South Africa Travel Guide

Incredible

Every part of the trip went very well, everything was laid out very well. From the planning , drivers, facilities! Very impressive.

It has everything you may need to experience with activities and wildlife

Simply amazing.

Our first Safari and it did not disappoint. We had booked a 3 day Safariwith Ku Sungula and had seen all of the big five within 48 hours.

Accommodation was clean and comfortable, especially loved the outdoor areas for each room. Staff extremely helpful and friendly.

A fabulous trip!

South Africa is a country of diversity,beauty and is fantastic in so many aspects.

A beautiful country worth visiting which has so much to offer. The country side with its nature and magnificent large diversity of wildlife,is so capitivating. So much to see, it will take your breath away! My fiancé ( her first visit here) and I have travelled alot in the country. The 'wow' factor is breath taking. Besisdes our safari tour, we've seen lush green areas, mountains, the seafront, the cities and its attractions ,the peoples of this nation and the diversity that comes with it. Totally a fantastic trip, my mrs really enjoyed seeing the country. We did a great road trip on the garden route aswell. Super!

I love South Africa

We contacted Indigo Safaris via Safari Bookings. We had spotted a 3 night, reasonably priced stay at Thakadu River Lodge in Madikwe Game Reserve. An easy process and a spectacular stay at Thakadu Lodge. Highly recommend the lodge, the tour company and the booking site.

The beauty and diversity of the wildlife in South Africa is truly amazing.

We stayed at the Ku Sungula resort and were extremely pleased with the resort. The staff was amazing and so very helpful. The bush guides new exactly where to go to find the animals and were in contact contact with other guides to provide locations of the animals. Kruger national park was epic. We saw so many different animals, in their natural settings. The guides are amazing and always willing to help. The only issue we had was the multiple load sharing black out due to the South African electrical grid problems. The power would be shut down for hours at a time all over.

Full of life and beaty, kindness and history...

South Africa is a amazing country.
Full of life and beatufull scenes, kind people and a great history.
Garden route is amazing, flower, vegetation, landscape... Food is amazing and a good price!
We feel a little of disconfort in Johannesburg and Cape Town (big cities) at night. Everyone told us to not walk at night in anywhere... Dispite this it was a great trip! Great experiences. We want to come back!

A beautiful country with diverse scenery and beautiful nature, with complex history and present

My girlfriend and I started our trip in the safari.
We went to Umkumbe bush lodge, a luxury lodge in the private sabi sands reserve.
The experience was incredible. the game drives, food and gatherings were special and in high level, and we enjoyed any second of it.

We landed in Johannesburg and personally we do not recommend it as a destination. The city does not feel very safe.
Continuing our trip we went on to the garden route, starting from port Elizabeth all the way to cape town.
WOW! what an experience. I WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO ANY ONE WHO LOVES NATURE, ADVENTURES, HIKES AND SO MANY OTHER THINGS.
We done it for a week and still do not feel we did a lot.

We finished our trip in cape town, enjoying the food and parties, although we found the harsh reality of so many people disturbing and hard for us in the daily life there. So many beggars and homeless that also don't really contribute to the notion of safety in the city.

overall south africa is a destination I would warmly recommend. It is filled with scenery, warm people and really good food.
we traveled in september, and although the weather was great for hiking and the safari, we could not really enjoy the beaches that much.

Smile!

Our Safari in South Africa with Wildlife Safari was interesting and well organised. Our guide/driver, Hoppy, picked us up at Joburg Airport and from there we set off on a 5-day itinerary. Our guide was always kind and helpful. The route is relatively demanding, because it still involves long daily journeys, but it allows you to see interesting and varied landscapes. We saw all the famous big 5, as well as numerous other animals present in abundance in the Kruger. The landscape, at least in this season (South African spring) is rather dry and this allows you to spot fauna more easily. Overall a positive experience, although decidedly different, in my opinion, from Safaris in Kenya and Tanzania, essentially due to the high number of tourists present in the park compared to these other realities. South Africa has a lot to offer, even on the human side. I found very smiling people

Greater Kruger has it all, abundant animals, outstanding lodges, knowledgeable guides, friendly loca

I started researching this trip to South Africa with an internet search for safaris. I found SafariBookings and they were the most comprehensive site with the most safaris. From there, read about the various national parks in SA, and decided that Kruger was right for my family trip. I went back to SafariBookings and filtered for safaris in Kruger, mid-range cost, about 1 week in length. The best fit was Wildlife Encounters (WE) , which offered a 5-day safari to 3 different game reserves in greater Kruger. As it turned out, the lodges that WE had chosen for us were all fantastic. The lodges themselves were like something out of the movie "Out of Africa" or a Hemmingway novel. The food was excellent, often including meat grilled on an outdoor wood fire, lots of fresh vegetables and fruits, and tasty desserts. We found that all the lodges where we stayed used water purification systems that allowed us to eat all the fresh food without concern for disease, which was a huge plus for us. The guides knew their areas well, and did a fantastic job driving and navigating the dirt 2-track roads. We saw the Big 5 animals in the first 48 hours. The abundance of animals is remarkable. Our favorite stay was Tusker Lodge in Kliseri-best food (Victory), best guide (Troy), best tracker (Vucy). Judy at WE gets a shout-out for arranging such a trip of a lifetime.