African Budget Safaris Reviews 

I cant say enough good things about African Budget Safari's and Claire. She went above and beyond to make our experiences exceptional. All her suggestions of hotels, activities and tours were perfect. Everything we did and where we stayed was fantastic! And every transfer, tour guide and lodge was perfect not one problem with any of it. I will only recommend African Budget Safari's for people traveling to Africa....no resaon to go with any other company...it was an amazing experience and value.

We had an excellent experience from first contact by email to the completion of our safaris in Tanzania & Botswana.
Claire put together a remarkable package for us starting in Arusha and finishing in Victoria Falls.
Guides were great at getting us close encounters with wildlife and very knowledgeable about animals and informative about local culture and history.
Accommodations were varied but all very comfortable with warm & welcoming staff.
Transfers were seamless.
A memorable trip of a lifetime!

This has been an exceptionally wonderful experience. My first time doing an African Safaris. I didn't know what to expect and Africa Budget Safaris made sure that everything was arranged and vendors used were exceedingly excellent. Thank you Claire and your amazing team, this will not be my last.

This was my 3rd time travelling with African Budget Safaris and that says a lot right there. This trip was a 5 day Kruger National Park safari and it all went according to plan. The accommodations were clean and safe, the guides were spectacular and the vegetarian meals were tasty and plentiful. Claire Monson is an absolute gem to work with, she responds to questions and has great follow-up advice. I had a concern about one booked activity due to a knee injury I sustained right before travelling and Claire took care of it immediately. I will definitely travel with ABS again and highly recommend everyone check out their website for great trip ideas within many price ranges.

We've just had an amazing trip to Botswana; Okavango Delta and Moremi Game Reserve. We went to Delta Camp and then Kwai River Lodge. The trip exceeded all our expectations. The guides were amazing and exceptional at doing what they love best.
Claire Monson at African Budget Safari was organsied, efficient and very helpful during the selection and booking processes.
It's a hassle-free process; I highly recommend them.
Graeme Prevost

Fantastic experience provided by SafariLink team. Communication with the Claire was clear and easy. Prompt action taken by herself. Recommended this trip to others

We've had a magical trip in Botswana: Okavango delta, Moremi Game Reserve and Chobe N.P.. The trip exceeded all our expectation. Both the guide/driver and chef have been incredible and so devoted to their jobs.
Thank you Claire Monson at African Budget Safari for organising this trip.

Claire Monson planned and helped our family of 7 (ages 78-16) enjoy a very varied, exciting and most memorable trip to South Africa after a very unpleasant experience with another canceled travel company. All our Safari guides were soo devoted to our needs as well as safety. We enjoyed being educated by all we meet, hosts and new friends. The helicopter experience, village tour were the best. Thank you Claire!

I worked with Claire to book an awesome garden route tour. I highly recommend the tour. My purchase was easy and secure and we had a wonderful trip!

Sunway Safaris does it again, they delivered a really fun, excellent, amazing overland experience in Africa! This was my 2nd trip with this company and this time I got to visit Botswana & Zimbabwe and the itinerary was absolutely phenomenal! One of the best trips EVER! I would highly recommend this company to anyone looking for an experience of a lifetime. My guides Willard & Adele were absolute rockstars. And thank you to my reservations agent Claire at African Budget Safaris for always being so helpful in the booking process. Thank yoU :)

Absolutely the trip of a lifetime; Claire Monson made sure every detail was covered and all contingencies considered and was always responsive and helpful; quite a feat considering the west coast of the USA is 9 time zones from her office! We were a group of seven and we felt that we were treated like family with every transfer, lodge stay, and safari tour. When something happened outside of ABS's control (like the long wait for our helicopter tour), the helicopter company made things right for us. A truly magical trip we will always remember!

We have just returned from our beautiful South Africa vacation!
African Budget Safaris did a terrific job working out our itinerary and making the trip an outstanding experience for me and my whole family! The whole trip was organized and professionally carried out! Claire Monson was so wonderful from the beginning of our trip planning until the end! She made sure we were taken care of! We have seen more than what we expected on the safari adventures and the Garden route tours! Thank you for such a memorable time, we will cherish forever!

