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Maritza   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: November 2022 Reviewed: Dec 20, 2022

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

Quick, efficient and knowledgeble
5/5

TIME OF MY LIFE
Wayne booked us onto a 4 day Under the canvas safari in the Sabi Sands. The Umkumbe Bush Lodge was INCREDIBLE. The safari drives…. LIONS eating buffalo, Leopard in a tree sleeping, Buffalo on every safari drive, Elephants in the river right in front of the lodge that we saw from our room.
AMAZING… service from the emails to service at the lodge whilst on safari was OUT OF THIS WORLD.

Reply from The Kruger Safari Co.
Reply from The Kruger Safari Co.
Posted on Feb 13, 2023

Hi there Maritza,

Thank you for your review, it is greatly appreciated.
Umkumbe Bush lodge is certainty one of the top lodges in the Sabi Sands and they always deliver the best sightings.

We cant wait to have you back on safari with us exploring other regions of the Kruger National park

Regards
Wayne Barnes

Renisha   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: October 2022 Reviewed: Dec 20, 2022

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

Fantastic
5/5

Awesome safari
I booked a safari for myself and my partner to the Kapama River Lodge. It was amazing, we had a super time. Wayne from Kruger Safari Co arranged it all, the pick up at Johannesburg was on time. The safari drives were amazing. We saw the big 5 in 2 days. Accommodation was amazing, food was great, staff at the lodge go out of their way to make you feel at home.
We will be coming back in 2023…

Reply from The Kruger Safari Co.
Reply from The Kruger Safari Co.
Posted on Feb 13, 2023

Hi there there Renish,

Thank you for your review, we do appreciate it. Kapama River lodge offers some of the best game viewing the Kruger National park and glad that it lived up to your expectations.
Bug 5 in 2 days, think i should have joined you on that safari, as it sounds like you had an amazing time.

See you soon back on safari with The Kruger Safari CO.

Michelle   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: December 2022 Reviewed: Dec 20, 2022

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

Fantastic and very helpful
5/5

Hoyo Hoyo Lodge
We had a good time on safari at the Hoyo Hoyo Lodge, the accommodation is well worth the money paid. Guide was amazing and the booking procedure from the office (we booked with Wayne) was quick and easy.
We will be back to find the Leopard that we missed on this safari, but we will be back in 2024 to find it.

Reply from The Kruger Safari Co.
Reply from The Kruger Safari Co.
Posted on Feb 13, 2023

Hi there Michelle,

Thank you for revieing our Hoyo Hoyo Lodge safari. The accommodation at the Hoyo Hoyo Lodge is certainly amazing and the guides are even better.
So what dates dates do you want to book for 2024? LOL

Hope to hear from you soon.

Wayne.

Paloma   –  
Spain ES
Visited: November 2022 Reviewed: Nov 23, 2022

Email Paloma  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Great service. Highly recommended!
5/5

We had an amazing experience with The Kruger Safari Co. Communication was very good at all times and they offered guidance and good advices. They were very flexible and arranged some changes to our planning like including the Panorama Route (which we really enjoyed!).
Upon their recommendation, we chose the option with accomodation inside the park, which was fantastic as we would see animals even at the gate of the camp site (i.e. no long drives needed to get to the park so we made the best out of our time). The tents were comfy and the food was really good.
And finally our guide was absolutely the best. Mylord was friendly, funny and very professional. He knew every corner of the park and was able to spot all animals at a glance. Everywhere we went he knew all the people around, which says a lot about him. Mylord really made our experience special. A huge thank you to him!

Reply from The Kruger Safari Co.
Reply from The Kruger Safari Co.
Posted on Nov 25, 2022

Hi there Paloma,
We are glad that you had a great time on safari and that our recommendation for staying inside the national park on our Classic Camping safari, was the right offer for you.
It is an amazing tour, with the home cooked meal, time around the fire in the evening with your guide and of course the early start and right in the bush safari drives.

Mylord is an incredible guide, his knowledge of the National park is OUT OF THIS WORLD. And yes everyone knows him.

Thank you for traveling with us and was a pleasure having you on safari with us.

Ally   –  
United States US
Visited: November 2022 Reviewed: Nov 15, 2022

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

Great experience, super accommodating.
5/5

We booked a 3 day safari very last minute after finishing a work assignment in the area. While our original lodge wasn’t available, Wayne and his team found us an arguably even better place to stay. We loved it so much we extended our trip by a few days and ended up with 5 days in the bush. Saw all the Big 5 within 2 game drives and had the most incredible experience. Transfers to and from JBurg were seamless and cannot recommend Wayne and his team enough; they were so accommodating when we extended our trip at the 11th hr. Highly recommend and will be sending my friends and family their way!!!

