About Us
Secrets VIP Travel is a premier Destination Management Company designing tailor-made South African safaris focused on the Greater Kruger National Park and beyond, featuring stays at the most luxurious game lodges and hotels across Southern and East Africa.
The Secrets VIP portfolio features the finest ultra-luxury safari lodges across South Africa, Botswana’s Okavango Delta, Victoria Falls, Zambia's Luangwa Plains, Mana Pools, the Serengeti, and the Masai Mara.
Additionally, we curate exclusive and personalized extensions to Cape Town, the Garden Route, the Winelands, luxury rail journeys and 5* Indian Ocean Island resorts. In 2024, we proudly launched Secrets VIP Medical and Scalpel Safaris.
Partnerships with the most exclusive game lodges (including 8 of the 10 best lodges in Africa), and luxury rail operators, ensure exclusive access and the best available rates, backed by a price guarantee.
Secrets VIP Travel’s vision is to become a leading destination management company, specialising in the curation of ultra-luxury safaris to exquisite destinations, as well as providing exceptional value island experiences to both its customers and loyalty partners.
The company’s target market aligns with an area of expertise in which the team has operated successfully for more than two decades.
Secrets VIP Travel was crowned as global winner for best Bespoke Safari Company at the 2025 World Luxury Travel Awards.
Secrets VIP Travel was crowned as best Luxury African Safari Company by the LUXLife Global Excellence Awards 2025.
Meet the Team
Andre Visagie
Managing Director & CEO
Graduated from the then RAU (Now University of Johannesburg) with a BSC degree in 1989.
1991-1993 Held position of the Environmental Educationist in the SANDF Environmental Services.
1993 Started as Product Trainer in Pharmaceutical Industry and 1994 moved in to Sales at Welcome Pharmaceuticals
1993-1997 Appointed as National Sales Manager Garec Pharmaceuticals
Period 1997 to date - Held directorships in the following Companies:
1. Marabou Travel CEO 1997-2017
• Marabou Travel Management – Corporate Travel Management – 51% owned by Afrocentric Health Limited – a listed Company on the JSE Stock Exchange
• World Sport Travel – Sports Tours around the globe – including Rugby World Cups 1995 – 2007
• Marabou Conferences and Incentives
• Marabou Safaris and Tours – exclusive Southern African Safaris
2. Royal Kruger Lodge Co-Owner 1998-2002
3. b-There Travel CEO 2012- 2018
• Highlight - Launching first to market exclusive Travel Application to SAMSUNG smart device users in Africa – b-there Travel APP
4. Secrets VIP Travel - Founder and Co-owner
• Highlight – Won Global Award for best Bespoke Safari Company at the World Luxury Travel Awards Barcelona 2025
5. Secrets Azure - Founder and Co-owner
6. Secrets Safari Club - Founder and Co-owner
Lofty Van Wyk
Marketing Director
Lofty obtained a B.Iur | LLB | LLM degree from the University of Pretoria in 1995 and kicked of his commercial legal career at Dyason Attoneys as a professional assistant, became a legal advisor for Glass SA shortly after and and later joined Stone attorneys as a commercial legal partner.
He left the formal legal practice in 2001 and joined Executive Hospital Management as a general Manager for a private hospital and in 2007 founded Multione SA with a strong focus in supplying mining equipment to the gold sector. Said company was sold to Vermeer SA in 2029 at which stage he joined as a supply chain manager to oversee the transition to Vermeer.
In 2021 he formally joined Secret VIP as an equity partner and marketing director.
He has a passion for sales and marketing and drives the digital brand establishment and awareness of the company.
He maintains his business network with a strong focus on protecting company long term interests.
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