Personalised Private Guided Tours and Safaris in Southern Africa

Cook’s Air Tours & Safaris is a South African based inbound tour operator specialising in personalised guided luxury private Fly-In and Road safari packages in Southern Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Kruger National Park, Cape Town, Garden Route and Victoria Falls. There are no connecting flights and no time wasted at airports, waiting for your next connecting flight. The same pilots and guides are with you all the time.

1976 saw the start of our first adventure tour – a safari to the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Back then the young William (founder and owner of Cook’s Air Tours & Safaris) took pride in adding that special “human touch” to the Southern African Adventure.

His approach has not changed since 1976. William still personally overseas each booking to ensure your dream of Africa will be realised!

ABOUT US

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Years of Experience

Optimal Planning

Cook’s Air Tours will help you plan the perfect holiday around season, weather, budget and time.

Comfortable Transfers

We’ll assist with your commercial flight, private charter and hotel transfers

Brilliant Packages

From road to air safaris, we offer a wide range of tour packages.
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Trips Organised
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Happy Tourists
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Countries Visited

Local Flavours

We know Southern Africa. We know the tastes. We know the sounds. We know where to go and were not to:) Our packages offer guests the best local experiences with safety to match.

Unique Experiences

We tailor each package to our guests’ unique needs. Tell us your “African Dream” and we’ll bring it to life.

Accredited Guides

Our guides are fully accredited with 34 years industry experience. William, our resident commercial pilot and guide ensures a luxury experience and affordable rates.

Local Flavours

We know Southern Africa. We know the tastes. We know the sounds. We know where to go and were not to:) Our packages offer guests the best local experiences with safety to match.

Brilliant Packages

From road to air safaris, we offer a wide range of tour packages.
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Countries Visited

Optimal Planning

Cook’s Air Tours will help you plan the perfect holiday around season, weather, budget and time.
0
Years of Experience

Unique Experiences

We tailor each package to our guests’ unique needs. Tell us your “African Dream” and we’ll bring it to life.
0
Happy Tourists

Accredited Guides

Our guides are fully accredited with 34 years industry experience. William, our resident commercial pilot and guide ensures a luxury experience and affordable rates.
0
Trips Organised

Comfortable Transfers

We’ll assist with your commercial flight, private charter and hotel transfers

Comfortable Transfers

We’ll assist with your commercial flight, private charter and hotel transfers

Local Flavours

We know Southern Africa. We know the tastes. We know the sounds. We know where to go and were not to:) Our packages offer guests the best local experiences with safety to match.
0
Trips Organised
0
Happy Tourists
0
Years of Experience

Optimal Planning

Cook’s Air Tours will help you plan the perfect holiday around season, weather, budget and time.

Accredited Guides

Our guides are fully accredited with 34 years industry experience. William, our resident commercial pilot and guide ensures a luxury experience and affordable rates.

Brilliant Packages

From road to air safaris, we offer a wide range of tour packages.
0
Countries Visited

Unique Experiences

We tailor each package to our guests’ unique needs. Tell us your “African Dream” and we’ll bring it to life.

Unique Experiences

We tailor each package to our guests’ unique needs. Tell us your “African Dream” and we’ll bring it to life.

Accredited Guides

Our guides are fully accredited with 34 years industry experience. William, our resident commercial pilot and guide ensures a luxury experience and affordable rates.
0
Happy Tourists

Comfortable Transfers

We’ll assist with your commercial flight, private charter and hotel transfers
0
Countries Visited

Local Flavours

We know Southern Africa. We know the tastes. We know the sounds. We know where to go and were not to:) Our packages offer guests the best local experiences with safety to match.

Brilliant Packages

From road to air safaris, we offer a wide range of tour packages.
0
Trips Organised

Optimal Planning

Cook’s Air Tours will help you plan the perfect holiday around season, weather, budget and time.
0
Years of Experience

EXCLUSIVE OFFERS

Explore our tour packages

DAY TOURS

Enjoy full-day tours around Johannesburg, Soweto, Lesedi Cultural village, Hot Air Ballooning or Sun City and Pilanesberg Safari.

