Guestbook

We would like to thank you most warmly for planning and organising our trip to Tanzania. We had an unforgettable and wonderful time and were able to experience so many impressive sights, special moments and wonderful encounters. The trip will stay in our memories for a long time!

Thank you too for your efforts and the correspondence with the hotel in Zanzibar regarding the problem with the insect spray and ants and the room change, as well as for sorting out the goodwill gesture.

Despite this incident, we would definitely recommend the hotel. It was beautiful, and we got to know lovely people there who enriched our stay even further.

We would also like to give a very special thank you to our guide Ndelilio. He made our safari an absolutely unforgettable experience! With his manner, his knowledge and his enthusiasm, he brought the fascinating wildlife and the beauty of Tanzania to life for us in a very special way. He really does a great job and played a big part in making this trip so unique for us.

We look back on our time together with great gratitude and many lovely memories, and will definitely keep Tanzania in fond memory.

Warm regards and thank you once again!

We took a guided tour in a small group. The tour was truly wonderful. Perfectly organised, pleasant company and beautiful views. We would book a trip through Elefant Tours again and again!

This private trip (booked with Elefant Tours, carried out by Namibia Experience) was something very special – very varied, diverse and intense!

Our driver-guide Felix was very friendly, attentive and helpful. He is a very safe driver with eagle eyes for wildlife sightings, who certainly deserves a large share of our positive feedback.
We had wished for a German-speaking guide. Felix needs to improve his German. The accommodation chosen was very nice. Each place had its own charm.

Being able to experience Namibian wildlife is of course a highlight and was complemented for us by a visit to the CCF, rhino tracking at Otjiwa Lodge (fantastic!), the great Living Desert Tour and the Ocean Adventures Tour. Getting to know the various ethnic groups (Himba village, Damara Living Museum, Mondesa Township Tour) also greatly enriched our trip (even though I had not imagined the Herero Women Project to be purely sales stalls).

Ms Kayssler (Elefant Tours) turned our wishes into a great programme. She was always able to answer our questions quickly and reliably. Heartfelt thanks to everyone at Elefant Tours and Namibia Experience who made the trip an unforgettable experience for us!

We can recommend Elefant-Tours without reservation and would especially like to thank Ms Franke, who planned our 3-week Namibia round trip with great commitment and professional expertise.

Even though we took a little longer to make our decision, she was friendly and helpful at all times and we always felt we were being very well advised.
When we ran into a problem in Namibia, we were helped without fuss within the shortest time. That showed us that support does not end with the booking.

Conclusion: from the first consultation to support along the way, everything simply fitted!
Anyone planning a tailor-made Namibia round trip who values personal advice, expertise and reliable support is in exactly the right place with Elefant-Tours.

Our trip to Kenya, tailor-made with the help of the friendly and competent staff at Elefant-Tours, could hardly have been bettered in superlatives. When we set off in mid-August, we were not prepared for the time we would have on the red continent, which was impressive in almost every respect.

Our guide was perfect and we were able to see almost every animal we had hoped for, in every habitat, and more. It was our first time travelling with Elefant-Tours; we would gladly do so again.

The trip with Elefant Tours and Africa Experience, respectively, was even lovelier than we had expected. Everything was very well organised, and in Steve we had a guide with an incredible amount of knowledge and experience.

He always took us to special restaurants, was thoroughly familiar with the area and the animals, and knew not only every single animal and bird but also its calls. We all took him to our hearts. The hotels ranged from simple accommodation to top-class luxury resorts. It was precisely this mix – from tented accommodation in remote resorts with bush walks at Zululand Lodge, or the remote Thabile Lodge with its excellent food near the Swartberg mountains, to luxury resorts in Eswatini, Summerfield Exclusive Resort and Culitvar Guest Lodge in Stellenbosch – that made the trip so varied.

But most impressive were the wildlife sightings in Hluhluwe, Kruger National Park and other parks. Among others, we saw lots of rhinos, elephants, kudus, buffalo, impalas and lions. The other cats unfortunately stayed hidden :).
Even when our guide had to leave because of a family emergency, a “replacement guide”, Manu, arrived that evening. He took over our group. We liked him very much too. It was great that the organisation worked here as well. We simply cannot describe all the impressions we had. Truly recommended!

We have been back from our South Africa trip for almost two weeks. We travelled the Garden Route from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth as a self-drive tour. It was an impressive three weeks. Ms Walter planned the trip perfectly from the enquiry to its realisation, taking our wishes into account and implementing them.

Although it was only the start of spring, we had plenty of sunshine, plenty of fresh air and, depending on the location, really warm days. On this trip we saw dreamy coastal roads, stormy views of Cape of Good Hope, colourful houses in the Bo-Kaap district, whales in Hermanus from the shore and on the whale-watching tour, African penguins at Betty's Bay and Boulders Beach, sensational views at Swartberg Pass, wonderful Cederberg mountains at sunset, flamingos and carpets of flowers in Langebaan, impressive surf and swaying suspension bridges in Tsitsikamma, meerkats in Oudtshoorn, the Milky Way, the impressive starry sky, the Southern Cross, and and and….

The accommodation was great throughout, we were welcomed warmly and looked after with care. This varied and diverse trip, with all its beautiful days and experiences in this incredible nature, will stay in our memories for a long time.

Our 2nd trip with Elefant-Tours was a tailor-made short trip to Cape Town / Hermanus and Stellenbosch with a private shuttle service, as we did not want to drive ourselves. As on the last occasion, everything was perfect.

The accommodation was lovely, in a perfect location. We saw a lot, even though the weather was not always perfect.

But we had great whale sightings in Hermanus! And that was really the actual reason for our trip 🙂 Now we are looking forward to our 3rd trip with Elefant-Tours, in March next year.

Good day Ms Schwab

We are already back in Switzerland. I would like to thank you for all the organisation. Everything worked out perfectly.

The safaris in the three national parks were simply insane and the guide was obliging and competent. The lodges were all beautiful with top service!

Thank you very much for your flexibility and support, and for dealing with our concerns so smoothly.

Kind regards

In 2025, with Elefant-Tours, we were able to make a long-cherished dream come true: a 20-day self-drive tour through Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe – from Windhoek via Etosha National Park to the impressive Victoria Falls.

The trip was prepared in close cooperation with Nicole Petersen, who supported us competently, very kindly and with great commitment at all times. She gladly worked our wishes for private camps into the route, so that a trip perfectly tailored to us came about.

Our adventure began with the pick-up of an almost new 4x4 vehicle in Windhoek. After a restful night at the Heinitzburg Boutique Hotel, the next morning we set off for Okonjima Nature Reserve, a privately run reserve dedicated to protecting cheetahs and leopards. There, on our safaris with our experienced ranger, impressive first encounters with the diverse wildlife awaited us.

From Okonjima Nature Reserve our journey took us on to Ongava Private Game Reserve, which was likewise organised by Ms Petersen exactly as we had imagined. Via Onguma Nature Reserve and Etosha National Park we then continued to the green, water-rich Kavango region – a lovely contrast to Namibia's otherwise rather dry landscapes.

Another highlight of our trip was Nambwa Tented Lodge, where we were able to experience wildlife up close. For example, we had the extraordinary opportunity to watch a leopard very close to our tent, which noisily drove off a pride of lions in the night. The crowning finale of our trip was Victoria Falls, whose impressive beauty we were able to experience up close from the air on a helicopter flight.

For us, this trip was without doubt “the trip of a lifetime”. We would not have expected to be able to experience such diverse wildlife in its natural habitat. Together with the carefully chosen camps and hotels, and the encounters and conversations with other travellers and our rangers, these experiences will stay with us forever.

Dear Ms Petersen, we would like to thank you warmly for your patience, your flexibility and your professional care. You put together an unforgettable trip for us! Even though we are only getting in touch now, we would like to express our thanks. Your personal and competent manner made this trip something special for us. We are happy to recommend you to every traveller to Africa and, on any future Africa trip, would count on your support again at any time.

Warm greetings from the two of us in Munich!

Martina and Bernhard R.

Our self-drive trip for two in Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe was a dream.
Mr Meyer's perfect organisation was outstanding. Everything worked out brilliantly!

We experienced a wonderful mix of impressive nature, glorious colours, friendly people everywhere and incredibly great wildlife.

The people we met love their country and, on excursions and game drives, walks and boat trips, gave us an insight into another world that we will draw on for a long time.

It was a trip like none we have ever had before! Thank you so much!

In June, my daughter and I booked the Namibia round trip “Fascination Namibia” as a mini-group tour.

What can I say – simply perfect all round!

Right from the start, Ms Petersen advised us extremely well and was always available for any questions. Five stars for that alone!

Our driver and guide Aaron gave us a comprehensive insight into the nature, culture, political situation and plant and animal life of “his” country. He was an extremely professional, committed, considerate and humorous companion!

As a group we all greatly enjoyed his company. We were lucky to quickly form a very well-functioning small group of just six participants (three couples), so that this part of the trip also contributed greatly to our satisfaction.

The lodges were well chosen and comfortable, often with an African flair, the food excellent (though very meat-heavy, albeit of outstanding quality). Aaron was extremely keen to give us plenty of wildlife sightings.

The route was well chosen, and I can only say that everything worked perfectly from the start with the airport pick-up through to the end, with an additional transfer (we had booked an extra night near Windhoek before the flight home). Simply everything top-notch, a real “dream trip” for us.

Namibia is a beautiful country. You should, however, be prepared to spend many hours on the road or track, and these 13 days really do include a very full programme.

Namibia is a big country. But anyone who embraces a trip where “the journey is as much the destination” will be rewarded with many impressions, including small ones! An incredibly diverse country!

A second or perhaps third time is not ruled out for us! There is still a lot to see.

For Elefant-Tours, five stars in everything. We were thrilled and flew home with regret, but also happy and full of impressions!!

In August 2026 we travelled around South Africa for 3 weeks on the small-group tour Fascination South Africa. It was our first time in Africa and we did not want to drive the long distances ourselves, so we chose the group tour.

The group turned out to be very small, though: just us and one other person in the upper part, and on the Garden Route only the two of us – it was nice that the tour was still carried out in full!

Everything worked wonderfully and our guide Mike Brown looked after us superbly with his knowledge and considerate manner. We were able to enjoy an impressive and varied time . The focus was clearly on nature and wildlife – and South Africa truly has a lot to offer there.

We would have liked a few more impressions of how people live. The accommodation was very nice to exceptional and in one or two places we would gladly have stayed longer – but that is how it is with round trips…

We travelled in the South African winter and actually had a spell of cold and rain – dressed in layers we were well equipped and were glad of the electric blanket in the beds of the lodges. We did not quite manage the Big Five, as the leopard did not show itself – otherwise everything we had hoped for was there and much more!

Whales were important to us and here too we were not disappointed – there were extended sightings of southern right whales in Hermanus, both from land and from a boat, and we even saw a humpback whale further out.

The trip was absolutely worth it and we can recommend it wholeheartedly! We were very well advised by Elefant-Tours and very well looked after on the ground by the partner Africa Experience. We will certainly travel to Africa again and would gladly use this provider again.

Dear Ms Schwab,

we returned from safari yesterday evening. It was a unique experience!!! We saw the “Big Five” (the rhinos in Nairobi, however), a crossing (all ten zebras survived), a herd of elephants passing right in front of (clearly visible) Kilimanjaro, and much more.

We would like to thank you for the great, competent and pleasant way you planned and looked after everything! Only thanks to the perfect organisation (arrival, flights, accommodation, etc.) were the unforgettable experiences possible. We will definitely recommend you.

We would also like to explicitly praise Peter, our driver. He is always friendly, well connected, knows the best strategies, has enormous knowledge and obviously enjoys his work. So you can deploy him with (very) good conscience.

Thanks once again and kind regards

Our three-week round trip through Namibia was actually supposed to take place in 2025, but had to be postponed by a year because of knee surgery.

Our contact, Ms Petersen, was very understanding and accommodating, so that the trip in July and August 2026 was a complete success!

We had a wonderful 25 days in which our local guide Felix drove us safely and soundly over 4,800 km on the private tour through this great country, and we learned a great deal about the country's history, the different cultures and the wildlife and plant life.

Thank you very much!

Thomas E. and family

We are back, happy and satisfied. Back from Namibia on Sunday, back at work on Monday – that was a small shock.

The stay was lovely, although, as requested, we had a tight schedule. At some lodges we would gladly have stayed another day, as there was a lot to see and do there; at others the time was enough.

The lodges chosen ranged from extremely comfortable to simple, whatever you were still able to find in the short time.

We trusted your experience and were not disappointed. If we make a second trip, we will get in touch earlier to make your work easier and will bring in the experience we have now gained.

