The Travel Cafe Cape Town

Our recent trip to SAF, Zimbabwe and Botswana organized by the special people at the Travel Cafe was beyond our expectations. Organizing this trip with François and JD wa easy as they listened to our wishes and really planned a beautiful itinerary. From the guides, to the fabulous accommodations, we could not have been happier. We were so well taken care of from start to finish. We were so grateful to find this company when looking for a small group tour and have already recommended them to many others..

Francois, JD and the full Travel Café Team designed a wonderful Africa experience for us. They handled all the details which allowed us to focus on enjoying all of our "bucket list" events they had arranged. We loved that the accommodations, restaurants and guides were all local and excellent. Overall this was our best vacation ever - and we have had many good ones!

If you are looking for a custom trip that is full of special hotels, restaurants and locations to visit, this is the tour company for you. Francois, JD and their whole team were very responsive to all our requests and we couldn't have been happier with the outcome. It was a seamless trip from beginning to end. The booklet and app itinerary were excellent, we always knew what we were doing and when. I enjoyed that the restaurants chosen were all local, all different and we were able to order what we wanted, not just a canned buffet. The variety of accommodations was impressive too. The price was certainly right for all we got. Thank you Travel Cafe for this remarkable experience. We will hopefully work with you again on another African adventure!

We are so pleased that we found the Travel Cafe to organise our trip. Charlotte planned it all exactly to our needs and we cannot recommend The Travel Cafe highly enough. A special thanks to JD and Francois for hosting us at Starry Starry Night. We have had a fantastic holiday ticking off Kate’s bucket list and will be in touch again for our next trip to Africa!

This trip was a dream come true! From the moment I saw the itinerary, I knew I had to go and take my sister with me. The planning and getting there was seamless, with the help of JD and The Travel Cafe Cape Town. We really appreciated the Zoom calls prior to our trip to get more details and have questions answered. It was all amazing but the biggest surprise for me was how much I loved Cape Town. What a beautiful, clean, friendly, metropolitan city. There was so much to see and do, without spending hours on a bus. The small group is the way to go. Such a personalized, attentive feeling you get at every destination! Timbivati was amazing but different than what I thought it was going to be like. Honestly I thought there would be more wildlife and not so hard to get a sighting. But it was kind of like going on a hunt! The landscape was breathtaking, at sunrise and sunset. Not having a whole bunch of other vehicles, competing for space and sightings was also great. Definitely a more private experience. We loved the stops to chat, eat, and drink midway through the drive. It was such a special, luxury camp, and the setting, food, ambiance and people were fantastic. Truly a boutique five star experience, in the middle of the bush! Victoria Falls, the Royal Livingstone Hotel and steam train dinner just capped off a perfect trip. Everyday we said, “oh it can’t get much better than this” but it always did. There were surprises around every corner. Our trip was EPIC. We truly felt like family by the end and were happy to meet and spend time and experiences with Francois and your mom and dad. For Kathy and I, family is EVERYTHING so it was great to feel like we fit right in with yours ❤️. We loved having a personal, professional photographer too!!! So many great pictures to cherish and remind us how blessed we were to experience Africa, on an authentic adventure that will remain embedded in our hearts. Thank you.

We had an amazing time in South Africa. The itinerary was well planned and the different accommodation well chosen. We really enjoyed our first game drive in an amazing reserve. It was our best experience so far! We could easily follow what was planned with an app, and Charlotte was always available in case we needed any additional information. The children really enjoyed this trip and are asking to come back!

We have just returned to the UK after the most fantastic holiday in the western Cape organised by JD. We stayed in some utterly wonderful hotels, ate in some fabulous restaurants and went on some amazing excursions all arranged by this very knowledgeable and friendly South African 😁🇿🇦. The Travel Café is skillful at adding personal touches to an itinerary and making excellent suggestions that put them in a different league of tour operator altogether. Thank you JD 👏😊🥰

Big shout out to Chrisell. My travel plans had changed and I needed help. I knew no one in Cape Town and found the travel Café with its great reviews and decided to contact them. They were down the street from my hotel and so I decided to drop in. Within a few minutes, Chrisell came down to meet me and I discussed with her our situation. She was my angel and took care of all our needs. Big shout out to her in the team.