By Richard Jasinski·Updated 14 October 2026
Company record · opened 14 October 2026 · every fact dated and sourced · no score · Is this your company? Correct a fact
Natural World Safaris is a planner of custom and small-group specialist-led safaris based in Brighton, England, UK, founded in 2005, with Will Bolsover named as founder and CEO, and a 7 day Kenya exclusive safari at a recommended starting price of $9,900 per person. The deposit is 30% of the total amount payable, the balance is due no later than 90 days before departure, cancelling 89 days or less before departure costs 100%, and it names ATOL or Trust My Travel for financial protection. Read on 12 October 2026, Google shows 4.9 from 137 reviews and Trustpilot shows 4.8 from 87 reviews, and Condé Nast Traveler (US) lists Will Bolsover among its Travel Specialists for Safari.
Verified 12 October 2026 · Natural World Safaris’s own website and booking terms · Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler lists · Google, Trustpilot, SafariBookings and Travelstride
Natural World Safaris is on this site because it is one of the 50 African safari planners whose public facts are kept in one table, read the same way for every company. This page gives no score. It shows what is public: what the company’s own website says about who it is, its prices, deposits, cancellation terms and payment protection, its reviews on each platform, and the lists that name it, each with the source and the date it was read. Its own website is www.naturalworldsafaris.com. To set it beside another company, open that company’s page on this site: the same facts sit in the same order. The scored comparison pages and the best African safari tour companies page use these records.
54 facts about Natural World Safaris were read from its own website, the award publishers and the review platforms on 12 October 2026, and every one below says who stated it, where it was read and when. “Not stated on their website” means the right page was read and the fact is not there; “Could not access” means the page would not open; “No profile found” means the platform has no listing. None of the three means the company does not have it. The same form is kept for every safari planner on this site, so each line can be set beside any other company’s. Where a line here differs from an older line on this page, this one, read later, is the current reading.
Trading name and legal entity
Natural World Safaris Limited (NWS), registered in the United Kingdom, company number 05649357 (terms). Privacy policy: 'Natural World Safaris Ltd.' / 'Natural World Safaris (NWS)'. No separate trading name given.
Source: Company · terms · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Where it is based
Brighton, England, UK. UK Office: 127 Gloucester Road, Brighton, BN1 4AF (contact and About Us pages). Privacy policy gives the postcode as BN1 4AD (pages disagree on postcode). Trustpilot lists a different address (Western Road 130A, BN1 2LA, Brighton).
Source: Company · contact us · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Year founded
2005 ('Since our beginnings in 2005'; started as World Primate Safaris). About Us says the story 'began 18 years ago'; in 2013 World Primate Safaris, World Big Cat Safaris and World Bear Safaris were brought together as Natural World Safaris. Primates page says 'over 15 years ago'.
Source: Company · about us · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Owner or parent
Not stated on their website: owner or parent not stated. Founder and CEO named as Will Bolsover; no ownership or parent company given.
Source: Company · about us · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
What it is
Planner (does not state that it owns camps). Calls itself 'a travel fixer' and 'a niche travel outfitter'; bespoke and small-group specialist-led safaris; arranges trips through local operators on the ground (terms: 'our local operators').
Source: Company · about us · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Team
18 named specialists on the Brighton team page: Abbie Hicks, Angela Hewitt, Becca Twist, Ben Rowley, Byron Thomas, Eve Warner, Hannah Martin, Harri Whitmarsh, Harry Nixon, Hayley Evans, Joss Catt, Katie Losey, Lauren Salkeld, Lucie Belstone, Lucy Greenslade, Phoenix Marshall (Africa Team Leader), Ruth Peacey, Sarah Clegg. Founder and CEO Will Bolsover is named on the About Us page (linked to /team/will-bolsover) but is not in the team-page list.
Source: Company · team · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Where it sells
Phone: UK 01273 691642; US (619) 975-8082; Australia toll free 1-800-668-890; rest of world +44 1273 691642. Email [email protected]; PR enquiries [email protected]. Site country switch: United Kingdom / United States; currency switch GBP and USD. About Us: payments processed in GBP, USD and Euros; over 25% of clients are in the US, with strong client bases in Australia, Europe and the Middle East. Only office named: Brighton, UK (no US or other office stated).
