Explore Africa Travel レビュー 499

The whole planning was smooth from the beginning until the end. We received lots of support and advice from different people with experience in the countries we explored: Namibia and Botswana. During our trip everything was well organised and we had no unexpected surprises. We can highly recommend Explore Africa Travel as a reliable travel agency.

We organized our trip to Namibia with them last year and this year. Explore Africa Travel and Pierre did a professional job. Everything we planned worked out, the accommodations were simply fantastic. I would only choose them next time.

A truly Unforgettable Journey Through Namibia with Explore Africa Travel!!!

We had an absolutely fantastic time in Namibia — everything was exceptionally well organized, down to the smallest detail. The personal support we received was incredible; any questions or needs we had were answered quickly, making us feel safe and truly taken care of throughout the entire journey.

This was a trip we’ll never forget. We completely fell in love with the safari experience and the magic of Africa. We’ll definitely be recommending Explore Africa Travel to our friends and will 100% be booking with them again for our next African adventure.

Thank you for an unforgettable experience!

Nice people, very helpful and friendly. Organised a great trip for us!

Great service and knowlegde upfront but also available during our trip. Friendly and great camping and lodge locations. Our trip was tailormade. Also our rental car with rooftop tents was perfect.

Super friendly team, very helpful and quick to act! Wonderful experience all around. Also a great trip and well planned to the smallest detail!

Amazing. What a wonderful experience, made possible by the great team behind explore Africa 😁 highly recommend!

We had a most wonderful & exciting holiday in the Sept/Oct. period booked for us by Explore Namibia. The great team of Julia & Helena contacted us well in advance to ensure that every detail of our wish list was attended to, we did so much & saw so much. Great resorts, camps & lodges, all of very high standards and super clean. We were a group of 8 and had indeed many wishes and some changes in composition of the group the year before the trip but Julia and her team totally understood that things can change and really adapted the agenda to our wishes & updates. Wild life was amazing and surely this period of the year is highly recommendable to visit Namibia, and we as family sincerely would give our highest recommendation to the team of Explore Namibia to fully take care of your visit, THANKS for this incredible experience, Edward

Explore Africa Travel organized a perfect holiday for us. It was one big Adventure. Travelling in Namibia & Botswana was amazing.
Everything was organized well. They give good advice, know all the travelling and places to stay, perfect rental car (Toyata Hilux) etc etc.
The App with all the information about destination, hotels, travelling, program is super handy.

Everything was arranged perfectly. The car with very convenient roof tent were easy to manage. The explanation and all the information we received upfront was great. The locations where we stayed were simply perfect!

I had a great time in Namibia! I did 2 weeks volunteering for EHRA and after that I travelled the country by 4 x 4 for 9 days and went from Windhoek to Fish River Canyon, but also visited Sossusvlei, Gondwana, Naukluft, Damaraland and Etosha. I had a great car, no worries there. Great support from EAT and ASCO.

This tour operator really deserves six stars. Perfect organization – and more: great, fast, personal, and helpful communication, complete planning in paper form, PDF, and as an app, very reasonable prices – and even a Namibia playlist for the trip! These show what a truly innovative, customized travel booking service can achieve these days. And this rating isn't a paid one; as a journalist, I've been traveling the world for more than 30 years and also write about travel. This is the best organization I've ever experienced.

We had a wonderful experience traveling Botswana.

Explore heeft mooie reis voor ons georganiseerd naar Namibia en Botswana. Alle reserveringen voor campings en lodge klopte. Bij aankomst fijn ontvangst met nog een meet&greet waarbij kaart en routebeschrijving ontvangen. We hebben geweldige reis gehad.

We have just returned from a 12-day trip to Namibia, and it was simply spectacular: from the Namib Desert to the Atlantic coast, from safaris in the national parks to visits to local villages. An unforgettable experience made even more special thanks to the excellent organization by Explore Namibia.

A special thank you to Andrea, always kind and available, who took care of every detail with great attention: from the car rental (with Asco Car Hire) to the overnight stays in campsites and guesthouses, and the booking of extra activities along the way.

During the trip, we encountered a few unexpected situations—as is often the case in adventures like this—but the local Explore Namibia team, especially Erika, was always ready to support us quickly and efficiently.

We highly recommend Explore Namibia to anyone who wants to discover this magnificent country independently, but with the reliable support of a serious and competent organization behind them.
Thank you for helping make our trip so special!

10/10 Experience! I have rented the 4x4 car from Asco Car Hire through Explore Namibia and it went very very well. The staff of Explore Namibia was amazing, always ready to help and being proactive. Recomend 100%

Wij hebben eerder een georganiseerde reis door Afrika gedaan en hadden dus bepaalde verwachtingen. Helaas waren er bij deze reis via Explore Namibia een aantal teleurstellingen. Wij deden een 28-daagse trip door Botswana en Namibië. Hieronder een aantal tips om rekening mee te houden:

1. Let op! Het autoverhuurbedrijf kopieerde onze CVC-code van de creditcard en slaat die op. Dit is zelfs verboden in Nederland en België volgens de PCI DSS-richtlijnen. Nog nooit eerder meegemaakt.