The individually planned self-drive trip “Camping adventure between waterfalls and desert” with a 4×4 camper and roof tent took us to regions off the classic tourist trails.

As in previous years, this year too we were advised competently and professionally and supported by Nicole in choosing accommodation as part of our planning activities.

Both the accommodation and the flights were booked through Elefant-Tours. The combination of camping in the midst of nature and occasional nights in lodges had a particular appeal for us. During the road trip of almost 3 weeks, Nicole Petersen of Elefant-Tours was always on hand as a very reliable contact, helping with advice and action.

Among the highlights of the trip were undoubtedly the varied and challenging drive on the D3700 along the border river Kunene to Epupa Falls, which on some stretches demands a lot even of an experienced 4×4 driver, and an excursion into the scenically magnificent Khowarib Gorge.

One thing is certain for me: I will be coming back to Namibia next year too!

We came back last week from our 3-week Namibia trip and it was the perfect holiday for us. It was our first Africa trip and we were amazed how easy Namibia is to travel, even for first-timers.

We drove just under 4,000 km and for the most part the routes were easy to manage. In the south it gets a bit bumpier in places. Many lodges and guest farms were beautiful; we were most taken with the small, personally run farms.

A trip through Namibia is doable for anyone, and you never forget the beautiful impressions. Particularly impressive were Fish River Canyon and the desert at Sossusvlei and Swakopmund.

Etosha is wonderful to drive through in a rental car; we saw an endless number of animals, an unforgettable experience.

Many thanks to Ms Kayssler, who was immediately there even with small problems. If we travel to Namibia again, we will definitely turn to you once more.

16-day dream holiday from Namibia to Victoria Falls

The four of us set off in July on our Namibia small-group tour. Already at the airport we were warmly welcomed by our wonderful guide Obi. Overall our travel group was a very relaxed and likeable group of 9, aged 23 to 83.

In a comfortable Sprinter from Windhoek to the red dunes at Sossusvlei, from there via Swakopmund to Etosha National Park, then via Botswana to Victoria Falls. We went on the safaris in the parks in open vehicles.

There was so much to discover: the different landscapes, the people and above all the animals. Obi could tell us so much from his personal experience and his wealth of knowledge about the country and its history and especially about the wildlife. That made the drives from one lodge to the next very entertaining.

For him, looking after guests is a calling; you notice straight away how much he enjoys it. He caters to all the wishes of the travel group and is very concerned that everyone is happy. He stays calm in every situation and finds a solution for every problem and every wish.

We felt very comfortable. The various lodges were very well chosen, and there was a bit of a safari feel by the river, which our daughters especially loved. The organisation of the trip and the excursions was very good.

As we travelled in July, the temperatures were very pleasant: cool in the morning and evening and warm during the day, but very bearable. You can really travel with light luggage; a jumper and a warmer jacket should be included. I can recommend the trip wholeheartedly, especially with Obi as guide.

Many thanks to Obi and the entire organising team.

Elefant-Tours put together a dreamy self-drive round trip through Namibia for us. The digital presentation of the chosen route was ideal and the professional care and advice helped us greatly. We can only recommend this provider!

Dream trip Namibia – we could not have wished for better!

Our 20-day self-drive trip through Namibia was an unforgettable experience from start to finish. The organisation by Elefant-Tours was outstanding and throughout the entire trip we could rely on everything being perfectly prepared.

The planning with Larissa Walter was already straightforward and very pleasant. Our wishes were catered to at all times and we always had the feeling of being advised personally and honestly. We were also pleasantly surprised by the free meeting with a local contact straight after our arrival in Namibia. For a self-drive trip in particular this was great support. We could clear up last questions, received many practical tips and so started our holiday with a really good feeling.

We were especially impressed by the well-thought-out route planning. Only afterwards did we realise how cleverly the trip was structured. Etosha National Park was deliberately planned only towards the end of the trip – and that is exactly what we would do again today.

In the first few days we were delighted by every single wildlife sighting. Every oryx, every springbok, every zebra or giraffe was something special. Outside the national parks the animals are much shyer and you often have to spot them first. That is exactly what makes these encounters so exciting and unforgettable.

When we finally reached Etosha, it was like the grand finale of the trip. Suddenly elephants, lions, rhinos, giraffes and huge herds were standing right in front of our car – an incredible experience.

We are convinced that we would not have appreciated the wildlife viewing outside Etosha National Park nearly as intensely had the trip started with Etosha. After the spectacular sightings there, oryx, springboks or zebras would probably quickly have become the norm. As it was, our enthusiasm for every single animal lasted throughout the entire trip, and Etosha was the perfect high point at the end. In our view, this order enormously enhanced our travel experience and shows how much experience goes into planning this route.

The choice of accommodation also impressed us. Every lodge had its own charm and was in a special place. Particularly memorable were Greenfire Desert Lodge, Grootberg Lodge, Onguma Bush Camp and Otjiwa. Everywhere we were warmly welcomed and felt at home straight away.

Namibia itself even exceeded our expectations. Breathtaking landscapes, fascinating wildlife, hospitable people and the freedom of a self-drive trip make this country a truly special destination.

A heartfelt thank you to Larissa Walter and the entire Elefant-Tours team for the outstanding organisation and this dreamy trip. We are taking countless beautiful memories home with us and are sure of one thing: this was not our last Africa trip with Elefant-Tours!

A clear 5 out of 5 stars and a wholehearted recommendation!

A fantastic trip with great organisation: you always felt safe and well looked after, and the choice of route and lodges was brilliant!

Outstanding 13-day private family trip in Namibia

We recently took a fantastic 13-day private Namibia round trip as a family of four, organised by Elefant-Tours / Namibia Experience, and were extremely satisfied with the entire experience .

From the start, communication and contact with Elefant-Tours in Germany were excellent. All enquiries were answered promptly and professionally, and the planning phase was smooth, efficient and confidence-building. This high level of service gave us the assurance that the trip would be well organised – and our expectations were fully met.

The whole trip was exceptionally well organised. The transport, route planning, choice of routes and selection of lodges were thoughtfully put together. We particularly appreciated the carefully chosen places for lunch and dinner, which allowed us to enjoy both local cuisine and beautiful surroundings throughout the trip.

A special thank you goes to our guide and driver Norman. He was extremely friendly, knowledgeable, punctual and highly professional. His extensive knowledge of Namibia's wildlife, landscapes and culture added enormously to the value of the trip. Thanks to his excellent driving skills we always felt safe, and his organisation and eye for detail ensured that everything went smoothly from start to finish. Norman also deserves special mention for surprising two family members on their birthdays during the trip, which made those occasions particularly unforgettable.

The accommodation was another highlight of the trip. Most lodges offered spacious, comfortable rooms or chalets, excellent amenities, friendly staff and lovely local activities. Breakfast and dinner were largely very good and contributed positively to the overall experience.

Our favourite lodges were:

• Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch
• Otjohotozu Guestfarm
• Damaraland Lodge
• Mushara Lodge (excellent overall, although the WiFi connection could be improved)
• Frans Indongo Lodge

These places stood out for comfort, atmosphere, service and overall quality .

There were a few minor points of criticism during the trip. Etosha Omusati Lodge did not quite reach the level of the other accommodation – with limited WiFi access, unreliable hot water and a less satisfying dinner.

As a suggestion for future trips, we would like to propose that the lodges place even more emphasis on traditional Namibian cuisine and regional specialities. Although the quality of the food was mostly very good, a wider choice of local dishes would further enrich the authentic cultural experience and allow guests to discover Namibia through its culinary traditions as well.

Overall this was an unforgettable family adventure and an excellent way to discover Namibia. We warmly recommend Elefant-Tours / Namibia Experience to anyone looking for a well-organised, comfortable and authentic travel experience. With Norman as our guide, the trip exceeded our expectations and created memories that will stay with us for many years to come.

Thank you very much!

Our self-drive trip based on the Namibia highlights was a complete success. The country is so diverse and impressive, and our individually planned route took us to many wonderful places and people. I would like to single out especially Ms Brode and Mr Meyer of Elefant-tours.

From the start they were always easy to reach and helped with advice and action, especially when part of our group could only set off a few days later because of illness.

We felt very well looked after. Many thanks!

The trip to Namibia was grand, fantastic and beautiful in an almost unreal way – simply one of a kind. Everything simply fitted: the impressive landscapes, the carefully chosen places and the dreamy lodges. Our guide Hans was a real asset to the whole tour.

With his extensive knowledge of Namibia's history, landscapes and nature, he brought the country closer to us in a special way. His passion for the country, his experience and his warm manner made this trip something very special. Unforgettable impressions and beautiful memories will stay with us for a long, long time.

Great adventures and magical moments – a trip that stays in the memory! 21 Jan–4 Feb 2026, South Africa: Kruger Private Reserves – Greenfire Game Lodge, Kapama River Lodge, Johannesburg and Mauritius.

The organisation was fantastic. The accommodation, the food, the safaris, the country, simply superb. Africa is fascinating: the wildlife, the plants, the people, the culture. We saw the Big 5 and many other animals.

On a bush walk, among other things, we learned a lot about plants and their uses. A trip is definitely worthwhile. After the safari we went on to Mauritius for a swim.

Many heartfelt thanks to Mr Forster and the entire team

We had a very lovely wildlife safari in Tanzania. The travel time was well chosen again, the start of the rainy season and the end of the safari season. As a result there were also far fewer tourists than in the high season.

The huge herds of wildebeest and zebras in the Serengeti impressed us greatly. But elephants, giraffes, antelopes, lions and leopard were also lovely to see. The six of us travellers were a very good group, everyone was there for each other and everyone enjoyed this trip.

We would especially like to thank the travel expert Britta Franke of Elefant-Tours.de, who booked the lodges individually for us and fulfilled all our wishes. We can very much recommend Elefant-Tours.de for safari trips to southern and eastern Africa.

4 weeks in Namibia – a dream trip.

For us as self-drivers, everything was thought of, from the daily driving distance to the perfect lodges chosen, the game drives and, and, and.

Everything perfect. And my partner, who was a little sceptical at first, was completely euphoric and did not want to travel home at all. Thanks for everything.

Once again we were completely thrilled with everything. All the accommodation suggested by Ms Walter was very hospitable and everything was perfectly organised.

This is our 8th trip organised by Elefant-Tours and Elefant-Tours will remain our first choice for further Africa trips too.

Dear Larissa, it was lovely that we met in person in Cape Town, and many heartfelt thanks for the great organisation of this trip, the tips, the implementation of our “special requests” and going through the itinerary individually several times.

We would like to thank the “Elefant-Tours” team warmly, and in particular Mr Menke, for planning our South Africa Garden Route trip.

Mr Menke accommodated all our wishes and planned a dreamily beautiful trip for us. He did so with a lot of effort, patience and personal attention to the details.

Unfortunately we have to postpone the trip due to illness and hope to be able to take it at a later date.

A big thank you to Ms Walter, who advised us excellently and provided us with travel documents and important background information. From 17 Feb 2026 to 4 Mar 2026 we travelled by rental car via Cape Town, Hermanus, Wilderness, Storms River, Addo, the Little Karoo and Stellenbosch.

The highlight apart from Cape Town was the safari in Schotia Game Reserve with interesting wildlife viewing and the dinner by the campfire afterwards.

We had super lovely experiences and impressions on this tour, which we will not forget.

Having already travelled Namibia a few years ago and been fascinated by the desert – that trip, too, was excellently organised by Elefant Tours – we now wanted to see lots of animals. So: Tanzania! And we made the right choice.

A big thank you to Britta Franke, who advised us excellently and provided us with very good travel documents. Great care on the ground from Tanzania Experience!

Our guide Lazaro, tour guide and excellent driver with eagle eyes showed us the beauties of Tarangire National Park, the Serengeti and my personal highlight, Ngorongoro Crater – simply dreamy. Of course we saw all of the Big Five and many more animals in unimaginably large numbers. Giraffes have become my favourite animals, so elegant and majestic.

The night in the tented lodge in the Serengeti was incomparable. And Lazaro showed us how friendly and open the Tanzanians are; we felt welcome.

Afterwards we were in Zanzibar at Michamvi Sunset Bay, a small oasis in the tropics, truly made for relaxing. Successful all round! Thank you very much, it was my dream holiday.

In our search for a travel agency offering a guided round trip in a smaller group for north-eastern South Africa, we came across Elefant-Tours in mid-2025 ….. !!! And we are thrilled !!! … right from the first contact with Ms Seitz.

She took our wishes seriously and then made us a great tailor-made trip proposal.

