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Matthew   –  
Australia AU
Visited: September 2019 Reviewed: Sep 17, 2019

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

Great experience and resort!!
5/5

From the moment Thabo picked us up from our hotel in Johannesburg and drove us out here to when we witnessed all Big 5 animals from Kruger park with our guide Lucky this experience and resort is one not to miss. Staff here are super friendly and always smiling. Food selection is great, the cleanliness of the rooms is 5 star quality. Not one single insect or mosquito in our room despite being in the location it is during our 2 night stay was extremely impressive. The hotel cat is super cute and loves a cheeky treat from your dinner or breakfast plate. One of us is gluten intolerant and the staff were excellent in accommodating for this, the selection is limited however it was great they understood.
Our driver Lucky was what made the drive very informative and fun. We witnessed all Big 5 animals across both the sunset drive and the full day safari and he certainly knew his stuff & where to find them. I can’t speak highly enough of the staff and condition of the hotel here. They even decorated our bed with ‘’Happy Anniversary’’ for when we arrived! A++++++++

HEFY   –  
United States US
Visited: August 2019 Reviewed: Aug 29, 2019

Email HEFY  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Huge groups had a great experience
5/5

Everything was great with us! We have 5 groups of 23 people going to Safari with Us. We love the safari, and our youth enjoyed our accommodations and different activities as well. It’s been a great company to work with!

William Garcia   –  
Brazil BR
Visited: August 2019 Reviewed: Aug 18, 2019

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

Awesome and safe experience with a friendly and punctual staff
5/5

My tour began with Thabo (the amazing and patient driver) picking me up on my hostel in Joburg.

Thabo is really a good guy, he helped me with another stuffs like buy african's plug in and exchange money beyond get nice driving.

Overall the Safari was unforgettable because the lodge facilities and the wild experience of seeing animals on the Kruger Park was perfect.




Justin   –  
South Korea KR
Visited: August 2019 Reviewed: Aug 14, 2019

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

Grat experience across the board
5/5

From the outset (meaning when I booked in April) communication was swift and efficient. When I actually got there, the service was even better. The room is very comfortable and the two extra blankets made me so comfortable (South Africa is surprisingly cold in August) that I didn't even have to bother with the space heater. Apart from Andre himself, his assistant Debbie was absolutely amazing. She made me some excellent T bone steak braai (my first experience with Braai!) the evening before I set off to Kruger. After I came back, she made me some excellent chicken along with the best bread pudding I ever had. Prior to my departure for safari she also picked up some insect spray for me.

Andre helped me arrange tours of both Soweto and Pretoria. This was a pleassnt surprise, because my plan all along had been to stay at the Lodge because of negative things I'd heard about Johannesburg in the media. Safari with us will help you enjoy greater Johannesburg. Just as it will help you enjoy greater Kruger.

Both Kruger and Greater Kruger were phenomenal. I got my big five (including the leopard which I was NOT expecting), along with countless other incredible animals from dwarf mongoose to hippos and giraffes that are NOT in the big five. The key to having a great experience on safari, I feel, is to go in free of expectations, and be able to appreciate a gennet or mongoose as you would a lion or rhino. There is so much more to Kruger than just the big five.

Another key is to go with Safari With Us. You won't regret it.

Elena   –  
Italy IT
Visited: July 2019 Reviewed: Jul 16, 2019

Email Elena  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

An amazing 3-days safari experience!
5/5

The whole experience was better than what we expected. We started the safari in 3 people from Johannesburg; Thabo, our driver, came to fetch us on time and we discovered to be the only costumers of the trip. He has been very precise, polite and funny. We arrived at the Adventure lodge to discover that my parents had a quadruple room and I got a double. Rooms were of course very spacious and neat. We went out for a satisfying safari in the evening and came back to a marvelous dinner. The next day was a full day safari, an experience you won't forget. Again, the dinner was amazing. Finally, on the last day, we had a huge breakfast and left to Johannesburg again. I highy recommend Safari With Us.

Pinthip Tongjuntuek   –  
Thailand TH
Visited: April 2019 Reviewed: May 21, 2019

Email Pinthip Tongjuntuek

Way better than expectation
5/5

It was my first trip to SA with very less information in my head. I randomly picked Safaribookings.com by the friendly layout of the page and picked Safari With us by affordable price and traveling period. I knew nothing and I asked quite a lot. Appreciated that your website provided me a good answer and I got many email correspondences with Safari with us that made me feel comfortable and filled me with useful information. Anyway the most important thing is the actual trip that was amazing in every way. The door to door transit were great. I absolutely love every minutes in the trip. Because my biology clock is 5 hr ahead the dinner were always a bit too big but very good. Tour put me and my friend in the small group with another nice couple for the whole trip which made me feel very comfortable. For the Safari, even tough our guides know that it's my first Safari which will make me happy with everything but I can sense that they still tried to give us the best experience in just a short time that we had. (We saw 4 from the big 5 in 3 days trip which is exactly as I was informed before that the chance is 80%.)
This trip makes me one of the fan of South Africa and will always be.

Lyn Burke   –  
Australia AU
Visited: April 2019 Reviewed: May 7, 2019

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

Safari With Us exceeded all expectations. Faultless and Professional!
5/5

Our 3 day stay at Madigwe Game Reserve was arranged to perfection. The Safari was tailored to meet our needs and the numerous communications were amazingly prompt and informative.
Our driver to Madigwe Thabo was simply the best! Nothing was too much trouble and he was a wealth of information.
Payment for our tour was made through a secure website which was a bonus, as many other (legitimate) tour operators requested credit card details by email.
Numerous and varied bookings were made for our 4 week adventure in South Africa, but Safari With Us by far, stood out as the best to deal with.
Thank you Andre Retief and your team of professionals.
Simply excellent!!

Deepak   –  
India IN
Visited: March 2019 Reviewed: Apr 9, 2019

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

Everything good and one of the cheapest rates we found
4/5

We bought 2N / 3D safari for zar 5400 per person where in accomodation was a camping tent. In terms of money we are happy as it was one of the cheapest we got in the market.

The camping tent is very very small. Dont take that if you have even 1 suitcase.

Overall happy to choose

Ibolya and István   –  
Hungary HU
Visited: February 2019 Reviewed: Feb 26, 2019

Email Ibolya and István  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The tour was very good, the guide had excellent quality, his explanations were very interesting.
5/5

Hello, we spent our in South Africa at the beginning of February 2019. Our travel agency in Hungary booked us the 5 Day Garden Route Tour, from 6th to 10th of Feb 2019. Our guide was Machiel. We were lucky to have him as our guide throughout the 5 days. He explained a lot, about nature, history, animals, as well. He was always happy. He was very helpful not just with us, but also with other tourists. Thanks to him, we enjoyed our days on our tour very much.

Thanks, Machiel, we wish you all the best.

Greetings from Hungary, from István and Ibolya

Ricarda   –  
Germany DE
Visited: December 2018 Reviewed: Jan 30, 2019

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

Excellent service and great Safari experience
5/5

Communication was always quick and on point via Email. Everything worked out as planned. We really enjoyed our Safari at Tau Lodge. We definitely recommend booking with this operator.

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