Private, fully bespoke journeys across Southern Africa, from Cape Town to Kruger and beyond.
We're a small, owner-run company. We would rather plan a handful of journeys brilliantly than a great many well enough, whether that's a week in the Cape, a safari in the bush or both.
We know which road to take when the wind is up, where the locals eat and when the whales come in.
Marc answers your first email and is there when you land. No handovers and no call centre.
Years of friendships with lodge owners, skippers, winemakers and guides get you the better table, room and boat.
Southern Africa doesn't stop at the border. We can add Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and beyond, just as seamlessly.
Marc Spries has spent more than thirty years exploring Southern Africa's bush, coast and ocean. He is a registered national tour guide, licensed skipper, and professional driver, so the person who plans your trip is often the one at the wheel or on the boat with you.
Table Mountain at your back and two oceans at your feet.
Long lunches under old oaks.
Whales in the bay, and a road made for taking slowly.
The bush goes quiet, and then a leopard steps out.
She rests in the tree as if she owns the afternoon.
Marlin offshore, tiger fish on the Zambezi, trout in the mountains.
Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and beyond. The map is only a suggestion.
A private guide from arrival to departure. Never a group, never a bus.
Chauffeured transfers and a private touring vehicle, on your schedule.
Chosen to suit the trip, never the other way round. Luxury lodges and boutique hotels we know personally.
We start with what you want to see and do, then pick the season, route and guide to fit. No set departures.
Table Mountain at dawn, lunch in Franschhoek, whales from the cliffs at Hermanus. Tell us, and we'll make it happen.
Tell us the moment you're after. A leopard on a branch at first light, a marlin on the line off St Lucia, a long lunch under the oaks in Franschhoek. The more detail you give us, the better we can shape the trip around it, and we'll take care of everything else. Pricing on request.
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