Email Ian Matthews | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wow! Beyond expectations
The ease of booking, the pickup at our Hotel to the arrival at the first Camp, it was seamless and professional. We weren't there very long when an elephant wandered through the carpark! The Safari's were full of interest with knowledgeable drivers and really lived up to our excitement. The Camp accommodation bettered our imagined standard. The day in Kruger proved to us that it really wasn't long enough, but with our limited timeframe, we knew this was going to be the case. What an exciting time. Our 'Tree-Lodge' experience was as described in the brochure, but didn't describe the Leopard sleeping under a Lodge being woken up and growling because the guest snored loudly all night! You couldn't script a scenario like that! Our time soon came to an end with a promise to ourselves that we need to come back and allow much longer in this great area. The Safari exceeded our perception of what we were expecting and the Staff were very interesting to chat with. A real 5-star experience, recommended.
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Email Barbara Alicia Suarez | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The California of Africa
We visited Cape Town which I refer to as “the California of Africa” we stayed in Sea Point, Stellenbosch and Camps Bay. Camps bay was absolutely gorgeous! Very similar to Laguna Beach Ca. We then flew to Hudspruit to the Elephant Plains Lodge and WOW!! Our safari accommodations were superb and our trek guide Chris and Nic were great! When they tell you your guide makes the difference !!! It’s 100 true!! Chris and Nic were able to trek the BIG 5 in one drive on our second day it was a very rare and special day!!! Nic even had his shaved in honor of such an accomplishment!! Africa is truly magical and South Africa will always have a piece of my heart! Thank you
Email Helena Barroso | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing country with a many different activities to enjoy from
Kruger national park and Madikwe are must visit places! Cape Town is a great vibrant city to explore some city life
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Email Louise Dixon | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Totally amazing
Had an amazing time
Meet same very nice people and the tour guides where lovely
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Email Wayne Fisher | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
South Africa was a beautiful, diverse, welcoming 1st world country.
Kathi at Safari bookings did a wonderful professional job of steering us to things to do and places to see in South Africa.
Some highlight were:
* the amazing Cradle of Human Kind
* historical tours of
*seeing the “Big Five” and more on safari
*memorable tours around Cape Town including Table Mountain , the Cape of Good Hope, and a day of tasting S. African wines
*the beautifulydone Cape Town Aquarium
*we concluded our vacation with spectacular sunsets on evening beach walks in the sleepy little fishing village of Paternoster
It was a wonderful experience and highly recommend vacationing in South Africa.
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Email Cris | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A beautiful country with complexities that you can feel. Very organized for tourism
My tour operator was Mzansi Experience. Not expensive and really very good. The parks are wonderful and full of animals, it is a very varied landscape. Tourists are welcomed with kindness and attention everywhere. Unfortunately I can't say I've lived the cities, because are described as dangerous, and in hotels they don't recommend walking - even during the day - so I didn't visit either the center of Cape Town or Johannesburg
Email Ian Underwood | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fabulous
Beautiful country…. friendly helpful people and food and wine excellent.
Great value for money. 👍😎
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Email Karina | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beyond amazing
This was one of the most impressive trips in my life. We spent 19 days in this amazing country - in Cape Town and around, Kruger Park safari and Johannesburg. Absolutely wonderful to go to enjoy the sunny weather in November/December when back home it's cold and dark. Mind blowing beauty of nature, the extraordinary experience observing wildlife, authentic simple but charming places, but also super sophisticated ones - you find everything there! Sunsets, beaches, mountains, animals (beside safari wildlife you see in free nature also African penguins, seals, ostriches, baboons etc.), colourful buildings, local craft markets, live music, dances, rooftops, street art and art galleries, so yummy food, wine tastings, shopping, warm hearted people. Cape Town has this really laid back vibe whilst Johannesburg the very urban one, city of big contrasts. We loved absolutely everything! And even the regular electricity outages (you learn to manage them) made us appreciate what we taking for granted back home. A big thank you goes to Safari Bookings for our 4-days Kruger experience. Everything was so perfectly organised - the lodges and tree houses were an experience itself... then the wildlife so close - superlative of excitement. The rangers were so passionate to show as much as possible - we so all BIG 5 and so many other animals! National Geographic live. Very grateful for all what we could experience in SA. I would recommend to everybody to go there at least once in life time.
Exceptional 5-Star Safari Experience in South Africa
My recent safari in South Africa was an absolute gem, earning a well-deserved 5-star rating. The guide was nothing short of amazing, offering insightful knowledge that added depth to every wildlife encounter.
Accommodations were top-notch — clean, luxurious, and perfectly situated in the heart of the wilderness. The sunset game drives were magical, painting the sky with vibrant hues, and the diverse landscapes provided a stunning backdrop for unforgettable wildlife sightings.
Email Mrs Amy Harte | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing, beautiful country, such diversity of wildlife with fantastic food, drink & service.
We stayed in three different places so experienced a variety of environments. Walker Bay was beautiful, we visited caves and the beach, went shark cage diving, horse riding and stayed in a beautiful private nature reserve in exquisite lodges amogst milk wood trees. The second part of our trip was in Cape Town, we booked fast track tickets to Table Mountain which was thoroughly worthwhile! The scenery is stunning. We then booked a driver to take us to Stellenbosh wine tasting. Again stunningly beautiful with great food & wine! We walked a long way from Fresnae to The Waterfront and took a rather worrying shortcut so wish we had stayed on the front where it felt safe. Best to get taxis! The third part was in the Kruger National Park, in a small safari lodge which was amazing. We saw so many animals, the big 5, the ugly 5 and so much more. Incredible experiences. Throughout the whole experience the people were friendly helpful and we were looked after beautifully by Kim from Safari online and the hotel staff at Grootbos private nature reserve, The Clarendon Fresnae and Baobab Ridge Safari Lodges. I can't recommend it more highly!
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