On the first day in Johannesburg, for example, we did a self-organised day tour of the city with African Eagle Day Tours (a tip from Ms Seitz), and the next day the guided round trip began, run by Africa-Experience South Africa, from Pretoria via the Drakensberg, St Lucia, Eswatini with various parks and on to Kruger National Park.

The round trip went ahead despite the few participants (4 participants and one tour guide), which is certainly not a given. The accommodation was great throughout.

Our tour guide Gabriela Biljohn, a South African with excellent German and an incredible amount of knowledge about SA, e.g. how people live in SA, what is special about each region we travelled through, a great deal about the different animals, etc.

Furthermore she is a superb driver (whether in the big Sprinter or the jeep, we always felt safe) and above all she is a wonderful and likeable person.

Ms Seitz and Gabriela gave us valuable tips for our onward journey from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town, which we did with friends in our own car.

Many thanks once again to Ms Seitz for the good organisation and tips and many thanks to Gabriela for the wonderful time we were able to spend with her.

We can only recommend Elefant-Tours and Africa-Experience if you want to take a great Africa trip in a small group. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and 👍👍👍👍👍

Our Namibia trip was simply breathtaking. Although we were there in the rainy season, we saw an incredible number of animals.

Everything was there – except for the leopard, which was still hiding in the green thicket. But then we simply have to go back – such “bad luck” 😉

It was truly pure pleasure from start to finish. We are in love with Namibia. Incredible landscapes, breathtaking wildlife sightings, impressive people – simply everything your heart desires. But a picture says more than a thousand words…

The trip was perfect from start to finish and could not have been better. Ms Schwab always replied quite quickly and accommodated all our wishes.

Emmanuel, our guide, was superb. We immediately felt very safe and perfectly looked after. We would book a tour with him again at any time.

The hotel in Zanzibar was perfect and all the staff were super friendly and obliging. We would go back there at any time. Only the Maasai on the beach were at times very pushy.

We decided on the spot to book half board after all and did not regret it. The food was very tasty.

The five of us spent just under three weeks in South Africa in August/September 2025 as self-drivers in a Hyundai Staria. From Johannesburg we went to the Drakensberg, where we were spoiled by a breathtaking mountain panorama and, in the lodge, by great meals – including for our vegetarians.

Here we could relax in peace as well as go on hikes of various lengths, e.g. to Vulture's Rock (where we did not go). Guided horse-riding tours and smaller activities such as axe throwing were also offered.

From the Drakensberg we continued to the Indian Ocean at Durban, known for its high proportion of residents of Indian descent. On the beach we had takeaway food that was spicy – something Europeans need to get used to – but good.

From St Lucia we took part in an interesting and entertaining boat trip to see hippos, crocodiles and birds, visited iSimangaliso Wetland Park – where we saw our first “typically” African land-dwelling large animals – and the dreamily beautiful beach at Cape Vidal. At the market in St Lucia we bought our first souvenirs and gifts.

After a several-day detour to Kosi Bay we made a stop at iLala Weavers (restaurant and souvenir shop – a tip from the Kosi Bay camp manager) and were then greeted at dusk on arrival in Hluhluwe Park by zebras and a herd of buffalo. The next day we explored the park on our own.

We continued through eSwatini, where after a night near Manzini we visited Mantenga Cultural Village. In the evening we arrived in Komatipoort, from where the next day we “drove” the southern part of Kruger National Park.

With Balule Nature Reserve we reached another highlight of our trip. Three days were filled with morning and evening game drives, led by well-trained guides, and a guided day trip to northern Kruger Park. In between there was enough time, with good food, to recover and let our souls unwind – which was just as well, as here we had the hottest days of our tour, with up to 38°C.

After our group tour through Namibia, this time we opted for a self-drive tour (again planned by Elefant Tours).

The accommodation – whether guesthouse, hotel or lodge – was always excellent. Service was a priority everywhere, and the meals on offer left nothing to be desired.

From the fascinating wildlife, Panorama Route and Garden Route to big-city flair, we were able to enjoy everything, and we will remain impressed for a long time to come.

Many heartfelt thanks to Jan Menke and the Elefant-Tours team for the excellent work on our South Africa trip!

In November 2025 we spent 3 days at Isambane Bush Camp. It was an unforgettable experience that we can only recommend.

Everything was well organised: pick-up from Hoedspruit airport and transfer to the camp, a lovely tented room with its own bathhouse (there are only 5 rooms in the camp in total), safaris twice a day at 5:00 in the morning and 4:00 in the afternoon, delicious food outdoors on the terrace three times a day, friendly staff and animals, animals, animals (even at breakfast on the terrace).

The impression of being in the middle of nature was heightened by an elephant once marching right through the camp and our having to stay in our rooms until it had gone.

Dear Ms Seitz,

thank you very much for organising our great self-drive trip through the north of South Africa.
From 1 to 17 September we travelled by rental car via Johannesburg – Drakensberg – Umdloti – St Lucia – Kosi Bay – Eswatini – Kruger Park – Timbavati and the Panorama Route.

We had super lovely experiences and impressions on this tour, which we will never forget.

Thank you once again,

The Mühl family

We have travelled on the African continent several times, and this trip was our fourth holiday with Elefant-Tours. Thanks to the tailor-made itinerary based on our wishes and ideas, as well as the great personal advice and care, it was once again a wonderful holiday.

Heartfelt thanks to Ms Walter for that! Once again we are taking home wonderful impressions. It is not for nothing that they say: “A world in one country”.

This time we explored the north and east of South Africa.

Once again we had very nice hosts and lovely accommodation, and thanks to the detailed documents and tips we were able to enjoy our trip to the full. It was certainly not our last holiday in Africa!

The four of us had a super great safari through the various parks.
Solio Game Reserve / Buffalo Springs National Reserve / Ol Pejeta Conservancy.

We were very satisfied with the planning and care from Ms Krone. We also had the best guide, our dear Emanuel.

We were sooo lucky and saw the Big Five after just 2 days, and always large herds with young animals, sooo lovely.

We were lucky with the weather too. After the safari we had another week on the beach in Mombasa at the beautiful Neptune Paradise Beach Resort & Spa to relax and take in everything we had experienced.

If we do this again, then only with Elefant Tours and Emanuel

We are still overwhelmed by this incredibly impressive trip.

Amboseli with its view of Kilimanjaro and its diversity of wildlife, Tsavo West with its beautiful landscape and many species of antelope. Simply breathtaking. The lodges were simply dreamy!

Also organisationally everything was perfect! From the booking with the great advice from Ms Krone, whom we could ask anything about our first safari at any time, through the contact on the ground, Alex, to our driver Justus, who could really say something about every animal discovered and even read tracks to find animals.

It was perfect!!!! If a safari, then with Elefant Tours!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for this experience and for fulfilling my heart's desire.

On our fourth Africa trip too, we again relied on the excellent advice and care from Elefant-Tours and are once more totally thrilled.

This time we chose a “Best of Tanzania” private safari followed by a beach stay in Zanzibar.

Our trip began in Arusha with a night at Lake Duluti.
From there our excellent guide Albert took us to Tarangire National Park (two days), the incredible Serengeti (three days) and Ngorongoro Crater.

On this safari too we were once again fascinated by the huge number of animals and their diversity. The landscape, the people and life in Tanzania impressed us just as much, as it differs from Namibia and South Africa.

Afterwards we had five beach days in Zanzibar and let ourselves be pampered at Michamvi Sunset Bay.

We say a very big thank you, especially to Britta Franke in Cape Town, for the excellent advice, the care and the flexibility with the bookings, and to everyone on the Elefant-Tours team who made the trip possible for us at such short notice.

The preparation of the travel documents, the flights, the accommodation and the safari with Albert from Tanzania Experience were once again outstanding.

Many thanks too for organising the special offers such as a visit to a coffee and spice plantation or the walking tour of Stone Town.

We will always remember Tanzania!
It was simply a dream!

Thank you and until next time.

We liked this trip very much. From Maun to Victoria Falls everything worked out perfectly. We were very well and kindly looked after by our guide.

The advice was very competent. Ms Larissa Walter made the trip sound appealing to us, rightly so!

Very good suggestions and wonderfully worked-out options.

Considering that we were able to travel as a mini-group, we felt like kings in paradise. Together with our guide we could enjoy the safaris as we pleased. No rush, we had plenty of time for impressive moments.

The price was justified and the services excellent.

Our guide, Mr Kaiser Mbwe, is simply the best!!!

He practically anticipated our every wish, very helpful and at all times very friendly and competent.

We did not have to worry about anything; everything worked to our complete satisfaction.

The route we chose unconsciously, but it was totally right. First the “dry side”, then the “wet side” was extremely impressive. Pure nature, the many animals in the respective areas, we were totally thrilled.

Every day was “just another beautiful day in paradise”. All the lodges were totally well chosen. The helpful and nice people everywhere. Animals right up to the lodges invited hours of observation. Fantastic, indescribable.

The accommodation after the safari, Courtney Lodge, is very nicely located, a little secluded. You feel as if you are in an idyllic, wonderful park and can enjoy the peace. Only the noise of the flights of the fly-in safaris over Victoria Falls was somewhat disturbing.

Overall impression: overwhelming, thrilled and very satisfied. However, we will not be making any further trips to Africa. The nice people we met in the lodges said we were “crazy people” to still be taking such trips at our age….

At first we were sceptical about travelling in an organised way, being long-time independent overlanders, but it was unique: ANIMALS, landscape, people, lodges … top!

Expensive, yes, but worth every cent! Outstanding planning including adaptation to our special wishes by Nadja Krone, and the very best implementation in the local conditions by the subsidiary, represented by Luca and Andrew.

And in particular the considerate, attentive and experienced guide and driver Gasto, who confidently steered us more than 1,300 km through partly adventurous terrain.

While our tours on the continent had so far been marked by rather modest wildlife sightings, in Tanzania this picture changes. We see all the Big 5 in a short space of time. With the lions in the Serengeti we lose count, more than 50 animals pass us, often within touching distance. And then the cheetah with her almost newborn cubs … Unique! Again and again!

Those responsible should definitely invest more in the rare picnic sites, especially the toilet facilities, the latter are in places awful!
More on our travel blog https://majuemin.de/2023-start-gosouth-2-0-ostafrika/

Our round trip through southern Africa was an unforgettable experience! The route offered a perfect mix of desert, sea, safari adventure and the majestic Victoria Falls – plus impressive landscapes and fascinating flora and fauna.

Thanks to our likeable and extremely experienced guide we felt very well looked after at all times. The accommodation was varied – partly luxurious, partly rather basic. Especially with the high temperatures, we would have liked air conditioning in some lodges.

We were especially thrilled by the diversity of the wildlife: we actually got to see all of the “Big Five” and gained deep insights into the lives and behaviour of the animals.

The encounters with the other travellers were also very pleasant – a great group with many lovely shared moments.

In Botswana we experienced beautiful landscapes, but it was very touristy there. Because of the large number of boat safaris, the animals are noticeably disturbed in their habitat in places – that gave us pause for thought.

The programme overall was very extensive, which meant the days were often long and intense. Unfortunately that left little time to enjoy the lodges, as there was a change of location almost every day. Around the middle of the trip it would have been nice to spend a second night in the same lodge, to come to rest a little and experience the surroundings more intensively.

Conclusion:
A breathtaking trip that we will never forget – full of natural wonders, exciting impressions and unforgettable encounters.

We are still blown away, we enjoyed the holiday very, very much! We had a wonderful honeymoon.

Everything worked out brilliantly and we are very glad we booked the holiday through Elefant-Tours, as it let us explore the country independently as self-drivers while still having the security of an organisation in the background in case we needed help.

We spent 2 nights in each place, so we could enjoy every place, were not “just passing through” and had a relaxed travelling pace; we would do it that way again every time!

We really liked all the individual places, some more than others of course, but overall it was really perfect for us and there is no place where we would not stay again. Everywhere the people were helpful and super friendly, the rooms great and the food, absolutely always, really very tasty!

Our highlight was clearly Hoodia Desert Lodge, simply because everything fitted, both the programme (for our wedding anniversary ;)) and the people, above all our guide who looked after us, the food and the ambience. We also liked Otjiwa Collection and Mokuti Lodge very much; here the outings and programme items were our highlights.

Overall, in hindsight we could even have spent 1–2 nights longer in/near Etosha.

If we ever return, we would book one or 2 nights inside Etosha Park, which we imagine would be very nice as well, also because you can be in the park for longer. The boat trip in Swakopmund was very impressive despite the fog.

In conclusion, we can only say that we had a great holiday in a beautiful country, which we enjoyed very much! We are truly very grateful for the help and support beforehand from Ms Petersen, which made the trip very relaxed on the ground and let us enjoy everything a little more carefree!

