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vmayr   –  
Germany DE
Visited: June 2017 Reviewed: Jul 12, 2017

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My best hotel experience so far
5/5

We stayed three nights at Tremisana Lodge.
The staff was very welcoming. In that hotel there is not the typical division between guests and staff. You live there together, eat together and talk together about the animals and last sightings. I reallly enjoyed that.
Furthermore the rangers really love their job and do their best to find as much animals as possible. They are very well trained.
The food is typical South African an homemade. We loved it so much.
The beds with its down blankets are amazing.
I fell in love with the bush and really miss the lodge.

Ray   –  
Canada CA
Visited: May 2017 Reviewed: Jun 9, 2017

Email Ray  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Ultimate experience and Birthday ever
5/5

Viva Safaris Katekani Tented Lodge left nothing more to desire as this facility is first class.
From rooms to indoor or outdoor shower, Tub and outdoor personal pool and the amazing sounds of
Africa at night heard through the tented end of the suite along with prepared, sit down and served meals.
All tours on time, Luke and his staff are the very best, what more can I say, will be my personal choice always.
PS: My birthday party was awesome in South Africa.............there is so much more but.....Always and Thanks

Helene   –  
Canada CA
Visited: April 2017 Reviewed: Jun 8, 2017

Email Helene  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Sleep out Safari
5/5

What an amazing experience, at no time did I feel unsafe, everyone was so professional

Ryan   –  
United States US
Visited: May 2017 Reviewed: Jun 7, 2017

Email Ryan  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Great People, Fantastic Service
5/5

Our Guides were wonderful and it was definitely an experience to remember. The people we met on the trip were fantastic as well! Also, they found a camera that we lost on the last day and arraigned for it to meet us in Johannesburg before we flew home. A beautiful time to in a beautiful place.

Sharon   –  
United States US
Visited: May 2017 Reviewed: May 29, 2017

Email Sharon  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Sharon and not that of SafariBookings.
Good Value But With A Few Problems
3/5

We just returned from a 5D/4N safari at Tremisana Lodge. The pre-trip communication was very good. It was easy to make the reservation 6 months ago and reconfirm it just before we left. We were on another safari in South Africa before meeting up with Viva Safaris and so had asked them to arrange a hotel for us, near JNB airpirt, on the night before starting this part of our trip. Even though we provided the with our domestic flight number, they were confused and went to the international terminal instead. The accommodations at Tremisana look as pictured. The Lodge is nore rustic than you might guess. All meals were served outside and there was only one meal time. The food was okay at best but we did not go there for the food anyway. The AC in our room shorted out and we were placed in a similar room. We felt it was odd that no other people on safari stayed at Tremisana more than one night but us. They all went on to other places, mostly Marcs Treehouse. This gave the Lodge the feeling of a halfway point instead of a social place to discuss what we had seen on safari that day. The game drives were always great. We did see the Big 5. We got close up to the animals and the experience was wonderful. All game drive leaders were not the same, however. One in particular (Alias - Smiley) was very good in explaining animal behavior. The game drives always occurred on schedule and lasted 2-4 hours. Transportation that was provided to/from the lodge from JNB airport was not at all what we expected. The drive from JNB to Tremisana Lodge is very long and takes about 5 hours! The minibus used to transport us from JNB to the Lodge broke down 45 min into the trip. The water pump gave out and we had to wait at a rest stop for 3 hours before a replacement minivan came to pick us up. Then, as came time for different guests to be dropped off at different lodges, a tactic of having other mini vans stationed along the route, where you and your luggage were transferred was used. This meant that we had to change mini busses several times, each time transferring our luggage as well. This was not expected, never communicated, resulted in one persons luggage being misplaced and left most people feeling the need to keep tipping drivers. On our trip back from Tremisana to JNB we were the last ones to be picked up and found ourselves crammed ito the last row of a small minibus that held 14 passengers. Again, we had to transfer to another mini bus three times before we got back to JNB airport.

aharon rose   –  
Israel IL
Visited: April 2017 Reviewed: May 15, 2017

Email aharon rose  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

krugerpark s.africa with viva safaris
5/5

great-great-great

all the package was corect, with great places to stey , good food , excellent guides and with a lot of patiesnt

Jamie   –  
United States US
Visited: April 2017 Reviewed: Apr 28, 2017

Email Jamie  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Wonderful Time at Marc's Treehouse
5/5

We loved our stay at Marc's Treehouse. The coordinator at the treehouse was so friendly and awesome! We had such a fun time. The treehouse we were in was wonderful, safe but still felt like camping! The food was also great! We enjoyed all of our private reserve drives, bush walks, and Kruger day. It was so much fun. We stayed at Tremisani lodge for one night. It was also relaxing. Our room was very toasty and we were supposed to be accomodated in a room of 3 isntad of 2 room but other than that it was wonderful. Definitely recommend!

Iva   –  
Indonesia ID
Visited: April 2017 Reviewed: Apr 26, 2017

Email Iva  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Good first taste of a safari experience
4/5

Booking reservation communication was prompt and quick. Had no expectation as to what a Kruger Safari would be like. We did the 3-day Masango Camp. It was unfortunate that the first night, we were the only guests on the camp site; could not help but feel a little left out from the other group. We also did not get to experience a braai during our stay. Masango Camp would have felt much better had it had more guests staying with us. "Nyala" room was very spacious, with a private bathroom. In the morning we could hear lions roaring. Staff was excellent. Our caretaker at Masango Camp (Mama Pauline woot woot!) was more than happy to assist us. Victor was superb! Very warm and easygoing and attentive - he had no problems laughing at himself. Our safari guide, Patrick, was very knowledgeable and patient - we got to see 4 out of the Big 5 (no rhinos!). Errisson was very pleasant and funny when giving us the bushwalk tour. Hopefully this would be more safaris in our future!

Kelly   –  
United States US
Visited: April 2017 Reviewed: Apr 25, 2017

Email Kelly  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Excellent Customer Service
5/5

I took my family on safari and we chose Viva Safaris to make our arrangements. We thoroughly enjoyed our safari and our accommodations. The staff was very professional and kind. Victor and Preti did an awesome job of making us feel welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for the good service.

John   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: March 2017 Reviewed: Apr 24, 2017

Email John  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Fascinating worthwhile trip and great guide/driver trip
4/5

Collection and drop off went well, apart from a slight delay switching minibuses on the way back. We felt packed in at times but no complaints, you were busy.

The tours at the camp were good and we were really impressed by our driver/guide who was enthusiastic, knowledgeable, friendly and professional. The vehicles are old and need replacing. The accommodation was ok - a bit tired - and the food and drinks were fine; just occasionally the level of service overall slipped.

The tour to Kruger went well but the arrangement of the vehicle with the driver in the front and the passengers behind in the back meant that communications with him were difficult, but he was very helpful when we did have a problem which was nothing to do with Viva Safaris

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