African Trails

See this thread.

I would avoid them and any other company at the "really cheap" end of the spectrum. These trips are not expensive, for not much extra you can travel with a much better company.

I've used Africa Travel Co a couple of times and thought they were great. Acacia and Oasis are also good. Dragoman gets good reviews but is probably one of the most expensive operators.

thanks Stokeygirl. Oasis are booked up, and Dragoman are too expensive. But I've just looked up Africa Travel Co and they look really good. I thought all these companies were a much of a muchness, which is why it's good to have personal recommendations.

Have you heard bad things about African Trails?

and are the ones your mentioned the "much better companies"?

When you are comparing costs, don't forget to really look into what is and isn't included on an overland trip. Often if you book with a mid-range operator and add most of the inclusions, the costs end up to be the same as a top-end operator anyway.

HI THERE, IVE TRAVELD WITH A FEW OVERLAND COMPANYS,BUT FOUND AFRICAN TRAILS TO BE THE BEST AND TRAVELLED WITH THEM 3 TIMES,YES THEY ALL WORK OUT THE SAME IN PRICE ROUGHLY,BUT THE DECISION IS YOURS IF YOU WANT TO DO ALL THE ACTIVITIES,AND ALL THE DRIVERS IVE MET ARE CLUED UP AS WELL,ESPICIALLY EDDIE WHO WAS A GAME RANGER IN SOUTH AFRICA