African Overland Tours Reviews

4.8 Rating 253 Reviews
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4.8
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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 23rd December 2022
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African Overland Tours 4 star review on 21st December 2022
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African Overland Tours 4 star review on 21st December 2022
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African Overland Tours 4 star review on 21st December 2022
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African Overland Tours 4 star review on 21st December 2022
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African Overland Tours 4 star review on 21st December 2022
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African Overland Tours 4 star review on 21st December 2022
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
I booked the 12 day North and South Namibia tour with Tammy’s help. What a wonderful trip and exactly what I was looking for - camping in beautiful locales, meeting other travellers, and experiencing the rugged terrain of southwest Africa. Thankyou to Tammy for making the booking process easy, and to Chameleon Tours for a well organized adventure in your stunning country!
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Posted 10 months ago
A safari to Africa is one of my dream. I've been in touch with Tammy many years ago thinking about an overland tour. Unfortunately I didn't make it on that time. I get in touch with her again this year and she was so patient and helpful answering all my questions, giving detailed informations and suggestions to choose the best tour. So thank to her help I've finally booked a tour this year. I am so excited to start it!!
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Posted 10 months ago
It's so exciting to hear that you're finally going to go on tour - yay!!! Tammy is a legend and has a wealth of knowledge and experience, we are so lucky to have her on our team! We can't wait to hear all about your experience on tour and if you'd like to earn some money while you travel, please get in contact with her and ask her for your affiliate link :). Happy happy travels, love from the whole team at African Overland Tours!
Posted 10 months ago
I did the 55 days from Cape Town to Uganda with Nomad. An extraordinary experience in all respects. Travelling by track is probably not for everyone, but for me it was the perfect means of transport. Unfortunately some sections were very long. Up to 14 hours in the truck is exhausting. The guides were a real asset, well trained and highly motivated. The cuisine was good and one is amazed at what is possible with the means they have at their disposal. The accommodation was consistently good to very good. Unfortunately, the condition of the trucks is no longer top notch. Windows were leaking and the seats were worn out. The campers complained about tent material that was defective and caused inconvenience. The route is fantastic, only from Vic Falls to Zanzibar is rather boring and with too long daily stages. The support from African Overland Tours up to the beginning of the trip by Tammy was just great! Unfortunately, during the tour information from Nomad, which the agencies received, was not passed on to me or only on request. Too bad, because the after sales service is just as important as selling the tour. In any case, an unforgettable experience with impressive scenery and wildlife that I would not want to miss. I can only heartily recommend it to everyone.
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Posted 1 year ago
Hi Roger Thank you for being one of our most amazing travellers who was disrupted by the pandemic and spent the last three years on hold and planning your adventure with Tammy! She loved working with you over this time as well as while you were in Whatsapp communication with her on tour regarding the operator wanting to book a couple more people onto your tour (they sent this correspondence to her personal email account), and with updates on travelling in Uganda. We have passed your feedback on to the operator so that they can attend to the points that you have mentioned above - thank you so much for bringing them to our attention. Thank you for sharing your wonderful pictures too - they are spectacular! We hope to see you again on tour in the near future!
Posted 1 year ago
African overland booked my tour with Nomad tours. African overland team gave good customer service and Chemone went above and beyond to communicate with me on California time, while she was in South Africa! Nomad tours was not so good so see my review on them at trip advisor.
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Posted 1 year ago
A great value price wise and company makes a serious effort to provide great communication and customer service. Sometimes tour operators that are booked by African Overland such as Nomad tours will have glitches which cannot be predicted. Accommodated tours may be subpar. We were grateful to receive a small refund resulting from this. Thank you.
African Overland Tours 4 star review on 6th April 2020
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Posted 4 years ago
overall it was good since the trip itself was amazing with great staffs of a tour leader and a driver. I was also very lucky to have small group of intelligent people to travel with. Booking experience was not entirely perfect. There were few mistakes on the documents - wrong dates, wrong names --- those details make customers skeptical, who're already nervous enough with going on a trip far away to Africa. Also the agent didn't come back to my question after all even thou he said he would.
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Posted 4 years ago
I like prompt reply from your company and give me very clear information
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Posted 5 years ago
We were very happy to connect with African Overland Tours as we began our search for a trip to Namibia. We knew a few things we wanted and a few we did not. While it took a bit longer than expected to get our trip organized, Tammy found a perfect compromise with our desires and pocketbooks. The on line process was simple and we received prompt information about this. We can’t wait to finally experience Namibia.
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Posted 5 years ago
Thanks so much, Jacqui! I'm over the moon we could help you and you found us extremely helpful :) You are going to love Namibia in October, it is a beautiful place to explore. Kindest regards Andrew (Founder of AOT)
Posted 5 years ago
GOOD PRICE EASY TO BOOK FAST TO REPLAY
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Posted 5 years ago
The service up to our booking was very friendly and helpful. But my email afterwards wasn`t answered.
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Posted 5 years ago
Thanks for much for the feedback. I deeply appreciated it. I would be more than happy to find out why the email wasn't responded too. Naturally, we want to help :) Kindest regards Andrew (Founder of AOT) PS Please feel free to email me at andrew(at)AfricanOverlandTours.com as your email wasn't provided by Reviews.io.
