If you do not know us already, may we introduce ourselves: Afrika Zambezi Safaris (Pty) Ltd, safari adventure operators in Africa’s most pristine wildlife destinations, using renowned, top safari guides.

We are proud to share these words with you. As African Safari experts and professional safari guides who grew up in the African wilderness, we wish to welcome you with open hands as your safari Partner in designing an unforgettable experience of African wildlife safaris for your clients, as we share our knowledge of historical, legendary Africa.

We are a small, vibrant company with our headquarters in South Africa. We aim to have a close relationship with our partner organisations, share new visionary ideas on how you would want us to plan and prepare your clients’ safari itinerary in Africa with us.

We maintain an advisory travel office based in the USA for localised consultations.

Our aim as safari guides is to prepare, in consultation with you, a fascinating safari itinerary to Africa for your clients such as they will never forget in their lifetime.

Afrika Zambezi Safaris (Pty) Ltd was formed in the year 2000 by a small group of experienced African hoteliers, camps/game lodge managers, and regional tour guides. Our knowledge of Africa and the expectations of visitors give us a distinct advantage. We accompany our clients and transport them to some of the most exquisite lodges on the continent, while offering a multli-faceted, in-depth experience which exceeds expectations.

Obert Lusinga (Specialist safari Guide)


I am honoured to offer you this opportunity to travel and discover Africa with us.

A safari into the wilderness, learning about African cultures, traditions, and history is a life changing experience. Our tour guides will take you on a journey from the thundering waters of Victoria Falls to the breathtaking wildlife migrations of East Africa’s national parks in Kenya to the endless plains of Serengeti in Tanzania and on to the shared adventure of our spice tours to Zanzibar.

I hope that you might pass this information to others - family or friends, as you might wish to plan a fabulous trip together with us. 

Together we will help to co-ordinate your successful, safe and rewarding safari.

Unique African wildlife in the Eden of the world
The peace, tranquillity, pristine beauty & relaxation is good for your soul.
Remote and exotic Indian Ocean beach islands to be visited either by boat or air.
Cultural diversity- learn about and and interact with traditional African tribespeople.
Relive the romantic history of the African continent with its astonishing mix of cultures & lifestyles, embracing Africa’s past and present.
Be part of the eco-tourism experience, staying in ecologically sensitive, self sufficient and self reliant homesteads.
Marvel at the titanic geography of an ancient continent, with its vast plains, lakes, oceans, rift valleys and mountains.
Meet the indigenous people of Africa, try African cuisine, traditional hospitality & lifestyles.
Visit remote rural and urban schools.
Enjoy the picturesque winelands of the historical Cape, which produces some of the finest wines in the world. 

Afrika Zambezi Safaris joins APTA - July 2006

We are delighted to inform our stakeholders and partners in travel that Afrika Zambezi Safaris has become a member of The Association for the Promotion of Tourism to Africa (APTA )- one of the USA’s largest Africa tourism promotional groups.

This is fantastic news to us and look forward to this joint Tourism venture as members of with APTA.

APTA CHAPTERS: specially those near Sacramento, San Francisco bay and Sonoma County -  get ready as we will  be coming to visit you in October  this year, from 16th-24th  October 2006.  We look forward to sharing with you and talking about our great safari experience in Africa.  Please take this opportunity to learn and ask more questions about Africa. 

Great thanks also goes to Mrs. Susan Brown who encouraged us to join the APTA group. Susan is from Sacramento Woodland Valley, and she will be our organiser for October 2006, facilitating our talks and presentations. We hope that you will join us for this informative event.

Please drop us an e-mail if interested to :
safari.info@afrikazambezisafaris.com or afrikasafaris@yahoo.com should you want to get more information or wish to attend this travel talk show.

East Africa Safari Legendary 2006                                           

Our recent East Africa safari Circuit (February-June 2006) has just been completed and was an enormous success for all participants.

Visiting Amboseli, Lake Naivasha, Nakuru, Masai mara in Kenya and the famous Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, Tarangire, Zanzibar and the vast territory of Selous National Park indeed brought unforgettable safari memories to our clients. 

“East Africa is not only about wildlife and the wildebeest migration but the true heart of African history as you share the Maasai traditions and culture of other tribes in the region while on safari”. 
So says Marilyn Johnson of California USA who has just completed the East Africa safari experience with safari guide Obert Lusinga June 2006.

Afrika Zambezi Safaris thanks everyone for their support and we look forward to seeing you on safari trips with you soon.

It has been a great privilege to share our African continent with you.

Expo Diary

May 2006: Indaba Travel Show, Durban, South Africa. 

Afrika Zambezi Safaris were there, and we extend a great thanks to all of the wonderful people we met during the show - colleagues, travel agents, partners in travel, and to all the wonderful camp/lodge operators who host our clients on safari.

It was really a fantastic educational experience to learn about your products and we valued the opportunity to get to know you - especially those whom we do not get to meet so often.

We will spread the word out there to market your camps/lodges.

See you next year!

To overseas Travel Agents and Tour Operators:

What a great opportunity to interact each other at the Indaba travel show this year.

