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4.9/5

Based on 866 reviews

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Wonderful service

Wonderful service

March 2019

11 nights in Zimbabwe and Botswana

If you want efficient, friendly service from experts who really listen to your needs and pride themselves on high standards then look no further! Their competitive pricing is the icing on the cake. Jonty organised an amazing 11 night trip to Botswana for us.
March 2019

13 nights in Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa and Namibia

Receptive to our itinerary requests
Joanna is the best!

Joanna is the best!

March 2019

11 nights in Kenya and Tanzania

Joanna is incredible! She is always available, is chock full of great ideas, and extremely friendly and accommodating. I am so grateful for her and so glad she helped me book my honeymoon!
Good outfit!

Good outfit!

March 2019

5 nights in Kenya

Excellent customer service. Knowledgeable staff. Transparent layout and review of the options.
Expert level experience

Expert level experience

March 2019

13 nights in Tanzania

Our agents were always timely in their responses and were very knowledgeable. We were able to book an itinerary that we love.
Reliable recommendation

Reliable recommendation

March 2019

4 nights in Botswana

I told Kathrine at Timbuktu what our priorities were and she recommended Camp Xakanaxa in the Okavango Delta which was a fantastic choice. It more than fulfilled all our expectations and we had a wonderful time.
March 2019

15 nights in Ethiopia

While we have not fully completed our experience, so far everything has been handled very efficiently.
Easy breezy travel making

Easy breezy travel making

March 2019

9 nights in Namibia

I haven't used an expert in many years to help with a vacation. A solo trip to Namibia wasn't my first choice but the booking was simple and the website is clean. I feel safer that Jonty knows where I'm going and picked all the places and car. I think you can just trust them; submit dates, tweak the itinerary to your budget or whatever, and submit payment. It's an expensive trip but I must see Namibia. It's also easy to share my beautiful itinerary with loved ones but I wish the cost was omitted (self-indulgent guilt). Hopefully they will book their own trip soon so I can build travel credits and use them again. Super stoked to see these amazing accommodations.
Looking forward to our tailor-made trip to Tanzania

Looking forward to our tailor-made trip to Tanzania

March 2019

14 nights in Tanzania

We put together a bespoke trip with the guidance of a very knowledgable, experienced and dedicated member of the Timbuktu team. Nothing was too much trouble. The service was faultless.
March 2019

8 nights in Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania

All thos involved in the trip were excellent , so kind and cheerful and looked after us so very well. We totally loved our africa session. Thanks to the cheetahs, leopards and hyenas for showing us a good time too
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"Timbuktu can take relatively complex and slightly amorphous travel plans and transform them into a well-organized, perfectly tailored trip."

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