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4.8405 / 5 4.8096 / 5 4.6160 / 5 4.5161 / 5

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Female avatar icon Ting Ting Xu Ireland flag IE       Visited: February 2025 Reviewed: Mar 24, 2025

Email Ting Ting Xu  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

It's amazing and will come back again.

5 / 5 5 /5
5 / 5 5 / 5 0 / 5 5 / 5

Everything was so good.:) my two little ones really enjoyed. Food was delicious, if Agent would advise all transport options would be perfect, as we did not realise there's a small flight to Safaris instead of 6 hours shuttle.

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Female avatar icon DianeB United States flag US       Visited: August 2018 Reviewed: Sep 13, 2018

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

Fabulous and Perfect time of the year.

4 / 5 4 /5
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We used Kruger Park Tours, for our Safaris...Johann was our personal Safari planner.
It was perfect from beginning to end.
I specifically like that we stayed at so many different wildlife preserves and accommodations. Living in Tents in different locations, was magical. Safari walks with armed guides was thrilling.
Going to several location every 4 days is perfect.
The differences are amazing and it makes each Safari experience unique.
My favorite was Sabi Sands with Kruger a close runner up
BBQ dinners in the bush with only lanterns for light. And the fire pit glowing.
The most special Safari Camp was Tydon Safari.
We stayed in the main camp for 4 nights, then moved to the Bush Camp. It is limited to 4 tents with private baths. It is located right in the Bush, with wildlife. It is fabulous. They do not allow small children- for safety reasons. If you are lucky enough to get a reservation in the bush camp...grab it.
DianeB

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Female avatar icon Irma Chen Taiwan flag TW       Visited: April 2018 Reviewed: Apr 17, 2018

Email Irma Chen  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Fun place to visit

4 / 5 4 /5
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Sceneries are so pretty, there are lots to see in Cape Town area. Kruger Park is awesome! Really good place to test your eye vision (how easy can you spot animals) and your knowledge of animals! Recommend to visit both places.

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Female avatar icon Terry United States flag US       Visited: January 2018 Reviewed: Feb 10, 2018

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

What an amazing animal adventure, one of my favorite trips!

5 / 5 5 /5
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We went primarily to see the wildlife in their natural habitat and the trip surpassed our expectations. The animals came so close to our vehicle and were not bothered by our presence at all. We got to see them behaving as they do, protecting their babies, protecting their kill, playing, eating, and sleeping. January is a good time to see the babies. The big cats are as awesome as you expect, the elephants are a delight to watch play in the mud, the giraffes are elegant, and who knew warthogs could be so cute! We did see the big five but those and the vervet monkeys and baboons were our favorites. I did not know what to expect with accommodations or food, but both were fabulous! Viewing animals outside your bedroom window is really cool and they fed us more delicious fresh, food than we could ever eat. The service was outstanding everywhere we went. People are friendly and helpful and our guides, Sebastion and Armand, and tracker, Rifos, were extremely knowledgeable. We hated to
Read more leave! Six days was really not enough to see and do all that South Africa has to offer. I recommend staying 10 days to 2 weeks if you want to get enough of animals, scenery and culture. We could have spent more time viewing animals and we missed out on museums and culture. Lastly, save room for the South African wine!
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Male avatar icon Alan Bishop Visited: October 2017 Reviewed: Nov 22, 2017

Email Alan Bishop  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Compare Kruger Park with Sabi Sand (Private game reserve) I would only go private in future.

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The game reserves were excellent and showcase Africa's unique wildlife. Spent 2 days in Kruger and 2 days in Sabi Sand. There was more game in Kruger but a greater variety in Sabi Sand. I would only go to a private game reserve in future. Accommodation and food were far better in the private reserve as well. Weather was mixed - cold at first but much hotter later. We also visited Johannesburg and O.R. Tambo airport has to be the worst international airport in the world. There are no signs anywhere to assist you in checking in and we had to go to the domestic terminal to check in for an international flight to Zimbabwe. Compare this with King Shaka in Durban where for every flight, the check-in desk is shown on a very large information board. We also visited Cape Town. Trying to go up Table Mountain as individuals is almost impossible. There was a queue which took 3 hours to get onto the cable car and another queue that took another 3 hours just to buy a ticket. We gave up eventually.
Read more Same issue with trying to go to Robben Island. Unless you are prepared to pay an exorbitant amount for a private tour, you can't get on a boat. Again, we had to give up. The V&A Waterfront is well advertised but in the end is only a shopping centre with some restaurants - quite disappointing. For an Australian, the prices in South Africa seem very cheap and it's a good place to go for a holiday once. Not enough different things to do to keep returning though but I would recommend it to anyone who has never been.
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Male avatar icon Tom Friedel Australia flag AU       Visited: May 2017 Reviewed: Jul 26, 2017

Email Tom Friedel  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Tom Friedel and not that of SafariBookings.
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Can only reference the Kruger area

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Avatar icon manonloots Visited: October 2010 Reviewed: Oct 30, 2012

5 / 5 5 /5
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Africa was just amazing, but we went also to Botswana and there we had a more bush vibe.

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Avatar icon greenluvrks7 Visited: July 2012 Reviewed: Oct 24, 2012

5 / 5 5 /5
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We saw so much wild life that it was extraordinary. I'm not very interested in birds, but we saw a good amount of them. Overall, I would give the experience a 5 star rating. Highly recommend it!

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Female avatar icon Deb K M United States flag US       Visited: October 2010 Reviewed: May 20, 2012

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

5 / 5 5 /5
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Our guide was kind and well informed, pointing out all the hidden treasures of Zulu Nyala.

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Female avatar icon mbd France flag FR       Visited: April 2007 Reviewed: Apr 29, 2012

50-65 years of age

4 / 5 4 /5
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Great variety of wildlife, but we are extremely worried about the high rate of poaching at the moment which really spoils the whole experience

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