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Discover Namibia: Where Adventure Awaits

WHY NAMIBIA?Welcome to Namibia, a land of vast deserts, rugged coastlines, and rich cultural heritage.Nestled in the southwest corner of Africa, Namibia beckons adventurers with its stunning landscapes and unique experiences. Whether you're drawn to the otherworldly...

The Ultimate Botswana Safari

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THE BIG 5 IS ONLY ONE OF THE ATTRACTIONS ON AN AFRICAN SAFARI.We all know the famous Big Five most tourists come to Africa for, but how about the Little 5 as well as the occasionally mentioned Ugly 5?The Big 5 being the Elephant, Rhinoceros, Buffalo, Lion and Leopard...

Preparing For Your African Safari

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My 6 Favourite Wildlife Destinations in Southern Africa

experience the real Africa, visit these AMAZING places.I have been to all of the Southern African wildlife destinations over the last few years and list the below 6 as some of my all-time favourites.Guests planning a wildlife adventure to Southern Africa are spoilt...

How to plan the perfect African safari

PLANNING AN AFRICAN SAFARI? ASK THESE QUESTIONS.We will show you how to plan the perfect African safari. When planning that perfect safari you need to start right at the beginning. The 5 main questions to ask yourself are WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHO & HOW. Let's dive...

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Planning your safari to Africa? Let us answer your questions.

Altis Answers your questions

In preparation for your safari there might be a few questions that pop up. We’ve listed a few of the most frequesntly asked questions to help you make an informed decision. If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us for more information.

Nature guides Altis and Matthew

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

A few testimonials from our clients

From Paul C – Colorado, USA, June 2024

“We travelled with Africa’s Best Adventures with Altis as the guide, he is also the owner of the company. We were in Johannesburg for specific dates and so when I initially contacted him, I asked for a proposed itinerary to exactly match our dates and include some tent camping and walking safari. I loved the proposal he made spending typically a couple of days in each location and not having excessive driving times other than to/from the airport. Altis took care of all the reservations and I think came up with a fair price for the whole trip. The biggest concern was that we had to pay by bank transfer as they do not accept credit cards, it is a risk sending money this way and I was certainly happy when Altis showed up exactly as promised. However, Africa’s Best Adventures are a member of SATSA where his membership number is 2255, and provides some protections for your deposit as well as the expected level of professionalism of the provider. Our trip was a round trip flying to/from Johannesburg. The route took us to Eswatini (Swaziland) seeing two parks Hlane and Mkhaya before heading south back to South Africa and seeing Hluhluwe, iSimangaliso and Pongola. We loved each location and saw much wildlife including Lions, Elephant, Rhino, Hippo, Zebra, Giraffe, Python, Cheeta, Crocodiles and lots of birds. Altis, provided and cooked the majority of the meals; we have some dietary requirements which he fully embraced and shared he cooked some test meals in ahead of the trip, the outcomes were always excellent. Planning and timing are a huge positive, we knew each day the timings and other than one day where customs held us up for an hour it was amazingly accurate.

Game Drives were a mix of Altis driving us in the SUV, taking an open top 4*4 and a local guide plus we had two hiking safaris which I would highly recommend. Altis was a good as the local guides at finding and naming birds and animals and was willing to have extended drives, one morning it was nearly 6 hours driving in the park until we stopped for lunch.

Altis is a highly qualified nature guide who knows the history of the country, all birds and animals that you find on the tour. He works so hard on the tour, driving hours every day, cooking and organizing. The accommodation was a mixture of luxury private homes, game lodges and sleeping in the very comfortable tent on top of the trailer.

Overall a wonderful experience and we are hoping to return in the future, for another trip with Altis.

From Brian W – Canada – Aug 23

“Our plan to visit Namibia had been in the making for a while but the format of the trip (bus, solo, guide) and the exact regions to visit were something we were not sure about. We were lucky enough to come across Altis’s website for Africa’s Best Adventures which was very well made and gave a lot of details about the proposed route and the sites (with pictures).

After a video call with Altis, we decided to go ahead and book our trip with him, which was an excellent decision! From the beginning, Altis was very responsive to our questions and requests about the trip and he was able to arrange all of the details for us in advance in a very organized way. This removed a lot of potential stress from us about trying to deal with all of this from Canada.

The trip itself was absolutely amazing! We followed Altis with our rented camping 4×4 on a trajectory that Altis had designed for us. Altis has an incredible knowledge of botany and wildlife and he helped us appreciate so much of what we saw through his insight. He was always very cheerful with a great sense of humour that made the entire trip so much fun. It is clear that he is really passionate about exploring (and protecting) the natural beauty of Namibia and South Africa.

Even if you feel confident enough to travel through Namibia yourself, doing so with a professional guide like Altis will make the same trip so much more interesting; we would have missed many details otherwise! All together a super experience with Altis and Africa’s Best Adventures and I strongly recommend them!

From Kris – USA – Apr 23

“My husband and I were blessed to experience a 24 day camping safari from Cape Town SA up, down and across Namibia with Altis of Africa’s Best Adventures. We’ve camped before in the USA for up to a week, but never for this long and never in Africa.

It was an amazing adventure and a truly rewarding experience. The communication from Altis from the beginning was great. He provided lots of options on length of trip, locations/countries to visit, types of accommodations and route depending on our budget and ALL of the top notch equipment. We opted for the most magnificent exploration of Namibia camping for 24 wonderful days. The days just flew by.

Altis was the master when it came to planning our route, packing, driving, cooking (oh the cooking) and the greatest teacher throughout our trip on the vastly different landscapes, all the animals and birds and even the stars. Everyday brought new surprises, beautiful scenery, the coolest animal sightings on safari, fun lunch spots en route, magnificent sunsets with sundowners and the most delicious fireside dinners.

I would without hesitation recommend Altis and Africa’s Best Adventure to anyone looking for a once (or twice) in a lifetime adventure in Southern Africa. He plans all the details, provides everything needed and is cost effective.

He has definitely made our travel life richer with never ending memories.”

From Wim Broere – Netherlands – Dec 22 / Jan 23

“We did a great safari from December 26 to January 6, 2023.
From the start it was great. Altis was right on time to pick us up, with his huge car, and in the afternoon we were already in Pilanesberg. Even had time for a game drive. Altis is a very pleasant and knowledgeable driver (also on unpaved roads) and knows an incredible amount about nature. He also makes you enthusiastic by following all kinds of tracks of the animals. He knows how to tell with passion about both the large and the small animals. Birds are also part of his repertoire. Camping was an unforgettable experience, zebras, kudu, Nyalas etc. walk around you. If you are in doubt whether you want to go on safari, stop now and contact Altis. Thank you Altis for the fantastic trip. Regards Wim”

From Hetty v Schaik – Netherlands

“My first time to South Africa. What a beautiful country and what a great guy Altis Kriel is. He is really very gentle and helpful and has a lot of knowledge about the animals and nature. We made a trip with 3 girlfriends and Altis really took care of everything.
Our private guide, driver and cook and we had the time of our life and very much enjoyed our vacation.
Beautiful drives, many animals seen and much laughter. I hope to come back and show the beauty of Africa to my family soon.”

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