Reviews

We worked with Carola for a trip to Patagonia. She is very knowledgeable of the area and immediately gave us an itinerary we could work with. Communication was swift and clear. Their website is a great tool to help with the process step by step. We’re looking forward to our trip.

From the beginnings of planning our trip through coming home, we never questioned Timbuktu's expertise or support for our travels.

Guides were outstanding and logistics were executed flawlessly.

I was overwhelmed with timing, flights, locations in planning a family trip to South Africa and I could not believe how much easier Timbuktu made my trip planning. The ability to choose your location, the comparison of lodges, coupled with the quick and reliable team made this incredibly easy. I've been impressed with the specifics and to-do lists that Timbuktu has provided (also removing a lot of stress). And the staff has been so helpful, looking into very specific circumstances that have made our trip even more personal.

Jenna was very patient with me as we planned my itinerary! She worked tirelessly to see that I was able to schedule all of my must sees on my African safari. I am so stoked for this bucket list trip :)

I booked our Southern Africa trip of a lifetime through Timbuktu because of the website as I wanted to build the trip myself not have to conform to a pre-planned package. Once the trip started to manifest, Tessa from Timbuktu reached out and all of the sudden things were happening. I had built the trip in a very linear fashion and Tessa knew that the internal flights didn’t work that way, so she helped rearrange the trip in a way that actually worked logistically. Furthermore, she recommended a lodge that wasn’t on our radar and it ended up being a spot on recommendation for my husband and I. We loved it and would absolutely come back with family/friends. Overall, everything went smoothly and according to plan with no hiccups. When people were supposed to meet us, someone met us. I felt incredibly well taken care of and was able to leave worries at home. Will 100% use Timbuktu in the future and recommend to everyone. (I just want them to add more destinations like Australia/N.Z. and Europe).

I had a wonderful experience with the travel expert who helped me, Jeffi. They were always prompt in responding to my queries, requests, and concerns, which made the planning process much smoother than if I had done it by myself. Also, we loved everything on our trip. Everything was planned to perfection and we were treated very kindly throughout the whole trip.

We have experienced an unforgetable vacation in Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The journey started with building up the itinarary with Jonty and his team in November last year. Finally we came to the adventure as we have had in July. Everyting was well organized. All stays, activities and travels! We saw Africa at her best! Thank you, Timbuktu Travel and especially Jonty and his team. We will meet in the near future for sure!

excellent communication with Jenna. I won't know until we go to the hotel whether or not it was the right choice for us. But i really enjoyed working with Jenna.

Jonty Medcalf at Timbuktu Travel planned a fabulous South African vacation/safari for our family. He presented me with great options and then made adjustments based on our needs. The final itinerary was fantastic and checked all the boxes of things we wanted to experience in South Africa.