Meet the team

The people behind your safari.

Two founders, a specialist team that travels the routes themselves, and a back-office crew that keeps the wheels turning at four in the morning when a flight schedule changes.

Safari specialists

The named contact on your trip.

Once you enquire, you are paired with one of the specialists below. They handle every link in the chain, from itinerary build to the day you come home, and stay reachable on WhatsApp throughout.

Anja Meyer

Anja Meyer

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa & East Africa

"Great booking experience with Safari.com. They are always very quick to respond to questions and provide all the required information. I love that they use WhatsApp- makes keeping in contact so easy a…"

May 2026 · France

"From the beginning of our booking process in December to the safari itself, everything has been easy and smooth. We found it very reassuring that the safari lodges we were interested in worked in tand…"

May 2026 · South Africa
Candis Sequera

Candis Sequera

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa

"Candis and Dolan were exceptional from the moment we made contact. They’ve answered all of our questions, provided great suggestions, were responsive and efficient in all bookings for this trip (safar…"

May 2026 · Canada

"I had a great experience, the organization has been excellent, with special thanks to Candys who adapted to all our wishes"

April 2026 · Luxembourg
Cearl Marney

Cearl Marney

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa

"The entire process was very easy. Cearl was able to help us work through the many options that she provided, which was great. She provided a wealth of options at different price points and different l…"

May 2026

"Safari.com has exceptional customer service. Every detail I needed clarification on was addressed quickly and kindly. Without a doubt, it's a great company."

May 2026 · Brazil
Chantell Oliver

Chantell Oliver

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa

"The speedy reaction on my request for a quotation and the friendly and helpfullness of the staff"

March 2026 · South Africa
Darren Robertson

Darren Robertson

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa

"So far, I’m very satisfied with our Safari.cim purchase to Mont Echo. I’ve been kept informed. The service so far has been very gratifying. Darren did a great job in assisting my reservation. Very pat…"

May 2026 · USA

"Very responsive. Quick turnaround on any queries. Prepared to advise on options. Price is as good as if I’d gone directly to the lodges, airlines and hotels. Darren was intelligent and professional. C…"

May 2026
Denise Heemro

Denise Heemro

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa

"We had a great experience with Safari.com. They quickly arranged our itinerary for our trip in the Cape Town area to our wishes. Communications with Denise through whatsapp were most efficient. Two th…"

May 2026 · Netherlands

"Great experience with Safari.com. Denise Heemro was incredibly helpful—responsive, professional, and quick to provide a variety of safari options tailored to my dates and preferences. I especially app…"

April 2026 · USA
Dolan Sequera

Dolan Sequera

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa

"After having another tour company cancel my Safari trip I turned to Safari.com to help me find another one. Dolan was very knowledgeable and helpful throughout. It was a very smooth experience from st…"

May 2026 · United Kingdom

"Dolan was fantastic, he was pro-active, helpful and provided me with the necessary information to make my booking."

April 2026 · Singapore
Izanne Meyer

Izanne Meyer

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa and East Africa

"Izanne has been incredibly helpful and VERY patient. Nothing was too much and her advise and insight has been wonderful. I'll hopefully be making many more bookings with Izanne and SAFARI.COM"

May 2026 · South Africa

"IZANNE our booking consultant made the booking process easy and was very helpful. Nothing was to much trouble and she was very prompt with anything we requested. Also big shout out to Bonnie as well.…"

March 2026 · Australia
Jolene Welsh

Jolene Welsh

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa

"I loved my experience with Jolene. She helped me choose the right safari and was easy to contact.mar"

April 2026 · Canada

"Great Booking experience. Responsive, adapted to our budget and changes in dates, knowledgeable and friendly. Thanks to Jolene for getting our safari booked."