Source: Company · contact us · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
In its own words
'Natural World Safaris is a travel fixer, curating unique journeys and unlocking rare experiences in the natural world. We operate in over 40 destinations worldwide... Our travel style combines exploration with elegance on bespoke and small group specialist-led safaris.' Tagline: 'Right Place, Right Time'.
Source: Company · home page · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Response time and named planner
No response time stated: contact page says 'one of our specialists will be in touch with you as soon as possible'. No policy of one named planner stated; the site says clients speak to a 'Destination Specialist', and on-site client testimonials name individual specialists (for example Phoenix, Byron Thomas, Lucy).
Source: Company · contact us · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
4.9 from 137 reviews (listing: Natural World Safaris Ltd, Brighton and Hove, England)
Source: Independent source · Google business listing · by hand · 12 Oct 2026
Trustpilot
Rating 4.8 (labelled Excellent), 87 reviews. Newest review date shown on the page: 8 Sep 2026 (Margery Rubin); the four reviews shown are dated 8 Sep 2026, 12 Apr 2026, 21 Jul 2026 and 27 Oct 2025, and the page does not say which is newest overall. Claimed profile since April 2018. Page notes 'No recent history of asking for reviews'.
Source: Independent source · Trustpilot · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Tripadvisor
Could not access: to be read by hand
Source: Company · not recorded · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Trustindex
No profile found: trustindex page returned CRAWL ERROR: 404 (dead page); no Trustindex profile found for naturalworldsafaris.com.
Source: Independent source · Trustindex · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Any other independent platform
Not stated on their website: no other independent platform (AITO, Reviews.io and the like) is named on the saved pages. The company's own testimonial widgets show 'Rated 5/5 based on 8 customer reviews' (home), Zambia 5/5 on 6, Tanzania 4.9/5 on 7, Botswana 5/5 on 5, Mozambique 5/5 on 3, South Africa 5/5 on 6; these are on-site testimonials, platform not named.
Source: Company · home page · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Where it asks clients to leave reviews
Not stated on their website: no external review platform link appears in the saved pages. The site shows its own testimonials and a 'Client Reviews' page (/resources/client-experiences), which was saved with no content. Privacy policy says it asks for feedback and posts testimonials (first name, surname initial, excerpt and star rating).
Source: Company · privacy policy · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Every award, 2024 to 2026
Read from the publishers (Independent source): Condé Nast Traveler (US) Travel Specialists, Safari: 1 specialist listed, Will Bolsover (selected by the magazine's editors; read 12 Oct 2026)
Source: Independent source · travelandleisure.com World's Best Awards 2026 and A-List, cntraveler.com/travel-specialists, cntraveller.com top travel specialists · by hand · 12 Oct 2026
Advisors on named lists
Read from the publishers (Independent source): Condé Nast Traveler (US) Travel Specialists, Safari: 1, Will Bolsover The company's own site also states (Company): Will Bolsover (Founder and CEO) is described as 'one of Conde Nast Traveler's top 50 global specialists' (no year). Primates page: recognised by Condé Nast Traveler 'three years in a row'; About Us: reader awards 'eleven consecutive years' (different claims, no years given). Travel + Leisure A-List named but number of advisors and year not stated.
Source: Independent source · travelandleisure.com World's Best Awards 2026 and A-List, cntraveler.com/travel-specialists, cntraveller.com top travel specialists · by hand · 12 Oct 2026
Certifications
Not stated on their website: no B Corp or similar certification stated. Nearby: member of AECO (Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators), no date; one of four founding industry partners of African Parks (joined its Conservation Travel Initiative in June 2018); ATOL-protected and Trust My Travel (see F30).
Source: Company · commitment to conservation travel · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Prices published
Yes. Prices are shown as 'From X per person' on itinerary cards across the country, experience and home pages (for example Kenya Photographic Safari from 10500, Botswana Luxury Safari from 23000, Zambia Walking Safari from 7000, CAR & Chad Safari from 42500). Currency symbol is mostly not shown on the cards. Number of priced itineraries not stated; the safari search page shows 'Total Results: 168'. Extra itinerary pages confirm the format 'N DAYS FROM X PP' with a season line and a 'Contact us for a bespoke quote' button: eight further African itinerary pages saved (Kenya Luxury, Kenya Short, Kenya For Families, Uganda Luxury, Tanzania Luxury, Zimbabwe Short, Madagascar Short, Madagascar Luxury), all priced; no currency symbol or code is printed beside these prices.
