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Pamela Fitzsimons
GB
Visited:
July 2023
Reviewed: Aug 25, 2023
Email Pamela Fitzsimons | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
utterly breath taking
From start to finish the whole experience was great, easy to book, keep in touch before the trip. All the staff and pilots were very informative and super friendly. would totally recommend this an experience
Dominic
GB
Visited:
August 2023
Reviewed: Aug 30, 2023
Email Dominic | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari and wildlife experience with fantastic scenery
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pack and a group of lions who had crossed over from Kruger. We never thought in a million years we would see so much and have the wildlife approach us so closely. Fantastic. After our safari, we privately booked a trip to Cape Town. Brilliant scenery, African penguins, ostriches, Cape of Good Hope, Table mountain (very cloudy though) and defeinitely worth the trip. To finish our holiday we booked to go to Victoria Falls (Zambia) which truly deserves its billing as one of the 7 Natural wonders of the World. We booked a walking safari in the Mosi-Oa-Tunya national park which was absolutely brilliant. Coming across a herd of rhino on foot is a very different experience than in a vehicle and very exciting. So many memories of a brilliant holiday - one tip - get a good camera!
Karel
GB
Visited:
July 2023
Reviewed: Aug 30, 2023
Email Karel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience!
The tour was amazing and a real enjoyable experience. We stayed at the Kruger Gate Hotel which was great with beautiful sunsets overlooking Kruger.
Kruger National Park was exhilarating - we did a sunset game drive and an all day game drive, managing to see the BIG 5 and many more of South Africa's incredible wildlife!
Having a private transfer from Johannesburg with the extra stop offs to God’s window and Blyde River Canyon were an added bonus to our trip.
Our guide Norman, was with us the entire way. He was a great guide with lots of knowledge, personable and extremely friendly.
I would definitely recommend Nhlalala travel to anyone considering Safari in Kruger.
Kenny Murray
AE
Visited:
August 2023
Reviewed: Sep 3, 2023
Email Kenny Murray | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
incredible experience
South Africa didn't disappoint. From arrival in Johannesburg to departure from Cape Town the welcoming people and mesmerizing countryside will be a long-lasting memory.
Our Safari in Sabi sands started at Nkorho Lodge the Idubi Lodge. Both completely different but both brilliant. Lodge, Guides, cuisine and the animals could not be improved. Cape Town was magical, we stayed at table Bay on the waterfront, again the staff were incredible. Table Mountain is a must and easy to get around. We used a private driver who also doubled as a tour guide which was brilliant. Hermanus
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was good, the whales were spectacular. Franchuk was too short, when we go back, I would like to stay two extra days to enjoy the mountains and more vineyards.The country is fabulous, but our biggest thanks go to Vanashree who arranged everything within a few days, she was always on hand for advice if we fancied a change to the Interary or extra place to visit. We look forward to our next visit to South Africa
Kyle Burkholder
US
Visited:
April 2023
Reviewed: Sep 4, 2023
Email Kyle Burkholder | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Kapama Pure Joy
The solid infrastructure of South Africa allowed our family to enjoy a glorious holiday on safari.
Nikki Schmidt
US
Visited:
August 2023
Reviewed: Sep 10, 2023
Email Nikki Schmidt | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
S Africa should be on everyone's bucket list!! Amazing animals, Amazing scenery, and amazing people
We arrived in S Africa and spent 1 night before being picked up for our first safari camp the next morning. I found Viva Safari online and they provided everything I wanted in a 6 night safari trip. They picked us up on Johannesburg, and a driver takes you the 6 hrs to the greater Kruger area. You stay in a lodge (tent, luxury tent, cabin, or room lodge) right in the middle of beautiful wildlife. You have all your meals, and 2 game drives per day; except the 2 full days that you have in Kruger Park. The employees are friendly, the drivers are excellent at finding wildlife, and you meet people from all over the world. At the end of your safari, the company drives you back to Johannesburg.
