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4.9/5

Based on 869 reviews

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Wonderful and Reliable Service

Wonderful and Reliable Service

January 2021

12 nights in Kenya

I could not recommend Timbuktu more. Jonty patiently worked with us to plan our trip, gave us a myriad of options for hotels and quickly responded to any of our questions and requests. He also helped us choose a safe destination, which is invaluable during this time. We had an issue with one of the hotels we stayed in but Jonty quickly stepped up and resolved it. Overall, wonderful service and wonderful trip!
attention to our details

attention to our details

November 2020

12 nights in South Africa

very attentive to what we were asking for. was a available to answer all questions. even in this time of COVID was able to get travel instructions and a test before we head back to our home
October 2020

11 nights in Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic

A real 5-Star experience with Katie!
October 2020

8 nights in Kenya

All the staff demonstrated great knowledge, sensitivity and professionalism and provided superb service to us. We really enjoyed our trip.
All good. Couldn’t be faulted.

All good. Couldn’t be faulted.

October 2020

7 nights in Kenya

Excellent service from start to finish. Could not recommend Kristin and the team more highly, David
October 2020

3 nights in South Africa

Great service via email. No need to speak to the team.
This company got everything right

This company got everything right

September 2020

11 nights in South Africa

Excellent service from Kristin at Timbuktu, arranging a two-centre safari from UK to Kenya. Good communication, first-class choice of accommodation and of partner company in Kenya. No negatives at all. Highly recommended.
Excellent

Excellent

September 2020

13 nights in Namibia

Excellent Service
August 2020

15 nights in Kenya and Madagascar

Responsive and incorporated inputs.
Easiest trip I’ve planned!

Easiest trip I’ve planned!

July 2020

12 nights in Kenya and Tanzania

Kristin was amazing at helping us get our trip organized. She is great with communicating updates. This was very easy to plan and come up with new ideas we hadn’t thought about. Even just trying to build the trip on our own the website is intuitive and easy to use! Can’t wait for our trip in January!
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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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