Can't recommend ABS enough. We were lucky to have Claire pick up our online enquiry; she was fantastic, helping us put together four different safari activities in four different countries in Africa (safari in Kruger, safari in the Masai Mara for the great migration, four day tour around Victoria Falls and Chobe, gorilla tracking in Uganda). We went to Claire with a rough idea of a couple of things we wanted to do over a range of dates, and she linked everything up beautifully, creatively adding to our ideas and absolutely nailing the logistics. It was so simple. The Vic Falls tour was an add on we almost didn't do, and it ended up being a highlight! Worth saying that the name "African Budget Safaris" is a bit of a misnomer; our safari lodges and tour companies on the ground were truly exceptional, not at all what you might associate with the word "budget". We did feel like we took a bit of a risk booking so many tours through the same online organisation... eggs all in one basket sort of thing. But we are so grateful that we did it!! It was the trip of a lifetime. Highly recommend taking your ideas to ABS and letting them draw up your dream itinerary. Thank you so much to Claire!

We appreciate the formula of 12 maximum people. We appreciate to be involved in preparation of food and washing deshes, that formula create unite of the group. We choose accommodated travel, and the lodges were very good. Thank you Claire

I am here to express my high praise for African Budget Safaris and also for their travel consultant Claire. I found the ABS website by conducting Internet searches for camping safaris in Botswana. I spent many enjoyable hours perusing their very interesting and informative website, fueling my wanderlust, before I actually contacted them, which was in May 2021. In my initial message, I wrote that it probably would be two years or so before I would be able to go on a safari, but that I wanted to start making some rudimentary plans and was hoping they could help me. I received a prompt and friendly reply from Claire, and she provided much helpful information. I began planning in earnest in the summer of 2022, with plans to make the trip in May-June 2023. Claire was so patient with me and answered every question I sent her way. When it came time to book, Claire took care of everything (other than booking my flights, which I preferred to do myself), including arranging for ground transportation to and from several airports in southern Africa and between my various destinations. My trip lasted 3-1/2 weeks, and Claire helped me from start to finish, including being readily available for me to contact if needed during the trip itself. In addition to spending most of my time in Botswana (which included among other things a fabulous 11-day mobile tented camping safari from Maun to Kasane, with two or three nights at four private camps in between), I also spent time in South Africa and in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, having many fun and exciting activities and adventures wherever I went. It was so helpful having one "go to" person who booked everything with the various hosts and operators and assisted with the entire trip. I highly recommend Claire and African Budget Safaris.

I can not recommend Claire Monson at African Budget Safaris highly enough! She is absolutely fantastic! She created a custom safari for my daughter and me that took in all our interests and did so for much less than other operators. She wasn't cutting corners in accomodations or any other area, either. I threw her several curves and she handled them all. Communication is excellent and it is very clear she loves Africa and enabling others to come to love it too. I do very much hope to work with her again!

We did the 2 night masai mara private safari in a 4x4. The communication was great with Claire. The safari we went on was very well organised, the pick up/collection was smooth, our driver (Martin) was excellent and the food and service at the camp was also great. Having the jeep to ourselves was a bonus.

Great booking with African Budget Safaris. Claire was very helpful with all our questions. We had a wounderful experience on Safari and everything was organized perfectly.
Thank you very much!

Claire made my experience what it was!
She provides next level service!
She was always there to answer ANY questions I had and I had a lot!
In fact, we had been in touch for well over two years as I originally planned to do this trip before Covid.
For such a once in a lifetime trip, their price is well worth it. I honestly wasn't expecting much in terms of the accommodations but all of the places we stayed at were pretty good and half the time they greatly exceeded my expectations! The wildlife and landscape I experienced were beyond my imagination.
I highly recommend this company...

Claire was so helpful with assisting us with organising a safari. She promptly answered all our questions and was so lovely throughout. We had the best experience with nDzuti Bush Camp safari, and can’t recommend Claire or this particular safari camp enough!
Thank you so much Claire!