Should friends of ours also want to book a Namibia trip, we will recommend Elephant-Tours warmly!

As Africa newcomers, the four of us took a self-drive round trip with 16 nights in Namibia in September. We were highly satisfied with the organisation and care from Elefant-Tours in the person of Ms Petersen (and, as her stand-in, Ms Seitz).

All our wishes and ideas were turned into a perfectly planned trip. The lodges chosen were wonderful, apart from the state-run camp Okaukuejo (but we knew that in advance). We had deliberately decided not to visit the south, but rather to spend 2 nights in a row in one place as often as possible. For us this was exactly right.

You do have to factor in that you spend a great deal of time in the car to visit this big, impressive country. And so we almost always had one day on site to join excursions and game drives.

Particularly memorable were the kayak trip among the seals in Swakopmund / Walvis Bay, the sunrise at Sossusvlei, the morning walk in Erongo, the desert elephants at Twyfelfontein and the lion family at Onguma Bush Camp.

The suggestion to enter Etosha Park from Galton Gate was also spot on. The western part is still much quieter than the eastern. We were also very happy with the choice of vehicle for four (nearly new, 4x4, large).

In short: it was a wonderful (dream) trip in magnificent nature with an absolutely recommendable travel provider. Thank you very much!!

My Botswana tour was almost 2 months ago now and I do not want to miss the chance to thank you for the outstanding organisation.

In the end everything went perfectly with the flights, luggage and transit. Next time , however, I would fly both long-haul legs with LH – it is somewhat more comfortable than Discover.

I can only praise Bushways in the highest terms. Guide and cook were excellent, as was the team spirit in the group. I and others also liked how the guide Gabriel sometimes insisted on discipline with the paying Europeans. Departure is at 6 and not at 3 past 6 – that has to be better tomorrow 😀.

He also always behaved respectfully towards the animals and never jostled for position like other safari drivers. He often knew exactly how the animals would behave and parked smartly, so that lions and the like walked right past us.

The equipment (tents, mattresses, etc.) was of the best quality and the Bushways safari vehicles are very cleverly thought out too. Many charging sockets at the front (USB, European and SA sockets), fridges under the rows of seats, a water treatment unit and so on. And on the trailer with the bush kitchen and so on, everything had a sensible place, and when changing camp the group could stow everything in no time in teamwork with K.K. the cook.

But there was one overwhelming common denominator throughout the international, well-travelled group: The immediacy of the nature experience was the USP of this trip and will stay with all of us forever. Hyenas, hippos and honey badgers in camp, lions and leopards roaring, and an elephant watching me shower – MEGA!!!

If we go on safari again, then only with Elefant-Tours.

Our trip through Namibia was an unforgettable experience – a wonderful holiday full of impressive moments and unique impressions.

The accommodation was exceptional and consistently very tasteful – every stop had its very own charm and helped us feel completely at ease.

It was particularly pleasant that we never felt surrounded by crowds of tourists. The peace and vastness of the country let us breathe deeply and truly switch off.

Our rental car was in almost new condition and absolutely reliable – an important factor on a self-drive tour that took us through some remote regions.

The whole tour was excellently prepared. You could tell that a lot of attention to detail had gone into the planning. For future trips, however, we would recommend allowing at least two nights per stop – that leaves more time to enjoy the surroundings and really arrive.

Namibia is a country that may look uniform at first glance – but behind every bend and every hill a new scene is hidden, which surprises and delights.

Sometimes the landscape looks as if it had been painted: colours, shapes and light merge into a picture you never forget.

Experiencing the wildlife in its natural surroundings was simply magical – a quiet, reverent moment that moves you deeply.
A special thank you goes to Ms Petersen, who took care of everything with great commitment. We felt in the best hands at all times and were able to enjoy the trip to the full.

Perfectly organised dream trip in Namibia.

For 40 years I had dreamed of an Africa trip. This year the dream came true: with my husband and grown-up daughter I enjoyed the 10-day camping tour with a private guide, followed by 4 additional nights in various lodges.

Even beforehand, the communication and advice from the tour operator were excellent, especially with regard to the flight dates (better ticket prices) and the route, slightly modified on request.

The tour itself is wonderfully designed, a perfect mix of magnificent scenery and great game drives. And when you see a giraffe up close for the first time, a herd of elephants at a waterhole or hundreds of zebras accompanied by various groups of antelope, the happiness is already very great.

And we will never forget the lion that strolled calmly past the waterhole in front of us. Scenic highlights were the dunes of the Namib and the starry sky at Gamsberg.

Our guide was brilliant – very friendly, competent, flexible and yet always good with the schedule, and on top of that a great cook. We learned far more about the country than we had expected.

No question went unanswered. And last but not least, our guide led us camping beginners calmly and patiently through the adventure of camping in Africa. In fact, thanks to the good equipment and the lovely campsites, it was very relaxed.

We would not want to have missed these 10 days of camping.

The 4 nights in lodges (then without a guide, but with organised transfers) were a good idea – after the eventful travel and safari days it was nice to be able to let the impressions sink in and truly unwind again in the cosy accommodation.

In addition, in the game parks and rescue centres we were able to see the animals that had been hiding from us until then (cheetahs, leopards).

Namibia is certainly an uncomplicated travel destination anyway, but thanks to the good trip preparation and our considerate guide we felt 100% safe at all times – without the sense of adventure being short-changed.

We would book through Elefant-Tours again at any time and can recommend both the operator and the format of a camping tour with a private guide without reservation.

Dear Elefant-Tours team

Thank you very much for the detailed, friendly advice and booking that actively responded to our wishes.

The itinerary “Namibia Highlights” lived up to its promise, all arrangements went smoothly and the accommodation chosen was truly excellent, yet each place different.

The staff there were always competent and friendly and the quality of the food consistently excellent. A truly great holiday experience! THANK YOU

Hello dear Ms Krone,

as promised, I am getting in touch after our trip. To keep it short, you did not promise too much.

It was BEAUTIFUL. Everything worked wonderfully, we were very well looked after from the 1st to the last day and were warmly welcomed in every camp and lodge.

On two days we were able to experience the “great migration” . Simply an incredible spectacle of nature!

With Nelson as our travel companion and driver we were enormously lucky. Now we are back home and think back with a smile on our faces about the wonderful days in Tanzania.

Dear Ms Walter,

it is now almost a year since, with your help, we were able to experience a great Namibia trip. I would like to thank you most warmly for that and for your great support in the preparation.

It was an impressive travel experience with many facets. The lodges and hotels were first-class. The food superb.

The tour guiding could not have been better: we had Hans as tour guide, a Namibian-German institution, a real ranger with comprehensive knowledge of land/people/animals/stars… And we had Usuhna, a young Namibian training to be a tour guide, who grew up in the GDR during the war years and today has a quite different view of his country from Hans. Sometimes unbridgeable contrasts, but they also showed us the country's problems.

The nature was breathtaking and sooo varied. We were spoiled with wildlife sightings – even lions and a leopard.

It was a success all round!!

I can only recommend everyone to visit Namibia at this time of year (November/December) and with your company.

Once again heartfelt thanks and best wishes to you personally,

Kathrin Biolik

Our Kenya safari was an unforgettable experience! We saw an incredible number of animals and experienced the impressive nature up close.

We were especially delighted by the camps in the middle of nature, where in the evening over dinner we could watch the animals at the waterholes – simply magical!

Another highlight: we were lucky enough to see Kilimanjaro. Our guide Manu was outstanding – top-notch professionally, full of humour and extremely well connected with other guides.

Thanks to his experience we were able to find all the important animals. He also taught us a lot about the wildlife, nature and culture. We can recommend Manu and Elefant-Tours without reservation!

We visited Namibia for 16 days as self-drivers. It was important to us that at the start we could visit our niece in Gobabis. Ms N. Petersen took this into account and put the round trip together.

It really was a dream trip. The daily routes by car were very well planned. Navigation with OsmAnd maps worked perfectly. The lodges were easy to find.

We particularly liked the different lodges. From “simple” to “exquisite”, from “touristy” to “quiet”. Now we are able to take these insights into account for a next trip.

If you can say you would do the trip again with small adjustments, that says it all.

We had a dream trip with many great, unforgettable moments.

From 22 June 2025 to 20 July 2025 we travelled in Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.

We travelled for 18 days as self-drivers through Namibia and then for 12 days on a small-group tour through Botswana with a stay in Zimbabwe to see Victoria Falls.

It was an absolute dream trip, which Ms Petersen of Elefant-Tours put together for us. The daily routes were well planned, not too long, so that we could often still go on game drives in the afternoon; the lodges, guesthouses and tented camps were simply top-notch.

Everything worked out superbly. Our highlights were lots and lots of animals at Etosha Pan, the helicopter flight over Victoria Falls and, finally, the stay at Setari Camp in the Okavango Delta. Simply incredibly beautiful.

We can only recommend Elefant Reisen. This dream trip was absolutely outstanding.

Fantastic private safari through north-eastern Tanzania

Quite spontaneously, we decided in March to go on a safari with a private guide in Tanzania and then relax for a few days in Zanzibar.

Despite the short-notice planning, Mr Schuff organised a wonderful trip through various national parks and Ngorongoro Crater. We booked the flights to and from Germany ourselves and, sure enough, our luggage was left behind at the connection in Addis Ababa.

The helpful staff of Elefant-Tours' subsidiary, Tanzania Experience, made sure it was delivered to us promptly. Everything on this trip worked perfectly: the pick-up service, both at Kilimanjaro Airport and in Zanzibar, the safari itself and the flight to Zanzibar.

We liked the accommodation chosen very much. For us the tented lodges in the middle of the national parks (Tarangire and Serengeti) were a particular highlight. At night you could hear the lions, buffalo and elephants especially clearly, and we marvelled at the various animal tracks we could see in the camps in the morning.

Tanzania's wildlife delighted us again and again. Here we would also like to especially thank our private guide Jackson, who accompanied us reliably for eight days, drove safely over the sometimes very rough roads, made many wildlife sightings possible and shared his great knowledge of Tanzania, its flora and fauna with us. Thanks to him, too, the trip became something very special.

The safari took us to Arusha National Park (we particularly liked the guided bush walk here and would do more of that in future), to the enormously diverse Tarangire National Park with its large elephant population (great, Tarangire View Camp with its especially friendly and helpful staff) and to Serengeti National Park. Here we could only marvel at the huge herds of wildebeest and zebras, the many hippos and all the other animals.

Only the tour of the coffee plantation after the national parks did not quite thrill us, which was certainly also due to the not-too-inspired guide. This tour might have been more interesting for us at harvest time.

In hindsight we would have preferred another game drive to the coffee plantation, but as we heard, other trips have had different experiences.

A great finale was the game drive into Ngorongoro Crater – again lots of animals against an impressive backdrop.
Because of the muggy heat in Zanzibar we held back on activities there and only joined a tour of a spice farm and Stone Town on one day. Both recommendable in our opinion.

The unforgettable high point of the entire trip, however, was clearly the many encounters with Tanzania's incredible wildlife.

It was a wonderful trip through Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. The care from Elefant-Tours was very good. The trip was perfectly organised and our guide Mathias very obliging and friendly. We felt very comfortable and travelled home a little wistful but with many lovely impressions.

Hello Ms Kayssler,

I do not even know where to start.

We had a dream trip with many great, unforgettable moments.

The varied landscapes, the many different wildlife sightings and perfectly chosen lodges made the holiday an unforgettable experience.

I think if, after a holiday like this, you can say you would do it the same way again (with small adjustments), that says a lot.

Thank you very much for the great planning, support and the documents provided.

The perfect briefing by Ms Petersen also took away many uncertainties for us.

Of course, everything is also down to the fortunate circumstance that there were no incidents.

We never felt we were in danger, nor did we feel uncomfortable anywhere, and the car, too, worked perfectly (not even a puncture).

Perhaps a few more remarks:

• The route and distances turned out to be very manageable and we would do it the same way again
• Next time we would always stay at least two nights. One night makes no sense
• Whether you need to stay 2 nights each at Anderson Gate and Lindequist Gate can be questioned
• A stay at Fish River Canyon only makes sense in combination with a night in the lodge directly at the canyon, as we had it
• In the assessment of the lodges with their respective offerings, one falls short of all the others, namely Elegant Desert Lodge (far from Sossusvlei, the lodge's surroundings not really appealing, rooms in a terrace – no individual bungalows)

Thank you very much and all the best.

Our self-drive trip from Windhoek to Victoria Falls in May 2025 was a wonderful experience.

