Safari Holidays to South Africa and Namibia for independent travellers.

"Madikwe River Lodge - friendly, knowledgeable staff, excellent rooms and food.

Travel Butlers - Very friendly, personalised advice and very prompt reply to queries.

We thoroughly enjoyed our trip and I would happily recommend Travel Butlers and Madikwe River Lodge!"

G SEN, United Kingdom - July 2010

"But the best of all was the most incredible service from Tracey Campbell - I have never received such efficient, helpful, personal service from any travel agent, ever! Would recommend in a heartbeat."

J NERNEY, United Kingdom - July 2010

"The trip was great and there was nothing I would change or improve.

Pondoro really made this trip a once in a lifetime experience.

Dealing with you and Travel Butlers was great too, very prompt and proactive."

B NAHLAWI, United Arab Emirates - July 2010

"Safely back from SA. We had a great time (despite the football).

The Cleopatra Mountain Farmhouse was fantastic. The setting, rooms and food were amazing. It was our wedding anniversary the night we were there and Janet didn't believe me when I told her it was all planned. She thinks it was a coincidence! 10 / 10

The b&b in Durban was fine - friendly owners but a real b&b (rather than a hotel). Ghost Mountain Inn was also very good.

Thanks for suggesting them. We'll be back to you should we travel to Southern Africa again in the future."

C JONAS, United Knigdom - July 2010

"Overall I had a fantastic time and would unhesitatingly recommend Travel Butler's services to friends and colleagues."

H THOMPSON, England - June 2010

"Wildside was THE BEST holiday experience we have ever had. The camp staff were just amazing and so helpful and accommodating and our guide Michael was incredible with his patience and extensive knowledge.

I couldn't imagine a better safari - it was what dreams are made of, I would go back in a heartbeat.

I am so glad I came across Travel Butlers and chose Wildside - don't change a thing!"

T VUKOBRATOVICH, Australia - June 2010

"Hi Paul, I’ve been meaning to give you a ring/drop you an email to thank you for everything – if only everything went so swimmingly on the pitch as it did off it!! I can’t fault the service you gave us and I would (and have been) strongly recommend you to friends.

Excellent trip all in all (my only regret was not spending longer on the Garden Route) and the accommodation you arranged for us was excellent, especially Lezard Bleu and Addo. I definitely hope to return to SA in the future and when I do I’ll be in touch.

Thanks again and best wishes for the future – if you decide to branch out into Brazil for the next world cup let me know!

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A WRIGHT, United Knigdom - June 2010

"The holiday was excellent and the service virtually everywhere we stayed was amazing. The service offered by Travel Butlers was also something I had never experieenced from a travel agent before and brilliant. Thank you for making the honeymoon special."

S GOVER, United Kingdom - June 2010

"Every thing was spot on, we could have not asked for more.

With the exception of the England team of course :-)

I will return to South Africa with my better half and I will of course use the services of Travel Butlers."

P NICHOLAS, United Kingdom - June 2010

"I would like to thank you for the excellent service we have received from Travel Butlers – it has been by far the easiest element of our trip to organise!!"

K MONTGOMERY, United Kingdom - June 2010

"Thank you for arranging what was quite simply a fantastic holiday. All of the accomdation reflected very good value for money and I would reccommend all four to anyone visiting the areas we did. The staff in all of the hotels were impecable and couldn't do enough to help.

Also - thank you for the very personal service - it was great to speak to someone who had been there and seen a lot of it in the past. Will certainly be using you again as soon as we can afford to go back!!"

D THOMAS, United Kingdom - May 2010

"The highlight was the Old Halliwell Inn - the owners and staff couldn't have been nicer or more helpful.

Thanks for all your help and advice."

D WILSON, United Kingdom - May 2010

"We were very pleased with all the accomodation provided for us and couldn't fault any of it. The manager Helga at Diamond House was particularly helpful providing local advice, but all of the hosts were friendly and welcoming and all of the venues were pleasing.

The Amakhala Safari Lodge was fantastic and we very much enjoyed our stay there, over and above the great safari experience. The whole trip was everything we could have wanted from a honeymoon, thank you. Most of the hosts gave us a little treat or gift to acknowledge our marriage, which was very thoughtful and much appreciated, and it made it seem more special.

Finally, we have been absolutely thrilled from start to finish with the service from Travel Butlers. Travel Butlers have always responded quickly and efficiently to all our queries (and changes!) and met both our requirements and our budget. We are very thankful for your support and feel lucky to have found your company, thank you!"

M YOUNG, United Kingdom - May 2010

"The holiday was everything we could have wished for and the service you provided was excellent. I will drop you a photo of our wedding renewal and the flowers you organized.

The game reserve was absolutely fantastic."

L FLETCHER, United Kingdom - March 2010

"Arathusa Safari Lodge was just what we wanted for our first safari. Everyone there was really helpful and they catered well for everyone in our party from my 83 year old mother to our young adult sons.

The help and support we got from Travel Butlers made the whole trip so much easier and more enjoyable. Thanks a million for your help in making our trip the holiday of a lifetime!"

