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
Stanley Safaris is a planner of tailor-made safaris working only with independently owned boutique camps and lodges, based in Cape Town, South Africa, and it says its safaris start from USD1,000 per person per night. Read on 12 October 2026, SafariBookings shows 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, and Travel + Leisure lists Shaun Stanley on its 2026 A-List for African Safaris.
Verified 12 October 2026 · Stanley Safaris’s own website and booking terms · Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler lists · Google, Trustpilot, SafariBookings and Travelstride
Stanley 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 stanley-safaris.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.
56 facts about Stanley 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
Stanley Travel (PTY) LTD, registered in the Republic of South Africa, company registration number 2020 / 783195 / 07 (privacy policy: 'Stanley Safaris ... refers to Stanley Travel (PTY) LTD'). Trading name Stanley Safaris; the footer reads '© Stanley Safari 2026 All Rights Reserved'. Register not checked.
Source: Company · privacy policy · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Where it is based
Cape Town, South Africa. Privacy policy: 'The address of our headquarters is 72 Oakland Hill Road, Parklands, 7441, Cape Town, South Africa'. About and team pages say it is 'based in South Africa'.
Source: Company · privacy policy · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Year founded
Not stated on their website: no founding year given. Our Story and the team page say Shaun returned to South Africa in 2013 and 'founded Stanley Safaris' (no date); Our Story says he headed sales and marketing at another safari company 'for 6 years' before he 'finally started Stanley Safaris'.
Source: Company · stanley safaris meet the team · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Owner or parent
Not stated on their website: no owner or parent named. The privacy policy names the operating company as Stanley Travel (PTY) LTD (South Africa); Shaun Stanley is listed as Founder & MD and the team page says he 'founded Stanley Safaris'.
Source: Company · privacy policy · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
What it is
Planner. 'Boutique, specialist luxury and highly personalized safari tour operator' designing bespoke safaris, working only with boutique, independently owned camps and lodges; no own camps stated.
Source: Company · stanley safaris about us · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Team
6 named people on the team page: Shaun Stanley (Founder & MD), Ingrid 'Ings' Martheze (Director of African Safaris), Camilla Baynham (Concierge & Food Specialist, 'head of concierge'), Nadia Singh (Sales Assistant), Emile Raath (Social Media & Content Creator), Natalie Smit (Safari Specialist & Sales Consultant). Roles from the home page; each has a bio on the team page.
Source: Company · stanley safaris meet the team · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Where it sells
US toll free +1 888 230 9756; WhatsApp +27 84 876 0553 (South Africa); email [email protected]. No UK number. Privacy policy prints a 'Stanley Safaris HQ' postal address in Cape Town (72 Oakland Hill Road, Parklands, 7441); no other offices listed. Pricing stated in US dollars ('USD1,000 per person per night').
Source: Company · contact, privacy policy · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
In its own words
'We are an award winning, African based safari specialist tour operator'; 'All our safaris are completely Tailor-made'; home page: every itinerary 'begins with a conversation' and is built 'from scratch, no packages, no set routes, nothing pre-made'.
Source: Company · contact · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Response time and named planner
Not stated on their website: no response time given and no single named planner. About page says 'We take exceptional care to speak to our guests during the planning phase'; contact page offers 'a complimentary consultation'.
Source: Company · stanley safaris about us · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
No profile found: no Google business listing was found in a search on 12 Oct 2026.
Source: Independent source · Google search · by hand · 12 Oct 2026
Trustpilot
Could not access: fetch of trustpilot.com/review/stanley-safaris.com returned an error.
Source: Independent source · Trustpilot · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Tripadvisor
Could not access: tripadvisor search page refused by robots (ROBOTS_DISALLOWED); no listing URL found.
Source: Independent source · Tripadvisor · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Feefo
Could not access: feefo.com/en-GB/reviews/stanley-safaris returned an error.
Source: Independent source · Feefo · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
SafariBookings
5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews (all 5 stars); newest 29 May 2025 (reviewer Colleen, United States). Profile also: 1-5 employees, no safaris listed for sale.
