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Great Safaris

5.0 | Excellent
  • 100% Recommend
Service Level
  • Standard
Type
  • Local Specialist
Headquarters
  • Glendale, California, United States
Trips
  • 46

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Great Safaris Reviews & Ratings 100% Recommend

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first class service January 2017

5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Guide 5.0
  • Activities 5.0
  • Lodging 5.0
  • Transportation 5.0
  • Meals 5.0
My husband and I just got back from our honeymoon trip booked through Great Safaris. It was a trip of a lifetime and we were so impressed by the accommodations, food and first class service. We saw more animals than we ever expected to see and our safari guides were very knowledgeable. Our trip was two weeks and Great Safaris picked all the right spots in Kenya and Tanzania!
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DaF

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Safari camps in South Africa and Botswana and explored the Cape Town region. July 2016

5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Guide 5.0
  • Activities 5.0
  • Lodging 5.0
  • Transportation 5.0
  • Meals 5.0
Travel with comfort, great food, safety and wonderful game viewing experiences. First time trip to Africa for my wife and I. All the guides and boat and safari camp staff were professional and fun. The transfers and connections were seamless. The home hosted dinner near Cape Town gave fascinating perspectives on life in South Africa.
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CaSS

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highly recommend Great Safaris July 2016

5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Guide 5.0
  • Activities 5.0
  • Lodging 5.0
  • Transportation 5.0
  • Meals 5.0
My husband and I contacted Dave Herbert at Great Safaris after our friend (who is an experienced travel agent) highly recommended him. She has traveled to Africa numerous times and has always relied on Dave to make her arrangements. Not once has she ever been disappointed. So, following her lead, we gave him a call and told him what our budget was as well as what we wanted to see for our first time there. He recommended that we go for 19 days and go on safari to Kenya and Tanzania. He then put together an incredible itinerary that included Samburu National Park, the Masai Mara, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, and the Serengeti. We stayed in deluxe accommodations throughout.

Every detail was attended to throughout our trip. Roundtrip transfers were included from small, dirt air strips to and from our lodges; private or semi-private drivers/guides took us on safari twice a day for a minimum of 7 hours per day; the food at each lodge was above average or outstanding, depending on where we were and often was included in the price of our tour; all inter-Africa flights were booked with excellent airlines (sometimes we were the only 2 passengers in the plane!); round trip flights from Los Angeles to Nairobi with a stopover in Dubai were also included in the price (we traveled on Emirates Airlines per Dave’s recommendation–definitely a good call); and we received outstanding service wherever we stayed.

We highly recommend Great Safaris and Dave Herbert if you are planning your first trip to Africa or your fiftieth! He knows the continent like the back of his hand because he goes there and sends his staff there continually to ensure that what they’re selling to their clients meets their high standards. You cannot go wrong with Great Safaris!!!
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Amazing experience! July 2016

5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Guide 5.0
  • Activities 5.0
  • Lodging 5.0
  • Transportation 5.0
  • Meals 5.0
All written and oral communications was outstanding! The properties we stayed in were over the top.

D

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Reputable and reliable June 2016

5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Guide 5.0
  • Activities 5.0
  • Lodging 5.0
  • Transportation 5.0
  • Meals 5.0
Dave was calm and confident. Knowledgeable and attentive to my travel needs. He assured the planning was thorough and follow up calls were completed during the trip to be sure I was well taken care of. I experienced integrity and genuine care with Great Safaris from the beginning to end of my trip.
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Experienced, first rate service, guidance and care February 2016

5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Guide 5.0
  • Activities 5.0
  • Lodging 5.0
  • Transportation 5.0
  • Meals 5.0
We just returned from 3 weeks in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. I did my research on destinations we wanted to visit and then interviewed 4 different African tour agencies. ‘Great Safaris’ by far had more information, contacts and insightful suggestions for our trip. They were less expensive than the others for the same or better hotels, safari facilities and tours, and they took care of all our intra-African flights. We had to stay an additional day in Johannesburg and they took care of the arrangements when I called their local agent (at 6AM). I even received follow up calls to be sure my wife was feeling better.

Since our return, I have recommended ‘Great Safaris’ to numerous friends and neighbors. They are a first class outfit for the vacation of a lifetime. Dave Herbert at ‘Great Safaris’ is the man to speak with.
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We are expanding our portfolio to include destinations in the Middle East coupled with Safaris in Africa

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From Great Safaris

Great Safaris is a Luxury Safari Tour Operator, operating Experiential Travel Services throughout Africa for individual, family & small group travelers.

An African safari is one of the most valuable investments that you can make. It is a physical journey that gathers spiritual and emotional wealth. At its completion, you are left with a brimming cache of wonderful memories. It is the 'portfolio of your life' that we are measuring.

A journey to Africa increases its real value by immense leaps and bounds. Africa, the cradle of civilization, entices all of your senses with the greatest treasures this planet has to offer. Watch the sleek leopard hunt its prey from the trees; Hear the rumble across the savanna of the Great Migration; Taste the sweet bouquet of South African wine off the vine; Smell the fresh rains as you trek across the mountain forests; Feel the mists from the 'Smoke That Thunders'.

Associations:

United States Tour Operators Association, International Air Transport Association, American Society Of Travel Agents

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Trips & Specials

50% Off Companion Discount 

Book a safari trip to Cape and Kruger, Tanzania, South Africa, or Kenya for two people and get 50% off one person's booking. 


10 days
Group tour
Comfort (4*)
Physical :
From: $ 4,795

Highlights

  • Visit Arusha City
  • Explore Kilimanjaro
  • Don’t miss an intriguing Masai village visit!
  • Visit Serengeti the spectacular wildebeest migration and Lake Manyara the magical park.
  • Discover Ngorongoro Crater.
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10 days
Group tour
Comfort (4*)
Physical :
From: $ 4,995

Highlights

  • Enjoy cherishable moments watching beautiful grassland and rolling hills
  • Visit bird watcher’s paradise
  • Explore Serengeti National Park
  • Visit Lake Manyara, a bird watcher’s paradise
  • See a variety of animals such as impala, elephant, dik-dik, bush buck, hippo and if you’re lucky you might see the famous tree-climbing lions of Manyara
  • Visit world’s largest intact volcanic caldera, Ngorongoro Crater
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Highlights

  • Explore Nairobi
  • Visit Shaba National Reserve
  • Experience unforgettable views of the Lake Nakuru from its hillside perch
  • Discover Masai Mara Game Reserve
  • Explore Shaba Game Reserve
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Highlights

  • Visit Table Mountain on the Cable Car
  • Visit an improbable colony of arctic penguins
  • Explore Entabeni Safari Conservancy
  • Enjoy Big Five game drives, in open 4 x 4 open safari vehicles
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