Johannesburg isn't safe to explore on your own so we took a tour to the Apartheid Museum
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and to Soweto Township.Next we flew to Port Elizabeth, rented a car, where we drove to our next safari camp in the Amakhala area. Bukela was a luxury resort much different than Viva Safari (but also more expensive - *check out TravelZoo.com for great deals). Here we spent 5 nights with 2 game drives every day. Beautiful, beautiful scenery and lots of wildlife.
From there we're spent a day at Addo Elephant Park. *All of our overnight stays from here, down the garden route, and to Cape Town were booked through Airbnb.
We then took 9 days to travel down the garden route. We stopped at Tsitsikamma National Park, went bongee jumping at Bloukrans Bridge, spent at day with the elephants at an Elephant Sanctuary, visited Monkey land and Birds of Eden, went through the Cango Caves, visted an ostrich farm, and saw beautiful views of the coast while driving.
In Cape Town we went to the District 6 Museum, took a free informational tour of the City (guruwalk.com), visited Bo-Kaap, and did a township tour of Langa. *We really wanted to visit Robben Island, but tickets sell out days in advance so plan accordingly.
Overall, we had an AMAZING trip. All of the people that we met were welcoming and friendly. We will definitely visit again.
Charlotte A Fulton
US
Visited:
August 2023
Reviewed: Sep 12, 2023
Email Charlotte A Fulton | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Spectacular
We stayed at KuSungula lodge near Kruger Nat Park. This was the most amazing trip ever. We spent time doing open air bush rides through the reserve as well as several days with a guide in Kruger. The entire experience was awesome. The local people were lovely and so helpful and our lodge experience was simply amazing! Seeing the animals in their natural habitat without fear of us was indescribable.
Bruce Geller
US
Visited:
August 2023
Reviewed: Sep 17, 2023
Email Bruce Geller | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Greater Kruger has it all, abundant animals, outstanding lodges, knowledgeable guides, friendly loca
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for us. The guides knew their areas well, and did a fantastic job driving and navigating the dirt 2-track roads. We saw the Big 5 animals in the first 48 hours. The abundance of animals is remarkable. Our favorite stay was Tusker Lodge in Kliseri-best food (Victory), best guide (Troy), best tracker (Vucy). Judy at WE gets a shout-out for arranging such a trip of a lifetime.
Marcella de Leonardis
IT
Visited:
September 2023
Reviewed: Sep 18, 2023
Email Marcella de Leonardis | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Smile!
Our Safari in South Africa with Wildlife Safari was interesting and well organised. Our guide/driver, Hoppy, picked us up at Joburg Airport and from there we set off on a 5-day itinerary. Our guide was always kind and helpful. The route is relatively demanding, because it still involves long daily journeys, but it allows you to see interesting and varied landscapes. We saw all the famous big 5, as well as numerous other animals present in abundance in the Kruger. The landscape, at least in this season (South African spring) is rather dry and this allows you to spot fauna more easily. Overall a positive experience, although decidedly different, in my opinion, from Safaris in Kenya and Tanzania, essentially due to the high number of tourists present in the park compared to these other realities. South Africa has a lot to offer, even on the human side. I found very smiling people
Itay Dahan
FR
Visited:
September 2023
Reviewed: Sep 22, 2023
Email Itay Dahan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A beautiful country with diverse scenery and beautiful nature, with complex history and present
We went to Umkumbe bush lodge, a luxury lodge in the private sabi sands reserve.
The experience was incredible. the game drives, food and gatherings were special and in high level, and we enjoyed any second of it.
We landed in Johannesburg and personally we do not recommend it as a destination. The city does not feel very safe.
Continuing our trip we went on to the garden route, starting from port Elizabeth all the way to cape town.
WOW! what an experience. I WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO ANY ONE WHO LOVES NATURE, ADVENTURES, HIKES AND SO MANY OTHER THINGS.
We done it for a week and still do not feel we did a lot.
We finished our trip in cape town, enjoying the food and parties, although we found the harsh reality of so many people disturbing and hard for us in the daily life there. So many beggars and homeless that also don't really contribute to the notion of safety in
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the city.overall south africa is a destination I would warmly recommend. It is filled with scenery, warm people and really good food.
we traveled in september, and although the weather was great for hiking and the safari, we could not really enjoy the beaches that much.