Source: Company · luxury safari, short safari, kenya for families, luxury safari, luxury safari, short safari, short safari, luxury safari · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Priced example trips
Three from the country pages (individual itinerary pages are not in the saved pages; nights and season are not given): (1) Kenya, 7-day exclusive safari, recommended starting price $9,900 per person, generally includes accommodation at two camps, transfers and expertly guided excursions and activities. (2) Rwanda, 6-day safari, $11,500 per person, generally includes gorilla permits, accommodation and private guides. (3) Tanzania, 9-day small-group Highlights safari, $5,440 per person excluding international flights. Itinerary-page prices (individual pages; currency not printed beside the price; inclusions are not listed beside the price on these pages): Kenya Big Game & Great Migration Safari, 7 days from 9500 pp, year round (Migration mid-July to October); Kenya Luxury Safari, 12 days from 21500 pp, year round; Zimbabwe Victoria Falls & Hwange Short Safari, 8 days from 6500 pp, Apr-Oct; Madagascar Short Safari, 8 days from 6000 pp, Apr-Oct; Uganda Luxury primate safari, 11 days from 23000 pp, June-February; Tanzania Luxury (Southern Tanzania & Zanzibar), 8 days from 23500 pp, year round (the day-by-day text runs to Day 11); Madagascar Luxury, 10 days from 54000 pp, Aug-Nov; Kenya Ultimate Family Safari, 12 days from 14000 pp, June-October. Itinerary text names accommodation, flights and transfers by day (for example private light-aircraft transfers on Kenya Luxury) but gives no price-inclusion list.
Source: Company · short safari, luxury safari, short safari, short safari, luxury safari, luxury safari, luxury safari, kenya for families · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Price per person per day
Not stated on their website: no per-person-per-day price or range stated. Pages give trip-length starting prices only (for example Kenya 7 days $9,900; Zambia 11 days $9,000; Zimbabwe 8 days $6,500).
Source: Company · destinations · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Minimum spend
No fixed minimum spend stated. Destinations page: 'we recommend a starting price of $8,500 per person'. Contact form budget bands per person: $5,000-$10,000, $10,000-$15,000, $15,000-$20,000, $20,000+. Country pages give recommended starting prices (for example Namibia 10-day self-drive from $8,500; Mozambique 8 days $6,000; Uganda 6 days GBP 6,000; Botswana $11,500; Madagascar 7 days $8,000; South Africa 7 days $8,000).
Source: Company · destinations · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
What the price includes
Terms: 'Prices INCLUDE: accommodation as stated, meals as stated, driver, vehicle, park fees as stated, primate tracking permits as stated, transfers. Prices EXCLUDE: tips, laundry, visas, international flights, and items of a personal nature.' Itinerary cards show only 'From X per person' with no inclusions beside the price; country pages describe what the recommended starting price 'generally includes'.
Source: Company · terms · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Deposit
30% of the total amount payable, received before a booking confirmation is issued.
Source: Company · terms · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Balance due
No later than 90 days before departure (or sooner if stated on the invoice). Bookings made within 90 days of departure: full payment at booking. Some trips require balance no later than 190 days before departure (notified at booking).
Source: Company · terms · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Cancellation charges
Cancellation by the client: 90 days or more before departure - loss of deposit; 89 days or less before departure - 100% of the entire cost payable. Booking transfer to another traveller allowed with at least 7 days' notice (transferee/third-party costs payable). Gorilla and similar permit costs may not be refunded. Terms page is dated June 2022.
Source: Company · terms · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
How client payments are protected
Wording: 'Financial protection offered on all bookings' (site footer); 'Natural World Safaris offer financial protection to all our clients.' UK and EU clients: cover included automatically, by ATOL or by TRUST MY TRAVEL, and the invoice states which. Clients outside UK/EU: cover 'available for a small additional fee through TRUST MY TRAVEL' (protection page); terms say protection for non-UK/non-EU customers is provided using Trust My Travel. ATOL covers 'all the flights and flight inclusive trips on this website' and an ATOL Certificate is issued. Privacy policy: 'fully ATOL bonded'. Trust My Travel 24-hour emergency number for financial failure: +44 1780 679894. No ATOL number or Trust My Travel number printed on the saved pages; register not read.
