Sandra Nicol - Travel Coordinator
Traipsing Africa's Safaris and Tours
- Office In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2018)
- Member Of:
- ATTA & African Adventures
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $224 to $659 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Candee | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
SPECTACULARLY SPECIAL! Magical Trip.
Our trip to South Africa and Jamila Lodge in the Welgevonden Game Park was a trip of a life time! Sandra Nicol at Traipsing Through Africa made it all happen with the upmost care, excitement and precision. Sandra contacted me and immediately became my guardian angel through the whole journey--from planning, site-seeing, getting to our safari location--to our precarious return home due to the beginning of the world-wide shutdown & CORONA-19 Pandemic.
I contacted Safari Bookings to get recommendations for Safari excursions w/easy access to Johannesburg--I wasn't sure what to expect. I didn't know I would gain a friend in South Africa who knew exactly what we needed! When Sandra called, she listened to all of our needs and hopes. She soon became a wonderful resource for every aspect of our travel to South Africa, including hotels upon arrival, ground transportation, advice on day excursions and local safety. She was in touch on a regular basis to tailor our trip to our needs and time frame. She worked everything around other plans we already had in place in SA and Eswatini.
Sandra recommended a lodge in the mountains of the Waterberg District, of the Limpopo, province--about 3.5 hours from Johannesburg--Jamila. It was absolutely perfect! When the world situation began to change, our plans began to change by the minute as well. Sandra was checking-in and came to our rescue, re-arranging details and accommodations. We were blown away by the personal service of Sandra and the staff at Jamila Lodge. Sandra's concern and care for us went above and beyond. In spite of everything, we had a very private peaceful adventure with wonderful gourmet meals, beautiful luxury rooms, top-notch service, 2 daily-privately guided safari excursions, breath-taking scenery and sun-sets, morning al fresco tea-breaks, fire-side dinners, spotting of The Big 5 and so much more. It was heaven on earth and we could not have done it without Sandra at Traipsing Through Africa! When we do it again, we'll call Sandra!
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Email Christina Bedetta | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent and professional Service throughout the entire experience!
Sandra was very helpful and always communicated with us in a timely manner. The service was outstanding and I would highly recommend to anyone looking for an amazing experience!
Email Sarah | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible special experience at Hoyo Hoyo
Sandra was incredibly helpful and communicative in the build-up to our trip to Kruger. She sent us advice about other part of SA that we were visiting, and also kept us updated on SAA strikes that threatened to impact our holiday for a time. We felt completely confident that from the moment we touched down in Kruger we would not have to think about anything for the next 4 days and we were right! We were met by one of the Hoyo Hoyo lodge staff, which Sandra had arranged, and from that moment on it was complete bliss. Hoyo Hoyo itself is wonderful - the food is delicious (and plentiful!), we were continuously refreshed by tea and coffee breaks and evening drinks, both at the lodge and on safari, and the atmosphere was very luxurious and relaxing. The bush drives themselves were very special, and our guide Pharence spotted many animals with us and beautiful sights. I had a massage on one of the mornings which was great, before spending the day in between drives by the pool looking out for elephants. All the staff members were friendly and welcoming and we were sad to leave! I would recommend both Hoyo Hoyo and Traipsing Africa to anybody looking to book a trip to Kruger.
DE
Email Torsten | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Outstanding personal service!
Sandra and Jason organized our trip to the lodge in Greater Kruger absolutely perfect! Sandra picked up the phone and asked for our wishes and preferences. On the same day we got some recommendations and offers. She was very patiently with us discussing the different options. The booking and payment process was very easy and smooth. We wanted to change the booking some days before departure in order to extend the stay in the lodge - it was arranged within one hour! She organized the pick-up and transfer from Johannesburg to the lodge and back just for my wife and me. We enjoyed this roadtrip very much since our driver Juri was extroardinary helpful and turned even this transfer into an event.
