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Dean's introduction to wild animals.

AFRICAN BUNDU SAFARIS is proud in offering a Fast, Friendly and Efficient service. Dean Foster, the owner, initially from Durban, selects all of its staff and Guides on these criteria. We are actually a small company but we offer a huge service, that has given us a proud and recognisable reputation throughout Southern Africa.

Dean Foster officially registered AFRICAN BUNDU SAFARIS in January 1997. Having spent the previous 20 years travelling around Southern Africa, gave Dean Foster previously of Durban some excellent first-hand knowledge of exciting destinations and enabled him to meet many lodge owners personally, which is very important to ensure his clients get personal service.

2012 - Despite the Global Economic problems, we are still in business and BIG thanks to all our regular and past clients for their continued support. Many lodges in Southern Africa are offering us discounts or last years rates, to make it affordable for our clients to enjoy a safari holiday in Southern or East Africa in 2011-2012. If you have 5 or more nights at some lodges, we can even offer a special rate (or a free night) - so please ask. Be sure to visit our BLOG site, where we upload weekly SPECIAL OFFERS - the link is at the bottom of most of the pages on this website. THANKS.

Over these past years, Dean Foster has worked hard to make African Bundu Safaris grow from strength to strength, achieving numerous awards and recognitions from various role players in the Tourism business, e.g. Top Achiever Car Rental for two years running, Tourism Ambassador for KwaZulu-Natal province.

From 1997 to 2001, Dean Foster from Durban was the Senior Guide for African Bundu Safaris, which had seen him away from the office and Durban frequently - and during this time, he had employed numerous freelance Guides to assist with various safaris and tours that he was not personally able to guide. These Guides are hand-picked and offer as excellent a service as Dean would. From 2002, Dean ‘hung up his travelling boots’ and became the office Manager, where he personally plans all the customised itineraries and makes bookings for accommodation and safaris virtually anywhere in Southern Africa, using his knowledge from years of travel experience.  Frequently he visits lodges, hotels and guesthouses in the various countries, to conduct site-inspections and to update himself on the current operations of these businesses.  At the beginning of 2006, Dean moved the head office to the beautiful eastern Free State, where he is now residing.  


Working alongside Dean in the office is the ever-cheerful Niki, who maintains our various websites, collects the latest rates and updates our 100's of documents & various websites. Niki also "holds the fort" when Dean has to go away to visit lodges or attend workshops.

  For tourists who prefer guided tours in South Africa, he employs a number of Freelance Guides for this trips.   Meet some of our Guides below. (We do NOT have any vacancies for new Tour Guides nor Pilots.)


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A large number of our clients wish to gain further knowledge of our beautiful country and share the experiences with our excellent Guides. Our hand-picked Tour Guides are experienced, registered and exciting people, who will share their skills and also love of our land with you - meet our regular Guides who will offer that special personal service we are so proud of:

ERIC - is based in Cape Town and does most of our tours in and around the Western Cape, specialising in the Winelands, Garden Route and Flower tours. Often Eric's wife, Gill, will also personally conduct one of our day trips. A very easy and comfortable host for your Cape town stay.

David is also based in Cape Town, having decades of Tour Guiding experience in many parts of Southern Africa. David is your tower of information for your tours and safaris in the Cape, Garden Route and other areas on request.

SHINEY - specialises in Guiding our Diplomatic guests, Journalists and TV/Film Crews around the eastern part of South Africa. Her charming & bubbly character, plus her super negotiating skills, have proven themselves numerous times to ensure our guests are highly satisfied with their tour. Shiney has lived in Durban for many years and is a popular and well known Guide.

Johan is our Johannesburg-based Tour Guide, who with over 8 years of Guiding experience and registered as a National Guide, is likely to meet you at the Johannesburg International Airport. He might take you on a private tour to Sun City, Pilanesberg or Kruger National Park where his wildlife skills shall impress you, or even to the majestic Drakensberg mountains in KwaZulu-Natal. Simon
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