J TEWKESBURY, United Kingdom - March 2010

"Excellent service from Travel Butlers. Accommodation was very good; safari at Madikwe memorable made all the better by our guide/ranger Sharle; Le Franschhoek 5 star with superb food. Recommending you to a colleague who is planning a trip to SA - they may contact you within next few weeks."

I LLOYD, United Kingdom - March 2010

"We had an excellent voyage, and really appreciate the assistance in preparing the trip. As you know, we started planning this trip in 3Q09, and didn't get far. We feel that the reason the trip was such a success was thanks to Tracey's help and guidance, and her personal knowledge of the locations we visited we a significant bonus. Thank you."

M LE BOUDER, Congo - February 2010

"We had an amazing time at Bakubung in every way. The accommodation and the service were fantastic; the transfers worked well and also the elephant back safari too! We'll be back and would be very happy to ask Travel Butlers and yourself for your assistance again. Thank you so much for everything you did to help."

J NELSON, United Kingdom - February 2010

"Just wanted to let you know that we all thoroughly enjoyed our time in South Africa. All of the accomodations were amazing! and the tours arranged were top notch!

I will definitely tell all my friends to contact Travel Butlers if they are going to South Africa. I have told everyone what a wonderful holiday it was and how well organized all the details were.

Thanks again for all your help. South Africa was a magical place. I definitely hope that I will have the opportunity to go there again."

J ROSSITER, Hong Kong - February 2010

"Jane and I had a great time and everything went very smoothly. Thanks for your support! We would certainly use Travel Butler again and will recommend you to others."

J CHARTRES, United Kingdom - February 2010

"Cant wait for next time :-) I think I'd like to go to Cape Town and whale watching next and include a trip back to Elephant Plains before coming home.

Your services are second to none and I have been recommending you to everyone I speak to. I had a query via Trip Advisor regarding a safari and I pointed them in your direction. You are simply the best! :-)"

R BOLTON, United Kingdom - February 2010

"Tree Tops Lodge was an amazing experience. Very friendly sincere service - we enjoyed every minute. Thank you for being part of delivering a great holiday to us!"

J SCHULZ-GERCHOW, United Kingdom - February 2010

"Couldn't fault the arrangements. Not a single concern, everything ran like clockwork and we had all the information we needed. In fact, the service was more than we ever expected. Thank you very much indeed."

P PROUDLOCK, France - January 2010

"We enjoyed a holiday which exceeded our hopes. It was a delight from beginning to end. All the arrangements you made worked perfectly. The accommodations were all excellent, the food was, frankly, too good, and we had to stop eating some of it in the interests of continued health. We were delighted and came back home simply wanting to do it all again.

In Leadwood we shared game drives with people who had also made arrangements through your company ... they too were pleased.

There is no point at all in giving you a blow by blow account, but I think that it is worth saying that the laurels rest with you and also with the people of South Africa. At least with the folk we met. We were treated throughout with courtesy, respect, good humour and kindness, often far beyond the call of duty. There were no exceptions to this.

On a couple of occasions we wondered whether you had actually got it right only to discover that indeed you had.

Thank you for everything. We shall not hesitate to use your services again (Namibia next year?) if we have the opportunity."

R HARRIS, France - December 2009

"The Pumba Water Lodge was wonderful!

The room was excellent, the ranger Jonathan was very nice and all the staff so helpful and friendly ... food very nicely cooked, so all in all you can recommend this lodge definately - also for my husband - very easy to walk to the room on the wooden pathway - all in all we would go there again.

Thank you Tracey for your excellent service - we will come back to you and will recommend your agency."

S AHRENS, Germany - December 2009

"All accommodation was excellent so thank you very much for the best holiday ever."

A TALBOT, United Kingdom - December 2009

"Everything went great and we appreciate all your help on everything. The accomodations were very nice."

G SCHARF, United States of America - December 2009

"Our guide Edward was thoroughly entertaining and well informed. It (Schotia Private Game Reserve) was slightly disappointing that we rarely saw large groups of animals together and gave something of the feeling of it just being a very large zoo. That said, for the time and budget constraints that we had it was excellent and we did get to see a huge variety of wildlife.

The service from Travel Butlers was also excellent and I was particularly impressed with how you actually listened to what we asked for, came back with various options and steered us away from areas that might not have been what we were looking for."

M D'AMBROSIO, United Kingdom - December 2009

"The arrangement of the trip by Anneli was so smooth and made the whole experience very relaxing

Idwala Lodge was also a brilliant choice. The Staff, food, service and accommodation were excellent and the safaris were great.

Little touches like having a sunset drink on the evening safari and a hot chocolate the minute you arrived back at the Lodge made you feel pampered and gave everything a 5* experience."

R SMITHER, United Kingdom - November 2009

"I have just returned from my holiday in SA. Our trip to Sabi Sabi Little Bush Camp lived up to all its expectations, we were made to feel very welcome and we saw the Big 5 and more...only let down was the weather as it rained solid for 3 days but we kept on going and went out twice a day!!!

Just wanted to give you the feedback and thank you for your assistance as we made up our mind on which camp to visit."

C MUNRO, United Kingdom - November 2009