​User Reviews – South Africa

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James Labelle   –  
United States US
Visited: December 2018 Reviewed: Jan 6, 2019

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

Kruger Park is the real deal
Overall rating
5/5

Staying in one of the Kruger park campsites was the best decision we could have made! The only thing separating us from the wildlife was an electric fence that surrounded the camp. Often we would just be leaving the park to begin our game drive and stumble across something right after getting out of the gate. The accommodations were excellent, with the option to camp in tents or sleep in an Air conditioned hut. Saw all the big 5 except for lions but we made up for it with a spectacular sighting of cheetahs.

Rob Keulemans   –  
Netherlands NL
Visited: November 2018 Reviewed: Jan 2, 2019

Email Rob Keulemans  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating
4/5

South Africa has it all and for all tastes.

Martin   –  
Germany DE
Visited: November 2018 Reviewed: Jan 2, 2019

Email Martin

The review below is the personal opinion of Martin and not that of SafariBookings.
Awesome Tour from VIVA Safari, Bad customer Service from Booking agency
Overall rating
2/5

The tour ist just great. Awesome staff at the Camps, good Guides, lots of animals. 5*! You can book it from a Lot of booking agencies.

What was really bad is the fact that we were not informed about our late Pickup. The driver was there around 11 instead of 8.30/9. We could not reach anyone at the booking Agency, the south african representative told us that he did not work there anymore.

Rina   –  
Israel IL
Visited: December 2018 Reviewed: Dec 23, 2018

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

it was a wonderfull safari.
Overall rating
5/5

Everything was organized well. The weather was nice most of the days, the transportation was perfect, the accomodation was clean,nice and the local staff were very friendly.
The safary was interesting we saw all the big 5 more then once .
I can recommend with great love to do this tour with Viva Safari.

Susan And Garry   –  
Canada CA
Visited: December 2018 Reviewed: Dec 22, 2018

Email Susan And Garry  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Surprisingly abundant wildlife sightings
Overall rating
5/5

We did a 3 day safari tour of Kruger Park in an open vehicle with Simon from Wild Wings safaris. We were worried that the time would be too short but we saw an amazing abundance of wildlife. We saw many, many elephants, giraffes, rhinos, all varieties of antelope, warthogs, hyenas and even multiple lions every day. We did not find cheetah or leopard this trip but we were not disappointed.
Our guide Simon was fabulous and was excellent at finding animals and taught us a great deal. He was also a great cook. This was a great holiday.

Jerald Berman   –  
United States US
Visited: November 2018 Reviewed: Dec 20, 2018

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

The safari puts the "wild" in "wildlife.
Overall rating
5/5

Went with Endless Summers as our tour company. Outstanding. Great accommodations, terrific food, personable and knowledgeable guide, superb weather, very personalized service, incredible wildlife viewings, beautiful scenery, just an unforgetable experience.

Anas   –  
Sweden SE
Visited: November 2018 Reviewed: Dec 19, 2018

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

Beautiful nature. Feelings I have never felt before!
Overall rating
5/5

Weather is just perfect when it's completely dark and gloomy in Europe. Scenes are absolutely stunning as well.

I booked through Kurt Safari where the staff were very helpful and always available for questions and very well-informed guides!


Artemev Stanislav   –  
Russia RU
Visited: November 2018 Reviewed: Dec 18, 2018

Email Artemev Stanislav  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Exellent safari!
Overall rating
5/5

See the detail article on my blog about this exellent safari: http://stazztravel.com/safari/ You can translate russian text with Google Translate)

Maria Figueiredo   –  
Portugal PT
Visited: November 2018 Reviewed: Dec 18, 2018

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

Amazing - Bucket list checked. Unmissable experience
Overall rating
5/5

We were picked up at Joburg airport and the journey to Kruger is not short. We went on a 9 seat van that was ok, but the journey is very long and had 3 stops.
At last, we arrive at our lodge and there were hippos bathing in the lake in front and elephants around. There were so many animals... We were so excited that we forgot the long journey in 10 seconds. The swimming pool is essential in the lodge because the heat in the middle of the day is unbearable.
We did a sunset Safari and we saw lots of animals: Impalas, Zebras, Elephants, Rhinos and Hyenas and when it got dark we were the only ones in the road with 2 big flashlights searching for more animals.
In the next day our guide ask us for our expectation, and we ask to go look for the cats. He did it, we saw lions and even a leopard eating an impala and climbing a tree to eat it. It was amazing.
After lunch it was too hot and all the animals were hidden in the bush so I would recommend a morning and afternoon safari if possible instead of an all-day safari.
In the second day it was even more impressing with lions crossing the roads and even a fight between a lion and a lioness 15 meters away from us. We saw a one week elephant so clumsy.. And so many other things. We loved it.

Blair   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: November 2018 Reviewed: Dec 17, 2018

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

Amazing safari experience - “Wildlife Safaris” - http://www.wildlifesafaris.com
Overall rating
5/5

Amazing experience. Christine and Nic took care of everything. From helping organise flights, to taking us to Kruger, to checking in the lodge, to taking us on the best routes, restaurants, avoiding the queues, taking pictures, and finally taking us home! Always at ease and Nic is THE most experienced man in Kruger. 30+ years experience, nobody has worked in the park longer.

Can’t recommend this enough. Reach out to them, tell them what they want and let them take control. They know what they are doing!

Re price, you may find another firm $100 cheaper, but this $100 savings is given back in either longer queues, jam packed vehicles or poorer food. I wouldn’t look anywhere else, and I know 1 client who has come back to Nic and Christine over half a dozen times.

http://www.wildlifesafaris.com

Enjoy! Best of luck!

Blair

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