Source: Company · protection · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Currencies and card fees
Bills/processes payments in GBP Sterling, US Dollars and Euros (About Us); site currency switch GBP and USD. No card surcharge or card fee stated in the terms or other saved pages.
Source: Company · about us · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
24-hour contact while travelling
Not stated on their website: no 24-hour support line for travellers is printed. Contact page lists office phone numbers without hours. Terms say details of who to contact for assistance are in the Journey Essentials document sent after booking confirmation. The only 24-hour number on the site is Trust My Travel's (+44 1780 679894), for assistance abroad due to NWS financial failure.
Source: Company · contact us · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
How the company is paid
Not stated on their website: how the company is paid (planning fee, lodge commission) is not stated. Conservation page says payments go 'to the ground operators, land and lodge owners'; primates page says a percentage of each safari sold is donated to primate conservation.
Source: Company · terms · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Price against booking direct
Not stated whether it matches lodge rates, passes on lodge offers, or compares with booking direct.
Source: Company · terms · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Licences and registrations
UK company number 05649357 (terms and privacy policy). ATOL protection stated (no ATOL licence number printed on the saved pages). Trust My Travel scheme named (no number). AECO membership stated. Registers not read.
Source: Company · terms · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
African countries it plans
Africa page lists 18: Botswana, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Indian Ocean (Seychelles/Mauritius area), Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Africa, St Helena, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia. Zimbabwe has its own page (/africa/zimbabwe) and is in the site menu but is not in the Africa/Destinations list (pages differ). Zanzibar appears within Tanzania.
Source: Company · africa · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Own offices or staff in Africa
No offices or own staff in Africa named. Conservation page: 'While we do not employ people on the ground directly, our carefully selected partners employ local naturalists, safari guides and specialists'. Team page mentions a 'global network of colleagues from NYC to Cape Town' without naming offices.
Source: Company · conservation travel · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
How it books on the ground
Through local operators/ground agents rather than its own staff: terms refer to 'our local operators'; conservation page refers to 'payments to the ground operators' and 'carefully selected partners'; privacy policy: data passed 'to your agent on the ground'. Whether it books directly with camps is not stated.
Source: Company · terms, conservation travel · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Own camps or vehicles
Not stated that it owns camps or vehicles; pages describe local operators and partner lodges. Photography page mentions 'safari vehicles that have been specially adapted for photography' without saying who owns them.
Source: Company · about us · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Gorilla and chimpanzee trekking
Yes. Gorillas: Rwanda (Volcanoes National Park), Uganda (Bwindi, Mgahinga); also lowland gorillas in Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Gabon, DRC. Chimpanzees: Tanzania (Mahale, Gombe), Rwanda (Nyungwe), Uganda (Kibale, Kyambura). Permits stated: Uganda $700, Rwanda $1500 each. Itinerary example: Uganda Luxury Safari, 11 days from 23000 pp (June-February): chimpanzee trekking in Kibale and Kyambura Gorge, gorilla tracking in Bwindi and Mgahinga (maximum one hour with the gorillas), golden monkey tracking in Mgahinga.
Source: Company · luxury safari · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Beach add-ons
Yes, all four: Zanzibar (Masai Mara & Zanzibar Safari from $8,500 pp; Tanzania), Seychelles (Kenya & Seychelles; North Island), Mauritius (Madagascar & Mauritius Island Hopping Safari), Mozambique (Bazaruto, Quirimbas, Vilanculos, Tofo beaches and diving). Further beach add-ons on itinerary pages: Tanzania Luxury ends with Zanzibar (Xanadu villas), 8 days from 23500 pp; Kenya Ultimate Family Safari ends at Diani Beach on the Kenyan coast (Kinondo Kwetu, all-inclusive cottage); Madagascar Luxury ends on the private island of Miavana.
Source: Company · luxury safari, kenya for families, luxury safari · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Africa only, or other regions too
Other regions too: Africa, Asia, Latin America, North America, Polar regions, Australasia; 'over 40 destinations worldwide', 'six continents'.
