Africa 2019-21 Brochure

8 Somak Holidays 020 8423 3000 Somak Holidays is part of the family-run Somak Group, with 50 years’ experience in arranging holidays to Africa. Our teams in the UK and Africa are close knit, passionate and enjoy working together to ensure you enjoy a fantastic African holiday. Over the years, we’ve built up close relationships with our hotel and airline partners to ensure that each guest is well looked after. Our buying power is such that we can offer the very best value, not only on safari but also at a huge variety of coastal properties in Mombasa, Zanzibar and the Indian Ocean. United Kingdom Our team in the UK share a love of African travel and have explored the continent extensively. As tailor-made travel experiences become less expensive and more accessible, their expertise and the company’s African roots become ever more important in setting us apart. Ash Sofat, our Chief Executive Officer and Anil Sofat our Commercial Director are based in our UK office and lead a team of dedicated safari specialists. East Africa Our chairman, Suresh Sofat, is based in Nairobi and works closely with all of Somak’s teams, and maintains a passion for African travel and a keen desire to create truly memorable holidays in Africa. Our Nairobi team coordinates safaris to ensure every holiday runs smoothly, and our brilliant driver-guides are some of the best and most knowledgeable in Tanzania and Kenya. We’re constantly told by our guests that their driver-guides have made the safari truly special, and we ensure they benefit from our well maintained fleet of 4-wheel drive vehicles. The Somak Safari Lounge is located in Nairobi and was the first of its kind in East Africa, and is available to all Somak guests passing through Nairobi (time permitting), to use as a base where they can enjoy refreshments, an air-conditioned rest area, showers and also store luggage. Southern Africa Our teams in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe are some of the most widely-trusted and respected destination management companies in Southern Africa, with a proud history of delivering excellent customer service. On the ground we have highly trained teams of tour guides, drivers and meet and greet personnel, who all contribute to providing a smooth running touring and safari experience. The Somak Group Top: Somak Safari Lounge Bottom: Somak Headquarters in Nairobi, Saonli and Emily from Somak London on Safari in Kenya