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4.8416 / 5 4.8121 / 5 4.6204 / 5 4.5188 / 5

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Male avatar icon Paul United States flag US       Visited: March 2019 Reviewed: Apr 16, 2019

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

Quick but Great

5 / 5 5 /5
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I only had time for about 24 hours in the Kruger Park but it was great. Great accommodations and staff, wildlife was good but I was expecting to see more but I was not there during their best viewing season. The accommodations before I went into the park was also amazing, wish I had more time at all of the places.

When talking to other people visiting, they all enjoyed staying at multiple campsites throughout their trip because different parts of the park have different experiences.

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Female avatar icon Lauren Carter Australia flag AU       Visited: March 2019 Reviewed: Apr 24, 2019

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

Excellent, once in a life-time experience

5 / 5 5 /5
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Very knowledgeable and friendly guides. We were lucky enough to see all of the big 5. Fortunate weather. Incredible food. One issue with the panoramic route day trip but very much so resolved, thank you.

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Male avatar icon Greg McTaggart Ghana flag GH       Visited: April 2019 Reviewed: Apr 26, 2019

Email Greg McTaggart  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Wonderful experience for young and old.

5 / 5 5 /5
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6 of us from 67 to 8 traveled to Kruger NP and has a most wonderful experience. It was easy to organise the trip in the first place, everything fell into place, logistically and we managed to see the big 5 all in one day along with numerous others as well. We had tented accommodation which is what you really want. The guides etc were all extremely knowledgeable and meals etc were special

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Male avatar icon Ben United Arab Emirates flag AE       Visited: March 2019 Reviewed: Apr 28, 2019

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

A thoroughly wonderful experience

5 / 5 5 /5
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Everything about the experience was well organised and exactly as advertised. We saw lots of the animals we wanted to see, we were provided with great food and entertainment in the evening. All in all, a must visit! Highly recommend.

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Female avatar icon Lydia Stadlbauer Austria flag AT       Visited: April 2019 Reviewed: Apr 28, 2019

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

Going on Safari was one of the best and most amazing experience I have ever had!

5 / 5 5 /5
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Doing Safari in the Kruger Nationalpark was amazing. We have been so lucky with the weather and the wildlife. In only 4 hours we saw all of the BIG 5. So close to us, that you thought you are still dreaming. It was an indescribably feeling to watch the animals in their natural surrounding. Our guide was very good in spotting animals. He saw everything, even a little camelion next to the street or a lot of rhinos in the distance. He was very smart and had a huge knowledge about every animal we saw. We felt so lucky to doing safari with safaribookings. Everything was just perfect!

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Female avatar icon Jennifer United States flag US       Visited: April 2019 Reviewed: Apr 29, 2019

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

Vacation experinece of a lifetime

5 / 5 5 /5
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The wildlife, scenery, weather and all guides were amazing. The accommodations were good, not excellent but it depends on what your looking for. The Lodge in Johannesburg was very basic. The people were wonderful but do not expect much from your room. If we were not arriving after dark and maybe someone else would have been staying on property we may have felt better about the place. We met the owner or Manager and her daughter the next morning and they were wonderful. The pool area and courtyard were pretty. I feel like if we had met them before heading to bed or like I said been there during daylight I would have felt better about the whole set up. The Adventure lodge outside Kruger was exactly as expected and what we were trying to do. We had a private chalet and did not do the tent camping but it still felt like we were camping which is what we wanted. The meals were good but not much variety. The guides and safari's that we took were amazing - We did 3 Safari's
Read more while in Kruger and then 4 more in other areas - Botswana and the Chobe River. They were all amazing. While we did stay in luxury accommodations for the remainder of our time in South Africa (6 additional nights) we were glad that we experienced the Adventure lodge as well. We do plan to return to Africa if we can in the next few years and will come to Kruger again and will stay with you again - I understood you are also going to be offering Botswana now.
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Male avatar icon Chris Fletcher Australia flag AU       Visited: March 2019 Reviewed: May 1, 2019

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

What an amazing 5 star 'bucket list' experience.

5 / 5 5 /5
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Firstly can we thanks Vanessa for organizing such an amazing trip and for making sure the hotels and game parks were able to cater for my unusual way of eating (as i require all my food to be puree as i'm on a PEG). Firstly the hotel in Cape Town at the base of Table Mountain was first rate as was the room upgrade! Great location, friendly staff and wonderful food, big bonus was the free shuttle bus with-in 8kls to ferry us around and even pick us up. Next was the internal flights up to Joburg and the private transfers to and from the Waterburg Biosphere where our 2 lodges were located. First was the 'Clifftop exclusive safari hideaway' and though one of the older lodges was so warm and welcoming, the 5 large private suites spread along the cliff with large terraces, private plunge pool and furnished bale for shade. The food was just mouthwatering (so my wife told me) and excellent selection. This lodge was all inclusive and free flow of wine, beer and selected spirits which
Read more made a lot of difference at the end of the day. Our game park guide was incredible and we spend 3-4 hours starting at 5.30am and again at 4pm let us cover large areas of the park and see the BIG 5. We then moved to Makweti safari lodge, this was also a 5 star lodge with good food though drinks were not included. The 5 lodges were smaller but the main building was filled with amazing Africa antiques and a HUGE wine cellar! We were so impress with how close the animals came up to the lodge and again the amazing staff. A big thankyou to all.
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Female avatar icon Isha United States flag US       Visited: March 2019 Reviewed: May 2, 2019

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

Relaxing and Awe Inspiring Safari

5 / 5 5 /5
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We were picked up early in the morning (be sure to leave as early as possible! Some of the animals sleep when the sun is overhead) and drove from Johannesburg to Pilanesberg. We did a one day safari with a ranger and it was amazing! It was so relaxing to drive around the park, and so so cool to see all the animals casually grazing with each other. The park is beautiful and majestic, and you can actually get fairly close to the animals. Will definitely be back - what a life changing experience!

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Male avatar icon Jan S Germany flag DE       Visited: April 2019 Reviewed: May 2, 2019

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

Fantastic Safari at Pilanesberg

5 / 5 5 /5
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Thanks to Mmilo an Patrick for organising that astonishing experience.
Patrick is very professional and is caring a lot about the customers. He finds the perfect Lodge to stay at according to ones budget and wishes. For us the 3 Day Safari with staying at Tshukudu Bush Lodge was just perfect. The Lodge was a real gem inside Pilanesberg National Park. The suite was as wonderful as promised and the team, view, food and drinks where very nice too. One cannot wish for more.

The driver Anton that brought us to the park was very friendly and chose a very beautiful route to show us some of the Jo'Burg area.
If I'd go to SA again any time soon I'd definitely make a booking with Patrick and Mmilo.

Thanks for everything and best regards from Germany!

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Female avatar icon Eszter Katalin Matrai Hong Kong flag HK       Visited: April 2019 Reviewed: May 9, 2019

Email Eszter Katalin Matrai  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

A real dream come true

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We spent 6 days with safaris in the southern and the middle part of the park. The wildlife and the scenery was breathtaking. Everyday we saw something different. We were very lucky, we saw everything we wanted from dung beetles to leopard. We had our own guide and safari vehicle, which was a great decision so he would organise our days specifically to what we wanted.

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