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Tailor-made journeys across 40+ countries, designed by our specialists since 2014 and voted the World's No.1 Tour Operator by Travel+Leisure.

Travel and Leisure Worlds Best Awards for number 1 tour operator in the world 2024 and number 2 tour operator in the world 2025

At Timbuktu, we’re big believers that the planning of a dream trip is just as exciting as the traveling.

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São Tomé and Príncipe

From far-flung destinations to once-in-a-lifetime experiences that you’ve always dreamt of, there’s lots to think about and choose from—and that’s where our interactive trip planner comes in.

But just like flip-flops and sandy toes, or maps and big dreams, some things are better together. Enter, our team of travel experts who will turn your dreams into reality and take your planning to the next level with a sprinkling of insider knowledge and plenty of local secrets.

Go on, travel with Timbuktu and make your trip extraordinary from beginning to end.

Why Timbuktu???

We design tailor-made journeys for travellers who want more than a holiday, from first-time safaris, gorilla treks and multi-generational family adventures to once-in-a-lifetime honeymoons - and everything in between. And here's why so many choose to plan them.

Tailor-Made Since 2014

Tailor-Made Since 2014

We've been crafting one-of-a-kind journeys since 2014 — over 2,500 trips across 40+ countries, each one built from scratch around your interests and dreams.

Specialists Who've Been There

Specialists Who've Been There

Our team recommends places they've slept, eaten, and got happily lost in. Condé Nast Traveler named 11 of them Top Travel Specialists in 2026, and Travel+Leisure made one an A-List Advisor.

The World's No 1 Tour Operator

The World's No 1 Tour Operator

Travel+Leisure's readers voted us the World's No.1 Tour Operator in 2024 and No.2 in 2025 — the travel industry's biggest readers' award, judged by people who actually travel.

Every Trip Makes A Difference

Every Trip Makes A Difference

$50 from every booking goes to female empowerment, tech education, and conservation projects across the countries we love. We have donated $78,000 so far – and it's going up!

Collaboration Is Key

Collaboration Is Key

Your travel specialist is with you the whole way, dreaming up the trip, building the itinerary, checking you in, and answering the 2am question from the other side of the world..

Loved By Our Guests

Loved By Our Guests

We are rated 4.9 out of 5 from 902 verified Feefo reviews. And these are the words of people who actually went, not us talking about ourselves.

Travel and Leisure Worlds Best Awards for number 1 tour operator in the world 2024 and number 2 tour operator in the world 2025
We're one of the World's Best Tour Operators!
Voted No.1 in 2024 and No.2 in 2025 by Travel+Leisure
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SIGIRIYA FORTRESS, SRILANKA

How Timbuktu Works

Tools plus expertise: here's how the two work together.

1. Dream

Browse trips, destinations, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences with our interactive trip planner, or get in touch with a specialist straight away. Either works.

2. Plan

When you're ready, a specialist who's actually been to your destination joins your planning. Together, you'll shape a trip that's built entirely for you.

3. Travel

Your specialist stays with you before, during, and after your trip and is one message away for anything from a flight change to a spontaneous idea.

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Meet Our Specialists

Our specialists design tailor-made trips across 40+ countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Every one is an expert in the destinations they recommend — and many are recognised as Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialists.

Tailor-Made Trips, Tours & Safaris

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Namibrand, Namibia

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Travel with a purpose
Travel with a purpose

We're proud to be making a positive impact

We’re big believers in leaving a positive impact in the countries in which we operate. We’re proud to donate $50 for every booking to projects focusing on female empowerment, tech education, and conservation.

Our dream is to empower our guests to travel with a purpose.

So far, we’ve donated $78,000 to projects across Africa.

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11 Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialists 2025

Condé Nast Traveler

No. 1 & No. 2 Tour Operator in Travel + Leisure's Best Awards 2024 & 2025

Travel + Leisure

Best Booking Platform in Women's Health Travel Awards 2025

Women's Health magazine

Travel Specialist voted as Latin America A-List Travel Advisor 2025

Condé Nast Traveler A-List Awards

"Timbuktu can take relatively complex and slightly amorphous travel plans and transform them into a well-organized, perfectly tailored trip."

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