When you call Africa Travel Centre, you can relax knowing you're in good hands!
Our keys to a perfect trip:
- Over 20 years experience living, traveling & booking safaris in Africa
- Personal attention from experienced professionals
- Design a trip to meet the interests and needs of your group
- Choose from only the best wildlife areas and lodges
- Use charter and scheduled flights to transfers to allow maximum amount of time in the wilderness
- Select experienced guides and rangers to accompany guests at all times
- Keep up with the latest conditions
Your trip plans will be coordinated by Africa Travel Center owner, Karen Cockburn. You'll benefit from her decades of experience living, working and book safaris in Africa. And you'll know that the advice is based on current conditions, as we continue to travel and get continual updates from our tour groups and network of professionals in Africa and beyond.
Karen Cockburn, Owner
At a Glance
- Lifelong worldwide traveler
- Experienced travel consultant
- Safari researcher and developer
- Lived and worked in Africa for nine years
- Personal experience on 40 African safaris
- Organized over 100 African safaris
- Co-founded Africa Travel Center in 1996
- Operated travel businesses in Africa
- Director of non-profit African culture organization
Travel Industry Experience Highlights
- 1996 - present: Africa Travel Centre (Boulder, Colorado USA)
Co-founder & Owner
Organize and coordinate African safaris year-round
- 1989 - 1996: Zambezi Safari Company (Zimbabwe)
Co-founder & Co-Owner
Organized and led safaris continuously, while living in Zimbabwe with husband Zimbabwe-born Brian Cockburn. Went on safari five to six days per week.
- 1985 - 1989 International Touring Company (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Safari Developer & Coordinator
While in graduate school, traveled all over Africa. Checked out facilities, going along on guided trips, providing feedback and designing trips for American travelers. Traveled and worked in Botswana, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe
- 1982 - 1985: International travel agency
Travel Consultant
Organized over 30 trips to Africa, primarily Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe
Lifelong & Recent Travels to Africa
(3 months): Organized and accompanied group to Kenya for safaris. Organized & led group of donors from DirectRelief of California, who raised $300,000 for medical supplies. The group visited the receiving medical clinics and hospitals in Zambia.
Led group of students and teachers from Alexander Dawson School in Colorado to deliver donated books to schools, as part of Books to Africa project.
- Lived and worked in the travel business in Africa: Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Botswana & Namibia. Travel to Africa beginning as a child.
Community Leader
- 2003 - present: Africa Centre, Foundation for African Resources (Boulder, Colorado USA)
Co-founder and Director
Edit of African cultural events newsletter
Provide fiscal agency responsibility for projects
Organize travel for community groups
Higher Education
Degree in African Studies
Taught at University level