PRIVATE ROAD SAFARIS

Experience the wonder and tranquillity of nature in a uniquely and exclusive private location in the heart of South Africa.

PRIVATE FLY-IN SAFARIS

Southern Africa personalized guided private air charter fly-in safari over the Okavango Delta and Chobe areas in Botswana, Victoria Falls, highlights of Namibia and the Greater Kruger National Park.

GOLF FLY-IN SAFARIS

Take off on a private Fly-In Golf safari for groups of four to eight golfers. Experience that “out of Africa” Golf feeling when playing at South Africa’s top Golf safari courses.

DAY TOURS

Enjoy full-day tours around Johannesburg, Soweto, Lesedi Cultural village, Hot Air Ballooning or Sun City and Pilanesberg Safari. Experience these awesome South African venues by road to feel the heartbeat of these great areas. Take off on a fully guided tour flight over Johannesburg, Soweto and Pretoria areas with an option of a mini safari and a light lunch. Get a ‘bird’s eye’ view with the history of Egoli ‘Place of Gold’ with no traffic hassles.

Johannesburg Golden City Guides Tour Flight

For groups only
Total excursion is +/- 5 hours.

Soweto, Apartheid Museum and Lesedi Cultural Village Tours

A culturally rich and educational exploration into South Africa’s past and present.

Sun City Tour & Safari

Experience one of the largest pleasure resorts in the world and a BIG 5 game reserve, all within a dormant volcano; This one-of-a-kind experience which will keep the whole family entertained!

Go Harties Private full day tour

Hot air balloon safari and cable car ride on the oldest mountain range in the world, the Magaliesberg Mountains.

ROAD SAFARIS

Personalised and owner managed ‘Safari with a difference’ road safaris routing via the Blyde River Canyon Panoramic route, the third largest Canyon in the world to the Greater Kruger National Park area. We spend between four to nine nights in these areas. Experience the wonder and tranquility of nature in a uniquely and exclusive private location in the heart of South Africa. We pass through the magnificent scenery of Mpumalanga. Walk and touch some of the Big 5 and birds of prey. Experience the ‘TOUCH AND SOUND OF AFRICA’.

6 Day Guided Private SAFARI WITH A DIFFERENCE

Experience, learn and touch wildlife in the Kruger National Park area. Visit the Blyde River Canyon, an old gold mining village and the panoramic route.

9 Day Guided Private SAFARI WITH A DIFFERENCE

Experience, learn and touch wildlife in the Kruger National Park. With 3 more days offered on this package, feel more relaxed viewing the Blyde River Canyon, an old gold mining village and the panoramic route.

10 Day Guided Private SAFARI WITH A DIFFERENCE and OCEAN TO OCEAN Cape Town

Experience the best of both worlds, the Greater Kruger Park and the Mother City, Cape Town

PRIVATE GUIDED FLY-IN SAFARIS

Southern Africa personalised guided private air charter fly-in safaris over the Okavango Delta, Kalahari Plains and Chobe areas in Botswana, Victoria Falls, highlights of Namibia and the Greater Kruger National Park in South Africa. No connecting flights. We take you direct to your lodge or destination.

11 or 12 Day Guided Private South Africa and Victoria Falls

Visit three southern African countries over the tour. Experience the wonder and tranquility of being close to nature and its wildlife from within the Greater Kruger Park area.

Take advantage of walking safaris, open vehicle safaris, visit the Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Victoria Falls, Chobe Safari, Okavange Delta Safari and the Kalahari Plains Safari.

15 Day Private Guided Southern Africa Safari

Visit the four major Southern African countries, experiencing the wondrous tranquility of being so close to nature.

The Kruger park is home to a prolific array of wildlife (including the BIG 5) across a staggering 4.9 million acre area.

