Safari by accident
We are Katharine and Leigh Hunt and we organise great safaris.
Since 2012 Katharine has been Safaris Client Manager doing just that for demanding clients in the UK and US for a family run UK travel company where the owners have recently decided to retire.
For much of his working life Leigh has had major roles in American companies working in Europe and around the world. Those roles necessitated lots of travel and saw Kath accompany Leigh to a conference in Johannesburg in 1996. At the conclusion of the conference we found that our host had organised an impromptu safari to Botswana for the weekend.
After a lengthy drive to the Botswana border we arrived after dark at the cable car crossing at Pont Drift to find the border “closed” for the day. Strings were pulled, an immigration officer appeared and we crossed the Limpopo river in the inky darkness to the sound of the tractor engine as it hauled the cable car across the river. After two magical days and nights in the remote bush, witnesssing a leopard kill and a herd of 300 elephants, the seeds were sown. Africa had worked its magic and all this time later, here we are running Safari Co.
In the intervening years we have travelled extensively in the area of Southern Africa where we specialise. We have climbed, walked, swam, rafted, crawled, driven, snorkelled, photographed, flown, boated, fished, ridden (horses), tracked, tested – tents, beds, breakfasts, brunches, braais, bars, sundowners, suppers, sleepouts & star beds from Cape Town to Kenya.
Safari Co. creates and arranges safari holidays for discerning clients. We sell our safaris through Hemisphere Travel Group Ltd. Hemisphere Travel Group is licensed by the Civil Aviation Authority and holds an Air Travel Organisers Licence (ATOL T7550) and are Travel Trust Association (Q3174) members, protecting all clients’ monies.
Conservation
We support the anti-poaching , conservation and community support activities of Bushlife Support Unit in the lower Zambezi, specifically in Mana Pools National Park.
Long persecuted with a bounty on each dog killed wild dogs (painted wolves) are on many travellers “wish lists”.
Nick Murray and Bush Life hosted Sir David Attenborough and the BBC while making the Dynasties episode on these fascinating creatures and the episode was originally shown at 8pm on 2 December 2018.
Conservation
PROUD TO SUPPORT – Safari Co is proud to be Pangolin Guardians and to support the work of Pangolin.Africa
Pangolin.Africa is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the survival of the most highly trafficked wildlife species on Earth – the African pangolin.
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We are experts in creating authentic safaris personalised to meet your brief. We work with exemplary camps and lodges to deliver magical safari experiences and that indefinable joy of "the bush".
We choose to work with safari operators that demonstrate the highest eco-credentials with respect for the environment and local communities.
“Reminds me of my safari in Africa. Somebody forgot the corkscrew and for several days we had to live on nothing but food and water.”
W. C. Fields
SafariCo operate their safari packages through Hemisphere Travel Group who are licensed with the Civil Aviation Authority, hold an Air Travel Organiser's Licence (ATOL T7550) and are Travel Trust Association (Q3174) members, protecting all client monies until after travel. All bookings are subject to Hemisphere Travel Group terms and conditions that can be found here.