On previous trips of this kind we have generally done the planning and booking ourselves. In hindsight, we can say that working with Ms Walter and the Elefant Tours team on this trip was a perfect decision.

The competent, accurate and realistic statements and recommendations saved us from planning mistakes and contributed to our trip working out perfectly and, in my opinion, being worth every extra euro.

In May 2025 we travelled through Namibia, Botswana and, to finish, the impressive Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe on a 24-day, individually put-together self-drive tour.

Almost a year in advance, Nicole Petersen supported us with the planning. She turned our wishes and ideas into reality promptly and worked out suitable proposals. She also implemented requests for changes straight away, was always reachable, reliable and friendly – every phone call with her made us look forward to our trip even more.

A great service – heartfelt thanks, Nicole!

We were delighted by the personal meeting in Swakopmund , which confirmed our very positive impression. The self-drive briefing with Sven Schmidt offered by Elefant-Tours was also very helpful for a relaxed car trip through Namibia.

Namibia is a fantastic country!

The endless expanses, varied landscapes, very hospitable people who always welcomed us warmly, fascinating, exciting wildlife encounters and the great lodges in special places left us with unforgettable memories.

Many thanks to Elefant-Tours, but especially to Nicole Petersen, for the perfect organisation of our trip.

We have already had the privilege three times of travelling to beautiful Namibia. Each time the country fascinated us anew. The people, the nature, the wildlife and the absolute freedom – breathtaking every time.

Whether central Namibia, the hot Kalahari Desert or the green, beautiful north. Namibia is always worth a trip.

We would like to praise the Elefant-Tours team here! Thanks to you, too, the trip becomes something unforgettable! The traveller is not just a customer or a number, and your hearts are in it!

Here too, many thanks for your constant support in the individual planning of our self-drive tours.

Thanks also for the patience and commitment. And a special thank you to Ulrike Joubert, who stood by us on the last trip and the coming one! 🙂

We can hardly wait until we can travel to Namibia again in September 2025 and also get a taste of “crossing over” to Botswana.

The experiences we have had in Namibia have been positive throughout. We can recommend everyone to travel to this country! You will be thrilled and will not regret it!

And if Africa – then with Elefant-Tours. 😉

We document our trips on our YouTube channel “J&A Adventures”. In this short film we show what inspires us and fascinates us about this country.

Do drop by.

Best wishes
Jenny & Alex

Dear Ms Kayssler,

Thank you very much for your message. We have landed back in Germany healthy and well, with fantastic impressions and above all very rested.

We enjoyed the trip very much from start to finish, everything worked wonderfully and was well planned by you.

The briefing by Sven Schmidt was also very good support, which we would not want to have missed.

During our trip we made brief notes on the hotels/lodges. Of course this only reflects our taste, but perhaps it is helpful anyway.

Windhoek: The Elegant Guesthaus: lovely, friendly, good location

Kalahari Game Ranch: upgrade to Dune Lodge: fantastic

Keetmanshoop: Quiver In Guesthouse: ok, thin walls

Fish River Lodge: dreamy, the last kilometres could only be driven with a 4×4 and sufficient ground clearance, 2 nights perfect

Klein-Aus Vista Desert Horse Inn: good, lovely location

Green Desert Lodge: fantastic, warm, we would have liked to stay 2 nights there

Elegant Desert Camp: fantastic, lovely location for dinner,

Cornerstone Guesthouse, tidy, very friendly, helpful, generous breakfast

Twyfelfontein Country Lodge: lovely location, lovely room, food rather below average

Grootberg Lodge: great location, very friendly, food good, 2 days perfect

Hobatere Lodge: great location, food good, room ok, very warm (no air conditioning)

Etosha Safari Lodge: room good, food good, 1 day would have been enough

Mokuti Etosha: top! here we would have liked an additional day simply relaxing by the pool

Waterberg Guestfarm: beautiful, here too we would have liked to stay 2 nights

Thank you again for the smooth and good organisation; we are happy to recommend Elefant-Tours.

Kind regards

Stefanie and Michael Ruf

Dear Mr Forster!

We have landed safely back home! Thanks to your planning, the trip was wonderful and really everything worked out brilliantly.

All the accommodation was really great; the friendliness, particularly at the Peech Hotel and at Milima Safari Lodge, was outstanding.

Milima Lodge, in a tent by the waterhole, was sensational; we saw the Big 5 too!

In Cape Town we also found our way around well by car and did all the sights you listed in 3 days!

1. Day: Cape of Good Hope with Muizenberg, St James, Simon's Town, penguins at Boulders Beach, great food at Monkey Valley Resort in Noordhoek, Chapman's Peak Drive
2. Day: Robben Island, Table Mountain cable car, Signal Hill, Waterfront
3. Day: City Bowl with Bo-Kaap, Company's Garden, Green Market…, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, wine estates Glen Constantia (great food) and Groot Constantia, Camps Bay

We were also very lucky with the weather!

Heartfelt thanks again for your advice!

Best wishes

Martina + Hans-Dieter Torinek

A perfectly organised 16-day trip (March/April 2025) through Namibia.

Whether driving distances, accommodation, sights or culture, everything was very well matched to our needs and interests and gave us many lovely impressions and unforgettable memories.

The endless expanses of the country with its varied landscapes, the wildlife viewing and the warm hospitality of the people are overwhelming.

Many thanks to Ms Kayssler for the tireless and competent advice and the ongoing care. We felt very well looked after.

We will gladly recommend Elefant-Tours and will happily come back to you ourselves at a suitable opportunity.

We visited South Africa on a self-drive trip that was perfectly planned by Ms Walter. All our wishes were taken into account by her in the individual planning.

We set off from Johannesburg to Balule Private Game Reserve, where we had incredibly impressive days in the park with countless elephants, buffalo, giraffes, rhinos and countless other animals.

The accommodation was excellent, located in the middle of the park, and the guide also stood out for his high level of expertise. From the park we flew from Hoedspruit to Port Elizabeth, where we picked up our next rental car. Our self-drive trip took us along the Garden Route to our destination, Cape Town.

All the accommodation suggested by Ms Walter was very hospitable and everything was perfectly organised.

It was our first self-drive trip in South Africa and we can only recommend it. Do not be afraid of driving on the left; you find your way around quickly. We enjoyed the flexibility we had as self-drivers, especially compared with organised group tours that you encounter at so many sights.

It is the second trip organised by the travel agency Elefant-Tours, and Elefant-Tours will remain our first choice for further Africa trips too.

In January 2025 we travelled through South Africa, along the Garden Route from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth.

Together with our friends and another (very pleasant) couple, we made up a small group led by Roy.

We were delighted with Roy every single day – a great tour guide with a real knowledge of his country!
He got us excited about the flora and fauna and took us on all kinds of activities!

Thanks to his passion for his country, its people and its landscape, we learned a great deal about South Africa over the 14 days.

The programme was great – varied and thoroughly appealing!
The accommodation was lovely, and just as top-notch as the wine estates, the restaurants, the cafes etc….

The days in South Africa will always stay in our memory as absolutely dreamlike!

Heartfelt thanks to all the staff at Elefant-Tours for the perfect planning and running of the trip!

Ingrid and Sepp

Elefant-Tours has been organising our individual self-drive tours in Namibia since 2010. Communication with Ms Verena Brode works superbly, and she is very reliable and competent. If problems arise during the trip, you can count on her quick help. You are never left alone.

In January / February 2025 we spent 6 weeks travelling in this beautiful country. It was our 7th tailor-made trip looked after by Elefant-Tours. I can highly recommend this travel agency.

From 14.02.25 – 20.02.25 we went on a camping safari with you and then spent a week on Zanzibar.

The impressions during the safari were overwhelming – the wildlife viewing and the feeling of being close to the African continent in a tent.

We feel a particular need to give our tour guide, driver and the cook on the safari great praise and a big compliment!

Our driver / tour guide Abraham and Elias the cook were always very helpful, attentive, friendly, polite and obliging. Abraham has excellent knowledge of the area and subject matter, organised everything well, and pointed out all the sights that would have escaped our attention without him, giving us the relevant explanations. Elias always looked after us superbly with his cooking.

The interpersonal atmosphere during the tour was exceptionally harmonious.

In particular, we greatly appreciate how the two gentlemen handled my disability (I, Gerd, am blind)! The necessary assistance, unobtrusive support and matter-of-fact way of dealing with the disability command our great respect!

Overall, we can say that this trip exceeded our expectations and went to our complete satisfaction! We can absolutely recommend the organisers of this trip!

We ask you to pass on our thanks to Abraham and Elias once more!

Kind regards

Martina and Gerd

From 14.07. – 03.08.2024 we booked the round trip Namibia's Diversity through Elefant-Tours. Mr Bernhard Forster recommended this trip to us. We greatly appreciated his friendly and expert advice. Whenever we had questions, he got back to us immediately. Top service :-).

Our trip with a group of six people will always stay in our memory as a dreamlike, unforgettable experience. We also have the fondest memories of our tour guide Mathias. He always took great care of the wishes and interests of all participants and of our wellbeing, and responded individually to each participant.

Thanks to his daily planning, after the day's programme we still had time to relax at the end of the day. The accommodation where we stayed was without exception very lovely, clean and in an excellent location. The wildlife viewing, including outside Etosha National Park (elephants, lions, giraffes etc.), was dreamlike, like everything else on the trip 🙂

In short, we are thrilled with Mr Forster's advice and can recommend Elefant-Tours wholeheartedly. When we next seek advice on an Africa trip, we will gladly contact Elefant-Tours for suggestions, based on our positive experiences.

Our trip through Tanzania was simply unforgettable! We started in Tarangire National Park, where we experienced breathtaking wildlife. The safari then took us to Serengeti National Park and on to the Ngorongoro Crater, a true wonder of nature. The crater floor nature reserve gave us the chance to see lions, rhinos, wildebeest and zebras in their natural surroundings – a real highlight!

I can only recommend the travel agency, especially Ms Franke, most warmly! From the first contact to the last minute of our trip, everything was perfectly organised. The guides were very competent and friendly and led us through the parks with great knowledge and enthusiasm. Every stop on the trip was perfectly prepared and we felt completely at ease. Particularly worth highlighting is the high-quality accommodation, which was both authentic and comfortable.

Dear travel agency,
thank you so much for this fantastic trip through Tanzania! Everything was perfectly organised, and it was an unforgettable experience to enjoy nature and animals in such a unique way. Every moment, from Tarangire to the Serengeti, was simply magical. We will definitely be back!

A dream start to our sabbatical

Fairly spontaneously, we decided to take a three-and-a-half-week self-drive round trip through Namibia in September 24. Back in late 2018 we had already made a two-week family round trip through this beautiful country, and as Elefant-Tours' organisation had been outstanding even then, we used their services again.

Ms Nicole Petersen took a lot of time for us, listened carefully to our wishes and ideas and, in no time at all, created an absolute dream trip for us in which everything simply went perfectly. Despite the short lead time before the main trip, she managed to book really lovely accommodation for us, quite a few of which had a wow factor.

From Windhoek we headed south. Even the first accommodation, Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch, was a dream. From our bungalow up on the dunes we had a wide view across the Kalahari. The game drive was also great, during which we saw the first animals straight away, such as rhinos, and the fascinating cheetah feeding followed by a sundowner. This is where we got our first spectacular wildlife photos.

We continued south to Keetmanshoop, where we could admire the very beautiful Quiver Tree Forest and the so-called Giant's Playground. Away from the main roads, but on an all the more beautiful route, we approached the eastern side of the Fish River Canyon.

At Canyon Roadhouse, our accommodation there, they repaired our flat tyre without any fuss … The Fish River Canyon is absolutely impressive. We had the pleasure of admiring it once more from the west the next day, when we spent the night at the beautifully situated Fish River Lodge. It is only 28 km as the crow flies from the eastern rim, but as we first had to drive around the canyon (a very beautiful route via the south, partly along the border with South Africa), we covered over 400 km. This long drive was absolutely worth it.

In the far west too, in Lüderitz, we had a very lovely place to stay with the Alte Villa. A catamaran cruise and a guided tour of the ghost town of Kolmanskop are well worth it here. On the way north, the accommodation (Greenfire Desert Lodge / Elegant Desert Camp) offered perfect conditions for night-time astrophotography. Sossusvlei, the Namib – simply beautiful.

In Swakopmund, Ms Petersen had reserved the best table for us at "Jetty 1905". Thank you! The "Living Desert Experience", where we encountered the Little Five, was also fantastic.

Via Damaraland, with a detour to the desert elephants near the Brandberg, we headed towards Etosha NP. Here we finally saw them: zebras, elephants, giraffes, lions and much more. We were very pleasantly surprised by the state-run Onkoshi Resort, right on the salt pan, which can easily keep up in quality with the private accommodation. Elephants walked right past our bungalow here.

