Senior Safari Consultant

Senior Safari Consultant
Shape unforgettable high-end safari experiences across Southern Africa.
Safari travel and hospitality | South Africa | R40k R45k per month | Hoedspruit

About Our Client
This specialist safari travel company designs tailor-made, high-touch itineraries for international guests seeking immersive and meaningful journeys across Southern Africa. The business is owner-led and growing, with a strong focus on personalised service, operational excellence and long-term guest relationships. Their tight-knit team values integrity, innovation, passion, fun, growth and responsibility, with each person directly influencing guest experience and overall success.

The Role: Senior Safari Consultant
This role exists to lead the front-end safari sales function, owning the full guest journey from enquiry to post-travel follow-up. You will design bespoke itineraries, manage systems and reservations processes, strengthen supplier relationships, and support consultants to deliver consistently exceptional service. The core purpose is to ensure every guest receives a seamless, high-quality safari experience supported by strong operational foundations.

Key Responsibilities

• Bring extensive senior-level safari sales experience to convert enquiries into high-value, tailor-made itineraries.

• Become an expert user of reservations systems and SOPs, ensuring complete accuracy across all bookings and processes.

• Review and refine team structures, workflows and reservations processes to optimise service delivery and sales outcomes.

• Manage consultants' inboxes when team members are out of office to ensure uninterrupted service.

• Train, support and onboard safari consultants with the knowledge, tools and guidance required to excel.

• Lead and maintain professional partnerships with lodges, DMCs, airlines, transfer companies and other suppliers.

• Protect and grow repeat and referral business while proactively closing new trip files within agreed timeframes.

• Maintain daily accuracy across reservation status spreadsheets, guest folders and other key systems.

• Liaise with guests throughout their journey, providing prompt, friendly and solution-focused communication.

• Design detailed itineraries and accurate costings across accommodation, flights, transfers, activities and required fees.

• Use itinerary-building and lookbook software to create visually engaging proposals.

• Confirm all logistics pre-trav
  

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