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4.8269 / 5 4.8 /5
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4 star 153 / 7 153
3 star 18 / 7 18
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Male avatar icon David Avila Portugal flag PT       Visited: June 2025 Reviewed: Jul 24, 2025

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

Top nature destination

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We lover the scenery on the south coast, as well as the national parks.
Great thing about the Cape area is the diversity in turistic experiences with culture and history, also galleries and art.

Male avatar icon Alex Rudiferia Italy flag IT       Visited: June 2025 Reviewed: Aug 13, 2025

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

Amazing South Africa and Kruger Park

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As we had little time to organise this holiday, we chose a 5-day all-inclusive safari, which was organised to perfection down to the last detail: internal flight from Johannesburg, transfers to and from the airport, stay in a luxury lodge and 4 tours. All very interesting and worthwhile tours with very competent guides. Unforgettable 2 days safari at the Kruger. Thank to Emmah for the great availability for every request and need, and for always responding very promptly to emails, even during non-working hours. Highly recommended.

Female avatar icon Sally-Anne Nation New Zealand flag NZ       Visited: July 2025 Reviewed: Aug 17, 2025

Email Sally-Anne Nation  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Greater Kruger National Park was amazing

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Ku Sungula was an awesome place to stay. The people and animals were amazing.

Avatar icon Brian Frank Wiggins United States flag US       Visited: July 2025 Reviewed: Aug 17, 2025

Email Brian Frank Wiggins  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Enthusiastic guides, well accommodating staff, nice private reserve and comforable rooms

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I think we stayed a bit long (7 day safari); probably 5 days would have been sufficient. We repeated the night drive/cookout which really, one of those was enough. But everything else was very good and very well run. We did see the Big 5 in Kruger and saw many animals in the private reserve too. Most of the guides were very knowledgeable. Food was pretty good, and plenty of it- the kitchen ladies were very nice.
There's no wifi in the rooms, but that was fine by me.

Male avatar icon Alastair Forbes Estonia flag EE       Visited: August 2025 Reviewed: Aug 18, 2025

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

Wonderful to see so many amazing animals in their own habitat

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We had a great time - from the cautions and horrors of the apartheid museum to the warmth and hospitality of our many hosts. Pride of place goes to the animals of Kruger and Bulule - and of course to the viva Safari team who found them for us. Five star!

Female avatar icon Gabriela Brazil flag BR       Visited: July 2025 Reviewed: Aug 19, 2025

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

Amazing!

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Everything was great, our tour guides were incredible, we saw all the big 5 plus other wildlife animals. Our Umbhaba Eco Lodge/hotel was incredible as well. I really recommend this!

Female avatar icon Hana United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: August 2025 Reviewed: Aug 21, 2025

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

Country of wonders

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This was our first time to South Africa and we have had a smashing time from the start to the end. We landed in Johannesburg late and were going to another domestic flight, everyone in the airport was helpful to let us go through, simply there were all wonderful. We visited Hoedspruit town, a small town on the edge of Greater Kruger and it was lovely town settled between fruit farms and mountains on the horizon. We visited Karongwe Game Reserve, a niche place full of beautiful animals, we saw all big5 there. Then we went on the Panorama Tour which was absolutely stunning with so many beautiful views of mountains, rivers and waterfalls. Hazyview was our other stop, a larger busier but beautiful town on the edge of Kruger National Park. Kruger itself is just breathtaking, we saw so many animals! Everything is so well organised and looked after. Next stop was St.Lucia and iSinmangaliso wetland park. Wow place and must visit if you like hippos, rhinos, crocs and birds! Then Cape Town. What
Read more a place to live, sea & mountains, what else one needs in life. The shopping and pubs were great too. Trip to the top of Table Mountain is another a must do. Cape of Good Hope was a bit too packed with tourists to our liking but stunning nevertheless. Last stop was Hermanus and whale watching. 5 stars place. We met so many lovely people over the two weeks holidays, made unforgettable friends and memories. Everything worked smoothly, high level of service. Maybe we were just lucky but from my perspective we loved South Africa, and definitely will be coming back.