Posted 5 years ago
Our three trips were absolutely amazing! The best parts of the tours, in my view, were the safaris in Etosha, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, Our guides, Mama g, Nyika, the two drivers of Nomads were super dedicated, looking after all the members of the two groups(from Cape Town yo Kenya). It was clear how much effort they put into ensuring the group would have an unforgettable experience. We saw the big five and many animals. Furthermore, the private tour at Kenya was fortunate enough to see the migration at Masa River. Driver Simon was always helpful to advise and introduce the wildlife there. I would recommend the trip I did to anyone if wish to Africa!
African Overland Tours 4 star review on 8th September 2018
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Posted 5 years ago
Hi Paul Thanks so much for the awesome feedback :) We are so very pleased to hear your African Overland Adventure was a success and an unforgettable one :)
Posted 5 years ago
tents were redundant. zippers on most tents were extremely difficult to deal with and tents were difficult to roll up in the mornings. It was unpleasant as we had to deal with this almost everyday. Rimson and Gift were great guides and I had many info from them.
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Posted 5 years ago
Hello! How nice to hear from you. We had an incredible trip. An experience of a lifetime. I really enjoyed hiking in the Namibian Desert and any opportunity to talk to ordinary people. After our time in the interior, Cape Town was an assault on the senses. I wasn't impressed with the V&A. But, our time with Clive was excellent. He was courteous, professional, and took the time to understand our needs. I took many pictures, of course. Not so many of animals. Not my thing. If you are interested, a few are on my website: DONALDRYMESPHOTOGRAPHY.COM It has been years since we travelled with young children, but what a great way to expose them to a world of possibilities and teach them how lucky we are. This summer, we have rented a chateau in Dinan, Brittany. Our sons and their families will join us there for a month. Life is good. No - scratch that - Great! Thanks for reaching out. Regards, Don and Lori
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Posted 6 years ago
Pretty good overall, but time zone changes mean once a day correspondence which slowed the process a bit. Very helpful staff other wise
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Posted 6 years ago
Great knowledge and info. Not very responsive, sometimes took multiple follow-ups to get an answer. Some of that may have been due to the time difference. Overall great experience
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Posted 6 years ago
Hey Nicky! How are you? So nice to receive your email! I really wanted to write you after my incredible trip in Africa (thanks to you), but after almost 3 months travelling I get back to work and didn't have time to say THANK YOU! The trip was perfect, I had enjoyed it a lot, with wonderful people! Our track was "Stevie", and our guides Johannes, Bhecks and Evans. They were so professional all the time! Next year I don't know if I'll be in Europe or Africa again! I would like to do Kenya including the best National Parks (the Masai Mara of course is one that I want to visit), and also I would like to see the Gorillas. Could you recommend me a tour for these places? For about 2 or 3 weeks. I'll recommend you to all my friends who want to visit the incredible Africa! Another friend of mine (Patricia), is thinking to go to Africa next year with her father and family, and I gave her your email address. You are the best and very professional! Let me know if one day you come to Ushuaia (Patagonia - Argentina) or to Antarctica! Have a nice day! Lorena
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Posted 7 years ago
Africa was a major bucket list item for me and I can’t thank you enough for all your help in our last two trips to Africa. Eve and I are kicking ourselves for waiting so long to go. We’ve seen totally different regions and Namibia was amazing! Hot but amazing! I can’t imagine what the temperature on Dune 45 would be in the middle of the day! My next door neighbour’s are planning a trip in spring 2017. At this point they aren’t sure what they want to see or where to go but I will give them your contact info. Unless one of us wins a large lottery, this was our last trip. I wish you all the best in the future – I know Eve agrees. Thanks again. June (just a woman who loves Africa)
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Posted 8 years ago
I wanted to thank you again for having done a fantastic job with all the information you sent so I can prepare for my overland trip. Everything on the trip was great! The food was so nice and varied and the activities quite spot on. Trekking with the gorillas was an amazing experience that no word can describe. FYO the Ugandan visa was 100 dollars. The Kenyan visa can be taken at airport and is valid for 3 months after first entry. Some people had the East Africa visa (Kenya-Uganda-Rwanda) that made things easier at the border. Need to be organised at embassy or can be made on arrival in Uganda border if they have some available. Some people went to Rwanda for few days when in Bunyoni and east Africa visa came really handy then to avoid paying re-entry visa in Uganda. Also, rafting in Jinja was 125dollars for the whole day but I think it was low tourist season so, a bit cheaper.
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Posted 8 years ago
Just wanted to drop you a quick email to say thank you so much for putting together such a fabulous trip for Ruth and Tom. We had a great time.
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Posted 8 years ago
Hi Andrew, Thanks so much for all your help and all the extra tips. You are easily the most helpful travel consultant I have ever dealt with, and it really helps to take advice from someone who knows the destination well. I will be back in touch nearer the time about the pre-tour accommodation etc. Thanks again, and I hope you have an awesome time on your trip to the Okavango in the new year! Take care:) Best wishes, Sinéad
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Posted 9 years ago
African Overland Tours is rated 4.8 based on 253 reviews