But we also liked the simpler Waterberg Resort at the mountain of the same name – and on the morning game drive we finally got to see the buffalo. Particularly worth highlighting is certainly also the Onjala Lodge near the airport, which made the perfect end to our trip.

Thank you very much, dear Nicole, for the outstanding organisation of the trip and the lovely support throughout. Our next Africa trip with Elefant-Tours is already being planned!

Dear Ms Kayssler,

I would like to thank you warmly for the wonderfully planned trip. We have now been back in Germany for a week and I am only slowly arriving back here.

The trip left so many beautiful impressions and will always stay in my heart: the varied, colourful landscape; the light and vastness of the country; the warmth and hospitality of the people; the many loving details on the laid tables and getting to know nice fellow travellers….

Your selection of lodges and guesthouses/guest farms was sensational and was a wonderful surprise every time we arrived.

I wish you all the very best too and send you warmest greetings

Kerstin Scherer

Our self-drive tour through the south of South Africa was ideally planned. This allowed us in 15 days not only to get to know the most important highlights but also to enjoy relaxing moments.

The accommodation surprised us again and again, whether because of the lovely location, the great hospitality or the comfort. The exemplary digital route planners proved very helpful.

We thank Elefant-Tours and especially Ms Petersen for the great advice and 3 unforgettable weeks in Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.

Our self-drive tour was perfectly organised and guaranteed us this intense experience.

Thank you very much,
Rainer Merkhofer and Kerstin Paulick

Good day Mr Schuff,

We thank you for very good trip organisation (tips and advice) and congratulate you on your choice of partner "Foxes Safari Camps", whose staff made our time in the dreamlike camps and on the game drives as lovely as could be.

During our stays we were mostly the only guests or among the few guests at the accommodation. You can certainly imagine that the staff could take a lot of time for us and also spoiled us culinary-wise. On the drives through the parks we really saw lots of animals. Everything simply fitted.

The journey by light aircraft was an experience too and of course shortened the transfers considerably. The highlight was the stay at the Manta Resort on Pemba. Simply sensational, as we had not expected so much luxury.

We naturally recommended you straight away, and if I am correctly informed, you are organising the trip to Tanzania for our son and family next year. They are already looking forward to it like crazy (as Berliners say)!!

We wish you continued success as well as new ideas for relaxed trips and many satisfied guests

Constanze & Jörg Melsa

An unforgettable Africa trip!

A perfectly organised 18-day trip through Namibia and Botswana to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Heartfelt thanks to Ms Kassler of Elefant Tours, especially for the excellent advice and the very good coordination of the schedule and selection of lodges.

We will always remember this fantastic trip

Marion Heidenreich and Birgit Binjung

We were warmly welcomed by our tour guide, who really knew the country and its people as a local. Thanks to him we learned a lot about South Africa, the country, its history and how this and that developed. It was much more than just the safari; an insight into South African culture.

But of course the safari tours, with all the wild animals we were able to see and photograph, were especially the highlight of this trip. We saw elephants, giraffes, zebras, rhinos and many other animals in the wild. We particularly enjoyed the overnight stay in the Drakensberg too – with the wonderful lodge and the magnificent view there.

Overall a well-put-together tour, with interesting sights and many highlights. The team for trip planning and the tour guide were outstanding!

D. Petra Maria Asprion

A wonderful South Africa trip with Elefant-Tours. At the beginning of November I took the small-group tour along the Garden Route. I really enjoyed the trip.

There are great landscapes, delicious food and friendly people. The trip was very well organised and our tour guide Herbert Rehder took us safely and competently, always in a friendly manner, from one point to the next, conveying many lovely impressions to us along the way.

The shared finale, the little barbecue he organised for us, was great too. Heartfelt thanks for everything!

I had booked a group tour with 9 other travellers to Cape Town and along the Garden Route! Apart from the hotel in Cape Town, the "Grand Daddy Boutique Hotel", which was really awful, we had a wonderful trip that I will certainly not forget.

Lots of lovely impressions, interesting experiences, a different attraction every day, very nice small lodges, everything was just right! We also have our tour guide and driver Herbert to thank for that, who showed us a lot that we would not have seen as solo travellers! Thank you very much for that!

A super perfectly organised 21-day trip through Namibia. We were newly delighted every day and could enjoy and take in the highlights of the beautiful landscapes and the sensational wildlife.

Thanks to Ms Petersen we were able to experience the many facets of this dreamlike country without any problems and in a relaxed way.

This was our twelfth and LAST East Africa trip, because I think there is nothing left to top here.

Entry at the arrival visa counter with only 20 people was faster than with the approx. 120 people at the 2 "normal" e-visa counters. I recommend everyone fill in the embassy's pre-printed form at home. Great.

The transfer and the safari were carried out by Tanzania-Experience in a friendly and very reliable manner.

I would like to single out our driver Daniel in particular. Very good German and professional driving and tour-guiding skills set him apart. If you are only in the Serengeti for one day and then get to see the "Big Five", that naturally makes an impression. In short: it was our fifth and best safari.

The one-week stay at the Arusha Villa was exactly what we wanted. Lovely rooms, friendly staff, great food (even after a week). Every day we travelled around the surrounding villages either by dala-dala or by motorbike and enjoyed being able to experience the work and life of the local population. The organised driver to the Arusha Local Market was almost too touristy for us, but still nice. We did not miss Zanzibar in the slightest.

All in all it was one of the loveliest holidays we have ever had, and I would therefore like to thank you once again most warmly for the recommendations and organisation. Should we still decide on a trip to Victoria Falls, there is only one place to go: ELEFANT-TOURS

With resounding greetings
Alois and Sabine Stürzl

Dear Ms Kayssler,

after 16 days in Namibia we are now back and still revelling in memories of our lovely trip! Perhaps you would be interested in some details about our bookings?

Rental car: We were very satisfied with Europcar, very uncomplicated communication. When we told them we had a crack in the windscreen on the driver's side, they swapped our vehicle on arrival at our next destination. The vehicle return at the end of our trip was also quick and uncomplicated!

Accommodation: Namib Naukluft Lodge: VERY BEAUTIFULLY located lodge, rooms spacious, a little dated but clean. The staff are very friendly and obliging, you feel very welcome. Food: very good! The sundowner drive and the pool with a view over the open landscape were unforgettably lovely!!

Hohenstein Lodge: we had our large room with a spacious bathroom and lovely terrace in the already renovated part of the lodge. Everything very appealing and tasteful, BUT no air conditioning, only a fan, which did not bring much relief in this heat. We (or rather I!) did not want to leave the windows (with insect screens) open at night, as the room was the last in the row…

Camp Kipwe: fantastic!!!! Everything is right here: the very tasteful little round huts with open-air bathroom, the location in the red rocks, the view over the landscape, the very nice and obliging staff, the food, … our loveliest accommodation!!!

Fingerklip Lodge: also quite dated, but the landscape is what impresses here, it is unique! For 1 night 👍🏼.

Taleni Etosha Village: spacious individual little houses, somewhat "wild" in location, clean. Proximity to Etosha: it doesn't get much closer!

NWR camps in Etosha: I was appalled by the condition of the state-run camps (I only saw Okaukuejo and Halali). At lunchtime at Halali a few tourists were there for a meal, we only went to the beautifully located waterhole, which, however, was also quite run-down in terms of access and seating there.

The public toilets between the restaurant and the shop were in very poor condition: no toilet flush worked, of 6 washbasins only 3 taps were still fitted, none of which worked. Around 5 pm we drove into the camp once more; apart from 4 or 5 camping tents, the entire camp was empty.

Frans Indongo: a super tip!!! Very nice huts, very nice staff, all very attentive, delicious food!

Mt. Etjo Lodge: VERY BEAUTIFUL grounds, the rooms also dated but spacious and clean. The game drive is a MUST (we did 2), food good, there is still room for improvement with the management, not very attentive (perhaps because there are several; I knew the previous manager, who ran the lodge very committedly and personally) …on the other hand the service staff are very nice.

Flight with Discover: in terms of seat comfort, honestly an imposition on passengers for a long-haul flight, very little legroom, seating position actually unsuitable for sleeping. As a night flight with a sleep aid, though, OK

Thank you again very much for your valuable support in planning and carrying out our trip, I will gladly recommend you!

Warm regards

Karin Thelen

Our trip began in Zimbabwe at Victoria Falls and then went on to Botswana, to the Chobe River, Okavango Delta and Salt Pans – a fantastic and unique trip. We will always remember it. Many thanks also to Ms Franke for the great organisation.

It was truly a special experience – I'm getting goosebumps again just thinking back on it. Breathtaking landscapes in the different areas, the wildlife, the people – simply fantastic.

Dear Ms Petersen,

our trip to Namibia is now a month behind us and we are still full of the many experiences and impressions from it.

The trip planning was very pleasant, uncomplicated, and individual wishes were responded to immediately. The offer of a self-drive briefing with Sven Schmidt, which we gladly accepted, was also a great opportunity to receive many insider tips, advice and information.

There was no single highlight for us, as this varied country was a highlight in every place/region. All the accommodation was perfectly chosen and we felt very much at home throughout the trip.

Thank you very much for this great experience.

Our trip was organised very well for us. Ms Petersen took the time to talk with us and took our wishes and needs into account.

We had a wonderful, unforgettable trip!

We would like to say thank you! Elefant-Tours organised a perfect 3-week tailor-made trip to Kenya for us in Oct./Nov. 24.

Even beforehand, contact with our contacts Mr Brand and Mr Schuff was outstanding. Every question about the trip planning, and any requests for changes, were answered or implemented quickly and professionally.

During the tour you notice straight away that a great deal of passion has gone into the trip. We were looked after superbly from the start. Every wish was fulfilled.

We would particularly like to highlight our guide/driver Emmanuel! A real treasure, who with his calm manner and extensive knowledge brought his home country of Kenya closer to us.

This is already the 2nd time we have travelled with Elefant-Tours, and we can highly recommend this tour operator to anyone who is interested in Africa and would like to experience the dream of "Out of Africa" up close.

We are already considering tackling Namibia next year 😉

Thank you once again for working out the round trip together so brilliantly (the choice of accommodation was outstanding too).

Hello Ms Joubert

It was a great trip!

We were also lucky with the 4 other travellers and our driver/guide Rolf.

We liked the Elegant Desert Ecocamp best. We could have stayed there even longer. Perhaps two more tips for the camp: a ceiling fan would certainly be useful, and it would also be nice if breakfast could be served as a picnic basket on your own terrace at the Ecocamp (without having to drive 10 km to the lodge).

We also thought Mushara Bush Camp was great.

All in all, we can recommend this round trip.

Kind regards

Anja Piazza

At the end of October 2024 we went on a safari trip. Flights from Johannesburg to Hoedspruit and, at the end, from there to Cape Town were included. Booking was very pleasant because Elefant-Tours followed our wishes.

We were picked up at Hoedspruit airport by a driver and taken to Baluleni Lodge (and at the end taken back to the airport by another). The lodge is not fenced, so the animals can roam freely there. We liked that, and could watch the antelopes, monkeys and giraffes while eating on the terrace.

The German couple who run it, Heike and Andreas, were very nice and warm, and the food was excellent. In addition to the morning and evening safari tours in a special open vehicle, we had asked for a boat trip on the Olifant River and a day trip to neighbouring Kruger National Park – both worked out well and were worth it.

We were hugely lucky and saw all of the "Big Five": lions (a pride with a cub), lots of elephants (a herd with young), lots of giraffes, several leopards (one right in front of us on the road), rhinos, also hippos and (at the river) crocodiles, wildebeest, a large herd of buffalo (crossing the road in front of us), zebras, kudus and impalas, and many colourful birds. In the evening there was a good dinner around the campfire.

It was perfect all round. We were especially impressed by the passion of the guides, who love their job and the animals with all their hearts and did everything to show them to us.

Building on the travel module "Highlights of Namibia and Botswana", Ms Joubert/Kayssler adapted our almost 4-week trip perfectly to our wishes: Namibia section somewhat reduced, as we had been there a few years ago, with a longer Botswana section instead, such as Deception Valley on the edge of the Kalahari Game Reserve with Deception Valley Lodge – an absolute highlight both in terms of the journey there and back and the game drives.

The organisation of the vehicle's additional equipment (2nd spare tyre, tyre pressure gauge and compressor) also worked superbly. Heartfelt thanks again for that.