March 2026 · United Kingdom
Karolina Naukushu

Karolina Naukushu

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa

"Karolina was fantastically helpful when we were booking our safari trip in South Africa. I couldn't recommend the customer service highly enough"

April 2026 · United Kingdom

"We were overwhelmed by the huge amount of choice when trying to book our first safari. We initially chose Safari.com due to the consistently high ratings and positive customer feedback. Karolina took…"

March 2026 · United Kingdom
Keith Kudzai Chideme

Keith Kudzai Chideme

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa

"This was my first time doing a tour like this! Keith is great to work with and streamlined everything well! I have a big group going and everything was figured out perfectly. Very easy process. I had…"

May 2026 · USA

"Keith has been amazing with helping us book our trip! We booked it very last minute as we haven’t had time and as this is our honeymoon we wanted it to be very special. Keith has checked in continuous…"

April 2026 · United Kingdom
Kim Abrahams

Kim Abrahams

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa & East Africa

"Amazing trip!!!! Safari.com handled our reservations, flights. The rep we worked with was very responsive and accommodating even during weekend hours. The booking process was easy."

May 2026 · USA

"Kim was efficient, organised and friendly in her emails as she was setting up our 3 day safari to Victoria Falls."

March 2026 · Australia
Lana Goodwin

Lana Goodwin

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa & East Africa

"Lana was simply amazing! She made the entire process super smooth- from shortlisting the right lodge to planning the logistics and even helping me with check-ins for my flights- everything made my exp…"

May 2026 · Singapore

"Just booked a trip to South Africa (Cape Town, Kruger National Park, Victoria Falls, and Okavango Delta) via Safari.com for Sept 2027 including all accommodations, transportation and safaris. Booking…"

April 2026 · USA
Leigh-Ann Croeser

Leigh-Ann Croeser

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa & East Africa

"Exceptional service from Leigh-Ann. Extremely knowledgeable and efficient. It was so easy working with her."

May 2026 · USA

"The experience with safari.com from the initial enquiry to booking was excellent. Leigh-Ann arranged everything and got me a fantastic rate. I highly recommend."

April 2026 · United Kingdom
Lynn Bowers

Lynn Bowers

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa

"Excellent service with quick responses and a trustworthy experience throughout. Lynn was incredibly helpful, professional, and genuinely kind, which made the whole experience even better. Her support…"

May 2026 · Mexico

"Have had a great experience with Lynn bowers so far. Very quick communication given we are on very different time zones (not sure when she sleeps). Very personalized attention and fair prices"

April 2026 · USA
Mel Du Toit

Mel Du Toit

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa & East Africa

"I had the most amazing experience with Mel helping to plan the trip of a lifetime for us to Africa! I had struggled to get responses or clear advice from several other travel agencies and was trying t…"

March 2026 · United Kingdom

"Mel our booking agent has been absolutely fantastic. Nothing has been too much trouble for her no matter what time of day & how big or small our enquiry has been. She was brilliant when having to relo…"

February 2026 · United Kingdom
Monica Havemann

Monica Havemann

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa

"I had an amazing experience working with Monica H. from Safari.com while planning a very special family safari in South Africa. From the very beginning, she was incredibly patient, responsive, and kn…"

June 2026 · USA
Monique Plaatjies

Monique Plaatjies

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa

"This is our first time (possibly the only one) booking a safari trip and it is a very big deal for us. We were able to to find something that met our needs and budget. Monique P was very helpful and r…"

June 2026 · USA

"I booked a safari through Safari.com and had a great experience overall—definitely a 5-star process for us. There was a little back-and-forth at the beginning, which was probably just part of me gathe…"

April 2026 · USA
Nerine Du Plessis

Nerine Du Plessis

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa

"The team have been really great in assisting with all our queries before and after booking."

May 2026 · United Kingdom

"Nerine Du Plessis Was absolutely lovely in offering various safari packages. Once we selected one she was very efficient at making the booking and putting our requests to the lodge. Now we are just ex…"

April 2026 · United Kingdom
Pascal John

Pascal John

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa

"We are still in the planning stage. Pascal JOhn came highly recommended . He has been extremely patient and informative about our options. We are looking forward to starting our dream trip to Africa!"

