Why travel with Sunway Safaris?
We know that you have multiple options when choosing your Africa safari. We also know that you want to make as informed a decision as possible about your safari, what you'll get, what's included, and what you'll see and experience. So these are just a few of the qualities and facts of Sunway Safaris:
- small groups — Small travel groups of a maximum of 12 participants make it possible to experience Africa up close and experience this wonderful continent and its people. This is the key to our success. Our trips appeal to all age groups. The average age is 37 — most are between 25 and 60. The diversity of participants each contributes to a special safari experience.
- 2 Sunway tour guides — Your guides are the key to any safari On a Sunway Safari, you will be traveling with 2 qualified and registered Field Guides (FGASA) (nature guides) who make up the crew. This means maximum knowledge, informative and interesting travel. Our tour guides are passionate about Africa, its people and wildlife, and they love sharing their knowledge with our guests.
- Guaranteed departures — Departures marked “in bold” are guaranteed departures. All other departures are guaranteed for groups of 4 or more people.
- package price — When we plan the Sunway routes, we ensure that each route includes the best highlights. On a trip to Botswana, for example, you should definitely have visited the national parks in an open four-wheel drive vehicle, which is the essence of the Botswana wilderness. When traveling to Zambia, be sure to visit South Luangwa National Park and take a walk through the wilderness with a local guide. When booking a Sunway Safari, all entrance fees, a variety of activities and food are included. We have incorporated all highlights into our tours so that you can see and experience the highlights without having to pay on site. There are therefore no hidden costs. This should be an important aspect of your decision to book with Sunway Safari.
- surety — Our vehicles are all custom-built. We ensure comfortable and safe travel. Each vehicle was designed by an officially approved passenger vehicle manufacturer in accordance with the latest safety requirements, it has a safety housing and each seat is fitted with a safety belt. This gives you safety when you travel on the often demanding roads with Sunway Safaris.
- Good2Go - Our commitment to sustainable and responsible tourism is reflected in our environmentally friendly travel style, in which we only take photos and leave only footprints. As an African company, we have the right contacts to significantly change the lives of the people whose area we visit. In the brochure, you can find this symbol with every itinerary. It highlights just one of the many sustainable travel initiatives we support.
- Solo travelers — Traveling alone won't put any further strain on your wallet, as reservation staff will place you in a room with a travel guest of the same sex to make the trip more affordable. Nevertheless, you have the option to book a single room or tent for a small additional charge.
- experience — For 27 years now, Sunway Safari has been planning trips through southern Africa. The routes were therefore perfected over many years. This guarantees the smooth running of a tour. We visit many highlights of southern Africa, but assure you that we are not following the busy tourist track. Our guides have plenty of experience in Africa and all over the world.
- Based in Africa — Sunway Safari is an African travel agency, which means we live in Africa, we travel in Africa and our passion belongs to this wonderful continent. That makes Sunway Safari the best travel option.
- Age limit - On all planned tours, we accept children aged 12 to 17 years accompanied by an adult. We have no upper age limit. Guests who are over 65 years of age at the time of travel need a medical certificate showing that the guest is fit and healthy to join an adventure group trip. We have many travelers over 65 who are easily able to enjoy every aspect of a sunway tour, both lodge tour and camping. For further details, please contact marketing@sunway-safaris.com.
Accommodation
- Camping - During this safari, we stay 13 times at excellent campgrounds in national parks, on private property or in cities. In general, the tent sites are very well equipped, but in some cases they can also be very simple. Most facilities have hot showers, restaurants, laundry facilities, and telephones.
Sunway provides all tent equipment, excluding sleeping bags and pillows. The tents we use are very comfortable (2.2 x 2.2 x 1.8 meters). Assembly and dismantling is relatively easy and only takes about five minutes. Insect nets are installed on the windows and doors. We use mattresses about five centimeters thick, which are warm and comfortable.
If you want
Local Payment
A local payment is required for this safari and is collected by the tour guide upon departure. The local payment is part of your total travel expenses and must therefore be considered when you book your safari. The local payment is used by the tour guide to cover expenses incurred on the safari.
Sunway pays most costs via bank transfer. In some cases, cash is the only option: certain destinations we visit only accept cash. For example: most national parks, some campgrounds and even local food markets (and sometimes shops) only accept cash. Furthermore, every Sunway vehicle has a gas station card, but these are only accepted in South Africa and parts of Namibia. Diesel must therefore be paid in cash. The local payment system allows us to manage tour funds effectively, as some departure points are very remote. The efficiency of this system helps to keep tour costs low in general.
For these reasons, it is necessary for Sunway to collect a local payment. In addition, it ensures that part of the tour costs directly benefits the country you are visiting. It benefits local communities and helps protect the areas we visit. It's all part of Sunway Safari's ongoing efforts to deliver sustainable and environmentally friendly safaris that make a real difference.
Recommended reading:
Before you travel, you might want to read the following books. These books are not specific to Sunways' tours, but give a good background and understanding of the countries you'll be traveling to.
- Africa House by Christina Lamb (Story of Stewart Gore Who Built an English Country Mansion in Zambia)
- Exploring Victoria Falls by Prof Lee R Berger and Brett Hilton by Barbe
- David Livingstone, The Truth Behind The Legend by Rob Mackenzie
- Personal Life of David Livingstone by William Blaikie
- Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela (Autobiography - Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time.)
- Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton (Is the Deeply Moving Story of the Zulu Pastor Stephen Kumalo and His Son Absalom. A classic work of love and hope, courage and endurance, born of the dignity of man.)
- The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay (Story of one young man's search for the love that binds friends, the passion that binds lovers, and the realization that it only takes one to change the world.)
- The Covenant by James A. Mitchener (The best and worst of two continents carve an empire out of the vast wilderness that is to become South Africa.)
- My Traitor's Heart by Rian Malan (Malan, former South African crime reporter, searches for the truth behind apartheid.)
- When The Lion Feeds by Smith Wilbur (Fictional story set in Natal, South Africa in the 1870s)
- Jock of the Bushveld by J Percy FitzPatrick (Story of a Trader and His Dog Set in 1880 around Pilgrim's Rest and Kruger Area)
- Newman's Birds of Southern Africa by Kenneth Newman
- Sasol Birds of Southern Africa by Ian Sinclair, Phil Hockey, and W.R. Tarboton
- The Safari Companion: A Guide to Watching African Mammals Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, and Primates by Richard D. Estes and Daniel Otte
- Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa (Field Guides) by Braam Van Wyk, Keith Coates Palgrav, and Piet Van Wyk
Meals
We are proud to offer our travelers high-quality, delicious and healthy meals three times a day. Exceptions are mentioned in the itinerary, then we will try out local restaurants.
The tour guide takes care of all shopping and menu planning. He/she will buy fresh groceries for the group whenever and wherever possible.
What you can expect:
- Breakfast cereal with milk or bread/toast, jam and fruit with coffee and tea or occasionally English, i.e. hot breakfast.
- Lunch cheese, cold meat, fish, fruit, pasta salads and bread
- Dinner stews, barbecues, fried meat or curries prepared over wood fires or with gas stoves. We have all cooking utensils as well as plates, cups and cutlery with us.
Of course, we cater to the special needs of vegetarians and people with allergies. Sunway Safaris offers the following drinks: fruit juice for breakfast and tea or coffee for breakfast and dinner. All other drinks must be purchased by yourself. Sunway Safaris does not provide you with bottled drinking water.
