Detour Africa Reviews 

From Garden Route to Kruger Park, the memories will last forever. Thanks to Jamie for being attentive and quickly responding to any questions. We hope to have the opportunity to travel to other African countries with your assistance.

It was a wonderful Safari experience in the Greater Kruger and in the Kruger National Park. Johnny helped us a lot with the communication and the advice, thank you very much once more :)

The tours were amazing! The booking progress is very easy as well as the payment. The tours' descriptions are accurate and the staff helps wherever it can to make it a great experience.

Jonny was absolutely amazing , he was able to get a tour inline with my budget and interests . He was very responsive, and always did it with such humility. I learnt about Detour online , however dealing with Jonny was like we had met before, it was indeed a pleasure. My son and I had a splendid time at Thornhill , we saw 3 of the Big 5s. The game drive and panorama route with Bongani was great , we had an absolute blast. We enjoyed our trip. We got special treatment throughout right from our online booking, hotel pick up and drop off , stay at the lodge etc. I highly recommend this tour .

Johnny and team were fantastic they made up a great itinerary and me and my family had a memorable time in Kruger. Special thanks to the leopard guy (Josh) his passion of the forest and determination we could see all the big 5 and great leopard encounter.

From the booking process to the end the experience was amazing. The Lodge they made use of, activities included was all a memorable experience. Great planning and execution.

I booked a private tour for a trip in South Africa with Detour Africa Tours. The booking process was very impressive. The Africa Travel Specialist James Adams is very knowledgeable, thoughtful, patient and most helpful. He provided good suggestions to our trip and made very good arrangements for everything. I cannot thank him enough for this wonderful trip.
We completed the trip in early June 2024. It was an excellent trip. We were able to see a lot. All of our hotels are super comfortable. We couldn’t believe we were in South Africa. All of our guides are very responsible and knowledgeable. We learned a lot from our guides.
I especially want to thank our guide Steph for the Garden Route tour. She is very nice and thoughtful. All three travelers in our group are seniors. Steph took good care of us. We had wonderful 5-days with her. All the places she took us and activities she arranged are excellent.
I would highly recommend Detour Africa Tours to all of my friends and everyone.

The whole experience with Detour was fantastic. We did a 8 day tour of the Garden Route in South Africa. Communication beforehand from James was excellent and the ability to tailor our tour to our individual needs was great. Our guide Christine was amazing, so knowledgeable and couldn’t do enough for us. Accomodation and activities were perfect. Wouldn’t hesitate to use them again.

The safari tour was very good organized. Especially the safari in the local Guersney park was very remarkable. The ranger made a very good job.

My family and I had a great experience in South Africa with the help of Detour Africa. We did a safari and a Cape Town family tour. We enjoyed both activities a lot. The city tour, in particular, was wonderful because our guide, James, knows a lot about what he shows you in the tour, in addition to being a very pleasant person.

From initial enquiry to the delivery of the tour itself Detour were very easy to deal with.
Due to a cruise ship re schedule we found ourselves with a day in Cape Town with nothing to do.
Having used Detour Africa in the past for longer overland tours, I thought I’d email them and see if they could do anything for a day trip.
I had a quick response with some options and chose a private tour of the Cape Town area.
The tour was fabulous and our guide was so informative all the way through as well as being very flexible and having a great sense of humour. We all had a great day.
I can’t recommend Detour enough whether it’s overland tours in Southern Africa of a day trip in Cape Town.
They made everything so easy.

Booked with Detour for four nights Safari at Kruger and 2 nights in Zimbabwe. It was a fantastic trip with highly knowledgeable tour guides that were always on time and courteous. We stayed in Thornhill Lodge and had best hostess, cooks and staff. Our stay in Zimbabwe was also fab with a day tour in Botswana on safari and boat trip. Victoria Falls was just awesome. Africa is so beautiful with the animals in natural environment and the people are just wonderful but you have to be careful and best to book with a tour group.