Source: Independent source · Safaribookings · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Travelstride
Could not access: travelstride search URL returned 'page does not exist'; no Stanley Safaris listing URL found.
Source: Independent source · Travelstride · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Trustindex
Could not access: trustindex.io/reviews/stanley-safaris.com returned an error.
Source: Independent source · Trustindex · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Any other independent platform
Could not access: a web search for Trustpilot/Tripadvisor/Travelstride pages surfaced only SafariBookings; AITO/Reviews.io not checked.
Source: Independent source · web search · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Where it asks clients to leave reviews
Not stated on their website: the home page Guest Book shows testimonials with first names and countries but names no review platform and links to none (header links go only to Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube).
Source: Company · home page · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Every award, 2024 to 2026
Read from the publishers (Independent source): Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2026, Best Safari Outfitters: 7th of 10, reader score 98.56 (readers' survey; published 7 Jul 2026) | Travel + Leisure A-List 2026, African Safaris: Shaun Stanley (Adventure & Active Safaris) (selected by the magazine's editors; list updated 12 Feb 2026) The company's own site also states (Company): Claimed on home page (not confirmed with publishers): Travel + Leisure ranked Stanley Safaris 4th among the world's best safari outfitters (2025); Shaun Stanley named T&L A-List Safari Expert 2024, 2025 and 2026; Shaun Stanley and Ings Martheze named Condé Nast Traveller Travel Experts 2026. Company says these are 'editorial recognitions, awarded by the publications ... not the kind you apply for', i.e. the publications decide. The 'In The Media' page (read) says it has been featured in Travel & Leisure, Vogue, Forbes, Business Insider 'and many more' but lists no awards, years or categories.
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): Travel + Leisure A-List 2026: 1, Shaun Stanley (Adventure & Active Safaris) The company's own site also states (Company): Claimed on home page: T&L A-List Safari Experts: 1 advisor (Shaun Stanley) in each of 2024, 2025 and 2026; Condé Nast Traveller Travel Experts 2026: 2 advisors (Shaun Stanley, Ings Martheze). Publisher lists not read; the 'In The Media' page (read) names publications but carries no list counts.
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 on the home, about, our-story or contact pages.
Source: Company · stanley safaris about us · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Prices published
No. 0 itineraries with prices: destination, experience, family, honeymoon, walking, conservation and primate pages carry no prices and point visitors to 'Speak to a Safari Expert'. Contact page gives only a starting rate ('Our Safaris start from USD1,000 per person per night').
Source: Company · safari experiences · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Priced example trips
Not stated on their website: no example itineraries or priced trips on the destination or experience pages.
Source: Company · safari experiences · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Price per person per day
Contact page: 'Our Safaris start from USD1,000 per person per night'. Kenya Q&A: 'in the region of 1,500 to 3,000 United States dollars per person per night' for a high-end, privately guided Kenya safari in small boutique camps; ultra-exclusive villas, top suites and buyouts can sit above this.
Source: Company · contact · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Minimum spend
USD1,000 per person per night is the lowest rate stated ('Our Safaris start from USD1,000 per person per night', contact page); no minimum total trip budget stated.
Source: Company · contact · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
What the price includes
No priced itineraries, so nothing is listed beside a price. Kenya Q&A says its 1,500 to 3,000 USD per person per night range 'typically includes accommodation, most meals, standard drinks, shared or private game activities and park or conservancy fees'; actual cost depends on dates, regions, accommodation, private vehicle and internal flights.
