Outstanding private safaris & small group tours

If you are viewing this website, chances are you have been thinking about a possible trip to Africa...
but have your visions included:
  • Touring and dining at South Africa's award winning wine estates and getting acquainted with its beautiful, varied landscapes and friendly people
  • Laughing at baby elephants frolicking and splashing at a water hole with the herd in the background while you enjoy a delicious lunch at your lodge
  • Watching rhinos and antelope graze peacefully together in the grassy savannah from the comfort of your open safari vehicle
  • Sipping cold sundowner drinks while taking in the beauty of an orange African sunset
  • Holding your breath as a leopard sleeks stealthily by your vehicle in the spot light held by your game ranger or tracker during an evening game drive
  • Enjoying five star cuisine served under the stars in a beautiful lantern lit boma and drifting asleep in your comfy bungalow or luxury tent at the end of a fulfilling day as the lions call each other in the distance

These aren't scenes from a movie or novel, but rather everyday client experiences from Expanded Vision Travel tours!


The Expanded Vision Travel difference

At Expanded Vision Travel, we know that it can be exciting to plan a safari trip to Africa. We also know that many first-time visitors find it overwhelming to sift through online and other sources of information that can vary in authenticity and truthfulness. Advice from these sources and even friends who have traveled to Africa, although well intentioned, can be misleading because these travelers have not had the opportunity to compare their experience to alternative locations and lodges to really know which ones are the best.

Expanded Vision Travel goes above and beyond what other travel companies offer. Lanz and Kristen have personally visited and hand‑selected only the best hotels and lodges that offer exceptional service and luxurious comforts. Equally, if not more important, they only choose the lodges with the best wildlife viewing, in exclusive preserves and national parks that are also designated non‑hunting. (*Most of the lodges they visit do not make it on the EVT list to be utilized, they are quite discerning and know what to look for!)

Lanz and Kristen are experts known for creating fun, authentic and exclusive adventures, designed specifically for each client. Lanz, has been tour leading and guiding private and group tours successfully in Africa for over 17 years. Kristen, overseas bookings and logistics both before and during the tour, has been organizing tours and assistant tour leading for the past 8 years.

You can be assured that our tours focus on the areas of each country with the most natural beauty, highest level of safely and the best activities available. We maximize your safari time by flying to hard‑to‑reach areas and/or when long traveling distances are involved.

Expanded Vision Travel provides personalized services from the moment you contact us and throughout your entire journey.


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We will take into account:
  • where you want to go
  • what you want to experience during your trip
    (e.g., cultural attractions, wildlife safaris, wine estates)
  • what your physical capabilities are
  • what type of accommodation you desire
    (e.g., star rating and luxury level)
  • the length of your stay
  • whether you want a tour leader or travel independently

Expanded Vision Travel will then design a proposed itinerary for a dream trip that will include the best the country you wish to visit has to offer, taking in account our personal knowledge of that country while also maximizing the value for your money.

Let Expanded Vision Travel take your worries and concerns away. Let us free you up so that you can enjoy the anticipation of your upcoming safari trip while knowing that everything will be taken care by a tour operating company run by the husband/wife team of Lanz and Kristen von Hörsten.

Once you step off the plane, you will be in their trusted care and no detail will be left to chance.

Perhaps it is for all of these reasons that many of Expanded Vision Travel's clients have chosen to travel repeatedly with the company over the years ‑ some even returning multiple times with different family members and friends. We are grateful to have shared the magic of Africa with all of these travelers, many of which have even become close friends. But don't just take our word for it...

Destinations & Tours

Ukuhamba Kukubona

(South Africa Xhosa tribe saying which means, “Traveling opens a window to the world”...!)

Expanded Vision Travel is dedicated to providing outstanding private and small group tours full of personalized, magical experiences within the countries of: South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and Tanzania. We specialize in designing and providing customized multi‑day small group or private tours according to size, desired destination, interest areas, desired luxury and activity levels and planned length of stay utilizing our hand selected locations and lodges. Tours can focus on: safari animal viewing, wine tasting, top rated restaurant dining, photography, adventure sports, garden touring, hiking and birding (or any combination of the above). Our signature tours already incorporate aspects of all of these. We arrange and provide several signature small group or private (non hunting) safari tours, including:

South Africa

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Namibia

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Madagascar

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Zambia, Zimbabwe & Victoria Falls

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Botswana

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Tanzania

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Walk Wild

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