South Africa User Reviews

Close to Nature with the raw amazing beauty

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A land of great diversity both beautiful and challenging

Wonderful trip to Pilanesberg National Park and Backubang Lodge. Despite the poor weather at times we managed to see a great range of wildlife with knowledgeable Rangers and drivers. Sunny, the driver to Pilanesberg and the afternoon safari was particularly interesting and entertaining.

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Incredible

Great game drives with excellent and knowledgeable drivers. Hotel suitable for all ages with lots of food and drink options.

Should we ever come back we would happily stay here again

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OUTSTANDING

If you are contemplating booking an African Safari, just do it, you will experience the best Africa has to offer!
My husband and I booked a five day Kruger Park Safari with Endless Summer and we were totally impressed. Our guide, Wade, was amazing! All arrangements were perfect. Wade made sure we saw the best that Kruger has to offer and even cooked all our delicious meals! The animal sightings were unbelievable! We participated in two sunrise and two sunset jeep tours with local guides, arranged by Wade, who were able to find animals with relative ease and their knowledge of the wildlife was amazing! We spent the rest of our time in our private van, covering the dirt roads, sighting thousands of animals and unique birds! Africa was our last continent to discover and this experience quickly placed South Africa at the top of our list! We will return for a longer safari in Kruger and request our new friend Wade at Endless Summer!

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Stunning diverse natural beauty

Cape Town has so much to offer, stunning sea views, beautiful beaches, mountains, vineyards and wildlife nearby.
Our experience of penguins, whales, dolphins and baboons was amazing . Then the big 5 at Aquila Game Reserve was a hit.
A sunset cruise in Table Bay was breathtaking.
The food was great quality and superb.Food markets very vibey.
Places visited like Stellenbosch, Franschoek, Gordon’s Bay and Hermanus plus the Hemel en Arde wine route was all possible in an our 2 week visit, including a surf at Big Bay.

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Far exceeds your expectations

Really enjoyed my safari with Viva Tours in South Africa; the 6 day safari was a luxury because I had time to do 2 full days in Kruger Park and numerous game drives in their private reserve to ensure I saw all of the big five animals as well as numerous interesting birds species, and zebras, giraffes, hippos, kudu, waterbuck, hyena, and so on. We were extremely lucky to see a pack of African Wild Dogs, one of the rarest species in Kruger!

The visit to an animal rescue and rehabilitation centre was extremely special; the care and knowledge that they bring to not for the wildlife but the wider community and the challenges that are faced to balance tourism, argiculture, and human needs.

The landscape of South Africa was far more varied and beautiful than I expected. I am awed by the Drakensberg Mountains!

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Spectacular 😍

We traveled to South Africa for a family holiday in March. We choose Kruger National Park for our safari destination and Nhlalala Travel for our tour guide. We stayed in the Kruger Gate Hotel which was fabulous. We did a sunset safari, full day private safari and a sunrise safari. We were very lucky as we managed to see the big 5. Our private safari guide was so patient and this enabled us to have a wonderful experience. After our safari we returned to Johannesburg and flew to Cape Town for the second part of our trip.

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Once in a lifetime experience

Our South Africa family holiday was a total blast! Maybe the best ever. South Africa is so blessed with natural beauty, including the people. And the wildlife? Second to none, IMHO. Joburg has so much history while Cape Town is one the most beautiful cities in the world! Definitely South Africa is a must travel destination.

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South Africa is a stunningly beautiful place and well worth a visit. It is also modern and sophisticated

We really enjoyed Pilanesberg and our game drives were the highlight of our trip. We saw a lot of amazing wildlife and really enjoyed the beautiful scenery. Our lodge was lovely and made us feel very spoilt

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So many different moments, sights, drives, people, accommodations - just GREAT! Never to forget!

It was such a great experience! Viva Safari (our tour operator) did a great job by showing us so many different aspects of the South African wildlife, the differences of Krueger NP and the Private Game Reserves as well as the struggling of Rehabilitation Centers for animals. We stayed in different lodges, which was also very exciting. All the people we met were so friendly, hosting an really loved what they do. We had a wonderful time and will definitely do it again!

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