Source: Company · luxury kenya safari qa · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Deposit
Not stated on their website: the terms page linked from the site returns a dead page (404), read 12 Oct 2026
Source: Company · terms and conditions · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Balance due
Not stated on their website: the terms page linked from the site returns a dead page (404), read 12 Oct 2026
Source: Company · terms and conditions · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Cancellation charges
Not stated on their website: the terms page linked from the site returns a dead page (404), read 12 Oct 2026
Source: Company · terms and conditions · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
How client payments are protected
Not stated on their website: the terms page linked from the site returns a dead page (404), read 12 Oct 2026
Source: Company · terms and conditions · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Currencies and card fees
Currency: US dollars is the only one shown (contact page 'USD1,000 per person per night'; Kenya Q&A 'United States dollars'). Privacy policy says payment may be by 'credit card, bank transfer, cash'. Card surcharge: Not stated on their website: the terms page linked from the site returns a dead page (404), read 12 Oct 2026.
Source: Company · contact, privacy policy · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
24-hour contact while travelling
Not stated on their website: the contact page prints a US toll-free number, a WhatsApp number and an email but no 24-hour or emergency line; the terms page linked from the site returns a dead page (404), read 12 Oct 2026.
Source: Company · contact · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
How the company is paid
Not stated on their website: no planning fee or lodge commission mentioned on the about, contact or Kenya Q&A pages.
Source: Company · stanley safaris about us · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Price against booking direct
Not stated on their website: no statement on matching lodge rates or passing on lodge offers on the about page or Kenya Q&A.
Source: Company · luxury kenya safari qa · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Licences and registrations
Company registration number 2020 / 783195 / 07 (Stanley Travel (PTY) LTD, South Africa), printed in the privacy policy; register not checked. No licence, bond, trade-body or consumer-protection number is printed on the saved pages (home, about, contact, our story, team, media, island life, privacy policy); the terms page linked from the site returns a dead page (404), read 12 Oct 2026.
Source: Company · privacy policy · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
African countries it plans
Botswana, Congo (Republic of Congo, with Central African Republic covered on the same page), Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Principe (São Tomé and Príncipe page), Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (15 listed, plus Antarctica).
Source: Company · safari destinations · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Own offices or staff in Africa
South Africa: head office at 72 Oakland Hill Road, Parklands, 7441, Cape Town (privacy policy 'Stanley Safaris HQ'); team bios place Shaun Stanley, Nadia Singh and Natalie Smit in Cape Town. No other offices or African staff places named.
Source: Company · privacy policy · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
How it books on the ground
Not stated on their website: says it works only with boutique, independently owned camps and lodges, with no statement on booking directly versus through a local partner company; the terms page linked from the site returns a dead page (404), read 12 Oct 2026.
Source: Company · stanley safaris about us · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Own camps or vehicles
Not stated on their website: as owning any: contact page says 'We only work with boutique, privately owned lodges, camps & hotels'; about page says 'independently owned camps and lodges'. No own camps or vehicles mentioned.
Source: Company · stanley safaris about us · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Gorilla and chimpanzee trekking
Yes. Primate Safaris page: mountain gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda, lowland gorillas in Republic of Congo and Central African Republic, chimpanzees in Uganda and western Tanzania. Destination pages add gorilla trekking in Bwindi and Mgahinga (Uganda), Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda) and chimpanzee trekking in Mahale Mountains (Tanzania).
Source: Company · primate safaris · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Beach add-ons
Island Life page (a stated add-on after safari) lists Seychelles, Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania (Zanzibar's Stone Town, Pemba Island), Malawi (Lake Malawi), Principe and Kenya (Lamu): 'We love to add a beach experience to the end of our itineraries'. Zanzibar, Seychelles and Mozambique are covered; Mauritius is not mentioned on any saved page.
Source: Company · island life · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Africa only, or other regions too
Mainly Southern, East and Central Africa plus Indian Ocean islands (destinations page: 'Southern and East Africa, as well as the Indian Ocean Islands'); Antarctica is also listed as a destination (its own page is not in the saved file).
Source: Company · safari destinations · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Family trips
Family Safaris page exists (hand-picked child-friendly lodges, bush walks, storytelling under the stars, game drives; 'cater to every age'); no published itineraries and no price.
Source: Company · family safaris · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Minimum child age
Not stated on their website: no minimum age on the family page, destination pages or Kenya Q&A.
