Opulent AfricaReviews of opulentafrica.com

Analyze any situation and consider the number of things that can go wrong. Probably a dozen or more on a simple drive to the neighborhood grocery store. Then consider the number of things that can go wrong on a multiple destination visit to Africa. Hundreds, perhaps thousands of details could go astray. But with Opulent Africa they simply never do. This is our third trip with John, Donna, Amanda and the entire Opulent Africa crew and for the third time absolutely every detail has been handled flawlessly. Every contact, every flight, every transfer and every timing on multiple trips in and out of Nairobi to Lewa and Tsavo proceeded like clockwork. As independent travelers we occasionally request something a bit off the beaten path requiring more than the average number of complicated details to be sorted out. And in every instance Opulent Africa has exceeded our expectations, creating one absolutely perfect visit to Africa after another. If you have the opportunity to work with this team you realize early on why all of those details are so carefully resolved. They are not mass producing a cookie cutter product but working with a genuine sense of partnership in your adventure. They care! In the world of adventure travel it doesn't get any better than that.

We are a group of 10 who traveled to Kenya and Tanzania for Safari Aug, 2022 using Opulent Africa. The planning and coordination of this bucket list trip was seamless. Opulent carefully listened to our requests and parameters and developed a dream come true! The itinerary, guides and accommodations were spot on to what we needed! Thanks Opulent Africa!! We will definitely use them for South Africa!!

I love working with opulent Africa this would be our 6th trip scheduled with them 3 in Africa 2 in South America and Israel and Jordan! They always deliver ! I would use them again and again in the future

Working with the Opulent team for my honeymoon was the best decision I made (rivaling marrying my husband haha). The team was so attentive and helpful from our first correspondence all the way through our trip. It took a while for us to settle on an itinerary and there were many iterations, but John was patient and kind throughout all my indecisiveness. Even while we were there, the team would check in periodically to make sure everything was going well, and when there was a cancellation with one of our flights we had a new flight booked within a few hours and no added stress on our end as the opulent team took care of all the logistics for us! At each place we stayed, there was some gift or note from the hotel wishing us well on our honeymoon which was such a heartwarming touch I'm sure the Opulent team made happen. Cannot recommend using Opulent enough!!

Just came back from a fabulous 12 night Botswana safari in September 2021. Many thanks to John Harvey and Amanda Weller of Opulent Africa for putting together a trip of a lifetime! They are incredibly knowledgeable about Africa, listen to your needs and work diligently to customize a personal safari to meet all your expectations. We booked our entire safari with them. After our consultations and with their guidance, we decided on the country to visit, type of lodge/camp we wanted, the number of days at each, and any other requirements we wanted such as extra night in Johannesburg, meet and greet at the airport, helicopter ride over the Okavango Delta, etc. No request was too big or small. That was it. They made all the arrangements and they were spot on! We ended up with our dream safari, not someone else’s. Once we booked any questions or concerns were addressed and answered quickly. We are two older women traveling together so when COVID came up we had safety concerns traveling by ourselves. John and Amanda informed us of the protocols in place to assure our safety. They were not wrong. We were taken care of before, during and after our safari. They were our advocates and patiently supported us for a year and a half making numerous date and lodging adjustments as needed due to COVID. Our satisfaction was always a priority. The price of our trip was excellent for a fully customized safari. They aim to please and work within your budget and guidelines. We were the envy of our camp with the helicopter tour over the Okavango Delta they arranged for us that other customers didn’t know about. And, wow, was it a treat! Africa is a special place and welcomes you with open arms. So glad I found Opulent Africa. Can highly endorse them to arrange your personal safari adventure!

We had John and Amanda from Opulent Africa prepare a travel package for our 2 week trip to Kenya. We also had special requests which they were able to accommodate easily. We did quite a bit of research(about places we wanted to visit) ourselves before talking to them and that also helped streamline the conversation, but if you have not - John is an excellent resource. Everything he told us about the trip and the places turned out to be almost exactly true: we had a wonderful time. The pictures of camps on the website are close to real, just make sure to double check your type of accommodation with the actual camp website. The prep and tips they set you up with are more then enough to get you going with the trip well. Amanda kept us up to speed with legs of our trip and also managed any itin/lodging changes that happened: there were a few closer to the end, since Kenya Air travel is a bit finicky. We were also traveling amid Covid, so we expected disruptions. Those were handled effortlessly for us though - we are happy we decided to have them handle logistics for us. Bottom line: excellent lodging, excellent food, excellent customer care. Would book with them again, since Africa is a place to go.

AWESOME EXPERIENCE AND GREAT STAFF FROM BOOKING UNTIL DEPARTURE i RECOMMEND THIS TO ANYONE WHO WISHES AN "OPULENT" EXPERIENCE!!!

I've just come back from the holiday of a lifetime in South Africa at the Madikwe and Jamala lodges. Thank you so much to Donna @ Opulent Africa, she had so much experience of all of the properties and locations that I was considering and totally got my brief. She helped guide me with each decision which all helped create the holiday of a lifetime. Every step of the trip was seamless and I felt like a VIP from the minute the trip started. The experience was second to none and was certainly because of the fantastic job done by Donna, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Opulent Africa!!