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Go Touch Down Travel & Tours
- Offices In:
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United States
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Tour Types:
- Mid-range & luxury tours that, when possible, use accommodations owned and operated by them
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $400 to $625 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Simon | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Treated like a VIP and everything a safari should offer
Third time using Go Touchdown for safaris, they are everything they say and more. The US based staff are caring and listen, then answer everything. The pre trip communication is stellar.
When you get to South Africa, they have everything covered, whether you need a night to recover before starting on your adventure, or getting right to it, you are in amazing hands.
The safari drives take you to all areas of their properties while working to see the wide range of animals on the property. After the drives the meals are tasty and satisfying.
Rooms are always clean and prepared for you when you get back. Go Touchdown males sure that everything is seamless.
Highly recommend them for your investment and adventure.
Email Bob and Mary Ellen | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible Team and a wonderful Experience in South Africa and Zimbabwe!!
We just returned from a 3 week trip coordinated and hosted by Go Touch Down Travel in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Our experience was incredible! We started with an 8 day safari split between The Royal Morubisi Private Game Reserve, and Tshkudu Private Game Reserve both in South Africa. Both reserves were excellent from our perspective. We had incredible guides in both locations, they were knowledgable and very caring and committed to our experience while in each lodge. We loved the game drives in both reserves. We saw every animal we hoped to see, certainly all the big 5 and more! Of course this experience is not just about checking off boxes, but the magic of seeing animals in the wild, and learning about their behaviors and habitats. We loved our time in Morubisi, our guide was Yolandi, she was exceptional! She was so knowledgeable, and patient, so passionate about her work and teaching us about what we were seeing and experiencing. We loved how she taught us how she was able to track the cats, the elephants, the antelope! I didn't expect to love some of the Antelope so much! Wow, a Water Buck is an incredible animal to see and photograph. The lodges were beautiful, the service was excellent. The food throughout our trip was just amazing. We were not sure we would LOVE the food on this trip, at the end that was probably our biggest surprise, we just raved about our food experiences, and the staff who served us! At Tshkudu lodge our Guide Dan was lots of fun, and tenacious about getting us thru whatever bush obstacles were in between us and a leopard or cheetah once we found them! The Safari's were both excellent and memories that we will cherish! I would be remiss not to mention Joseph who was our guide on the road, and helping to make sure our trip was well coordinated and smooth. He is wonderful person, and gentleman, and we give him an A+. We hope that GTD will support him in continuing to further his skill, knowledge and capacity to expand his roles with the company. He is an asset who helps to ensure that customers have incredible experiences, and develop a loyalty to Go Touch Down as result of his very capable guidance and support!! Joseph, thank you for your friendship and all the help and support.
We also visited Cape town and were able to see highlights of the Cape, the coast, and the Town itself. We chose to visit wineries only one day, we enjoyed that too. Table Mountain and the tour of the cape and beaches were a highlight for us that we liked best, and we enjoyed Downtown CapeTown.
From there we traveled to Victoria Falls and Chobe River. We were so happy to end our trip there, it was a highlight for us. The Ilala Lodge was incredible, beautiful and we highly recommend it! The falls are beautiful, the guide and walk to the falls was really nice. We also did the Railroad Sunset Trip with dinner and enjoyed that very much, it is pricey but was nice to see the River from the bridge and to learn about the history of South Africa from the perspective of Exploration and Train travel. Our Chobe Safari too was incredible, Webby our guide there was again, excellent. My one disappointment was the Chobe River Cruise. I had really looked forward to that the entire trip. I am not sure what happened, my impression is a woman in the office at Bushtracks who manages you in Botswana made a change to our planned itinerary for the boat and assigned us to a different boat and guide than was originally planned. That became a fiasco that really upset me that afternoon. The guide that was supposed to get us to our boat, form a tour company called Cresta I think was aloof, and unreliable. We had a very nice lunch at at a beautiful resort on the Zambezi River, and then the guide we had been reassigned to just did not show up. We sat for about an hour waiting for him and the group. Once we did find him, he was unable to get the group together, lots of time wasted and then he drove us down the river to a location that was suboptimal from the start, sketchy. And the two guys driving a little metal pontoon of a boat where more drivers and guides. I felt like we started late, barely went up the river, and motored around in circles. While we did see lots of elephants on the water, I had really hoped to get upriver to where we had seen hippos from the safari in the morning and they just did not have time or interest to head up the river. Very disappointing. I doubt that is common, but I hope GTD will address that problem so others don't have that experience. We were really hoping that would be a highlight our last day, it was a disappointment. I will say, my driver that day to Botswana, to lunch was excellent. Had he been in charge all would have gone well, it was the woman calling the shots in the Bushtrack Office who really messed things up. He did make the most of it, he was understanding, compassionate and to the extent he could he tried to get that boat guide to be responsible and helped us to find him. He also felt very badly that things did not go well. I could tell he works very hard to make experiences exceptional and he felt badly about the afternoon, it was obvious it was out of his hands.