Later on we met Sandra and Jason in Port Elizabeth where we enjoyed a dinner together. We got so many valuable information for our trip along the garden route towards Cape Town - which you would not find in any of the travel books.
We highly recommend Traipsing Africa's to everyone, you will be in safe caring hands with the best personal service you can expect! Top!
Email Geoff | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Responsive, Accurate, Pro-active and super helpful
I have been dealing with Sandra from Traipsing, and couldn't recommend her more highly. As I said in the heading, she has been respnsive, accurate, pro-active and super helpful. We organised a 3 days Kruger experience with her, which we have unfortunately had to post-pone due to COVID-19 impacts. But she has been outstanding - firstly in terms of being very responsive in giving us options that were all the right pitch and "on brief" in terms of the type of booking we were seeking, and then in sorting out the booking we chose with detail and clarity at every step. And the when the impacts of COVID-19 really started to bite and we were contemplating a deferral, she beat us to the puch, reaching out to see what we were thinking and what we wished to do. Terrific. I recommend Sandra from Traipsing without hesitation.
Email Lily Bartlett | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding Service!
The service provided by Sandra was amazing. Her help with planning our trip and making sure we found the right location for our honeymoon was outstanding. We could not have been happier with her recommendations of The Residence in Johannesburg and Lush Lodge, they were the perfect place for our honeymoon. Our holiday was stress free because of Sandra she made sure all transfers had us where we needed to be and her level of communication was above our expectations. Could not recommend Sandra and Traipsing Africa more.
Email Ross Newing | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
First Class Safari Tour.
The Traipsing Africa Safari group were excellent to deal with from the get go. Clear and concise lines of communication before, during and after the safari. The tour guides were first class with extensive knowledge of the Greater Kruger National Park and all the wildlife found there.
We did the three day safari and we were not disapointed, we saw the big five, the small five and the ugly five animals within the three days. I would reccomend this safari to all, you will be amazed at the location and the friendly approachable staff.
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Email Greg | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing service and experience
Traipsing Africa is professional, responsive and trust worthy. I highly recommend using their services for any African travel needs. We were able to get very large complex bookings completed seemlessly.
Thank you!!
Gregg
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Email Aadila Bissict | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Seamless perfection with everything taken care of
Sandra is the best agent I have dealt with thus far. I was trying to plan a safari for a 15 person group and almost gave up in frustration after calling in excess on 10 agencies trying to explain my requirements over and over again only to be disappointed with the options returned. Then Sandra came along....she was the most proactive and efficient agent I have ever worked with and also always available to chat despite a 9hr time difference. She immediately understood what I was looking for in terms of a Safari experience and provided a number of feasible options. Once we booked the accommodation she sorted out all the additional logistics in getting to and from the game reserve. In addition to this she proactively offered her services in organizing extra add-ons like spa treatments. Over and above the safari tour she provided assistance in putting together a "must-see" itinerary for our Cape Town part of the trip which was not required but she just helped us out in all areas of our trip whether it related to her or not.
Traipsing Tours and Sandra have been an absolute dream to work with, I think across our group we have recommended her to at least 10 people thus far. If you want to speak to someone who understands your needs, is responsive and proactive and overall just a friendly, accommodating person then use Traipsing Safari and Tours.
In this day and age it's very tough to find people who take pride in their work and even tougher to find people who go the extra mile, Sandra does both and I feel so lucky to have found her and to have had such an a amazing, seamless and worry free Safari despite the large size of our group.
SG
Email Vivian | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very helpful and thoughtful, made our safari much smoother and more enjoyable.
Sandra was extremely helpful during the safari planning process and looked out for us during the trip as well. She found us amazing accommodations at Hamilton’s Tented Camp for our honeymoon (highly recommended for couples, with excellent food and drinks and service), and also helped us when we wanted to plan our own drive through the panoramic route. We also liked that Traipsing Safari is on Whatsapp, which makes it more convenient and Sandra responds very timely, even to our last minute questions during our trip. I recommended Traipsing Safari to my friends and will recommend it to others as well.