Reply from The Kruger Safari Co.
Reply from The Kruger Safari Co.
Posted on Nov 16, 2022

Hi there
Thank u for the wonderful review and recommendations, it’s highly appreciated we always go the extra mile as it is 1 of our standard protocols. We amazed to here you saw the big 5 in jus two game drives and the fact that you added on additional days to your stay .
Regards
Wayne .

Les   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: October 2022 Reviewed: Nov 8, 2022

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

Wayne does go above and beyond
5/5

I made my booking with Wayne for my honeymoon and I hade a fantastic experience. Wayne kept me upto date with the booking journey every step of the way. He was very knowledgeable and could answer all and any questions I had. I am looking forward to having Wayne book my anniversary too. Thank you for all your help.

Reply from The Kruger Safari Co.
Reply from The Kruger Safari Co.
Posted on Nov 16, 2022

Hi there
Thank you for the great review , we glad we could meet your expectations and and all your questions, as it’s our mission to be off great service to you and your partner..

We look forward to see you in the near future .
Regards
Wayne

Yvonne   –  
Spain ES
Visited: October 2022 Reviewed: Nov 2, 2022

Email Yvonne  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

He was a amazing and very knowledgeable. We could have not ask for a better one
5/5

It was an incredible experience and really felt like we were non intrusive to the animals which is what I was looking for.

Reply from The Kruger Safari Co.
Reply from The Kruger Safari Co.
Posted on Nov 16, 2022

Hi there
Thank you for the great review, we highly appreciate it and value your support and feedback tremendously, we are happy to here we met/exceeded your expectations.
Regards
Wayne

Kev P   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: October 2022 Reviewed: Oct 28, 2022

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

Excellent Tour- 10/10
5/5

Our Kruger Safari was an amazing experience and The Kruger Safari Co delivered on everything as detailed on their website. The booking process was simple and easy. Our driver Sunny was excellent, knowledgable and made us feel safe on our long drive from Johannesburg. When we arrived at our lodge the whole three day Safari was exceptionally organised and the lodge staff were amazing. We were also extremely lucky to spot all of the big5! The tour we chose was in the mid-range category and although we initially thought it was expensive, we feel we received very good value for money for the whole tour. Thank you Kruger Safari Co!

Reply from The Kruger Safari Co.
Reply from The Kruger Safari Co.
Posted on Nov 16, 2022

Hi there
Thank you for your kind review, we appreciate it dearly.
We glad we could be of assistance and met your expectations abundantly.We truly excited by the fact your rates our experience 10 out of 10 thank you.
Regards
Wayne

Fran   –  
United States US
Visited: October 2022 Reviewed: Oct 25, 2022

Email Fran

The entire Hoyo Hoyo Lodge staff are top notch.
5/5

This was quite possibly the best vacation we have ever taken. Every the about Hoyo Hoyo - the lodge staff, our tour guide Matt, the location with view of the wild animal water hole, etc. - was as good as we could've possibly hoped for. We thoroughly enjoyed our safari experience. Everything about it was excellent !

Reply from The Kruger Safari Co.
Reply from The Kruger Safari Co.
Posted on Nov 16, 2022

Hi there
Thank you for an awesome review .
We highly appreciate it , we glad we could meet your expectations and possibly exceeded it for you to rate this safari as your best holiday experience ever , thank you once again it’s highly appreciated as we value your support and feedback tremendously.
Regards
Wayne

Nancy   –  
United States US
Visited: October 2022 Reviewed: Oct 24, 2022

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

Extremely knowledgeable and personable
5/5

This safari couldn’t have been better. The lodge was extremely comfortable. The staff was very friendly and took care of everything. The food was delicious and plentiful
The Safari trips were great. The guide took us all over the concession. He was extremely knowledgeable about the animals and birds.
I liked the way the different guides worked together letting each other know about sightings
Would highly recommend anyone planning a trip to Krueger to stay at Hoyo Hoyo It is the way to go

Reply from The Kruger Safari Co.
Reply from The Kruger Safari Co.
Posted on Oct 24, 2022

Hi there
Thank you for the warm review and recommendation it’s highly appreciated, we are glad to here the lodge was comfortable and met your expectations, and that the staff were knowledgable and great . Hope to see you soon.
Regards

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