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Andrew   –  
United States US
Visited: June 2016 Reviewed: Jun 30, 2016

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

Capital time in South Africa
5/5

We had a fantastic 11 day trip to South Africa and Zimbabwe with Pembury. Anya was incredibly responsive and built a custom itinerary to suit all our needs and allowed us to see the best of South Africa, including a few days on the Cape and an amazing 4 day safari. Anya was very responsive to all our questions - she provided a very personal feel to the booking process, she was even proactive about providing updates between our booking and our departure date. The safari itself was fantastic, we saw the big 5 in the first 2 days, plus many more. Overall a fantastic trip - We'd highly recommend Pembury for your trip in southern Africa.

Brycen   –  
Turkey TR
Visited: June 2016 Reviewed: Jun 29, 2016

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

Amazing tour and flexibility!
5/5

We (I) left our honeymoon planning until the last minute as we were super busy finalizing grades and comments for our students. Laurette at Pembury took our wish list and made it happen! We had initially whittled an 11 day set tour down to 9 that packed in our ideal elements Southern Africa: Victoria Falls in Zambia, Chobe National Park in Botswana, Sabi Sands Safari Park in South Africa along with all of the wonderful things to do around Cape Town, South Africa (Wine Tour, Table Mountain, Robben Island, Great White Shark Cage Diving, etc). We were all set to book but the flight times from South Africa to Zambia were not cooperating with our arrival times. So, poor Laurette reworked most of our itinerary to include all of the sites we wanted to see AND managed to sneak in a half day tour of Johannesburg, which included the Apartheid museum, soweto and Nelson Mandela's home! All of our accommodations were amazing, the safaris allowed us to see the Big 5, we saw 13 great white sharks up close and personal and tasted amazing wine for a relaxing final day of our honeymoon. Simply wonderful planning and execution from start to finish. Thank you Pembury for a wonderful trip!

Cheryl C.   –  
United States US
Visited: May 2016 Reviewed: Jun 2, 2016

Email Cheryl C.  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Perfect Execution of Our Dream Vacation!
5/5

We found Pembury Tours based on Internet recommendations and we are so glad we did! It is nerve-racking to plan a trip half-way around the world with people & suppliers that don't carry brand name recognition, but Tammy Harding, our Pembury Travel Consultant, walked every step with us during trip planning and throughout our vacation. From the start, her can-do attitude, quick responses, and thorough explanations made us feel at ease and quite pleased with our decision. Tammy provided thoughtful suggestions for our requested itinerary changes, booked us in wonderful accommodations, and set up great tours, especially the safari at the Sabi Sands resort Inyati. The entire vacation went off without a hitch, except for when South African Airlines experienced a delayed flight, which caused us to have to re-book a segment on British Airways, who ended up losing our luggage for 30 hours. Even then, though having nothing to do with this mishap, I reached out to Tammy who made phone calls on our behalf, and stayed on top of the situation until our luggage was delivered. Not only will Tammy be our go-to girl for future African travel, but I will highly recommend her and Pembury Tours to anyone interested in an African vacation. Well done!!

Mona   –  
United States US
Visited: May 2016 Reviewed: Jun 2, 2016

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

Excellent Private Tour
5/5

Gail at Pembury set up a private tour for our family of four-- Cape Town, Safari at Sabi Sands and Vic Falls. Every person who came to transport us was on time, polite and informative. Gail listened to our ideas for the trip and offered her informed opinion, resulting in an excellent and efficient tour and memories for life. We found Pembury on the web and felt we were taking a chance hiring an unknown company but it totally worked out and I heartedly recommend the company.

