Reviews

As previously stated, we thoroughly enjoyed this holiday. Our first time in Africa and Jonty put together a fabulous trip for us. Everything ran smoothly, everyone was extremely welcoming and we had a magical time! We cannot fully express how wonderful this holiday was....possibly our best ever trip!

Referred by a friend to a direct contact, Jonty, who kindly tailored my first safari to my requests. He's been great about answering questions and staying in touch. I'm looking forward to an intimate experience with a family owned lodge, away from large crowds of people, with ample opportunities to quietly watch the beautiful wildlife of ZA.

Absolutely loved our stay at Shumbalala! Excellent amazing caring staff! Beautiful accommodations! Great safari game drives! Excellent meals! Excellent accommodations! Even had an elephant drink from our private pool We loved the lodge, the accommodations. Meals were excellent! Chefs prepared allergy sensitive food for me. Staff was so caring and genuine! Safari game drives were excellent! We saw big 5 and many more! We even had an elephant come get a drink from our private pool! Amazing! Timbuktu planned an amazing trip with all details well thought out! Great communication and advice before our travel! Flawless!

We have planned two family trips in Africa with Jonty and team and both have been perfect! Their suggested activities have been fun and we’ve felt safe and well cared for at every turn. We have recommended them to friends and would not hesitate to use them again for another trip to Africa or elsewhere. I always appreciate that Jonty provides detail and information about places we are considering but focuses on what we want to see and do without making strong recommendations. When we’ve asked for specialty things, he has made them happen.

My wife and I decided in early February to “escape” the winter snow and travel to South Africa for a “bucket list” trip.We didn’t give Jonty and the Timbuktu team long as we had a relatively narrow window for our travels.Incredibly in less than two weeks,Jonty had fully planned a fabulous 15 night adventure including an internal flight,a safari,luxury train travel,wonderful accommodations,and all our transfers.Every aspect of the trip was meticulously detailed and our whole trip went exactly as planned.Jonty and his colleague,Millie, were available whenever we had any questions and organised everything brilliantly. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them and will definitely use them again for our next big adventure.

They are the best ! Unbelievable service, especially when I was having difficulty with airline tickets. They always called/emailed back immediately on my itinerary issues.

We have just booked our second trip to Africa with Jonty. He has been great both times and our first trip was totally amazing. Very responsive and dependable and all details were in perfect order. All of the drivers and events and tours were solid.

Jonty is absolute the best. Nollegable, friendly and helpfull. We will be back.

Timbuktu is my go-to agency for all things safari and I recommend them without hesitation. The level of personalised service and attention to detail, coupled with their deep knowledge of Africa's best safari destinations, are a winning formula that make book each trip with them.

Jonty was so helpful putting together several itineraries, landing us the most perfect trip from start to finish. This is my second time using Timbuktu and will certainly not be my last! Every little detail was greatly appreciated and made a trip of a lifetime for us!