Give us the details of your planned trip so that we can effectively match you with the top field guides and safari companies in Africa...
Based on your unique requirements, we make a recommendation of the safari company and field guides who will be perfect for your trip, chosen from a list carefully curated and vetted by us.
Covers safari companies, operators and guides based in Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Uganda. All national parks and game reserves in these countries included such as the Masai Mara, Serengeti, Kruger National Park, Sabi Sands, Okavango, Chobe, Etosha and Queen Elizabeth amongst others.
* These guides are in high demand so their schedules are sometimes not clear very far in advance. So that's why we e-introduce you to all the top safari guides at the recommended company and as soon as the guiding schedules are set they will let you know the particular one that will guide your safari.
Please note, Top Safari Guides doesn't charge anything for this independent recommendation service, it's free with no obligation to book.
Once you have made your safari company and guide choice, there are some pre-travel questions you need to answer before leaving for Africa...
They are the linchpin of your trip because you spend so much of your time on an African safari in their company, and if they are not up to the task, the whole experience is in jeopardy.
A great majority of complaints by safari travellers on Africa travel review websites revolve around the guide in some way.
If these travellers had a recommendation and got to know their guide before going on safari, these problems could have been avoided.
So when planning your Africa adventure, make sure you get this critical decision correct from the start, secure in the knowledge that you will have an exceptional guide on your safari.
A Top Safari Guides recommendation helps you to do this very successfully...
The field guide can't provide a successful safari trip for you on their own, they don't work in a vacuum. They need efficient logistical and infrastructure support and backup from their safari company.
What happens in the background while you are out in the field is also very important to your trips success. The safari companies that get these synergies right are the ones that offer the best safaris at the end of the day.
And those are the ones we recommend for your trip...
We search for and unearth the very best guides in Africa by making sure they have the relevant qualifications and experience and also pass the Top Safari Guides eligibility criterion with flying colors.
And because the field guide is so influential to a successful safari, by finding the top guides you automatically discover the best companies and operators too.
We apply the following exacting standards when deciding who makes it onto the recommendation list, no shortcuts allowed.
The result is a collection of field guides and companies of the highest quality, the cream of the crop in the safari industry.
Take a look at the list of the recommended safari guides in...
And here is a collection of some of the best wildlife sightings made by these exceptional guides.