Wendy and Ken   –  
Canada CA
Visited: April 2016 Reviewed: Jun 1, 2016

Email Wendy and Ken  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Pembury Tours service was better than 5 star!!
5/5

Pembury Tours and their representative, Laurette McKinnon, created an unforgettable Southern Africa vacation for us! From the moment we were contacted by Laurette McKinnon the service was nothing short of excellent. She was friendly, professional and very helpful. She made great recommendations for our vacation and promptly answered our many questions both before and during our trip. The safari part of our trip was at Arathusa Safari Lodge in Sabi Sand Reserve. Arathusa was a wonderful place for our safari. The staff, service, accommodation, food and game drives were way beyond our expectations! We saw the Big Five many times along with other animals, including wild dogs and countless bird species. Thank you Laurette for recommending Arathusa. The other parts of our trip, Cape Town and Victoria Falls, were also just as enjoyable. The information, recommendations and choices supplied to us by Pembury Tours was very clearly presented and made it easy for us to decide exactly what we wanted. The entire itinerary went like clockwork. All our transfers, guides were on time and friendly. The vehicles were all very good. The accommodations were all as described they would be, all were wonderful. We had a vacation we will never forget thanks to Pembury Tours and in particular Laurette McKinnon. I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone planning a trip (safari) to Southern Africa.

Garcia family   –  
United States US
Visited: May 2016 Reviewed: May 31, 2016

Email Garcia family  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The most amazing trip we have ever been on!
5/5

First off, thanks to our travel agent Kerry for creating the most adventure filled vacations of our lives. Pembury tours and Kerry did a amazing job setting this trip up for us. Every day was better then the last. The way Kerry catered to every request was completely unbelievable. We have traveled to 28 different countries in the last 8 years and not one of those trips can compare to my families experience on this 14 day trip. If you have one trip to make in your lifetime with your family South Africa is it! Just make sure you call Pembury tours and Kerry first.
There are no words to explain our experience. You have to live it to understand.
Thank you Pembury Tours and Kerry for putting together memories that will last a lifetime!

The Garcia family.
USA, Arizona

andrea   –  
Italy IT
Visited: May 2016 Reviewed: May 30, 2016

Email andrea  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

simply perfect!
5/5

Guided for the second time wisely by Laurette of Pembury, we spent an extraordinary experience in heart of south african wildilife.
projects sharing, punctuality and professionalism!
Thanky you very much and next time with you

Jay Schwartz   –  
United States US
Visited: April 2016 Reviewed: May 29, 2016

Email Jay Schwartz  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Trip of a Lifetime
5/5

As a global traveler for business I was looking for what I call a "hands-off" three week trip to South Africa where I did not need to think about anything. Susan at Pembury Tours did an excellent job of putting together the trip of a lifetime. We toured Cape Town, down through Cape Point and then a few days in the wine country then back up to Livingston area to take in Victoria Falls where we enjoyed three fantastic nights at Tongabezi Luxury River Lodge enjoying the Tree House Bungalow. Then off to 3 additional safari camps each one wonderful and unique in its own way. Over our three week stay we took 10 in country South African Airways flights and 4 small plane flights. Everything worked perfectly with a person waiting to great my wife and I each time we stepped off a plane to personally guide us to the next flight or to our lodging. Have taken many personal trips in my 60 years of life but this one had much more logistics than any previous and it was perfect. I would highly recomend the expertise of Pembury Tours. THey did an excellent job for us!

Sue and Cliff   –  
United States US
Visited: April 2016 Reviewed: May 25, 2016

Email Sue and Cliff  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Pembury creates an exquisite South African experience
5/5

Susan Pattison-Wait at Pembury booked our 3 week tour of South Africa from Cape Town, through the wine country, to Johannesburg, and at Sabi Sand and Timbavati for Safari! She made all arrangements including the internal flights within South Africa. Her communications with us were exceptional, she accommodate all of our requests and hired local guides to show us Cape Town (and Cape of Good Hope and take us up to the Wine Country for a couple of nights. The best however, was the time on safari. It was exquisite, better than anything we had imagined!

Marilyn   –  
United States US
Visited: April 2016 Reviewed: May 23, 2016

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

All transfers were perfect, accommodations wonderful and guides informative and personable.
5/5

Everything was like clockwork. Nicely timed out among 2 safari camps, Victoria Falls Hotel, Rovos Rail and Cape Town. Very professional service and terrific itinerary.

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