​User Reviews – South Africa

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Jacquiline Fox   –  
Australia AU
Visited: April 2023 Reviewed: Jun 5, 2023

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

Amazing
Overall rating
5/5

Most beautiful country i've ever been to - absolutely amazing

Raouf Marhy   –  
Egypt EG
Visited: May 2023 Reviewed: Jun 3, 2023

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

Different than anything else
Overall rating
5/5

A unique expérience. Beautiful country with a lot to see and do. Friendly people even with some security problems. You go once, you want to go back

Kostas   –  
Greece GR
Visited: April 2023 Reviewed: May 31, 2023

Email Kostas  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Real wild experience
Overall rating
5/5

We were very lucky, thanks to our guides, because in two days we saw all kind of wild animals (big 5) and birds in Krugers National Park. The sxenery was absolutely perfect and the game very interesting and surprising. Our guides explained everything and search to find all kind of animals. The food was delicious and the weather very good so not to suffer from high temperatures.

Fedor Portnykh   –  
United Arab Emirates AE
Visited: April 2023 Reviewed: May 31, 2023

Email Fedor Portnykh  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Mindblowing fruit salad
Overall rating
5/5

Incredible and unforgettable experience of a lifetime!

Chris Payne   –  
New Zealand NZ
Visited: May 2023 Reviewed: May 31, 2023

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

Great safari experience
Overall rating
5/5

Three weeks in South Africa - had a great time spending 10 days in Capetown and Paarl before driving up to Port Elizabeth. Fantastic trip with everything packing in - from township visit to safari - we saw, learnt and experienced a lot.
First time safari-ers, found the prospect of choosing pretty daunting but found this site excellent in sorting out priorities. We settled on Pembury Tours who were brilliant to work with - they understood the brief and went through some options until we were sorted. Ended up going to 2 camps - Sabi Sands and Timbivati - which was great advice as we got two different but equally enjoyable experiences (Arathusa and Umlani). The hospitality and organisation was unbelievable.
Totally recommend visiting - yes you do need to be careful and the power cuts are annoying - but probably one of the best trips we have had.

Valerio Sciarra   –  
Italy IT
Visited: May 2023 Reviewed: May 30, 2023

Email Valerio Sciarra  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

a lovely view
Overall rating
5/5

Beautiful trip with amazing panoramic views and modern cities to visit

Daniel Muller   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: May 2023 Reviewed: May 22, 2023

Email Daniel Muller  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

A beautiful country with wonderful people and full of adventure
Overall rating
5/5

We did so much on this trip and found it all so rewarding. Afrikaburn, Soweto, (unreal) Safari, Cape Town, Robben Island, Franschoek wine tram and a day driving the Cape Cobras. What a trip!

Bahaa ******   –  
Qatar QA
Visited: August 2019 Reviewed: May 22, 2023

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

Amazing nature and plenty of places to go
Overall rating
5/5

The journey was amazing where ever you go there is something new to see. great nature, food good and many options and the people are nice, never had any annoying event

Wojciech Koziołek   –  
Poland PL
Visited: May 2023 Reviewed: May 21, 2023

Email Wojciech Koziołek  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Beautiful landscapes, amazing bush vibe, good safari
Overall rating
5/5

South Africa is a stunning and extremely beautiful country- from the vast and wild Kruger National Park to Drakensberg Mountain. Simply amazing! Wildlife viewing was excellent even though we had no luck in Kruger- 2 days in the Park without seeing any predators at all (no rhinos too, only 2 out of the Big Five- elephants and buffalos). Kruger NP is beautiful, wild and I loved it, but sometimes (especially during a hot day) wildlife sightings were poor- the park is huge and sometimes you can drive for an hour or more without seeing anything. Private reserves such as Balule were great- lots of animals very close to the jeep (hunting lions, rhinos, etc.). I would suggest mix your safari when going to South Africa (private game reserve+Kruger NP). We went for a safari with Viva Safaris- overall very good operator, good value for money even though we didn't see as much wildlife as I would want. Weather in May was fabulous but it was way hotter than I have imagined! We had no safety problems but we were with our guides for most of the time, so I would suggest to stay alert during your visit. Joahnnesburg is a very interesting and beautiful city, full of streetart and big contrasts- definitely worth visiting (I recommend guided tour with Mhlanganisi Travel & Tours with Mr. Pastor as a guide).

Arturo Mora   –  
Ecuador EC
Visited: May 2023 Reviewed: May 19, 2023

Email Arturo Mora  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

An spectacular country full of nature and great people
Overall rating
5/5

We were very well impressed with the country and its nature: we experienced the beauty of Kruger National Park as well as Cape Town and it’s surrounding areas full of great landscapes, awesome tours and tour guides and friendly people! The country is a must if you are considering visiting Africa.

Average User Rating

  • 4.8/5
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