April 2026 · JM

"We received a lot of help choosing what offer is the best for us from Pascal John. We are very excited for our trip!"

March 2026 · Germany
Sara Van Coillie

Sara Van Coillie

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa & Namibia

"Sara was absolutely amazing to work with. She created five different itinerary options for us to choose from based on the criteria and budget I provided for our family trip to Kruger National Park. W…"

May 2026

"Sara was recommended from friends that she helped plan a safari for in 2024. She extremely helpful and set up alternate itineraries for us with detailed day by day and cost estimates. She patiently ta…"

May 2026 · USA
Shann Shaw

Shann Shaw

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa

"We've had an excellent planning experience with Shann (we travel in a few weeks). We started out with a few phone calls to discuss what we were interested in seeing / doing and then Shann provided…"

May 2026 · USA

"Our experience with Shann Shaw at Safari.com was most impressive. We planned a safari at Shimungwe Lodge in Kruger National Park, and Shann expertly curated a range of options tailored to our specific…"

May 2026 · United Kingdom
Zene Devine

Zene Devine

Safari Specialist - Southern Africa

"Zene was exceptional - very patient with us as we went through many questions and alternatives as first time travelers to Africa."

April 2026 · Italy

"Everything with safari.com so far has been a very smooth process! They are very transparent about pricing and are very quick to respond when needing assistance. I’m very excited for our trip and so gl…"

April 2026 · USA

Supporting team

The crew behind the specialists.

Operations, finance, content, and engineering. The people you may not speak to directly, but who ensure every flight, transfer, lodge handover and supplier payment lands on time.

Caileen Fortune

Caileen Fortune

Luxury Travel Co-ordinator

Clarisha Horne

Clarisha Horne

Luxury Travel Co-ordinator - Team Leader

Goze Ozturk

Goze Ozturk

Social Media Manager

Kelly Van Eeden

Kelly Van Eeden

Finance Manager

Maritza Dauchat

Maritza Dauchat

Product Co-ordinator

Nikita Williams

Nikita Williams

Product Co-ordinator

Tracey-lee Losper

Tracey-lee Losper

Head of Sales

Zebrine Griffiths

Zebrine Griffiths

Office manager

Founders

Started it in 2006. Still here.

Co-founder & CEO

Oliver Bryant

Oliver started the business in 2006 with a single Kruger booking site and a conviction that booking a safari should not be harder than the safari itself. Twenty years on, he still sets the editorial standard for the lodges and itineraries on the site, and personally reads a sample of every week's traveller feedback.

Co-founder & board member

Ric Meulemans

Ric co-founded the business with Oliver and remains on the board, with a focus on the operator partnerships and commercial agreements that underpin the same-as-direct pricing promise.

From recent travellers

The team, in their words.

"I had an amazing experience working with Monica H. from Safari.com while planning a very special family safari in South Africa. From the very beginning, she was incredibly patient, responsive, and knowledgeable. I initially felt overwhelmed trying to coordinate different lodges, dates, and availability during high season, but she helped me find the perfect…"
June 2026 · USA · with Monica Havemann · Verified on Trustpilot ↗
"This is our first time (possibly the only one) booking a safari trip and it is a very big deal for us. We were able to to find something that met our needs and budget. Monique P was very helpful and responsive throughout the whole process. Definitely appreciate her assistance. We are off on our safari in a few days, so now we’ll just need her to keep us safe…"
June 2026 · USA · with Monique Plaatjies · Verified on Trustpilot ↗
""What an incredible country! Beautiful nature, wonderfully kind people, and fascinating wildlife. An unforgettable experience that is absolutely worth discovering. I highly recommend it! ❤️🥰😍""
May 2026 · France · Verified on Trustpilot ↗
"Amazing trip!!!! Safari.com handled our reservations, flights. The rep we worked with was very responsive and accommodating even during weekend hours. The booking process was easy."
May 2026 · USA · with Kim Abrahams · Verified on Trustpilot ↗

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