Source: Company · family safaris · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Teenagers and multigenerational trips
Not stated on their website: family page says adventures 'cater to every age'; no teenager or multigenerational example. Kenya Q&A mentions exclusive-use houses for 'families and groups'.
Source: Company · family safaris · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Honeymoon trips
Honeymoon Safaris page exists (secluded lodges, candlelit dinners, private plunge pools); no published itineraries or prices.
Source: Company · honeymoon safaris · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Solo travellers
Not stated on their website: no single supplement policy or mention of solo travellers on the saved pages.
Source: Company · family safaris · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Older travellers and limited mobility
Not stated on their website: nothing on older travellers or limited mobility trips on the walking, family, honeymoon, destination or Kenya Q&A pages. The privacy policy only says it collects medical conditions, disabilities and special requirements 'in relation to a booking' and shares them with parties 'such as those parties who provide wheelchairs at airports'.
Source: Company · privacy policy · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
First safari
No itinerary or guidance is marked as a first safari. Destination pages say South Africa suits 'first-time safari-goers and seasoned travelers' and Tanzania 'caters to both first-time visitors and seasoned safari-goers'; Kenya Q&A says 'Most first-time visitors are drawn to the Masai Mara'.
Source: Company · south africa safaris · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Private guide and vehicle
Optional, not guaranteed: Kenya Q&A says 'In some of the camps and lodges we use, private vehicles are standard', that exclusive-use houses come with 'a private guide and vehicle', and that price depends on 'whether you opt for a private vehicle'.
Source: Company · luxury kenya safari qa · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Small-group departures
Not stated on their website: every trip is described as bespoke and tailor-made ('All our safaris are completely Tailor-made'); no group departures or group size stated.
Source: Company · contact · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Who guides the trip
Camps' guides, by implication: about page says camps are chosen for 'the guides and staff they employ'; Kenya Q&A says exclusive-use houses come with a private guide and vehicle. No statement that Stanley Safaris employs its own guides. Team page: Shaun designed the company 'to work alongside privately owned camps, expert guides, and conservation-driven partners'; Ings matches 'camps, guides, and experiences'.
Source: Company · stanley safaris meet the team · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Self-drive
Not stated on their website: not among the ten experience types listed and no self-drive mention on destination pages.
Source: Company · safari experiences · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Photography trips
Not stated on their website: no photography experience among the ten experience types and no specialist photography vehicle or guide mentioned.
Source: Company · safari experiences · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Conservation
Not stated on their website: no named conservation projects or funding. Conservation Safaris page describes hands-on activity (collaring wildlife for research, anti-poaching efforts, time with rhino protection teams); experiences page adds rhino notching and anti-poaching patrols. Team page says it works with unnamed 'conservation-driven partners'. About page 'Giving Back' has only a one-line intro; its 'Learn More' target is not in the saved file.
Source: Company · stanley safaris meet the team · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Walking, horseback and other specialist trips
Ten experience types listed: family, helicopter, walking, cultural, honeymoon, horse riding, island life, sleep-outs ('Sleep Under Africa's Stars'), primate and conservation safaris. Destination pages also mention hot air balloon, camel, boating/canoeing and quad-biking options.
Source: Company · safari experiences · crawl · 12 Oct 2026
Not the fit if your budget is below its stated starting rate of USD1,000 per person per night; you want a 24-hour phone number printed, since its contact page prints none; or you need a named payment-protection scheme before you book, since none is stated on its website. 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: no owner or parent named. The privacy policy names the operating company as Stanley Travel (PTY) LTD (South Africa); Shaun Stanley is listed as Founder & MD and the team page says he 'founded Stanley Safaris'. Read from the company's own website on 12 October 2026.
Cape Town, South Africa. Privacy policy: 'The address of our headquarters is 72 Oakland Hill Road, Parklands, 7441, Cape Town, South Africa'. About and team pages say it is 'based in South Africa'. Read on 12 October 2026.
