Tour Namibia Bluecrane Safaris
For the first time I booked a journey with a local company “Bluecrane Safaris”/Windhoek
I found the data on the internet.
I mailed serveral times with the owner: Derek Jacobs, and he was to the point, friendly and answered immediately my mails.
He prepared for me and my friends a tour of 14 days through Namibia.
What was it well organised, a beautiful jeep and beautiful lodges.
Our guide/driver, Me-Gusto was top. He is intelligent, discreet, friendly and helpful.
He is proud of his country and that reflected in his approach.
We will definitely go back to visit the rest of this beautiful country and book again with this company.
We will also recommend Bluecrane to all our friends in Belgium and France.
It was sublime.
Thank you Derek and Me-Gusto.
Lieve Fermon
Herzele
We had a fantastic 11 day Namibia trip with Blue Crane Safari’s. Excellent and safe driver/guide Markus was a pleasure to be with. His knowledge of country, culture and animals made this trip an excellent one. Spacious and well maintained 4 wheel drive vehicle. You need that on 2000 km dirt road ????. Professional planning of our trip by Derek and quick communication was a plus.
We were planning on being in Namibia for a family wedding, and we did not have time for the larger 11-day tour. We wanted a custom 3-night tour of the Sossussvlei area with drop off afterwards in Swakopmund. Derek was recommended to us , and what a stroke of luck that was! Derek seamlessly and quickly put together a fabulous itinerary, with excellent accommodations at the amazing and sustainably built and managed Gondwana Desert Grace. And not only did Derek plan a fabulous trip, he also assigned the most incredible guide to take us there, Frank! Not only was Frank very knowledgeable about the area’s culture, history, wildlife, geology, etc., but he was also a very good teacher and communicated his knowledge very well. In addition, Frank was always thinking “two steps ahead” of everyone else, and his resourcefulness and problem solving skills are first class! When I lost my phone at Dead Vlei just as we got to the dead trees (and it was Frank who noticed my phone was missing - he is super sharp and doesn’t miss much!), I thought for sure my phone was gone, but Frank made a beeline back to the starting area (in very HOT weather) and checked with all the other tour guides until it turned up. He turned a near-disaster into a near-miracle! Plus we were so impressed with how kind Frank was - not just to us, but to everyone we met. He treated everyone with kindness and respect, and didn’t even think twice about always stopping to lend a helping hand. And on top of everything else, he is an A+ driver! We felt we were in such good hands!
Blue Crane’s itinerary was very comprehensive. We had time to climb Dune 45 (and slide back down!), hike to theDead Vlei, hike in and around Sestriem Canyon while also seeing the other magnificent dunes, like Big Mama and Big Daddy. We also got to see many, many animals in their natural habitat, like oryx, ostrich, desert snake, springbok, the amazing social weaver bird, etc. And we even got to do desert e-biking in the open Gondwana lands, exploring and learning about the plants and wildlife. All of these experiences were made all the more enjoyable because of Frank’s capable guidance, knowledge, and expertise.
Just one more story about Frank’s knowledge and expertise- when we hiked Dune 45, Frank gently suggested that I might want to bring my hiking sticks. I didn’t think the sticks would do much good in sand, but I agreed to bring one stick because Frank seemed so sure they would help. Within 10 minutes of climbing the Dune, I realized that Frank had been 100% correct. TWO sticks would definitely have been a huge help. When I mentioned that, Frank immediately offered to go back to the car to retrieve the other one, and thank goodness he did because I don’t think I would have made it to the top any other way!
Thanks so much, Frank and Derek,for the Sossussvlei experience of a lifetime!