Our Team
Blue Crane Safaris Namibia
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Member Of:
- NTB & TOSCO
- Tour Types:
- Mid-range & luxury tours with set start dates and a fixed itinerary
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $1,606 to $21,414 per person per day (MXN, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Lauritz Selbach | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Family Safari
From start to finish, the trip was excellently planned. Our guide Samuel was a wonderful and warm companion. He was able to explain and show us everything. The vacation was truly a fantastic trip. The SUV was very comfortable to drive and the accommodations were simply great. I can recommend this company 100 percent. Thank you very much for everything!
Email barbara | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Blue Crane did an excellent job of planning our trips to Namibia and the Okavango Delta.
I learned about Blue Crane from a facebook safari group-- they were recommended repeatedly by multiple people so I thought I would consider using them to plan our trip. I approached several companies to get itineraries and prices. Blue Crane stood out in both the itinerary they proposed, their presentation and their price so I chose them to organize my trip.
Throughout our work with Blue Crane to design a custom trip, they communicated promptly and thoroughly and actually listened to my interests and fit our trip precisely to what we wanted. From the minute we arrived in Namibia, we were well taken care of. Our private guide/ driver through 1600 miles of driving in Namibia, was named Me-Gusto. He is truly one of the best guides we've ever had and we've traveled a lot. He has a deep knowledge about history, culture, animal behavior and geology. He was also attentive to the little things that make a trip easy and fun. We were in a brand new, comfortable safari vehicle that Me-Gusto kept very clean for us.
For our trip to the Okavango Delta, Blue Crane set us up in a series of lodges that managed our activities and game drives and we took short flights between each location. Each lodge was entirely different and we loved them all.
There were so many highlights in Namibia, it's impossible to name them all-- but some of of favorites were hiking Big Daddy Dune in Sossusvlei, kayaking with seals in Walvis Bay, 4 wheel driving in the sand dunes high above the Atlantic Ocean near Swakopmund, seeing the dramatic landscapes and desert-adapted elephants in Damaraland, seeing black rhino and other wildlife in Ongava Game Reserve, watching giraffe at sunset during dinner at Onguma Nature Reserve, and having an amazing night game drive in Okonjima Nature Reserve (including a sighting of an aardvark and porcupines).
In the Okavango Delta, there were many highlights as well-- seeing the the zebra migration along the Boteti River. Doing a mokoro trip & a helicopter tour in Eagle Island Lodge, as well as doing spectacular speed boats tours of the river channels and pontoon boat sundowners and watching elephants cross the river from our gorgeous deck. Our final lodge in the Okavango Delta was in the Moremi Game Reserve where we had some of the best wildlife sightings we have ever had on any of our Africa trips (we've been to a lot of countries and done a lot of safaris in Africa over the years.)
I cannot recommend Blue Crane Safaris enough-- they are the best! They were meticulous in planning, thoroughly knowledgeable about the places they sent us to and were super easy to work with.
Email Barbara J. Fontinel Yarar | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Namibia-Trip of a Lifetime-Swakopmund, Skeleton Coast, Etosha, Luderitz, Sossosvlei, Fish River Cy
Namibia is truly a magical and timeless destination providing diverse natural landscapes & abundant wildlife and big game. Bluecrane Safaris' designed an itinerary that was perfect for our 'self-drive' experience. Even though my two adult children and I were unaccustomed to driving on the left side of the road on 90% gravel and sand in a 4X4, we felt confident and comfortable the entire time knowing that Bluecrane, specifically Derek, was available to assist. We even experienced a blowout on our drive to Etosha but was met in the middle of our trip by Derek to provide us replacement spare (even though we had an extra one left). Outstanding customer service! Namibian's are extremely friendly and customer service focused and take tremendous pride in providing a consistent outstanding experience. I would recommend Bluecrane Safaris and Namibia. Though I've never hesitated going to any country, even if I don't speak their language, but going to Namibia English is their primary language.
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Email Luisa and Monika | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great support
We booked our self drive tour in Namibia at Blue Crane Safaris. They planed and pre paid everything for us, the lodges, meals... our car was great and they helped us with every question we had! It was a pleasure for us to book our tour with the guys from Blue Crane Safaris. They were all very friendly and helpfull. Thanks a lot for everything and we hope to see you soon again!
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Email Maria | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful Trip to Etosha!
We had a wonderful 3 day trip to Etosha with Blue Crane Safaris. Our guide Raymond was excellent. He was very knowledgeable and we had good fun with them too.
The team in the office were also really helpful and it was a pleasure organising our trip with them.
I would highly recommended Blue Crane Safaris and Raymond as a guide and I would definitely use them again should I be back in Namibia.
Email Michael | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The only way to see so much wildlife .Namibia and Botswana have it all.
A great adventure with a lot of travelling which was the only way to see the wonderful things we experienced on the way.
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Email Mario | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Etosha reserve and the Namib Desert in semi private tour!
I have just come back from a 10 days tour that included some of the major spots in Namibia (Etosha Park, Damaraland, Swakupmund and the coast, the Namib Desert). I have to say that I have organized this trip only 7 days before departure and I found and very good assistance with great professionality by Traudy. I had no worries with the airport transfer and the nights at arrival and departure in Windhoek , and received all suggestions and and advices needed before departure. At arrival everything was perfectly organized and the good surprise was that the tour took place with 3 travellers only (me and 2 nice american), with a brand new Toyota 4x4, which is a "plus" regarding comfort and security in a 3000 Km trip mainly on dust roads! The guide, Elton, was an excellent driver and behaved with capability and prudence in all circumstances. It was enjoyable to spend hours also in the car, with the feeling of being alone sometimes, in the immense landscapes of Namibia. Camp equipments and campsites were all perfect and we had sufficient time to enjoy the beauties of the places that we visited. Meals were all excellent! I have to say that the main feeling is that I found was I was looking for: the chance of visiting the places I wanted to see, living the days with the perception away from the tourism masses, in a safe way. I would recommend to travel across Namibia with Blue Crane, and for sure whatever is your type of expectation I have seen that it can be discussed in advance with the staff in order to program what best fits to the traveller intention.
Wonderful 3-day desert tour!
I had a great time on the Blue Crane Safari Tour to the Namib desert. Eventhough we only had 3 days, we saw so many beatiful things: breathtaking nightskys, wild animals, beautiful sunrise on the top of sand dunes... Blue Crane organised everything - camping equipment, food, entertainment ;) Sammy was a great guide!
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Email Leticia Mendes | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Experience
The communication with the agency was done by email and they were very quick to respond and give all the informations.
My expectations were exceeded, the guides were very professional and helpful.
Namibia is a beautiful country.
I highly recommend Blue Crane.
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Email Thais | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience!
My boyfriend and I did two tours with the Blue Crane Safaris and it was all wonderful. We went in a small group and had all the attention and care needed. Our guide Sammy made our experience even better by informing us of the local flora and fauna and catering to our every need.