey...mostly fantastic...the highlights being the Katuuso School Opening in Uganda, Masai Mara in Kenya and the Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti and Zanzibar beaches. The down side being...I was bitten by a monkey and a turtle and a beetle tried to nest in my navel on the ferry from Zanzibar!!! But all good and caused a lot of laughs. The bad news is my Nokia mobile phone disappeared from my room 37 at the Sunset Bungalows near Kendwa Rocks, North Zanzibar sometime on 11-13th May. Did not realise until we got to Dar that it was missing. Wonder if you could maybe try tracking it down? Of course it has hundreds of my contacts and I am going to be lost without those. Our guide Mwangi (I think) was a disappointing Trip Leader, just gave sporadic info and not always around to answer questions or give further info. The cook Moi and driver Nick did an excellent job. Suzi and Rhondda are on their way home with Qantas, I am heading off in a few hours with Emirates. Thanks again for all your help. Take care, best wishes…”

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Posted 11 years ago

African Overland Tours is rated 4.8 based on 285 reviews