Source: Company · destinations · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Family trips
Yes: Family Travel page lists Kenya Ultimate Family Safari Adventure (from 14000 pp; starts at Giraffe Manor), Masai Mara & Zanzibar Safari (from 8500 pp), Galapagos Land-Based Safari (from 8000 pp), Galapagos Islands Safari, Borneo Wildlife & Relaxation. Destinations also include Alaska, Arctic Canada, Costa Rica, Madagascar, South Africa. Zambia testimonial mentions a Zambia Family Safari. Itinerary page: Kenya Ultimate Family Safari Adventure, 12 days from 14000 pp, June to October (Giraffe Manor, Lewa, Naboisho Conservancy in a family suite with private vehicle and guide, then Diani Beach); kids' activities include feeding giraffes, camel rides and waterfall swims.
Source: Company · kenya for families · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Minimum child age
Not stated on their website: minimum child age not stated. Terms: the person making the booking (Party Leader) must be 18 or older.
Source: Company · terms · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Teenagers and multigenerational trips
Not stated in detail. Site menu has a 'Family & Multigenerational' link and the gorilla page lists 'Gorilla Trekking for Families', but the saved pages carry no teenager or multigenerational content or example.
Source: Company · family travel · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Honeymoon trips
Yes: Honeymoon Safaris page lists Katavi Game & Mahale Chimpanzee Safari (from 12500 pp), Borneo Luxury Safari (from 14500 pp), Luxury Wilderness Adventure, Costa Rica (from 15500 pp), Botswana Luxury Safari (from 23000 pp), Serra Cafema, Namibia (no price shown), Luxury Madagascar Safari with Miavana (from 54000 pp); also North Island, Seychelles, and a Kenya honeymoon page. Kenya Luxury Safari page (12 days from 21500 pp, year round) states it is 'perfect for honeymooners'; Madagascar Luxury (10 days from 54000 pp, Aug-Nov) links to Madagascar Honeymoons and ends on Miavana private island.
Source: Company · luxury safari, luxury safari · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Solo travellers
Small-group page: 'On a number of our small groups, such as our polar departures, there is no single supplement if you are happy to share a room with a traveller of the same sex (we'll pair you up). On trips where there is a single supplement we keep this as small as possible.' No amounts given. Group make-up includes singles, couples and friends.
Source: Company · small group · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Older travellers and limited mobility
Terms: 'NWS expeditions are intended for persons of reasonably good health and mobility'; clients with medical problems must declare them before booking so NWS can advise whether the trip is suitable. Insurance section: Journey Man Travel Insurance recommended for UK clients living in Europe up to age 79. No dedicated older-traveller or limited-mobility page in the saved pages.
Source: Company · terms · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
First safari
Not stated on their website: no itinerary or guidance marked as a first safari. Experiences page only poses the question of where to take the family 'on their first adventurous safari together'.
Source: Company · experiences · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Private guide and vehicle
Not stated as a guaranteed policy. Country pages say the recommended starting price generally includes 'private guides' (Zambia, Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Mozambique); terms list 'driver, vehicle' in the price. A client testimonial on the Zambia page mentions 'the policy of having your own guide and your own vehicle'. Kenya Ultimate Family Safari page says in Naboisho Conservancy you 'benefit from a private vehicle and guide'. In contrast, Tanzania Luxury page describes Nyerere activities as 'shared excursions'. Madagascar Short Safari mentions being met by 'your driver'.
Source: Company · kenya for families, luxury safari, short safari · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Exclusive-use camps and villas
Yes, examples named: Luangwa House (Zambia) safari house with 'one exclusive bush base' for families and small groups; Miavana private island, Madagascar (14 ocean-front homes); private villas in Mozambique; private family safari houses in Kenya; Painted Dog Private Conservancy, Zimbabwe.
Source: Company · zambia · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Small-group departures
Yes. Small-group page: typically 4-12 clients; some departures as few as four (swimming with orcas in Norway). Examples: Small Group Namibia Safari maximum seven guests; Mountain Gorilla Photography 7 guests; Botswana Mobile Camping small group 10 days; Svalbard Arctic Lens 30 guests.
Source: Company · small group · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Who guides the trip
Guides of the local operators/camps ('guides and staff of our local operators', terms) on tailor-made trips; named specialist leaders (photographers and naturalists, for example Donal Boyd, Nick Dyer, Charlie Ryan, Steve Winter) lead set departures and expeditions with expedition teams. Site says 'We use only the best' guides, hand-picked. Itinerary pages: Madagascar Luxury says Mandrare River Camp guides are 'outstanding and professionally trained' (English or French) and refers to 'our dedicated naturalist guide'; Kicheche Mara guides are 'all trained to work with photographers'; visitors to Zimbabwe and Zanzibar are met by 'our local representative' / 'one of our representatives'.