2. De bijbetaalde GPS/noodtelefoon (€442) bleek zwaar verouderd, stuurde ons drie keer verkeerd en was totaal onbetrouwbaar. Hierdoor vloek je wel als je in the middle of nowhere zit. Je verwacht natuurlijk dat je waar krijgt voor je geld. Uiteindelijk gebruikten we Google Maps met een lokale simkaart, veel betrouwbaarder en goedkoper. Gewoon bij het vliegveld eentje kopen aan het begin van de reis. Download de kaart van Namibië op Google Maps en je kunt overal heen, ook zonder bereik.

3. De route was niet logisch opgebouwd: we verbleven vaak meerdere nachten op plekken waar weinig te beleven was, terwijl we op mooie locaties slechts één nacht hadden.
Vaak zijn we daarom uitgeweken naar lodges in plaats van de vooraf geboekte (en dus reeds betaalde) kampeerplekken. Deze waren vaak leeg, zonder activiteiten of restaurant/bar. Voor hun prijs zou je wel wat meer mogen verwachten dan enkel sanitair. Je moet de factuur betalen voordat de accommodaties en route überhaupt vastgelegd zijn. Dit is erg onhandig, aangezien je dit dus niet kunt controleren op voorhand.

4. Activiteiten boek je makkelijk ter plekke, zelfs in het hoogseizoen (wij gingen juli-augustus). Dit is de helft goedkoper. Elke dag konden we spontaan boeken, zonder dat er ooit één volzet was. Ondanks dat zij op voorhand aandringen om dit via hen te boeken, hoef je je geen zorgen te maken.

5. Let op met extra kosten. Bijvoorbeeld in Chobe betaal je entree per dag, maar als je activiteiten ‘inclusief fee’ boekt, wordt dit niet aanvaard aan de ingang van het park en betaal je dus dubbele entree.

6. Daarnaast boek je best niet de transfer naar Victoria Falls. Ik zou aanraden om gewoon zelf naar daar te rijden, aangezien wij ook nog eens een cross-border fee hadden betaald aan Explore voor Zimbabwe... De taxirit kostte €130 voor twee personen om één uur te rijden. Met €130 kun je meer dan een volledige tank vullen van 140 liter (meer dan 700 km rijden). Dit is een absurd dure transfer, zeker met de extra kosten ter plaatse (visum Zimbabwe + entree park €50 p.p. + verplicht huren van een regenponcho €8 p.p.).

7. Activiteiten zoals paardrijden zouden zogezegd onmogelijk zijn, maar wij konden dit bij meerdere accommodaties wél doen. Het is een mega aanrader om tussen de giraffen en zebra’s een onvergetelijke rit te maken!

8. Wij betaalden voor een Toyota Hilux in onze overeenkomst en kregen zonder uitleg een Ford Ranger. Niet volgens de factuur.

9. De auto viel meerdere keren uit op hobbelige zandwegen (totaal geen extreme omstandigheden voor een 4x4). Volgens de monteur zaten er "gewoon wat draadjes los"? Dit veroorzaakte stress en onzekerheid, vooral toen ook de motor en de radio uitvielen, wat normaal niets met elkaar te maken heeft... Dit zou echt nooit mogen gebeuren bij een 4x4, aangezien je elke dag met zulke onverharde wegen te maken krijgt.

Voor een reis van €7000 mag je betere organisatie en betrouwbaarheid verwachten.

Explore Namibia understood our family's wishes well and proposed a very well matching itinerary for us. They went out of their way to propose thing we would not have found them ourselves (such as an amazing kayaking trip in Walvis Bay).

Reception on arrival was professional, app and paper documents provided to us made the trip easy even without network coverage. All services worked and lodges were good. They also provided very fast support on a weekend evening to solve a payment issue with one lodge.

We were exceptionally pleased to both picking Namibia as our destination as well as Explore Namibia!

I can highly recommend. Great service and really great communication. Things just worked and it went so smoothly for our trip to Namibia in July 2025. It just adds another level of enjoyment to a complex self drive holiday, that the team helped plan.

I'm @mario_paquemas, a travel content creator, and I usually plan every trip on my own — I tend to avoid mass tourism and traditional agencies… but with Explore Africa Travel, everything was different.

I contacted Nayra to organize our honeymoon in Namibia and Botswana, and from the very first moment it felt like I was talking to a friend who truly knows the region. She had infinite patience with all my questions and helped us design an itinerary that was exactly what we were looking for.

The route was perfectly planned: charming lodges, breathtaking landscapes, and well-balanced timing to enjoy everything without rushing. We also booked the 4x4 through them, and it was almost brand new — just 7,000 km. For a trip like this, where your car is essential, that kind of peace of mind is priceless.

As a demanding traveler and content creator, I really appreciate when things flow smoothly and every detail is taken care of. This experience did that — and more.

I’ll definitely travel with them again for my future adventures in Southern Africa.
Thank you, team — you're amazing!