Gondwana Travel Centre

Very knowledgable

Chantelle was brilliant. She replied to our emails very quickly and answered our numerous questions thoroughly. She also knew the lodges & country very well so could advise according to our budget.

Best holiday ever!

We arranged a 20 day self drive holiday in Namibia and Botswana with Cardboard Box Travel Shop. Everything was super and we recommend highly. When we return we will use them again.

Easiest way to self drive in Namibia

A huge thank you to Anita and her team for helping us organize our recent Namibia holiday. She arranged 7 different accommodations over 10 days and a rental 4x4 - and all were perfect for our needs. This was by far the easiest way we could have imagined getting it done and we were given so much additional advice and information that it felt like we were being spoilt.

Anita was so patient in answering all of my questions. Upon arrival in Windhoek, we received a welcome packet which included a highlighted map (tracking our entire journey) and a SIM card with some airtime already loaded - classy touch! I cannot recommend The Cardboard Box Travel Shop enough.

Outstanding Service!

Rachael was absolutely wonderful and we can't think of a thing she could have done differently! She was most informative, gave wise counsel and promptly answered all our queries. We absolutely loved all the accommodation she chose for us, and felt that all her recommendations had been specifically tailored towards our needs.
The booking process & payments all went extremely smoothly, and we loved the fact we could use a secure online payment system (something no other operators seemed able to offer). The pre-departure emails where a joy, arriving at just the right time to offer packing tips, weather advice and tons of other info we'd never have thought about. And we were suprised that the beautifully presented info packs we received on arrival included a guide book and a local sim card!
On top of all this they have the most comprehensive, humorous & honest travel web-site I've ever encountered (which allowed us to track our route and find additional info on the activity and accommodation suggestions Rachael was making) .
The Cardboard Box certainly has the winning formula, and nothing is left to chance, I can not recommended highly enough.

Excellent Travel Service

We have just returned from a 5-week trip in Southern Africa that included 2 weeks in Botswana (Okavango Delta) and Namibia (Windhoek – Etosha – Twfelfontein – Swakupmond – Sossusvlei – Windhoek). We had the dates arranged and a rough idea of an itinerary when we contacted Cardboard Box Travel for help in filling in the details and finalising arrangements. We found Cardboard Box to be very efficient and helpful. They made many invaluable suggestions and were very open and responsive to our needs. They made all the reservations for us, including three nights in Etosha and two nights at the Desert Camp at Sesriem. Our consultant (Allison) was amazing and guided us through the whole process – she advised on an SUV rather than a sedan and that was a great suggestion. . Everything went smoothly on our trip – no problems or misadventures. Cannot recommend Cardboard Box highly enough and would definitely use them again wqhen we return to Namibia or Botswana.

Hugely impressed with their knowledge of Namibia and Botswana and great itinerary suggestions.

I have nothing but praise for the extremely valuable information we received from Cardboard Box in planning and organising our trip. At the outset they were keen to find out our travel needs (and budget) and then provided a range of fantastic suggestions. A very customer focused approach. Alison, our travel consultant, proved her weight in gold, drawing on her extensive knowledge of both Namibia and Botswana to tailor a 3-week trip around what we wanted to do. We had a unforgettable self-drive safari through unique African landscapes, camp sites, game reserves and some luxury lodges.

Great service, great knowledge, very friendly

We were in Namibia in march 2012. In september 2014 we go to Namibia again. It's a great country, beautiful scenery, very nice people and great places to stay. Cardboardbox arranged everything for us. They have a great car rental place. They pick you up from the airport and bring you back. If you have troubles they come and help you (was not nessecary) The website of Cardboardbox shows under lodges all the places you want to go to. I made an itinerary myself and asked them to review it. They came with great suggestions. And the they book everything for you. They can book the parks in Namibia much easier and sooner than you can do it yourself. And there are some people who say it is not to save to give every place your creditcard data. With Cardboardbox you pay them en they arrange everything. At no cost for you. They sent you all the vouchers and a lot of information (very helpful) through email. I recommend Cardboard box to everyone who travels to this wonderful country (and to Botswana)

excellent

We used the services of Cardboard Box in 2010 and have used them again recently for a forthcoming trip, on both occasions they were outstanding. You can simply send them a rough itinerary and they will provide you with all sort of information and advice and will book everything for you. Everywhere we stayed last time was perfect. Not sure how they could improve their service. We'd recommend them to anyone.

Checked many different accommodations and was able to pay in one amount rather than paying each site seperately.