Source: Company · luxury safari, short safari, short safari, luxury safari · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Self-drive
Yes: Namibia - Luxury Self Drive Safari (from 8500 pp) and 10-day self-drive 4x4 safaris from $8,500 per person; Africa page also notes self-drives in Namibia.
Source: Company · namibia · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Photography trips
Yes: 'Aperture' photography departures with named photographers (Nick Dyer, Donal Boyd, Charlie Ryan, Steve Winter, Benjamin Hardman and others). Photography page: access to hides and 'safari vehicles that have been specially adapted for photography, with state-of-the-art camera mounts, rotating seats and drop-down sides'.
Source: Company · photography departures · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Conservation
Founding industry partner of African Parks (Conservation Travel Initiative, June 2018); AECO member. Page states clients and NWS 'directly contributed GBP 240,000 to projects in Africa' (year not stated), incl. GBP 7,100 to Gorilla Doctors, Kianjavato lemur research and Uganda Conservation Foundation; GBP 3,100 to African Parks (cyclone Idai relief); GBP 3,700 to Madagascar Whale Shark Research Project; Travel for Impact (Botswana). Polar: Clean Up Svalbard (3-4 tons removed per season), Basecamp Foundation, USD 10,000 pledge to Polar Bears International. Asia: GBP 6,000 to Snow Leopard Trust, Siberian tigers, TOFTigers; GBP 30,000 raised for Elephant Family. A percentage of each primate safari sold is donated (percentage not stated).
Source: Company · conservation travel · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Walking, horseback and other specialist trips
Walking safaris (Zambia - Zambia Walking Safari 11 days from 7000 pp; Kenya; South Africa/Kruger); horseback (Chyulu Hills and Laikipia, Kenya); mountain biking (Chyulu Hills); camel safaris (Laikipia); canoe safaris (Lower Zambezi); mokoro (Okavango); quad biking (Botswana); hot air balloon; helicopter and flying safaris (Namibia); mobile camping; polar ship expeditions; orca swimming; yacht charters. Itinerary pages add: fly-camping (Kenya Luxury and Short), night drives, boat safaris on the Rufiji River and walking safaris (Tanzania Luxury, Nyerere), walking safaris and an underground hide (Zimbabwe, Hwange), night walks (Madagascar).
Source: Company · luxury safari, luxury safari, short safari, short safari · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Not the fit if your budget is below its recommended starting price of $8,500 a person; you want a 24-hour support line for travellers printed, since none is printed on its website; or you are not in reasonably good health and mobility, since its terms say its expeditions are intended for persons of reasonably good health and mobility. Facts are from the company’s own pages unless marked Independent source or Official register. A company can correct any line through the contact page; a correction changes the line and its source, never anything else on the page.
Not stated on their website: owner or parent not stated. Founder and CEO named as Will Bolsover; no ownership or parent company given. Read from the company's own website on 12 October 2026.
Brighton, England, UK. UK Office: 127 Gloucester Road, Brighton, BN1 4AF (contact and About Us pages). Privacy policy gives the postcode as BN1 4AD (pages disagree on postcode). Trustpilot lists a different address (Western Road 130A, BN1 2LA, Brighton). Read on 12 October 2026.
Not stated on their website: no per-person-per-day price or range stated. Pages give trip-length starting prices only (for example Kenya 7 days $9,900; Zambia 11 days $9,000; Zimbabwe 8 days $6,500). Read from the company's own website on 12 October 2026.
Read from Natural World Safaris' own website on 12 October 2026. Deposit: 30% of the total amount payable, received before a booking confirmation is issued. Balance due: No later than 90 days before departure (or sooner if stated on the invoice). Bookings made within 90 days of departure: full payment at booking. Some trips require balance no later than 190 days before departure (notified at booking). Cancellation: Cancellation by the client: 90 days or more before departure - loss of deposit; 89 days or less before departure - 100% of the entire cost payable. Booking transfer to another traveller allowed with at least 7 days' notice (transferee/third-party costs payable). Gorilla and similar permit costs may not be refunded. Terms page is dated June 2022.
