WHAT SETS BEARDED HERON SAFARIS APART FROM THE REST?

Bearded Heron Safaris exclusive guiding and hospitality

We are not about ticking off the big 5 and racing past the rest - our respect and dedication to the protection of the Kruger National Park, and our commitment to providing you with a comprehensive experience of being with the animals - watching their behaviour, their social interactions, and sharing our knowledge of the nature of things is only made possible because we conduct these safaris as exclusive and limited group safari itineraries. We are not controlled by radios, mealtimes and schedules - your personal chef prepares dinner and breakfast whenever we are ready to take a break in our game viewing.

Dinner around the fire is about relaxing, enjoying a glass of wine, talking about the day's events - or simply watching the fire and listening to the sounds of an African night. Besides being an exciting educational adventure with close up experiences of Africa's wild animals - being on safari with Bearded Heron Safaris is also about sharing your time with dedicated professionals and not merely going on a game drive or bush walk like so many other packages. Our safaris in the Kruger NP are about giving you exclusive attention, hospitality and experiences with wildlife.

A small group experience of the Kruger National Park is exactly what other travelers to the Kruger miss out on.
Our bush walks and nocturnal drives are designed to maximise your experience by introducing you to the more secret habitats of the smaller animals, the herbs, trees and plants - bush medicine and geology. Tracking is a great skill and early science - Neil will introduce you to the wonderful world of tracking, of 'spoor' identification and learning to unravel the signs in the wild.

Our accreditations

Bearded Heron Safaris operates as a legal and accredited tour operator. We use only fully qualified tourist guides, as well as national field guides and speciality Kruger field guides for the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism in South Africa. Our guides are also registered and qualified field guides (nature guides) for FGASA, the Field Guides Association of South Africa. Bearded Heron Safaris is a SATSA (South African Tourism Services Association) member.

Letters of reference, testimonials and contact numbers of previous guests are all available on request should you require additional ones to the ones already listed on our website: www.beardedheron.com.

Bearded Heron Safari - online community

Bearded Heron Safaris always try to keep in contact with our guests (friends) after the safari. Neil is well known for his insights into animal behaviour and conservation, Neil's blog and our Facebook page have become great favourites for our previous guests, and Neil's interpretation videos are popular on our You Tube channel.

Bearded Heron Safaris - pre and post safari communication and services

Our ethic in travel and tourism is to ensure that we conduct our business in the friendliest, most helpful and professional manner. Once you initiate an enquiry with us - we will get back to you immediately (If it's during the middle of the night our time - first thing the next morning!)

We will use the information you have supplied to us and provide a working itinerary, any special offers around the date you enquired about, and an initial quotation. We rely heavily on your input, and because of our flexibility will start to mould our initial response into a unique Kruger experience for you. Your business is important to us, and as soon as you start 'talking' to us - we will start the ball rolling - not one of our itineraries into the Kruger National Park are standard tours - they are all uniquely designed to accommodate your personal wish-list. That's the difference between going on a Kruger safari with Bearded Heron Safaris and being on a tour in the Kruger Park.