We hope we were able to exchange as much information as necessary to convince you to host your African safari clients with us.
To those of you who did not make it to Indaba 2006: we look forward to meeting and hosting you at the next Indaba travel expo in Durban, in May 2007.

Once again we applaud you for supporting us in our efforts to market this wonderful destination, Africa.  The industry could not be any better without you. Keep your spirits moving towards Africa!

Australasia Marketing Circuit

Afrika Zambezi Safaris would like to pass a special thanks to the Phil Hoffmann Travel team for being in touch though we have not heard from them lately. 
Once again, you are our travel associates in Australasia and we would love to exchange new and updated information about Africa’s best destinations and our very special safari trips.

To Kirsten James, Joanna Ohlmeyer, Peter Williams and the Captain on Board Mr. Phil Hoffman: we really applaud you guys - and thanks for the efforts you make on our behalf. We look forward to corresponding with each other more in the near future. 

Australia, February 2007

We are coming to Melbourne, Australia to give our live Africa presentation at the marketing show. We are looking forward to sharing information with our Australian travel counterparts about Africa’s new - and best - safari destinations.

Afrika Zambezi Safaris: Staff Movements

Jurgen Vogt (Marketing and Guide)

Congratulations to Mr. Jurgen Vogt for taking the promotion to head the Marketing team at Afrika Zambezi Safaris Johannesburg Head Office.
Jurgen will be Sales & Marketing Director and will oversee sales and marketing strategies, contract deals, rates planning, and liaison with other stakeholders in the industry among other responsibilities at the Head office.

To all our tour operators, camps/lodges owners, travel agents locally and overseas, industry associates, charter flights: Jurgen will be your main man for any Afrika Zambezi Safaris Marketing queries.
You can contact Jurgen at safari.info@afrikazambezisafaris.com

But it will not all be desk work: Jurgen will also lead tour groups on Safari as a guide, to share his passion for Africa’s wild creatures and spaces.

Steven Leonard (Operations & guide)

Afrika Zambezi Safaris warmly congratulates a hard working young man Steven Leonard for taking up the promotion to head the Johannesburg Head Office Safari Operations.

Steven’s responsibilities at Afrika Zambezi Safaris head office are now as  Operations & Safari Director, overseeing any inflow of safari information systems, accounts, and safari payments.

“This is a great move at Afrika Zambezi Safaris head office and hopefully our communication channels will be enhanced”, says “Steven Leonard with his cheerful smile.

You can contact Steven at safari.info@afrikazambezisafaris.com

 
East Africa Safari Extended Itinerary                    

Selous Private Luxury tented camp                      
Great thanks to Selous Safari Company with their beautiful private tented camps in the southern part of Tanzania’s Selous national park, for providing us an opportunity to use and explore their camps with our clients while on safari.

This is an exciting new safari area for Afrika Zambezi Safaris and we have already designed a new itinerary for our clients who wish to explore more of Tanzania rather than the Serengeti or Ngorongoro crater option.
Visit our website www.afrikazambezisafaris.com for enquiries for this itinerary.



Selous National Park Tanzania

Selous national Park in Southern Tanzania is the largest wildlife reserve in Africa, with a great diversity of landscape and amazing wildlife to view at leisure on Safari.
This is where the rare endangered African Painted Wild Dogs can be found.

Breeding herds of elephants, herds of African buffalo, lions, and leopard can be viewed either on game drive vehicles or sunset cruise.    

Selous Safari Company runs two exquisite camps which provide the best accommodation and comfort while on safari.


THE MASAI LADY’S TRADITIONAL DRESS CODE!        

Great thanks are also passed to Elewana camps/lodges of Africa and Sanctuary camps/ lodges of Southern & East Africa who have also invited us to use their camps for our spectacular East Africa Safari Circuit.

Zambia Safari Circuit                                                                   
BOTSWANA, NAMIBIA, SOUTH & ZIMBABWE CIRCUIT

A whole pride of thanks goes to Mr. Fabrizio Lopez of Wilderness Safaris who, as an old friend, has provided outstanding help and support to Afrika Zambezi Safaris. Meeting again at Indaba this year 2006 reinforced our very good working relationship which dates back many years to when we were young safari guides and we worked in their camps, spending most of our time hosting guests.

Wilderness Safaris had a great influence on us and are the reason we are where we are today. We are happy to continue working together 10 years later. Once again we applaud you guys and thanks for being supportive.

Attending the Botswana Road show recently in July 2006 at Moyo’s in New Town on the outskirts of Johannesburg gave us a great insight of what is happening in the Botswana safari segment, and what new products are currently available on the market.

Kruger national park in South Africa is promoting a newly opened camp by Wilderness Safaris called Pafuri camp. We hope to include these new destinations on our itinerary for Southern Africa safari clients wishing to explore more of South Africa.

Namibia and Zimbabwe remain the most highly-rated safari destinations that our clients enjoyed on safari recently.

