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Find out why our guests love us so much

4.98/5

Based on 948 reviews

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!

Named three years running in Travel+Leisure World's Best, including No.1 in 2024

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Awesome trip to Peru with Timbuktu

June 2026

16 nights in Peru

I want to book all my future vacations through Timbuktu! I enjoyed working with Carola to plan and fien tune our vacation to Peru. She gave great advice and was always available to answer questions. Our service on the ground was seamless. The attention to detail and personal service made travelling virtually stress free, allowing us more time to enjoy and relax.

Max Balderas

June 2026

9 nights in Egypt

Laura Cooke

May 2026

13 nights in Sri Lanka

Boris P

S. Africa / Tanzania vacation

May 2026

18 nights in South Africa and Tanzania

Thanks a lot to Jonty for his professionalism, patience, and assistance in helping us to build a wonderful itinerary for our upcoming South Africa and Tanzania vacation. We truly appreciate all the time and effort that has gone into planning this special trip and are very excited for the adventure ahead.

Andrew Sutherland

Our Peruvian Adventure

May 2026

24 nights in Peru and Ecuador

Carola Fresno was brilliant and helped us plan a wonderful trip,and both she and her colleague Flor were very helpful and available whenever we had any queries or needed to change our itinerary during the trip. This is our second time using Timbuktu for planning a major vacation and we will definitely use them again for our next “adventure”.We’ve also recommended them to a number of our friends.

Guest

Have planned four trips though Timbuktu and each one was wonderful!

May 2026

7 nights in South Africa and Mozambique

They have planned my last four trips with them to perfection. They always listen to what you want to see and do on each trip and how much you want to spend. They are simply the best!

Jay Wolfson

Great Folks!!

May 2026

26 nights in Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia

They are great. Great planning with your participation! They have great folks on the ground. I have done on trip to India, leaving for Africa soon and planning a trip to South America. Both Carola and Meg are great!!!

Guest

Expert travel advisors

May 2026

19 nights in Kenya and Tanzania

This will be my third trip with Timbuktu and they are amazing! Very smart and helpful with plans and what you want to see and do. They can tailor your trip to your specifications which isn't always the case with travel agencies.