This adventure offers walking safaris, open vehicle safaris, “History of Gold”, the Blyde River Canyon (currently the second largest of its kind in the world), The Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Victoria Falls, Chobe Safari, Okavango Delta and so much more its clear why its over 15 days!

6 Day Safari - Okavango Delta, Chobe & Victoria Falls

This is a relaxing, yet exhilarating holiday. No time wasted waiting at airports for connecting flights.

GOLF FLY-IN SAFARIS

Take off on a private Fly-In Golf safari for groups of four to eight golfers. Experience that “out of Africa” Golf feeling when playing at South Africa’s top Golf safari courses. This will give you an experience of playing at some of the best golf courses in the World. To top everything you will be on Safari and an opportunity to interact with the wild animals.

8 Day Private Guide African Fly-in Golfing Safari

Get that “out of Africa” golf feeling when playing at some of South Africa’s top safari courses, four of these are ranked “best safari courses” in the world.

While not on the course, this package includes opportunities for game drives, interaction with some of the animals and a view of the BIG 5.

WHY GO WITH COOK'S AIR TOURS & SAFARIS

We’re all about the experiences in life…. the little things and the big. We pride ourselves on creating tailored experiences to suit each group of guests. We love our country and our continent and show it off with pride and enthusiasm. Couple this with our vast guide experience and you won’t just tick Africa off on your bucket list, you’ll have the experience of a lifetime that will leave you wanting more!

WHAT TRAVELLERS SAY ABOUT US

Barbara Trawick

United States of America

William, you were the most incredible host providing us with so many extra experiences that go beyond the itinerary.  Your warmth, knowledge, sense of humour, made this trip one that we cannot wait to return to see more of what South Africa offers with you as our Guide!

Anyone who books with Cook’s Air Tours is going to get so much more than the can every image!  Can’t wait to return!!

Mikael

Austria

We had an excellent trip to Drakensberg and Kruger. William calls it “Safari with a Difference”, and that is definitely true. He has put a lot of thought into creating an experience very different from the run-of-mill-find-the-big-five tours and it is a very personal experience.

Claire Vrijenhoek

Netherlands

The value for money was such that I have never experienced previously, and I thank you for such an enjoyable holiday and I am left with the memories of my African adventure which I surely will never forget!

Julia and Graham Lee

New Zealand

From our pickup at Johannesburg airport to when we visited the Inkasi Game Lodge; getting very close to nature.  My favorite day was when we visited the Moholoholo Animal rehabilitation, feeding a vulture on my arm, playing with a baby hyena, and just seeing what a great job was being done for the wildlife in need.

Rev. Marsha Alexander

United States of America

Thank you so much for the amazing safari. It was all so well organized and planned.

Dennis & Sue

United States of America

Booked the 9 day safari after online research and delighted with the result, it was amazing from start to finish. We saw the Kruger from 3 different perspectives, the Southern Kruger national park, the Tshukudu private reserve, and the highlight which was the very private lodge at Klaserie in the Greater Kruger. It was so comfortable and relaxing and completely in the wilderness. We felt very special with private game drives and superb food cooked just for us in such a wonderful location. Everything on the whole trip was wonderfully organised, our guide William was amazing, and the accommodation and food everywhere were top class. It all acted as a superb background to the real highlight, the wildlife itself. We had so many amazing wildlife experiences from the large to the small including close encounters with feeding lions, observing cheetahs immediately after a kill from almost within touching distance, and inquisitive rhinos whilst on foot. A real highlight was following wild dogs to a kill with hyenas and vultures circling, and then watching just metres from the pack as the pups were fed meat brought back to them. In the brief time outside of the Kruger reserve other experiences were packed into the itinerary, all of them special in their own way. There was wonderful scenery at God’s Window, Blyde Canyon and potholes, along with animal interactions at rehabilitation centres with elephants, cheetahs, vultures, eagles, and even a hippo. This wonderful trip will certainly not be our last safari.

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We’d love to hear from you. We’re ready to organize your dream African experience!