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Frik   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: July 2014 Reviewed: Nov 27, 2015

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

royalty treatment by kruger lodge
4/5

pleasant surprise when we got there and were treated like royalty. friendly personnel. great place where you can still experience the real bush field adventure. to travel with the safari tour personnel with their highly qualified knowledge we were surprised by the profesiolism

Richard   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: April 2015 Reviewed: Nov 26, 2015

Email Richard  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

First time in Africa
4/5

A great way to introduce Guests from Europe into Africa. To watch them absorb and enjoy the environment is just great

David   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: December 2014 Reviewed: Nov 26, 2015

Email David  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

A most enjoyable experience - other than the driving in Park hours.
4/5

All was good - but in summer when the sun comes up at 4h30 ish and goes down at 7ish - for anyone who loves the bush - the very best viewing times are early morning and evening - to rush back into camp before sun set spoils a magnificent Reserve and detracts from the best viewing times.

Chirster Svensson   –  
Sweden SE
Visited: February 2018 Reviewed: Feb 22, 2018

Email Chirster Svensson  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Chirster Svensson and not that of SafariBookings.
rather average compared to other safaris we did in the greater Krüger area
3/5

The flights and accommodation were arranged according to our bookings. Unfortunately, we could not do the promised last morning game drive, but dit a rather disappointing Panorama tour ( short stop the waterfall, not the Potholes ...) on our way to the airport instead. The other game drives were rather 'a hunt for the Sabi leopard' whilst kind of sometimes missing the overall safari experience .

Franco   –  
Italy IT
Visited: April 2016 Reviewed: May 20, 2016

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

The review below is the personal opinion of Franco and not that of SafariBookings.
more expensive than planned
3/5

As I have already told them I felt cheated when I was charged the drop off of the rented car. At Kruger park they knew it from the very beginning that the trip included renting the car in Port Elisabeth and driving all the way to Cape Town and dropping the car at the airport. They never told me the was an extra charge for it and I felt cheated, I also felt cheated when they charged me 2.5 % for paying by credit card. Other than that the trip was fine but i would not use them again ! sorry but you need to be clear from the onset.

Manuel   –  
Portugal PT
Visited: May 2016 Reviewed: May 8, 2016

Email Manuel  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Manuel and not that of SafariBookings.
I went a lot of to Kruger (more than 30 times...); it was the 3th time that I have problems with c.c
3/5

Your safety is our priority. As an accredited member of South Africa's
most well-known tourism authorities, Cape Town Tourism and the Southern
Africa Tourism Services Association, we uphold strict policies and
adhere to stringent regulations. We use state of the art encryption and
never store your credit card details. We are also the first South African
travel company to use 3-D Secure (3DS) credit card security.


It,s not true!!!
My credit card was used for somebody during my stay with you, and they "stall" my money from my account...

Reply from Safari.com
Reply from Safari.com
Posted on May 9, 2016

Hi Manuel.
We hear your frustration.

Credit card fraud, especially skimming, is a global problem and we do everything in our power to prevent it from occurring.
As a travel company, we process a high volume of credit cards, therefore, we use 256 bit encrypted SSL and 3DS, for supporting banks, and do not store any of the card details.

If we can assist with a formal investigation please contact your consultant and we will be more than willing to assist.

Our sincerest apologies for the inconvenience.

Joey   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: April 2016 Reviewed: May 8, 2016

Email Joey

The review below is the personal opinion of Joey and not that of SafariBookings.
Tedious, since I continuously needed to follow up on my queries and bookings!
3/5

The tour that I had in mind, was booked as per request, except for one stay at Skukuza. The hosts that are present on the live chat need to make more effort to provide guidance and really find out what it is the customer wants on their trip. Overall, we were very happy with the suggestions and our bookings...however, there were one or two camps that didn't provide us with what we wanted. (Self-catering) wise...this is not a train smash, but it could have been avoided.

Reply from Safari.com
Reply from Safari.com
Posted on May 9, 2016

Hi Joey

We are glad to hear you were happy with the suggestions. Feedback is what helps everyone improve and if you mail your consultants about exactly what was lacking at the self-catering camps we will pass the feedback along.

Thank you

Blits du Plessis   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: July 2014 Reviewed: Nov 26, 2015

Email Blits du Plessis  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of Blits du Plessis and not that of SafariBookings.
Booking made in name of agent, not us,thus creating stress when we could not access park
3/5

Safari tour ok, other time spent great! Booking was made under agent's name, and not our name. We therefor struggled to convince gate personnel that we did book, as they could not find our names.

Grant O'Brien   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: August 2017 Reviewed: Aug 23, 2017

Email Grant O'Brien  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Grant O'Brien and not that of SafariBookings.
Not great
2/5

No hot water in the Chalet and nobody answers the " after hours" numbers to fix the problem. Not a lot of game sighted at all. Actually nothing sighted but the impala at the Chalet.

Boyana B.   –  
United States US
Visited: January 2017 Reviewed: Jan 21, 2017

Email Boyana B.  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of Boyana B. and not that of SafariBookings.
Call it the Tourist tax on pricing, especially when you see what you get for it
2/5

The safari's and guides themselves were great. Thank God I only did the 2 night, 3 day stay. The accommodations are terrible! I'd met a couple on the way down that did the cheaper "tented" version. There experience was much better- and cleaner. For the price you pay, you'd think it would be a stunning room. It is not. The locals I know in Cape Town informed me what it actually costs a local to do this for them. They tourist price us of course and
I'd be fine if I had a beautiful room with an amazing bed and stunning accommodations. This was 2 dirty not even the size of single bed beds, no frame to them, no skirt on the bottom box spring showing it for all it's dirtiness, a dirty shower, dirty walls, old dirty looking towels (they were clean but the vibe felt gross), everything felt dirty. I paid almost $800 for those two nights & not really 3 days. I thought that would mean a beautiful sleep in beauty. We all chatted over dinner on the condition of what we got and felt the same. My recommendation- book a stunning hotel separately. Book the safari's separately. it'll be the same or cheaper. And you can self drive as well but you'll miss out on the amazing information the guides give. You don't need to be suckered into this - some research and a tiny bit of effort and you can avoid all this bs.

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