Zimbabwe’s Hwange national park is still an incredible wildlife experience and we certainly felt in the heart of Africa as we explored the of Makolo plains. Without a doubt some of the best wildlife viewing in Africa and the service in all camps was simply outstanding.

Currently probably the best-value destination is Zimbabwe. What the news media tells you about Zimbabwe is not what one would experience on safari as a guest. Zimbabwe has the most highly qualified walking guides in Africa. So join us on the Southern Africa Safari Circuit and experience what Zimbabwe can offer you.

We extend our thanks to Kim and Moses of Robin Pope Safaris in Zambia. Zambia has been on top of our list of enquiries and we are excited about this new addition to our safari destination itinerary.

Working with you guys has been great fun. We are still finalising a few marketing issues with our USA sales agent, who is keen to promote Zambia as the best destination for USA market.

Once again we say thank you, and we support your efforts to promote your wonderful product.

SAFARI RATES & TARIFF 2006-2007

Due to the currency inflation in each country where we conduct our safari trips, our tariff and safari rates will be changed as from August 2006 and we will notify all stakeholders, partners in travel, tour operators and travel agents locally and Overseas.

We encourage you all to keep on visiting our website for any changes and other information which might be of any help when planning safari itinerary for your clients to Africa.

Please read also our booking terms and conditions at www.afrikazambezisafaris.com.

Once again thank for your support and look forward to hear from you and your clients. We especially welcome feedback from clients who have just finished their safari trips with us.

OUR PERSONAL SERVICE PROMISE

We deal with small groups; never more than sixteen (16) people per safari trip. Our mission is to show our guests the very best of Africa, from the thundering waters of famous Victoria falls (classified as one of the wonders of the natural world) to the pristine World Heritage Site of the amazing Okavango Delta in Botswana. We take in historical monuments and museums, village tours and school interaction tours with Children of Africa particularly in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia and Namibia. Not forgetting the stampeding feet of the wildebeest migration in Serengeti national park and the cultural interaction with the Maasai tribes in East Africa. All this and the romance of Zanzibar’s beaches, Stone Town and exotic spice plantations. 
After many years of guiding in these regions, we have built up an unrivalled level of professionalism and personal service which maintains high standards of operation, all of which is expressed in our team motto: “Together we care” .

Here are some of the services we offer to share with your clients and you as our valued partners in the travel business:

Our Competitive Advantages are:

• We specialise in small groups, excellent value and expert tour guides
All our team “together we care” members are trained in all aspects of meeting the clients’ holiday requirements, expectations, needs and their satisfaction is our greatest reward.
• All coach drivers/aircraft pilots in each country we visit are professionals and experienced tour guides, sharing any necessary information in order to make the tour an interesting learning subject. They also hold all necessary documentation and qualifications e.g. licenses, defensive driving certificates as required by government in each country visited. 
• All vehicles and aircraft we charter for all safaris are properly licensed as per official regulations for each country we travel.
• Your clients are taken care of from arrival to departure. Tour leader guides and our coach drivers meet and greet clients on arrival at the airport and assist with luggage and customs procedures.
• Superb accommodation is arranged in hotels on arrival prior to transfers to game lodges or camps.
• Iced cordials or soft drinks, cold beers, snacks, bottled water is complimentary on arrival and during the Safari, on game drives, safari walks or canoeing safaris.
• Reconfirmation of onward flights are handled by our tour guides with assistance from our reservations team at head office.
• Orientation talks are offered prior to and during the Safari journey by our  tour guides with a supply of maps to each region, guide books, As a final touch, souvenirs are presented to clients as a surprise at the end of each Safari trip.
• Our accounting system is simple, and quotes all prices in US$, depending on clients nationality as this can be discussed with our marketing team during handling of the reservation process (Please read our Safari booking form). Payment of safari confirmation can be arranged at the time of responding your e-mail when making a Safari booking with us. 
• Our operation offers same-day response via phone, fax or via e-mail. 
• All bookings and queries to be confirmed via e-mail system, since telephone bookings can be difficult to process if clients are calling  from a different time zone. 



Our organisation offers the usual commissions and prompt attention to invoicing and reservations can be relied on. 

In this newsletter we have presented just a selection of our services, procedures and standards. Should you want to learn more please feel free to explore this website or send us an e-mail enquiry at safari.info@afrikazambezisafaris.com.

We assure you of our steadfast commitment when we guarantee your clients a safari availability to be operational.

We also know that you have to plan your vacation time well in advance for your clients, so once you receive our written confirmation you know your Safari has been guaranteed to depart as scheduled.

We invite you to become our partner in service, and your support will play an important role in the success of African  tourism. As a business we hope to welcome your clients on Safari with Afrika Zambezi Safaris (Pty) Ltd. in the near future. 

Should you also happen to be at Southern Africa Indaba travel show, May 2007 in Durban South Africa, please do contact us for a breakfast or luncheon meeting to discuss various Safari options. 

We look forward to hosting you and your clients on a wonderful African safari in the near future.

Yours sincerely

Jurgen Vogt
Sales & Marketing Director
AFRIKA ZAMBEZI SAFARIS