***This company is unresponsive and/or emails are bouncing. Quote requests are disabled for this tour operator.***

Armadillo Overland Safari & Adventure Tours

2 reviews
Reviews: 2
Private, custom tours
Group, set date tours
Photos: 30
Main focus: Budget
Established: 2011
Headquarters: South Africa
Languages:
English

Offers tours in

Contact info
About Armadillo Overland Safari & Adventure Tours
Our Safari's allow you to get up close and personal with the Fauna and Flora of the Famous Kruger Park. We are Kruger Park Safari Specialists and our intimate knowledge of the park and which areas of the park are most likely, dependant on the Season to be the Game Hotspots, maximises your chances of seeing the Big Five, even on short Safari's...4, 5 and 7 day Safari's. Our Overland Safari Vehicle simply amazes all who travel in her and offers great facilities (see about your safari vehicle).
About our safari vehicles
12 Comfortable Seats with Seat Belts Table between seats Huge Panoramic Windows Charging System for Cameras & Mobile Phones Game spotting Board Music system Nature library Fridge for cold drinks Honesty Bar A flush Toilet A lighting system Large Luggage boxes Vehicle is heated & cosy
Write a review

Sort by:

"You won't find friendlier, harder working, more accommodating tour operators!"
Safari enthusiast
United States United States
55 kudus
Reviews (1)
Visited: Mar. 2015 Reviewed: Mar. 01, 2019

I used to live in South Africa and have been to the Kruger Park more than once, both on a tour and on many self driven stays, so I had a fairly good idea of what to expect from Kruger. As a group of 4 families with kids (half of whom had never visited South Africa) we decided that taking a tour and having the advantage of being all together in the overland truck while game viewing would be a fun and practical choice. With 7 kids 10 and under we also looked forward to not having to organise, cook and wash up after meals!!!

Chris took into account our wishes for where we wanted to visit in the park, although some practical considerations (our group required a large campsite area to fit in all 7 tents plus two vehicles and a large area for us all to sit) meant that we had to stay more central in the park rather than stay in the busy southern areas - smaller groups at less busy times won't have this consideration.

Throughout he made accommodations for our requirements (having so many small kids meant timing meals a little differently than would suffice for all adults) and we changed up meals, drives, accommodation sites and worked in a very last minute game walk with an excellent guide organised by Chris & Nicky. Chris always had a smile on his face and was extremely enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the local bird and animal life. Travelling in the high truck gave a brilliant vantage point for game viewing and allowed the kids to sleep on the floor on the (majority of) days we opted to aim to be out of the gates at 4:30am in an effort to take advantage of the best game viewing. Accommodation was in safari tents which stood up to a torrential overnight downpour with no worries of getting wet. The first-time visitors to the park especially loved being accommodated in tents for an authentic park experience.

Lastly, the food was absolutely delicious and prepared with obvious pride and care - they put a lot of thought and effort into the meals that they serve and it really shows. I put on 2 kgs in a week!!! They kept the "honour bar" well stocked at virtually cost prices and everything was kept cold with regularly stocked ice (and we were welcomed to keep our own drinks and water cold in the coolers as well).

I can say that while I am the kind of person who normally prefers the control of self driving in Kruger, I thoroughly enjoyed the advantages, perks and benefits of being taken care of by Armadillo Overland Safari & Adventure Tours in their awesome overland truck! Recommended for groups, families, first time visitors to the park and anyone who wants to relax and let someone else take care of the details!

Meet and greet team
Responsiveness of staff
Quality of itinerary
Quality of vehicles
Caliber of guide
Overall rating

Countries visited: South Africa
12People gave this
a kudu

 Like this review? Go on, give it a kudu!
United States United States
Countries visited: South Africa
Visited: Mar. 2015
Reviewed: Jul. 02, 2015

12People gave this
a kudu

 Like this review? Go on, give it a kudu!
"A perfect safari with wonderful hosts"
By: Darren
Safari enthusiast
United States United States
23 kudus
Reviews (1)
Visited: May. 2015 Reviewed: Sep. 07, 2018

Do you have an aunt and uncle that will take you on a perfect safari, cook for you every day and night and dote on your kids while you relax on vacation? No? Well call Chris and Nikki at Armadillo Overland Safari and Adventure tours- they'll do all this and more. My wife and three daughters (4, 6 and 8 yrs old) spent 5 nights and 6 days with Chris and Nikki and their "armadillo" truck and we wanted to stay longer. Another month or maybe a year would be about right.

Communication with Chris was easy and his e-mail responses were quick while we were planning our safari before we left the US. He sent us a planned itinerary of a safari in Kruger National Park and then added a requested side trip to Elephant Whispers which he arranged and included in the price of the safari to make it even easier for us. And when traffic snarled our original itinerary, he made a few calls and re-arranged the visit to ensure we had plenty of time with the Elephants and plenty of time in the park. He also added the requested panorama route during our return trip to Johannesburg and was flexible with our schedule as our flight got moved up a couple hours the week before we left.

The 'armadillo' vehicle is a elevated box on the back of an Isuzu 4x4 that ensures you can go virtually anywhere in the park and see everything when you're there. The sitting height is even higher than the game viewing vehicles that we saw allowing us to see animals far into the bush. The elevated box has multiple windows perfect for wildlife viewing and picture taking and for keeping cool riding around in the park. The box also has tables set between chairs to allow kiddos to play some card games when the game drives got longer than their attention spans or on the way to and from the airport. It also has an honor drink bar (beer, cider, water and chocolate milk for us) that Chris and Nikki will stock with whatever you'd like prior to departure. Binoculars? Check. An extensive library on all things safari? check. A heater for chilly mornings? check. An electrical strip for charging devices, camera batteries, etc? and with adapters? Check and check. I'm not sure what they could add to make it better but give it a couple months and I'm sure they'll come up with something.

Chris cooked up something delicious for us every night - it was so good that even our 8 year old that hereto forth we thought survived on photosynthesis asked for second helpings a couple nights. And the brunches were just as good.

We camped in the park for four nights and just outside the park the last night. The tents and sleeping mats were comfortable and kept us dry during a couple unseasonable rain showers. Chris and Nikki provided pillows and extra blankets which reassured my cold-phobic wife.

This was the best family vacation we've had so far. If I could give them 10 stars I would- and it still wouldn't be enough.

Meet and greet team
Responsiveness of staff
Quality of itinerary
Quality of vehicles
Caliber of guide
Overall rating

Countries visited: South Africa
11People gave this
a kudu

 Like this review? Go on, give it a kudu!
By: Darren
United States United States
Countries visited: South Africa
Visited: May. 2015
Reviewed: Jun. 28, 2015

11People gave this
a kudu

 Like this review? Go on, give it a kudu!
YAScore: 19/100
Based on 2 reviews

Overall rating
Cleanliness of vehicle
Meet and greet team
Quality of itinerary
Responsiveness of staff

Latest photos (30)