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User Reviews of South Africa (1,237 Reviews)

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Male avatar icon Harold Wodlinger Canada flag CA       Visited: October 2025 Reviewed: Dec 6, 2025

Email Harold Wodlinger  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

A great experience

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The bush loge was very comfortable, good food, great guides, and lots of animals. An extraordinary experience.

Male avatar icon Matthew Wichrowski United States flag US       Visited: October 2025 Reviewed: Nov 30, 2025

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

A very memorable, safe wildlife experience

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Had a wonderful time. Lots of wildlife. Ranger guide and lodge staff were informative,attentive and welcoming. Shannon who helped with the booking was great.

Male avatar icon Scott Frayne Australia flag AU       Visited: November 2025 Reviewed: Nov 30, 2025

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

Absolutely sensational.

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Best holiday for years. Saw up close all animals i had hoped for, the guides were incredibly passionate and very skilled to get us a great experience. I knew that id enjoy this experience but it was fantastic.

Male avatar icon Jason Davy New Zealand flag NZ       Visited: November 2025 Reviewed: Nov 28, 2025

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

Amazing wildlife and people

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A great time at all the different safari parks including Kruger. Great guides. Accomodation was first class as was the food

People very conscious of what the parks do for them and there families and they are conservationists and great allies of the wildlife

A perfect spot. Great value for money and the experience of a life time off the bucket list.

Female avatar icon YT Taiwan flag TW       Visited: October 2025 Reviewed: Nov 14, 2025

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

We chose to visit SA because of the diversity of tourist attractions.

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We found the package from Viva Safari and MoAfria through this platform.

We chose to visit SA because of the diversity of tourist attractions; you could experience safari tours, majestic geological landscapes, and UNESCO-certified historical sites. South Africa is one of the top 3 richest countries in Africa based on GDP, yet the government is interested in lining their pockets. Because of this and structural societal problems, unemployment and crime are high. You need to be careful when traveling in SA. As a foreigner, you should avoid being outside after dark.

When people learn that I have been to SA, the question I'm most often asked is “Did you see the big five walking in the streets.” The answer is no. I feel like this is a common stereotype that Asians have about Africa. Our first stop was Jozi, the city of gold and diamonds,which was prosperous, you could see many different international companies located in gorgeous and architecturally innovative
Read more buildings, and the environment was clean and tidy with well-dressed pedestrians.

The scenery began to change as we entered Soweto. At first, there were several pretty houses with gardens in the wealthy neighborhood which were located close to the freeway off-ramp. However, when we went deep into the town , I began to feel like the residents were living inside of a big garbage dump. Although the government sends cleaning units to come and clean up once a week, they can never keep up with the speed that people produce garbage. On the other hand, the majority of the black residents make a living by picking up recyclable products from the trash. Therefore, trash is gold to them. We had the privilege to meet with a young adult who lives in a shack with 7 family members. She walked with us in the slums and showed us a local preschool, where 60 kids study in a container house with only 3 teachers. I couldn't imagine how busy the teachers are during lunchtime.

In the second half of our trip, we flew to Cape Town. After we had settled down in our accommodation and bought some food for the next few days, we decided to go for a walk along the Atlantic ocean in the late afternoon, starting from the V&A Waterfront shopping center to Rockland Beach. Although it was only a 4km walk, we took an hour and a half to reach our destination. The sweeping view of the ocean with a beautiful sunset was truly amazing, which made up for our regret at not being able to see the sunset during the safari. There were many people walking, running or cycling along the seawall park, and we were jealous of the people who had built their homes there. The mini-golf area in the park caught our attention and we had fun watching families competing. The funniest thing was that a runner got too close to the seaside and he got soaked because a big wave hit the shore.

Overall, although nowhere we went was very crowded, the long queues for the Cape Point “Flying Dutchman” funicular, Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, and Robben Island ferry surprised us. Even so, the attractions are definitely worth waiting for. Finally, I love the unique way that black people called my parents; instead of addressing them by their titles or names, they always said Papa and Mama.
Male avatar icon Daniel Attard Australia flag AU       Visited: October 2025 Reviewed: Nov 6, 2025

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

South African Safari Dream comes to life

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Visited South Africa in October 2025, and done a tour to that went to Kruger National Park and the surrounds. Whilst the mornings are early starts and the days are long, it makes it worth it when you enter the safari tracks and you spot a big 5 (or even a Giraffe) out in the wild, where you are only metres away from that animal in a safari vehicle with no fences in the way to stop you.

Make sure you have your battery packs at full charge and your camera/phone on photo or video mode to capture a moment instantly. To see a Giraffe running out in front of you, to, two Rhinos about to charge and fight, you don't want to miss those moments... moments you won't see in a zoo, ever!

And if you've been to a Zoo, you'll wish you did a Safari sooner, as the experience will leave you grinning from ear to ear once you return home and share those stories.

Female avatar icon Magnea Björg Jónsdóttir Iceland flag IS       Visited: October 2025 Reviewed: Nov 5, 2025

Email Magnea Björg Jónsdóttir  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Beautyful and very intetesting Country.

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The landscape is great. Had overall plesant time. Really enjoyed the Safari. Gave me a feeling of beeing in Afrika.

Female avatar icon Katrina Huet Australia flag AU       Visited: September 2025 Reviewed: Nov 3, 2025

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

Our Safari blew my dreams out of the water.

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A Safari has always been my dream. We saw so many animals up close, so majestic and proud in their own space.

Female avatar icon Glodina Catharina Nel South Africa flag ZA       Visited: October 2025 Reviewed: Oct 29, 2025

Email Glodina Catharina Nel  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Wonderful country with a lot of things to do.

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Was able to see a lot of animals as well as 3 of the big 5.

Female avatar icon Heather Barnes Australia flag AU       Visited: September 2025 Reviewed: Oct 27, 2025

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

Beautiful

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Kruger national park 5 day safari at Tremisana lodge .
We were picked up punctually our accommodation in JHB .
Comfortable transfer to the lodge.
Included a toilet stop at one of the best stops . We almost saw the entire big 5 at this stop . Stopped for lunch and new driver for remainder of trip .
Highlight and a suprise was how full each day offered with adventures . On arrival we did a game drive at sunset and saw 4 of the big 5 including the usually hard to spot leopard . The food , drives, accommodation and organisation of the staff was superb . We were 3 female friends travelling together . Loved our experience ! Memories and photos we will treasure forever .