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:
- $235 to $690 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Sheila | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
She was Excellent and I would highly recommend her for future travels!
Our trip was well planned by Sandra and she made a perfect trip for us. Always answering our questions on time and putting us at ease so whole trip went so smoothly! I highly recommend Sandra and would use her services again. She was so patient and kind and alway happy to hear from us. Thank you Sandra for making our trip so amazing!
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Email Angie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic wildlife and experience with credit to Traipsing Africa for great planning within budget!
I have always wanted to go to Africa and to experience the culture, wildlife and see the sights. We arrived in Johannesburg and flew to Port Elizabeth for our Safari. Sandra made sure that our trip went as smoothly as possible, like organizing an usher to guide us through Johannesburg airport. The safari itself was fantastic! Spending a couple of nights in the bush and hearing all the animal noises was a thrilling experience. We were carefully guided between a herd of elephants and we also spent an hour or so all alone with a pride of lions. We embarked on our Garden Route & Route 62 road trip to Cape Town and the scenery was spectacular. Sandra advised us of all the “do’s & don’ts” and we felt safe and secure the whole trip through. She also advised us of all the main attractions, as well as a few that only the locals frequent. Cape Town was amazing, and we went on a wine tour in Franschhoek, drove down to Cape Point and went up the cable car to the top of Table Mountain. We also managed to squeeze in a morning of shopping in the V&A Waterfront. The accommodation that was booked for us was both reasonably priced and a very good quality. We will certainly be using Traipsing Africa on our next African vacation.
DE
Email Sylvia Ziegler | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect service and excellent communication
The booking was easy and the communication was quick and excellent.
Our safari was fantastic including transfer from hotel to our driving lounge.
CH
Email Jonas | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thank you!!!
We had a wonderful time in South africa! The safari lodge was absolutely perfect and Sandra was such a great help to us! We missed our connection flight in johannesburg because of a delay and Samdra helped us to find another flight so we could arrive the same day! She was there for us and respondet immediately in the middle of the night!! What a service!
Thank you very much!
The Lodge was lovely and we saw all kinds of animals! 12/10 would book again!
IE
Email Sean Baird | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trip of a lifetime, amazing.
Sandra from Traipsing Safaris was incredibly efficient from start to finish. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for safari !
Email Clare Robinson | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Prompt, professional and considerate. My safari holiday exceeded all my expectations!
Sandra promptly provided me with options and worked with me to massage these into an itinerary that met my requirements. I appreciated the professional manner in which Sandra stayed in touch with me leading up to my holiday including speaking to me by phone to run through any last minutes questions I had. I appreciated Sandra telling me that she is particularly interested in ensuring that females travelling solo feel safe and have the best experiences. With my trip, these goals were certainly achieved! My holiday went without any hiccups and at all times I felt safe with the local drivers and they made a point of ensuring I felt safe! I met some lovely people.
I chose to visit three different national parks so that I could experience more of what South Africa has to offer. The lodges suggested by Sandra exceeded all of my expectations and the standard of accommodation, meals and safari drives were fantastic! In addition, the staff were so friendly and orientated to ensure you had the best experience and wanted for nothing! Each lodge was unique (Sabi Sands - Arathusa Safari Lodge, Pilanesberg National Park - Tambuti Lodge, and Madikwe National Park - Motswiri Lodge). It's impossible to choose one over the other!
The decision to have a luxury and indulgent safari holiday was also my 60th Birthday gift to me as I was celebrating this milestone whilst in South Africa. Sandra organised, unbeknownst to me, for each of the lodges to help me celebrate my birthday. I was treated to the most wonderful birthday cakes and singing from the local staff. These personal events contributed to a memorable birthday and added to my overall experience of my safari adventure and holiday in South Africa! Thank you Sandra for all the beautiful surprises!
Overall, I chose Traipsing Africa Safari's and Tours to organise my holiday because I was overwhelmed with the options and how to pull a holiday together. they had such positive reviews from other clients, that I felt I just had to approach them. Sandra did a fantastic job and took all the logistical organising and worry away from me. I just had to sit back and enjoy which Sandra kept emphasising to me was all I needed to do because she was taking care of everything else! I'm extremely pleased to have chosen Traipsing Africa Safaris and Tours to arrange my holiday in South Africa and have already recommended them to friends. I will definitely call on Sandra's expertise to arrange future South African Safaris for me. Many thanks Sandra to you and your team for THE most wonderous holiday!
Email Jim Bezzano | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service, nothing too much trouble
We booked Tanbuti Lodge in Pilansberg for a 2 night stay in 2024.
After reviewing a multitude of different options and tour operators we decided to book with Traipsing Africa's Safaris. We chose them because:
a) They answered our initial request promptly
b) The quality of information provided was excellent
c) they answered all of our additional questions - nothing seemed too much trouble
d) The cost was extremely reasonable compared to other operators.
We were told that the lodge was 5* luxury and it really was. Everything was just perfect, from the welcome, the hospitality, the food and of course the safari
We requested and were sent driving directions to the lodge also
We would have no hesitation recommending this tour operator and if we do another safari will definately use them again
NL
Email Thomas | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing!
Our holiday was great thanks to Traipsing Africa! Sandra helped us really good by helping us pick the right accommodation and flights which were the most convenient for our stay.
The accommodation was very neat and clean and everything was available. The food at the Buffalo Rock camp in the Kruger Park was great, including the chef. Due to various allergies we could not eat everything, but the chef had no problem to take that in consideration and if needed cook something else. Overal it was a great experience, far above our expectations!
BR
Email Thales Cardoso | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing support and essential for our trip!
Sandra was just amazing in helping us organize our Honeymoon. We knew vey little about South Africa and she helped us out in defining the WHOLE trip, not only the safari part of it. It was just perfect! She would reply any day, any time, just giving us the confidence and support we needed. Defnatly recommending to friends and other travellers.
Email Robin Gupta | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Don’t hesitate to use.
Sandra from Traipsing Africa's Safaris was amazing. She provided a few options and differing price points and gave some helpful suggestions. Compared to the other quotes her was amazing. We got to go to a small luxury lodge for the same or less than others quoted for good but not as great options.
Communication was perfect. The drivers to and from the lodge were such good fun.
Sandra also provided some helpful info for the rest of our trip despite us organising this ourselves.
Absolutely brilliant and would 100% use her again,
Robin