This was our first time using a travel agency to plan a trip and wow - it made all the difference. Duffle & Compass helped my husband and I plan our dream honeymoon to South Africa and also took care of all the logistics when we postponed it a year due to COVID! Carol and her team made everything so easy from start to finish. The planning process was personal and fun as they provided us with stunning accommodation and diverse activity options to choose from. The team was flexible and went above and beyond to ensure our itinerary would work within the dates we requested. When on our trip, we felt safe and accounted for at all times by their local partners on the ground. All transfers to/from the airports and between destinations within the country were arranged ahead of time so we did not have to worry about a thing. Carol and her team left kind notes for us at our accommodations and even helped us make additional restaurant and activity reservations. Everything was smooth as can be! We had the most incredible time on our trip and were able to truly relax and enjoy as Duffle & Compass handled all the details. We could not recommend their services enough and are already eager to visit again!

Our experience with Duffle and Compass was incredible! From the planning process to the trip itself, Carol made our safari one of the most memorable, stress-free, and exciting vacations our family has ever taken. Carol was so knowledgable about and had visited all of the properties that we stayed at. We travelled to Tanzania, and Carol made it easy to connect us with well regarded, beautiful, and bespoke hotels, camps, and tour guides. Throughout the process, she was amazing at following up and asked us for our feedback after the trip! I felt that Carol really listened to our desires and personalized the experience to create a unique trip that worked for our family (three teenage kids!). She matched us with a great guide, Zepha, who we got to know very well. His knowledge and personality was also certainly a highlight of our trip. Moreover, Zepha and other guides/camps placed incredible importance on safety. We never felt in danger and were able to fully enjoy our safari! We can't wait to plan another trip with Duffle and Compass, there are so many places to see!

We planned a trip with Carol for March, 2020 and after only a few days on safari, we had to turn around and come home when Covid shut down borders. We were extremely disappointed, but worked with Carol to postpone the trip to March, 2021. Ultimately we decided that we would wait until March, 2022, to travel, and Carol was able to postpone our entire trip yet again. We only made it to our first camp, Londolozi, and loved it so much that we plan to go back there in 2022, in addition to the places we couldn’t visit. Duffle & Compass has been diligent on all the details of the ever-changing travel environment from the start, and we feel so grateful to not have to worry about a thing. Carol’s selection of places to visit, people to help us, and attention to every detail is amazing. We’re eagerly anticipating experiencing our full safari after getting just a taste of what we have to look forward to.

I have had the good fortune and pleasure of working with Duffle & Compass for many of my travels/holidays to Africa - visiting Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Botswana and Tanzania. I would highly recommend Duffle & Compass for anyone serious about an exceptional safari experience. The team is dedicated to providing a program that is tailored to your specific needs, they have a keen eye on the details and are always well organized. Having traveled to many of these reserves personally, Duffle & Compass is able to make recommendations based on their personal experience and knowledge of specific properties and their guides - which I have found to a true differentiator. I am already booking my next adventure!

Carol and her team at Duffle & Compass created and executed the most perfect African safari trip for us. From the selection of lodges and activities to the perfect detailed travel assistance (we were traveling alone), we had a flawless experience. The lodges and people and animals we visited were all amazing, each one with its own personality and speciality. We cannot say enough great things about our trip and the perfection of organization and execution. With Carol’s help, we would go back tomorrow if it weren’t so far from Los Angeles.

Had the honeymoon of a lifetime, all thanks to Carol and Michaela! I am so glad we decided to work with duffle and compass and we will absolutely be using them again in the future. The last thing I wanted to do after planning a wedding was plan an entire trip - Carol and Michaela took care of every single detail. They were so knowledge and worked carefully to make sure we had the absolute best time possible. Book with them - you wont regret it!!! :)

We had the best experience planning our trip to Greece and Turkey. They took care of every single detail so we didn’t have to worry about a thing. Shawna listened to what was important to us and planned it with very little advance timing and made sure all of the activities and accommodations would be perfect for our whole family! I will definitely be using them again when planning future international trips!

Carol and her staff at Duffle & Compass organized our trip to Africa and it was flawless. We went on safari in Kenya at 2 different conservancies and then to the Cape region in South Africa and the trip was planned and executed beautifully. We were met and guided to every hotel and the lodgings that Carol booked were perfect. Can't recommend Duffle and Compass highly enough.

Duffle & Compass created an unforgettable experience for our Joy Climb to Mt. Kilimanjaro! Carol covered all the details of a very extensive trip - providing the perfect experienced guide and beautiful accommodations to balance out the hard hiking. I would highly recommend Carol and D&C for any African related travel. She's amazing!

We had an AMAZING trip to Egypt! A first class experience with every detail planned and thought through. It was truly effortless for us so we could focus on all of the sights, cities, and information from our tour guide (who was incredible, as well)!

What a magical trip and gorgeous villa . Everything is perfect cannot wait for dinner . Thank you Shawna for setting all this up and handling the curveball of added guest so promptly !!