African Quiver Tourism

African Quiver is an exciting tourism company specializing in the triangle between South Africa, The Kingdom of Swaziland and southern Mozambique.

This area roughly follows the Lubombo Mountains which is an area of spectacular beauty, authentic rural and cultural experiences. It is also the region best known for the iconic Kruger National Park.

The Ancient Mountains which stand guard over this pristine land to the eastern boundary are also some of the most important geological formations in the world and the oldest preserved exposed Archean rock in the world can be found here and if all of this isn’t enough to entice you to this incredible place, the plethora of unique and exhilarating adventure activities that this area boasts will be sure to.

African Quiver has been formed as a result of a pure passion for this region and it is the owners, Mike Richardson and Vikki Crook’s desires to take you off the beaten track and to explore the beating heart of this magical area at grass roots level.
African Quiver provides bespoke and niche small group travel such as Study Abroad and tourism trips looking for culture, history, adventure and spectacular scenery and wildlife tours. Our tours are generally away from the beaten tourist routes in order to provide your group with a completely tailored experience and with such a wealth of diversity to choose from, our team expertly designs these tours to optimize your time in this amazing part of Africa.

Mike and Vikki have lived, worked, breathed and played in this area for many years and know all its nooks and crannies inside out. This experience in this region has enabled us to leverage on professional relationships crafted which we are now able to use to provide access to businesses and influential people – useful for further in depth access to this region. We are therefore primed to provide our groups with authentic and exhilarating itineraries, top class transport options, personal attention, links to topics of interest, safe and supportive travel throughout your entire stay.
Our professional local guides and drivers are present at all times adding a further dimension to the culture and with a wide range of accommodation types to suit all types of traveller we strive to expose you to a wonderland in an affordable yet personal and fun manner..

African Quiver specializes in the University Study Abroad travel, working hand in hand with some of the most prestigious universities in the world in order to tailor academic programs specially designed to expose your students to thought provoking topics and safely exposing them to life changing experiences adding to the understanding of their study field and providing them with credits along the way. However we are able to create bespoke tours for all types of travel groups and given our experience with academic trips we will be able to provide you too with a knowledgeable and in depth trip like no over.

African Quiver specializes in Study Abroad travel to this region. We have successfully worked with the University of Texas A&M, University of Tampa and Chadron State College.

These trips feature:
• seminars designed to contextualize the
dynamic socio political fabric of South
Africa,
• guided tours of Swaziland’s key cultural
attractions
• exposure to the Kindom’s top eco-tourism
leaders
• exposure to The Kingdom’s preeminent
social development initiatives
• world class conservation and eco-tourism
destinations including Kruger National Park
and Big Game Parks, Swaziland
• Internationally acclaimed
Geomorphological region
• Adventure, in the form of hiking, zip line,
adventure caving and overnight horseback
sleeping in a cave

This blend is designed to engage clients with our region from a broad spectrum while having fun and leaving an impact that will last a life-time.

Mike Richardson cut his teeth developing marketing strategies for Swaziland’s Big Game Parks and became passionate in bringing international visitors to experience a modern conservation marvel. With a passion for the outdoors, ranging from walking in the proximity with Africa’s wildlife giants, sleeping under the stars to trail running and mountain biking; developing strategies for this burgeoning market was a neat fit. Mike was subsequently promoted to head up the Tourism division and found that role to be a great tool to instil the virtues of lifestyle oriented eco-tourism into the organization. The passion for this expanded beyond Big Game Parks and Swaziland and Mike’s new mission is to similarly expose a much broader region to the international market. This region is loosely defined as the Lubombos an area encompassing southern Kruger, southern Mozambique and all of Swaziland.

Vikki Crook started her career in Tourism within the hospitality sector, deeply passionate about the great outdoors and wildlife in particular she started work as a field guide in the Kruger National Park. Wanting to be even further immersed into the African Bush and gain an even deeper understanding of nature she studied further and eventually became a lead Trails Guide in Big Game area of the Greater Kruger National Park leading and conducting multi day hiking trails. It was during this period of spending her time on foot within Dangerous Game territory and assisting with camp logistics that she learnt what it takes to run smooth, safe and efficient tours. It was also during this period that she started to understand the profound impact that a trip exploring Africa can have on the hearts and minds of those unsuspecting souls visiting it. She became passionate about the travel industry after this and in particular making sure that her international visitors were experiencing the raw magic of Africa. With this new found passion she moved on in her career and took up a position within The Kingdom of Swaziland’s Big Game Parks managing the trailing division for the parks. During this post she built on her logistical management skills by providing guests with a selection of trails and excursions and the facilitation of these. It is this above mentioned range of experience and an absolute passion for the Lubombo triangle that directed her into starting up African Quiver with Mike.

Owing to Mike’s marketing background – African Quiver managed great success with a number of unique lodges most notably with Machangulo Beach Lodge. This enabled the lodges to increase sales and gain access to the trade, located in Cape Town and connected to Europe.

Marketing services now include
• Marketing Strategy
• Web Presence Management
• Sales and Lead generation