The trip itself was simply f a n t a s t i c in terms of organisation, accommodation, wildlife viewing and experiences, just like our first trip with Elefant-Tours a few years ago to Tanzania (Kili climb, Serengeti safari and Zanzibar), and travelling as a self-driver is another special experience, especially when you sometimes face the local wildlife on your own.

It was actually supposed to be my last trip to southern Africa (at 71, partly for reasons of age), but after this tour, which gave the Africa travel bug plenty of fresh nourishment, it will probably be very hard, perhaps even impossible, to keep to that resolution.

We would set off for Africa with Elefant-Tours again at any time.

Warm greetings from Bavaria, now shrouded in fog, and thank you once again for your efforts.

F. Süß and the whole family

Dear Ms Joubert

Our trip was simply great – above all because we experienced it together as a complete family, with grandmas and grandpa, parents and children. Because of this constellation too, it will remain unforgettable for us forever.

Beforehand we wondered whether we had planned too many safaris and whether we would get "bored". But every safari was different, and thanks to Namibia's varied landscape always different and exciting again.

The AfriCat Foundation was a great start and the location impressed us all greatly. Everyone was very nice and it was very personal. The atmosphere there is good and it carries over to the guests.

Etosha is of course a "must-see" in Namibia, and both the safari and the self-drive tour through it were marked by many animal sightings. The many waterholes and the dryness make this possible.

Namutoni was not so outstanding, but being right at the waterhole and heading out very early at least brought us a cheetah sighting in the early morning. That was incredible! We spotted him – a great feeling!

At Kaisosi River Lodge, too, we were welcomed very warmly, and the boat tour with a brief visit to Angola left a lasting impression.

We would particularly like to highlight Mobola Lodge – for us it was truly the epitome of Africa. The owners there, the people who work there, the island bar, the suspension bridge, the houses built in African style – it is a very special spot on earth.

Namushasha River Lodge was the opposite – much bigger, much more anonymous. Nevertheless – freshly renovated houses, pure luxury there (except for the food).

The safaris there by boat and by safari vehicle impressed us greatly. Plenty of water – the animals live very differently here from the interior of Namibia.

Our safari finale, and also an accommodation worth highlighting, was Chobe River Lodge. Small and very personal – and very tastefully furnished. Definitely to be recommended. The staff extremely obliging and friendly. Very good cuisine!!

The safari on the Chobe and the following day twice by car was special. The guides have respect for nature and animals, which we greatly appreciated throughout the whole trip.

On the last day we saw both a buffalo that had just been killed by 2 lions and a leopard in a tree not far away. And the many elephants are simply overwhelming every time.

Because of the drought, Vic Falls was rather sobering, and could be seen as a waterfall only up to a maximum of 500 metres. The accommodation Pioneers was classically British and spacious – really lovely, the different accommodation options.

The flights also all went smoothly. The border crossings too – the one into Zimbabwe was a little adventurous… Our finale in Cape Town turned out to be a lovely ending – you can really eat and shop superbly there.

Only our accommodation there – the Finchley Guest House – cannot really be recommended at present. The staff are very friendly and obliging, the location is great, but the rooms are simply completely worn, floors and bathrooms in need of renovation, windows and doors no longer close properly. But it is only a small drop of bitterness 😉

This trip with its incredible landscapes and animals fulfilled us greatly and will resonate with us for a lifetime.

Thank you very much for putting this great trip together for us and for bending it this way and that again and again to our ideas – for our next Africa trip we will certainly come back to you!

Thanks!
Nicole Schmoll

Hello dear Natascha,

we would like to take this opportunity to thank you once again, most warmly, for your consistently great advice and support on our first Namibia self-drive round trip.

Your country fascinated and thrilled us so much that we will definitely visit it again!

It was simply magical!

Thanks to your professional planning and personal advice, we were able to spend an absolutely trouble-free time.

Route, places, lodges, venues etc. were chosen more than perfectly for us.

The last overnight stay near the airport was also planned entirely correctly… good thing we listened to you! That way we could let all the impressions sink in in peace before everyday life in Germany caught up with us.

Many thanks also for the contact with Matthias! It was simply great!

We are attaching a few photos to this email, although we really can't decide which ones….. 😉

Whether we will recommend you? Of course! Already done long ago! 😊

Thanks for everything and all the best to you and your family!

Yours, Melanie and Andreas Stöber

Hello Ms von Zelewski,

We had a truly wonderful, eventful and varied time in Namibia! Thank you very much for your effort and the great preparation of our trip. The accommodation was all very clean and the service perfect. Certainly worth highlighting is Twyfelfontein Adventure Camp – the overnight stay in a "tent" in front of the red rocks was a great experience. The sundowner on the rocks at the little bar is unforgettable.

Our absolute highlight among the accommodation, however, is Otjohotozu Guest Farm. We felt very much at home with Christa and her team on both days, the game drive with Fritz was very entertaining, and Ethan's food was unbeatably good. Ghaub Farm was also a highlight in its own way – we were the only lodge guests in the secluded nature. Here we were also able to experience the absolute high point of our activities – a walk to the rhinos. Being at eye level with these mighty animals was an unforgettable experience!! Absolutely recommended!

Other highlights were certainly Etosha National Park, the quad bike tour with dune surfing and the Little Five near Swakopmund (Desert Explorers), the excursion to Deadvlei and the dunes, and the Living Museum of the San.

The evening sundowners, which we started in spectacular fashion at Namib Desert Lodge, we have kept alive at home. As you will guess, it was certainly not our last trip to this beautiful country with its many warm-hearted people. When the time comes, we will be very happy to get in touch with you again.

Best wishes from Lake Constance,

Tanja, Tim and Markus Heier

Dear Ms Petersen,

our Namibia trip was truly wonderful and we have come to love this fantastic country and its people. Heartfelt thanks for the great organisation of this trip, the tips and the individual, repeated talk-throughs of the route. Everything was superbly organised from the first minute to the last.

We can absolutely recommend Windhoek Game Lodge, which we booked ourselves. Wonderfully equipped tents, a lovely lodge ambience, warm German-speaking hosts, and the giraffe feeding in the morning is a dream, which was of course a highlight on our first morning in Namibia.

Followed by the many other highlights such as the balloon flight over the Namib, the cheetahs at Bagatelle Kalahari Lodge, and the wonderful Lodge Alte Kalkofen with great food and warm hosts.

Equally an experience was the safari in Chobe National Park from Chobe River Lodge, and of course beforehand the unique landscape of Namibia with its deserts, animals, mountains etc..

Warm regards

Petra and Frank

Dear Elefant-Tours team,

we would like to thank you most warmly for the outstanding organisation of our Namibia trip! From start to finish everything was perfectly planned – an unforgettable trip full of adventure and breathtaking experiences.

Thanks to your expertise, we were able to enjoy the diverse beauty of Namibia to the full, whether it was the impressive sand dunes of Sossusvlei, the fascinating wildlife in Etosha National Park or the vastness of the Namib Desert. We would particularly like to highlight the smooth handling on site, the friendly and competent guides and the perfectly chosen accommodation. You far exceeded our expectations!

We will certainly book with you again and recommend Elefant-Tours without reservation!

Thank you for this wonderful experience!

Dear Ms Joubert,

We were absolutely thrilled with Namibia and took home wonderful pictures and experiences. Our expectations of the country, the people, the food and the animals were definitely exceeded, and yes, it was a camping adventure – we have plenty of stories to tell!

Exploring Namibia on our own, the peace, the landscape, the animals, was a special kind of luxury and freedom for us, which we can definitely recommend to any adventurous couple.

Highlights for us were Etosha National Park, where in the West Gate area we would even add another day. The organisation and accommodation were superbly chosen; they should not be any further apart, because the roads are in part very bad and the driving times do not match the maps or Google. As a result, unfortunately, there is not much time left in the evening to relax at the accommodation, especially as campers.

The campsites were all great, especially those where we had the place to ourselves and could also buy or eat game meat. We particularly liked Onguma Camp, where elephants also came in the evening. We cannot recommend the guesthouse in Swakop, because of 15°C in the room and heating only from 1 Sep (we were there 30 Aug – 1 Sep).

We thank you most warmly for putting together a super route with truly great accommodation, which made a breathtaking trip possible! 🙂

All the best, Christoph & Angela

Ms Joubert put together a wonderful trip for us. On our self-drive tour we were able to experience many lovely things and stayed at accommodation where we were wonderfully welcomed and spoiled.

We came back with many beautiful memories of the country, the people and lots of animals. A huge thank you, happy to do it again.

This year we travelled to Kenya with Elefant Tours for the third time and returned from this beautiful country thoroughly delighted once again.

Whether Amboseli NP, Solio Game Reserve, Meru NP, Lake Nakuru NP or the Masai Mara reserve, everywhere we had great experiences and lots of fun thanks to our guide Emanuel. With his comprehensive knowledge of the country and its wildlife, there were exceptional wildlife sightings again and again.

One highlight of this trip was a balloon flight over the wildlife-rich expanses of the Masai Mara. It remains unforgettable!
With our many good photos and videos, the fascination of what we experienced only becomes fully clear to us after the trip.

For us it was a thoroughly successful trip with many lasting impressions and experiences.
A big thank you to Emanuel for his outstanding job.

But also a thank you to Mr Schuff for the perfect organisation.
The camps and lodges were dreamlike and the service and food very good.

Best wishes and keep it up
The Kriska family

Dear Ms Petersen,

We would like to thank you for the great organisation of our Namibia trip.
Everything was super, from the car to the lodges and especially the reservation for dinner at the Eagles Nest Restaurant in Vingerklippe Lodge, we were totally surprised.

Getting to know you personally was very nice and we hope we will have the chance to see you again.
We have already returned home. One time glad to see our loved ones again but another time part of our hearts stayed in Namibia.

What a beautiful country! We are very grateful that we were able to get to know this region and so many warm-hearted people. That will stay with us for a long time!

Kind regards
Maria and Bernardo

We spent three eventful weeks in Africa, gathered many new impressions and met nice people. At the lodges and guesthouses we were received very warmly and for the most part felt comfortable and safe. When problems arose, Ms von Zelewski took care of them immediately.

We would particularly like to highlight Rosedene Guesthouse, Cornerstone, Mobola and 528 Vic Falls, which we will remember especially fondly for their very personal and warm care. But we also felt well looked after at almost all the other accommodation (Progress Guest Farm, Okutala Etosha Lodge, Tlouwana Camp).

Dear Mr Schuff,

our wonderful adventure in Kenya is now already two weeks behind us, and unfortunately I am only now getting round to thanking you from the bottom of my heart – also on behalf of my nephew Matthias and his wife Stefanie – for an unforgettable experience, for unforgettable impressions and encounters, for the great organisation and the high standards in terms of hygiene, our lodges, and food and drink.

Our loyal guide Kim was very careful in his driving and fulfilled our every wish. We really saw all the animals we wanted to see, and are impressed by the landscapes we saw on our drives to the three base camps, by the friendliness and cheerfulness of the people and by the service on site!

Matthias told his colleagues at his firm about our safari, and there are a few who were very interested too!

The balloon safari was also wonderfully beautiful, including the champagne breakfast afterwards, and neither Alexander nor Kim gave anything away….

Many thanks too for the time you took for my questions beforehand, and – a warm Hakuna Matata! Petra Eilers-Stawinoga

Dear Ms Petersen,

we are back from our trip safe and sound and I wanted to get in touch with you.

Our Namibia trip was simply superb. Everything worked out perfectly, everything was brilliantly organised, suited us completely and was great fun.

The mix of driving yourself, having a certain flexibility and freedom while at the same time having a well-worked-out route and knowing that everything is sorted at the accommodation in the evening gave us an unexpectedly relaxed holiday. The impressions we gathered are unforgettable and I almost think this was not our last trip to Africa.

The accommodation was all great, each in its own way. We really liked the variety and we were welcomed warmly everywhere and felt at home.

We would gladly have stayed a second night at the 2 places where we stayed only one night, but then you simply need even more time, as Mokuti and Kwando Camp in particular were of course very beautiful. The transfers, border crossings etc. all went smoothly too.

Many heartfelt thanks for your great work, the good organisation, the fitting choice of accommodation and the good communication.

All the best to you and warm greetings from cold and rainy southern Baden Stefanie & Bernd

Dear Ms Petersen,
we are now back home after an intense and lovely trip through part of Namibia. Thank you very much for the wonderful planning – the route you suggested was perfect, all the accommodation excellent – the briefing with Sven was a great introduction and very helpful.

We also felt very well supported by you – many thanks for the help when we had a flat tyre and had to get a new spare. Thanks to your help it was very easy and we were even able to keep to our itinerary (we hadn't expected that at all).