Zimbabwe was beautiful and we absolutely loved the people in Victoria Falls. The service was exceptional and the people, especially in the shops and kiosks were so much fun to talk to and visit with, and to buys artisanal art and souvenirs from. We left there having a great appreciation for the people, and their interest in us. I am grateful to the people who took care of us, cooked for us, guided us, and sold things to us, all were kind, caring, and just good people.
Go touch down was exceptional!! We would use them again, we highly recommend them for travel to South Africa. I should mention too that leading up to the trip Lucia and Yolande who assisted us with all planning were incredible. They answered all our questions and helped us to plan and experience a once in a lifetime adventure and trip. Thank you all, and to the staff at the lodges and in Cape Town! And the the Bushtracks guides where were exceptional. We loved the trip and will cherish the memories for a lifetime!!
Email Jacqui | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once-in-a-Lifetime- Experience
I would highly recommend booking your safari through GoTouchDown. Lucia and crew did a wonderful job getting everything booked and our drivers, rangers, and game lodge employees did an excellent job in making sure we had a once-in-a-life time experience. We traveled with our young adult children and stayed at the City Lodge the first night, 3 nights at the Royal Morubisi, 4 nights at Siyela/Tskududo and another 4 nights in Cape Town. We loved each place as much as the next.
Our drivers/guides, James and Tony, were so informative, helpful and friendly. Our rangers, Lucas and Dan, were amazing and spotted all of the animals on our list. We saw lions, cheetahs and leopards several times and got so close to them. It was an awesome experience. We saw the Big 5: elephants, rhinos, lions, leopards and buffalo at both private reserves. Plus countless giraffes, zebras, impalas, wildebeests, and warthogs. We also saw a few crocodiles sun bathing, a herd of hippos in the water with only their eyes above water and a male ostrich doing an extravagant mating dance. Plus my favorite bird, the lilac breasted roller.
Cape Town was also an amazing experience. We went to the Cape of Good Hope, saw penguins, went up to Table Mountain, went to a dinner theater with amazing local dancing and drumming along with wine tasting.
Email Brad and Carol | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
A Preserve worth Preserving
My wife and I visited South Africa in late August. We visited Royal Morubishi Preserve and Cape Town. The staff , accommodations, and experince were excellent. Everyone you meet is pleasant and go out of their way to ensure you want for nothing. Issy, our guide, was extremely knowledgable regarding all of the animals and their habits, frequently stopping to explain nuances regarding what we were seeing. The animals were plentiful and the preserve lives up to its name by practicing conservation and responsible animal husbandry. We managed to see the big five but the supporting cast of birds and animals is also amazing. Fellow travellers were pleasant and added to the quality of the experience.
Email Henry | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unforgettable Family Experience at Royal Morubisi
Our family — my wife, our son, and I — had the privilege of staying at Royal Morubisi in South Africa this September, and from the moment we arrived, we knew we were somewhere truly special. The entire experience was phenomenal, but what made our stay so memorable was not only the incredible surroundings and wildlife. It was the people — the warmth, professionalism, dedication, and genuine hospitality of everyone who took care of us throughout our stay. A very special thank-you goes to the safari drivers and guides. Their knowledge, passion, patience, and ability to read the environment made every game drive an extraordinary experience. They didn't simply take us out to see animals. They taught us to appreciate the bush — the sounds, the tracks, the behavior of the animals, and the incredible details that we would have otherwise missed. Their dedication to making sure we had memorable sightings, while always respecting the wildlife and the environment, was truly impressive. Every safari felt like a new adventure, and we came away with memories that our family will treasure for years to come. We also want to recognize the chef and the entire kitchen staff. The food was wonderful, but what stood out even more was the care and attention behind every meal. Breakfasts, lunches, and dinners were prepared with great attention to detail, and every meal felt like part of the experience rather than simply something to eat. And then came our last evening at Royal Morubisi — a moment that will stay with our family forever. We had the privilege of interacting directly with young local people dressed in their traditional clothing, sharing their culture with us through songs and chants in their native language. There was something deeply moving about sitting there and experiencing that moment together as a family. It felt authentic, personal, and profoundly meaningful. It wasn't simply entertainment. It was an opportunity to connect with the local culture and to experience a small part of a heritage that has been passed down through generations. Royal Morubisi gave us much more than an incredible safari. It gave us memories, cultural experiences, wonderful meals, exceptional hospitality, and moments of connection that we will carry with us for a very long time. To every guide, safari driver, chef, member of the kitchen team, and every person who welcomed us and cared for our family — thank you.