MoAfrika Tours Team
MoAfrika Tours
- Office In:
- Size:
- 50-100 employees (Founded in 2007)
- Member Of:
- SATSA, SAYTC & TGCSA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $1,478 to $11,085 per person per day (MXN, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
Your request will be sent directly to the operator
If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
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Email Renaud | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good trip
Nice trip, but tell the driver in the park to don't focus only in the famous big 5. For european, even a small coloured bird, strange rat , zebra, antelope, is amazing!
Email Jae | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Arranged relatively smoothly
The safari and lodge were excellent. I would highly recommend Umkumbe Lodge. The tour company staff lacked attention to detail and customer care (forgetting to send vouchers among othe things). The itinerary I was given before the trip was slightly off by 30 min here and there and things weren't well communicated all the time. However, overall we had an amazing experience and everything worked out!
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Email Luisa | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Everything was good organised.
Sometimes it could be better explained what we are doing and what’s happening next. Also it would be nice when we arrived to get a quick change but there was no time for…we hat to get quickly to our safari. All in all ist was a nice time there. The service was good und the people are friendly.
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Email Julia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good but room for improvement
Overall pleased with our booking, but we experienced some minor conveniences.
For our first sunset drive, we got picked up about 1 hour late. And also, some of us chose to do the optional sunrise game drive the last day, which according to the program were supposed to be in Kruger. Instead we went to the same reserve as we visited the first night, which was a bit disappointing.
All our guides were attentive and listened to our preferences. Our Kruger guide, Lambs, made an extra effort for us to get to see the lions. We would highly recommend him.
The timbavati safari lodge was authentic , and we enjoyed our stay there. The food was good and the staff were friendly and very helpful.
Email Heinrich | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Very friendly but driving too fast, elaborating too much on information that's not interesting.
Lamps was very kind and friendly, but we felt like he was elaborating too much on information that most tourists on the vehicle did not find interesting. Our suggestion would be for hom as a tour operator to ask what the tourists are interested in (e.g. big game, birdwatching, etc) before starting the tour to cater for their specific interests, instead of focusing for example on history when no one is interested in it.
He spoke a lot and provided a lot of information on each animal, but didn't provide time to take in the animals in silence and have the whole experience.
He was also speeding through on the dirt roads and swerving out for animal and car tracks which made a very bumpy ride for all tourists on the vehicle.
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The staff was amazing
Try to support safaris and/or tour companies indigenous to the area.
I learned some of these safari parks removed families from their land, put a fence around the area and then transferred the animals into the "park;" it's like a big zoo on 1,000's of acres.
MOAfrika itself is fine. I would add additional wording to their marketing to clarify terms.
Like open vs closed vehicles.
Closed means a van, open could mean a safari vehicle caged in; cage removed or not.
One marketing material said "open vehicle," but they showed an "a vehicle with a partial cage around it and a vehicle completely caged in.
During my inquiry process, I kept asking for an" open vehicle," thinking uncaged was open but when I arrived for the tour, they had caged vehicles that I refused to enter.
After a 1 star review, Anthony, one of the co-owners, listened to my concern, and explained the difference between open and closed vehicles then helped me get a different tour the following day.
I also learned the term "big 5," has nothing to do with the size of the animals. It refers to groups of people who used to slaughter, kill and profit from these animals saying "these 5 animals are the hardest to kill."
Now, some of them profit from the ways I explained above: removed families front their land, put a fence and brought in animals...
Support tour companies indigenous to the area if who take care of the animals, customers, employees, and communities surrounding the parks.
Very friendly and informative
Very well done information and interesting
Good time has by all
Email David Banze | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kind man
The advertising showed that during the tour, we should see the big five ( Lion, buffalo, giraffe, Rhino and leopard). Unfortunately, the visited site shows that it not possible to see lion and buffalo, and to some extent leopard.
Reply from MoAfrika Tours
Posted on Jul 21, 2025Thank you for your review and for choosing our safari at Pilanesberg National Park. We’re sorry to hear you were disappointed with your experience. Pilanesberg is a renowned Big 5 reserve, home to lions, buffalo, rhinos, leopards, and elephants, as advertised. While we regularly encounter all Big 5 species, sightings depend on the unpredictable nature of wildlife, as this is a natural reserve and not a controlled environment like a zoo. We strive to provide an authentic safari experience, and we hope you enjoyed other aspects of your tour, such as the stunning landscapes and diverse wildlife. We’d love to welcome you back for another chance to witness the full Big 5!
Best regards
Anthony
Email Kay | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
It was okay
Most of the tour was average, as was the lodging. On the return back to Johannesburg, though, we had an excellent driver. Carson was very knowledgeable and loved sharing info about his country. He was also a very skilled driver and made the long trip ho quite quickly. He was very courteous, personable and well-spoken.
Email Max | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Experienced and knowledgeable driver
Unfortunately the weather was awful, we experienced a lot of rain, and see very little amounts of animals. The safari driver was very experienced and knowledgeable.
I would suggest visiting another national parks instead.
Marketing team is annoying and harassing for reviews. Wouldn’t let go.