First engagement with Johnny was fantastic, fast response and extremely Friendly up until I finalized my booking. Then the morning of the departure I received a message from Fazlin keeping me updated on my guides arrival time. And than there was Mark, the legend. Professional, SUPER friendly, courteous, if push came to shove, I am sure this guy would have offered his kidney if anyone needed it on the trip. I am sure all the guides are fantastic but I am super grateful that we had Mark. I was a solo female traveller, first time travelling alone and i felt so safe and at ease. And of course the trip itself, words cannot explain enough what an adventure this was, the food, true South African dishes which just made me fall in love with my country all over again, the sights, oh my word the sights, you have to see it. I had chosen the guesthouse accommodation, for the extra money I was thoroughly pleased. My only wish is for more South Africans to take this trip, and the many other's on offer, it really gives you another appreciation for our country. Perhaps some cheaper options for SA citizens to afford them the opportunity.

Communication was fast, precise, they delivered what has been described in the brochures or website
The guides were knowledgeable and they picked us always on time
We had 5 different tours. (East coast, 5 days Garden Tours with active kind knowledgeable Guide Gareth , 3 days Kruger deriver Ernst took us for view of beautiful Drakenberg canyon
Again for Pilanesberg safari with John a knowledgeable kind guide with his wide beautiful car
What great experience
They asked about our interest, they were always on time
On background Detour Africa James the manger has been always kind and reassuring
SA beautiful country despite crime and social problems we meet beautiful S African as guide or driver
We loved our experience

Do not hesitate to contact James at Dtour Africa. We are so glad we found him.
Our travels to South Africa took us from Canada to Cape Town where we spent several days prior to boarding a cruise. Reading about Cape Town for some time before our trip, many times we read warnings about the issues of safety in the city. Like any huge city around the world, Cape town has it's issues and we wanted to have local escorts to show us around. Everyone knows that booking tours from half way around the planet is always nervous because you really don't know who yo are dealing with. We did not need to worry.
We worked with James to arrange our tours of Cape Town and he ensured all our needs were met. We could not have been happier.
Our driver / guide "Gareth" arrived early at our hotel. First thing he explained was that guides with Dtour Africa are fully trained and licensed. Each guide is identified with a name badge to ensure your guide is authorized. Gareth arrived in vehicle as new as it could be. The vehicle was very clean and comfortable to sit in. It turned out that Gareth was our driver/guide for both days of touring in Cape Town. He was just wonderful to spend the days with, and we were comfortable enough to talk about our lives. Gareth was extremely knowledgeable about . . . . well, everything. As the years of aging pass by one by one, it's natural to be more concerned about security so far from home. Gareth managed every detail of our tours and never left us alone, so that we felt safe every minute of the day. Everywhere we stopped he knew someone. On our second day James met up with us a a local winery simply to meet us and ask how we were. That was so nice.
To conclude our critique, we cannot thank James enough for organizing our tours, and we cannot thank Gareth enough for making our stay in Cape Town so memorable. If you have an option, ask James to assign Gareth to be your guide, you won't regret it.
T&H
Canada

Elana has custom tailored an amazing, safe and fun filled itinerary for my husband and I. The memories we made will last a life time!
Thank you for the care and passion for tourists and making our adventure so special!
Warmly,
Galina and George

Had a perfect experience with two tours, one in Kruger and a day tour of Johannesburg. The guides were very informative, and everything was well organised. Also special thanks to Johnny who gave me all the options on what I was looking for, along with lots of advice and was there to help answer any questions. The communication was exemplary and is the main reason I chose to book with Detour! Would fully recommend and would book again in a heartbeat.

It's my third time booking with Detour Africa, and I'm always delighted how knowledgable and helpful they are. My brief this time was "I want to go to Kruger" and working with Elana we were able to find an itinerary that perfectly matched my expectations and budget!

Detour Africa planned a three-day Kruger National Park excursion for us. It was a well organized and customized trip. We were pleasantly surprised by a private guide just for two of us, who took us in a jeep to the park and also walked us through the bushes to be close to the animals.

The transfers were well organized as well.

Highly recommend!

Thanks a lot to DETOUR AFRICA (spécial thx to Elana B.) for having so well organized our holidays in SA. Wonderful Kruger with nearly all Big5 and our guide BoBo explanations, lodge in Guernesey reserve is an unforgettable experience. Then Capetown...Table Mountain, cape of Good Hope, and again the sea Big5 in Kleinbay under a heavy sun. My wife and I will never forget our SA holidays