Contact page: 'Our Safaris start from USD1,000 per person per night'. Kenya Q&A: 'in the region of 1,500 to 3,000 United States dollars per person per night' for a high-end, privately guided Kenya safari in small boutique camps; ultra-exclusive villas, top suites and buyouts can sit above this. Read from the company's own website on 12 October 2026.
Read from Stanley Safaris' own website on 12 October 2026. Deposit: Not stated on their website: the terms page linked from the site returns a dead page (404), read 12 Oct 2026 Balance due: Not stated on their website: the terms page linked from the site returns a dead page (404), read 12 Oct 2026 Cancellation: Not stated on their website: the terms page linked from the site returns a dead page (404), read 12 Oct 2026
On how client payments are protected, Stanley Safaris' website, read on 12 October 2026, gives this: Not stated on their website: the terms page linked from the site returns a dead page (404), read 12 Oct 2026 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): Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2026, Best Safari Outfitters: 7th of 10, reader score 98.56 (readers' survey; published 7 Jul 2026) | Travel + Leisure A-List 2026, African Safaris: Shaun Stanley (Adventure & Active Safaris) (selected by the magazine's editors; list updated 12 Feb 2026) The company's own site also states (Company): Claimed on home page (not confirmed with publishers): Travel + Leisure ranked Stanley Safaris 4th among the world's best safari outfitters (2025); Shaun Stanley named T&L A-List Safari Expert 2024, 2025 and 2026; Shaun Stanley and Ings Martheze named Condé Nast Traveller Travel Experts 2026. Company says these are 'editorial recognitions, awarded by the publications ... not the kind you apply for', i.e. the publications decide. The 'In The Media' page (read) says it has been featured in Travel & Leisure, Vogue, Forbes, Business Insider 'and many more' but lists no awards, years or categories. Advisers on named lists: Read from the publishers (Independent source): Travel + Leisure A-List 2026: 1, Shaun Stanley (Adventure & Active Safaris) The company's own site also states (Company): Claimed on home page: T&L A-List Safari Experts: 1 advisor (Shaun Stanley) in each of 2024, 2025 and 2026; Condé Nast Traveller Travel Experts 2026: 2 advisors (Shaun Stanley, Ings Martheze). Publisher lists not read; the 'In The Media' page (read) names publications but carries no list counts.
Read on 12 October 2026, shown per platform and never added together. Google: No profile found: no Google business listing was found in a search on 12 Oct 2026. Trustpilot: Could not access: fetch of trustpilot.com/review/stanley-safaris.com returned an error. SafariBookings: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews (all 5 stars); newest 29 May 2025 (reviewer Colleen, United States). Profile also: 1-5 employees, no safaris listed for sale. Travelstride: Could not access: travelstride search URL returned 'page does not exist'; no Stanley Safaris listing URL found. Tripadvisor: Could not access: tripadvisor search page refused by robots (ROBOTS_DISALLOWED); no listing URL found.
Botswana, Congo (Republic of Congo, with Central African Republic covered on the same page), Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Principe (São Tomé and Príncipe page), Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (15 listed, plus Antarctica). Read from the company's own website on 12 October 2026. Other regions: Mainly Southern, East and Central Africa plus Indian Ocean islands (destinations page: 'Southern and East Africa, as well as the Indian Ocean Islands'); Antarctica is also listed as a destination (its own page is not in the saved file).
Family Safaris page exists (hand-picked child-friendly lodges, bush walks, storytelling under the stars, game drives; 'cater to every age'); no published itineraries and no price. Minimum child age: Not stated on their website: no minimum age on the family page, destination pages or Kenya Q&A. Read on 12 October 2026.
Not stated on their website: every trip is described as bespoke and tailor-made ('All our safaris are completely Tailor-made'); no group departures or group size stated. Read on 12 October 2026.
Not stated on their website: the contact page prints a US toll-free number, a WhatsApp number and an email but no 24-hour or emergency line; the terms page linked from the site returns a dead page (404), read 12 Oct 2026. 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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