From our first email correspondence with Juliane, it was obvious that she was open to our suggestions about what we wanted to plan for our trip and she made every effort to bring our plans to fruition. She offered options and strong suggestions when she felt we may have been veering slightly off of the best course and everything that she planned was fabulous, far exceeding our expectations!
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She kept us up-to-date with any changes necessary and was very forthcoming with price changes. Her love and knowledge of southern Africa and all of the beauty it has to offer was obvious! And once we were in Africa, she was ever available when we had questions. She even met us before we left and was there at the airport as we returned from the bush. A professional but more importantly, a lovely woman who runs a wonderful company! We feel it’s very helpful to have a travel agent living and working in southern Africa who understands the politics and weather issues that can arise should any last minute changes be necessary. She truly had our best interest, safety and joy in mind!
Each camp we stayed at was special in their own unique way. We particularly enjoyed our stay in the Kalahari at the first camp we visited. All of us were very impressed by the professionalism and heartfelt warmness of the camp staff at each location. The guides in Botswana and Zambia were most impressive with their knowledge of flora, fauna and habitat, and the safaris they conducted.
Besides s ... Read moreafari, we visited Cape Town and had a lovely day visiting the nearby wineries, and went to Johannesburg and Soweto, which was an important end to the trip - a reminder of Apartheid and the challenges that continue, not only in South Africa but also here in the US.
Everything was perfectly organized and all your individual desires accomplished. Every question was answered within shortest time and we had amazing lodges and holidays ...
I went with Cross Country for a May 2017 trip to Zambia primarily because they were consistently over time the most responsive to my inquiries and their price was competitive. I wish they had stronger knowledge of camps at Kafue NP in Zambia to tell me that animal viewing in May would be better at a riverside camp than at Kanga Camp which is deep in the bush. But the 2 camps they chose at Sout ... Read moreh Lwange (Flatdogs and Chichele Lodge) were excellent. They were understanding when I wired $200 less than I was supposed to as an oversight and agreed with my suggestion of providing that cash on arrival, which was flexibility I appreciated. I mainly just appreciated knowing that if I sent an email, I'd hear back quickly, even if an interim response.
It was the third time I booked with Cross Country Air Safaris. The service was as usual excellent. The staff is very experienced, knowledgeable, efficient and friendly. The company is flexible in adding my personal wishes and lives up to my expectations. Cross Country Air Safaris is my travel company for Southern Africa.
Excellent communication and follow up. The trips booked were exactly what was expected.
It was quite easy to get in contact if you need an reservation at a special place, restaurant and so on, but the best was the support during the planning of the tripp.
The lodges are very comfortable they recommend us. For me it was also very nice that we could communate in german language. Next time when I will visit this coutry again I also asked them for support-it was a pleasure.
very good service, responsive and flexible in adjusting itinerary
We are juts 2 weeks back from a fantastic trip to Namibia and we are still overwhelmed of the wonderful country Namibia and the very professional organisation of this trip. Even the fact that we planned our journey only in April, Juliane and her team did a perfect job and booked almost every lodge, we wanted to go. In Namibia Anja from African Bush Bird looked after our wishes and gave us a lot o ... Read moref precious recommendations.
Thanks to all of them, for realizing a wonderful holiday!
Cross Country Air Safaris has been very helpful in setting up our holiday. They understood very well what we wanted and showed us various alternatives due to their profound knowledge. Their service is very personal and communication went very smooth. The tour itsself was great and we would choose them anytime again.