Check any safari operator before you pay
Type the company name from your quote. We read reviews, scam reports and licence records and tell you safe, caution or stop.
Free No sign-up About 60 seconds
How SafariVerify works
A calm, sourced second opinion on any safari operator — before money leaves your account.
SafariVerifyEnter the operator's name
No account, no forms. Just the business name from the quote, email signature or WhatsApp profile.
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Built for the moment before a deposit leaves your account. Sources scanned: search results, review platforms, scam and complaint threads, forums, news reports and publicly visible licence references.
Free No sign-up About 60 seconds
How the check works
1. Enter the operator's name
Use the business name from the quote, invoice, email signature or WhatsApp profile. No account needed.
2. We read the live web
Reviews, scam and complaint threads, forums, news and publicly visible licence references — read now, not from a stale database.
3. You get one verdict
Safe, caution or stop, with the signals and the sources listed so you can verify each one yourself.
Want the longer walkthrough? See how SafariVerify works or read our methodology.
What each verdict means
Safe
Consistent, corroborated evidence of a real trading operator, and no serious unresolved signals. Still confirm the payee name matches the registered company.
Caution
We found something that needs answering first — thin records, complaint reports, or an identity gap. We tell you the exact question to ask.
Stop
Signals serious enough that no money should move until they are resolved. We show the sources so you can judge them yourself.
When the public record is too thin to judge, we say so and give you a due-diligence checklist instead of inventing a grade.
Red flags to know before you send a deposit
- Payment requested to a personal account, mobile money or crypto
- Bank details changed by email late in the process
- Pressure: a price that expires today, or someone else 'taking your dates'
- No registered company name or licence number given in writing
- Refusal to do a two-minute video call with a named person
- Reviews that all appeared in one recent burst
Something feel off in the chat?
Paste your WhatsApp, Instagram or email thread into Conversation Check and we name the pattern and draft what to ask next.
Questions travellers ask us
How do I know if a safari company is real?
Check three things before you pay: a company registration and tour operator licence you can find yourself, a bank account in that exact registered company name, and a review history that is older than a few months and specific about guides and lodges. If any of the three fails, stop and ask questions in writing.
What does SafariVerify actually check?
We read the live web at the moment you ask: search results, review platforms, scam and complaint threads, forum discussions, news reports, and publicly visible operator or licence references. We then show the sources behind the verdict so you can check our work.
Is SafariVerify free?
Yes. The trust check and the conversation check are free, need no account, and take around 60 seconds. Your first three full reports are yours to read and download as a PDF straight away, no email needed. After that we ask for an email to send further reports.
What do safe, caution and stop mean?
Safe means we found consistent, corroborated evidence of a real trading operator and no serious unresolved signals. Caution means we found something that needs a specific question answered before you pay. Stop means we found signals serious enough that you should not send money until they are resolved.
What if there isn't enough information about my operator?
We say so. Small legitimate operators often have a thin public footprint, so inventing a grade would be dishonest. In that case we give you a due-diligence checklist instead of a score.
Is it safe to wire a safari deposit?
Wiring to a registered company account is normal practice in Tanzania and Kenya. Wiring to a personal account, a changed account, or an account whose name does not match the company is where nearly all losses happen. Pay by card where you can.