Normally we always travel independently, so we are not used to this kind of service – being able to experience it here was something very special. We had the feeling that if anything should happen, you can be reached quickly. Great!

Conclusion:
What a beautiful country! We are very grateful that we were able to get to know this region and so many warm-hearted people. That will stay with us for a long time!

Thank you for everything – we will recommend you most warmly and are glad to have found a good address to turn to when we hatch further Namibia plans.

Dear Ms Petersen,

it was *FABULOUS*.

YOU did a top job, truly outstanding!

And Sven Schmidt is a gem, look after him well and keep him on side 😉

We mention your name and Elefant-Tours whenever we get the chance.

The route was superb, and apart from the hotel in Keetmanshoop (which was quite decent), all the accommodation was wonderful.

The people were *WOW* and the landscape and wildlife phenomenal.

We travel a lot and love it, but we have rarely been so blown away over an entire trip…

THANK YOU – it was a great pleasure for us!

AND: we will be in touch again. Etosha, Angola and Botswana will follow… 🙂

All the best to you and thank you once again!

Warm regards
Lisa & Severin

We went on an 11-day private safari through Namibia at the beginning of August. Thanks to Ms Joubert we had lovely lodges.

Aron, our guide, was very likeable. Thanks to him we learned a lot about the country and its people.

Without him we also would not have spotted so many animals. It was very pleasant not having to drive the gravel roads ourselves. This meant all 5 of us could enjoy our family holiday.

Heartfelt thanks to Aron!

Dear Ms Petersen, we really enjoyed our tour through Namibia. Everything was so well organised, Gottfried was a fantastic guide. He brought Namibia, its culture and history, the beautiful landscape, the incredible wildlife and the people closer to us.

We had very interesting conversations with him. Gottfried is very well connected and greatly enriched our tour and made it a great experience.

Thank you very much for the organisation, we all liked the lodges very much, we will certainly come back to Namibia.

Kind regards Felicitas Hobje-Schulz

Hello Ms Petersen,
I would like to thank you and the whole team responsible for our Namibia trip extraordinarily. You arranged an indescribable experience for us, which we will be able to tell our grandchildren about.

Within the organised framework (accommodation), our tour guide Gottfried prepared a dream holiday for us from the first second to the last.
All questions and wishes were answered or fulfilled without fuss, however "special" they were.

The country, the people, the culture and of course the animals were presented to us in an incredibly wonderful way.

The accommodation and its management were a dream, we hardly came out of the "WOW".

Only the accommodation in Etosha National Park was somewhat out of the ordinary, but we had been prepared for that to some extent. The "waterhole" there, however, was a great experience. But these moments cannot diminish our joy and happiness with this trip and our tour guide Gottfried.

If you have the opportunity to pass on our special thanks to our tour guide Gottfried once more, we would be very pleased!

Dear Ms Walter,

we are indeed back in Germany in one piece. Our trip was dreamlike and we are still elated by all the great experiences and impressions. Our small group got on very well with our guide Keisr from Botswana Experience and the very nice American couple.

Keisr in particular, with his around 20 years of professional experience, always brought us safely from adventure to adventure and to the lodges, and was at the same time extremely skilled at tracking down lions, leopards and other rarer animals too.

The absolute highlight was MmaTsebe Tented Camp Lodge, which only opened this year, with a herd of 50 elephants that completely surrounded us for more than two hours at lunch, letting us share in their midday splashing and relaxed feeding from just a few metres away.

Betty and Till

Dear Mr Schuff,

yes, we are back home safe and rested, full of wonderful experiences and memories! Everything worked perfectly, a uniquely beautiful and exciting time lies behind us. You are welcome to post our feedback, which we have already published on Trip Advisor, on your homepage.

Our unique safari experience with Tanzania-Experience, booked through Elefant-Tours, became a perfect African treat thanks to our brilliant, best-in-the-world English-speaking guide Jackson and the cook Gerald, who conjured up incredible feasts!

We spent 6 days on a camping safari from Arusha and beforehand had a wonderful introductory day with Daniel in Arusha National Park, including an exciting walking safari.

Then we set off with Jackson and Gerald to Tarangire NP, which we can recommend as a perfect starter park. At the little-frequented campsite we felt very safe thanks to a watchful ranger. On our game drives we were surrounded several times by masses of elephants. We were able to watch zebras, buffalo, wildebeest, gazelles, warthogs, two cheetahs and lions, hyenas, jackals, ostriches, meerkats and many bird species!

Then it was on to the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti, where everywhere we had an extremely large number of wildlife sightings, and from a distance a rhino and a leopard too. Heaps of hippos and crocodiles….

Mr Schuff of Elefant-Tours put the trip together perfectly for us and picked out a wonderfully quiet little hotel complex on Zanzibar for relaxing afterwards, the Ujamaa Beach Resort. Thank you for everything!

And with our guide Jackson we share a real friendship, grown over cosy evenings playing cards. He is as reserved as he is attentive and sensitive, a very friendly person and a careful driver whom you gladly entrust yourself to! He is also very experienced and has an incredibly good nose for finding animals, we always had a perfect view of all the animals!

Camping in the wilderness is of course somewhat adventurous, you have to know that, but you are rewarded with unique experiences, a breathtaking soundscape, fantastic-tasting dishes and great up-close African experiences. Some guests may prefer the comfort of a lodge and don't know what they are missing.

Gerald is a master chef and spoiled us so much! With his camping stove and on the open fire he conjured up three-course menus. For the lunch boxes and breakfast he got up at 3 am to bake bread rolls and pancakes.

Thank you for everything,

The Jenne family from Stuttgart

We, aged 77 and 78, took a great, if very strenuous, self-drive tour through Namibia in May 2024, with the trip planning by Ms Franke and the advice in Windhoek from Sven of NamibiaExperience.

The lodges chosen were good to very good.

Worth highlighting are Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch, Corona Guest Farm, Hohenstein Lodge, Vingerklip Lodge, Mushara Lodge, Waterberg Plateau Lodge and Hotel Schwerinsburg in Windhoek.

And if we could do it again, we would skip Sossusvlei and plan 2-3 days at Halali Camp in Etosha NP for wildlife viewing.

But even so, Namibia was worth the trip!

Before our fly-in safari in Botswana we had high expectations, and they were far exceeded.

The trip was an unforgettable experience for us – also thanks to Ms Franke's perfect organisation.

Thank you very much for that!

Our 15-day self-drive Namibia trip was an absolute dream and perfectly prepared and organised by Ms Franke!! We will benefit from this wonderful time for a long while, always happily look back on it and rave about it together!!!

The country, the varied landscapes, the people and the (wild) wildlife are fascinating and unforgettable! Our beautiful days were rounded off by great, clean and perfectly located accommodation.

Thank you once again for this unique time!!

3-week round trip "The Best of Namibia!"
We were very satisfied with the organisation and were able to enjoy an unforgettable family holiday. Many thanks to Ms Joubert and the team. Hopefully see you again soon!!

In July/August 2024 we spent three weeks on the trip "Namibia's Diversity". Even the planning and booking went very well. It was real fun planning everything with Ms Petersen. Heartfelt thanks again for that. The round trip itself was run by Namibia-Experience with the guide Matthias.

From the first day it was a dream trip for us. The group was great, the guide Matthias was top class, the lodges and farms were brilliant and the food in places deserves stars. It was a culinary experience. When it was cold in our room at night, we found a hot-water bottle in the bed. We were simply treated with great care.

Matthias had a wonderful eye for the animal and plant life and could tell us a great deal. Likewise about the culture of the country. Every day brought a new experience and it was always great. Experiencing these wonderful animals so close was a great experience for us.

Matthias was also a superb driver and always brought us safely to the lodges and farm. In places the roads were very bad, but for Matthias this was no problem.

I can only recommend this trip to everyone. I would love to do this trip again straight away. It was simply great.

Dear Elefant-Tours team,

I did the camping safari Botswana's Wild Side in June/July 2024 and have not regretted it. Spending every night in a tent and often having only a bush toilet and shower available is certainly not for everyone, but I can only highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys being in nature and wants to get to know Africa away from lodges too.

It is beautiful and a great adventure. Our guides were simply outstanding and great fun. What Brian cooked was absolutely fantastic.

And you could turn to them with questions at any time. The wildlife sightings were great too.

I have been on safari a few times, but was impressed again and again and could have lingered for hours in some places. My wish to see leopards came true 3 times.

My favourite places on the tour were Savuti and Victoria Falls.

I would book a tour again at any time. 🙂

Warm regards

Kristina

I had the pleasure of taking part in a safari in Tanzania with Elefant-Tours, and I can only say that it was an unforgettable experience! Our guide Witson was simply fantastic. He is not only an extremely reliable guide and an excellent driver, but also brings admirable knowledge of the animals.

During the safari we learned so much about the country, the people, the culture and of course the animals. Witson's many years of experience as a guide are clearly noticeable – he really knows his stuff! It was particularly impressive that he was willing to take quieter routes when we wished, which made the experience even more enjoyable.

I can only recommend Witson and Elefant-Tours most warmly! If you are planning a safari, you are in exactly the right place here!

Namibia travel report 2024: Fascination Namibia

On Saturday I flew to Windhoek with my 13-year-old goddaughter. The flight took a good 10 hours and we landed in Namibia's capital on Sunday morning. There Sam, our guide for the safari, picked us up and took us to the first lodge. In summary I can say that all the lodges were comfortable. Mostly they were individual houses spread village-style around the main building. The beds were comfortable, the bathroom clean and a small terrace invited you to relax. The food was also outstanding in all the lodges. Meat eaters find a broader range than vegetarians. There were three highlights on our safari: a boat trip from Walvis Bay, near Swakopmund, on which seals climbed onto the boat, pelicans let passengers stroke them and dolphins accompanied us.

The second highlight was the dunes of Sossusvlei. The deep blue sky and the reddish shimmering sand are simply overwhelming. The third highlight for me was Etosha Park. We spent three days there and saw loads of elephants, giraffes, zebras, springbok, jackals, ostriches and much more.

Our guide Sam led us competently through nature, and could point out individual animals to us that I would never have seen with the naked eye. He knew every waterhole in Etosha Park and was well connected with the other tour guides, so that we even saw four lions in total. Along the way he knew the best toilets, although it must not be forgotten that at times we were far from civilisation. Sam gave an informative answer to most questions, so that I increasingly got an impression of the particularities of the state of Namibia. Direct contact was arranged with the Herero and Damara.

I would like to especially emphasise the individual support. I have a slight walking disability and have to wear a breathing mask at night because of sleep apnoea. Only at a lodge in the mountains was there a brief power cut. Sam made sure I had the shortest way to the main house, he motivated me to go to my limits so that I would not miss unique insights into the surroundings, but also accepted when I felt overwhelmed. As we generally had to provide our own lunch, we visited a supermarket about every three days to stock up on water and food. The most strenuous part for me was the long car journeys from lodge to lodge, which were often supplemented by afternoon game drives. We had deliberately chosen an English-speaking tour guide and did not regret it. The group consisted of three Americans, one Briton, the two of us Germans and the Namibian guide. The group got on well. This is a summary of the 12 days and reflects only a part of the unforgettable experiences.

Ingrid Lohmann

We enjoyed 16 wonderful days through Namibia and Botswana to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, saw impressive landscapes and many animals. Every evening we looked forward to what great lodge was waiting for us. The lodges were mostly smaller and more personal, which we liked very much. We were surprised by the great menus at white-clothed tables by the fireplace or with a view of nocturnal visitors at the waterhole. At some lodges we would have loved to stay longer, e.g. Mushara Bush Camp or Malansrus Tented Camp! What a trip!

We were of course very lucky to be only 2 couples + our guide Victor, which meant he could take personal wishes into account and we had generous space in the jeep. We think this type of vehicle is very good in general, very robust, lots of space!

Thank you very much for the perfect planning, starting with Benjamin, who gave us an informative introduction! Our special thanks go to our guide Victor from Namibia-Experience, who accompanied us on this special trip and drove with great experience. Even through a sandstorm! We learned a lot about the country and its people, about plants and animals, and you can tell that he loves this country!

Conclusion: a great group with a super guide on a unique trip!

We will definitely recommend Elefant-Tours!

Best wishes

Dear Ms von Zelewski,

we are sitting in Voigtland Guest House right now and are unfortunately at the end of our Namibia trip. We had a fantastic two and a half weeks. All the accommodation was very good, much of it fantastic. Your planning was perfect.

So heartfelt thanks to you on behalf of the whole Brüggestrat family. Your advice is outstanding. Your patience with all my questions and the competent answers also impressed me greatly.

The world is too big to travel straight back to Namibia next year. But when we come back, it will most certainly be with your support.