On how client payments are protected, Natural World Safaris' website, read on 12 October 2026, gives this: Wording: 'Financial protection offered on all bookings' (site footer); 'Natural World Safaris offer financial protection to all our clients.' UK and EU clients: cover included automatically, by ATOL or by TRUST MY TRAVEL, and the invoice states which. Clients outside UK/EU: cover 'available for a small additional fee through TRUST MY TRAVEL' (protection page); terms say protection for non-UK/non-EU customers is provided using Trust My Travel. ATOL covers 'all the flights and flight inclusive trips on this website' and an ATOL Certificate is issued. Privacy policy: 'fully ATOL bonded'. Trust My Travel 24-hour emergency number for financial failure: +44 1780 679894. No ATOL number or Trust My Travel number printed on the saved pages; register not read. None of "not stated" or "could not access" means the company has no protection; ask for the wording in writing before paying a deposit.
Read on 12 October 2026. Read from the publishers (Independent source): Condé Nast Traveler (US) Travel Specialists, Safari: 1 specialist listed, Will Bolsover (selected by the magazine's editors; read 12 Oct 2026) Advisers on named lists: Read from the publishers (Independent source): Condé Nast Traveler (US) Travel Specialists, Safari: 1, Will Bolsover The company's own site also states (Company): Will Bolsover (Founder and CEO) is described as 'one of Conde Nast Traveler's top 50 global specialists' (no year). Primates page: recognised by Condé Nast Traveler 'three years in a row'; About Us: reader awards 'eleven consecutive years' (different claims, no years given). Travel + Leisure A-List named but number of advisors and year not stated.
Read on 12 October 2026, shown per platform and never added together. Google: 4.9 from 137 reviews (listing: Natural World Safaris Ltd, Brighton and Hove, England) Trustpilot: Rating 4.8 (labelled Excellent), 87 reviews. Newest review date shown on the page: 8 Sep 2026 (Margery Rubin); the four reviews shown are dated 8 Sep 2026, 12 Apr 2026, 21 Jul 2026 and 27 Oct 2025, and the page does not say which is newest overall. Claimed profile since April 2018. Page notes 'No recent history of asking for reviews'. Tripadvisor: Could not access: to be read by hand
Africa page lists 18: Botswana, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Indian Ocean (Seychelles/Mauritius area), Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Africa, St Helena, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia. Zimbabwe has its own page (/africa/zimbabwe) and is in the site menu but is not in the Africa/Destinations list (pages differ). Zanzibar appears within Tanzania. Read from the company's own website on 12 October 2026. Other regions: Other regions too: Africa, Asia, Latin America, North America, Polar regions, Australasia; 'over 40 destinations worldwide', 'six continents'.
Yes: Family Travel page lists Kenya Ultimate Family Safari Adventure (from 14000 pp; starts at Giraffe Manor), Masai Mara & Zanzibar Safari (from 8500 pp), Galapagos Land-Based Safari (from 8000 pp), Galapagos Islands Safari, Borneo Wildlife & Relaxation. Destinations also include Alaska, Arctic Canada, Costa Rica, Madagascar, South Africa. Zambia testimonial mentions a Zambia Family Safari. Itinerary page: Kenya Ultimate Family Safari Adventure, 12 days from 14000 pp, June to October (Giraffe Manor, Lewa, Naboisho Conservancy in a family suite with private vehicle and guide, then Diani Beach); kids' activities include feeding giraffes, camel rides and waterfall swims. Minimum child age: Not stated on their website: minimum child age not stated. Terms: the person making the booking (Party Leader) must be 18 or older. Read on 12 October 2026.
Yes. Small-group page: typically 4-12 clients; some departures as few as four (swimming with orcas in Norway). Examples: Small Group Namibia Safari maximum seven guests; Mountain Gorilla Photography 7 guests; Botswana Mobile Camping small group 10 days; Svalbard Arctic Lens 30 guests. Read on 12 October 2026.
Not stated on their website: no 24-hour support line for travellers is printed. Contact page lists office phone numbers without hours. Terms say details of who to contact for assistance are in the Journey Essentials document sent after booking confirmation. The only 24-hour number on the site is Trust My Travel's (+44 1780 679894), for assistance abroad due to NWS financial failure. Read on 12 October 2026.
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Richard Jasinski · Uncompromised Travel · written from Valencia · record opened 14 October 2026 · facts read 12 October 2026
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