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65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Cape Town and Safari - 2 Weeks Of Bliss In South Africa
My husband and I were more than a little skeptical when we purchased 2 weeklong vacation packages in South Africa, back in 2013, at an invitation only event in Sarasota, Florida. The Travel Ambassador who represented the tour operator, Go Touch Down Travel and Tours, and her Manager, made us an offer that seemed too good to be true - but we took a deep breath and decided to take the plunge. Both their Cape Town and Safari Packages included almost everything one could ask for ... all ground-transportation, meals, accommodations, all excursions (and there were stacks of these) ... and even gratuity at the amazing restaurants we would visit ... plus a tour guide for both weeks, and a tracker during the safari week ... and even a South African cell phone, so that we were constantly in touch with our guide and family back in the US could reach us. Best of all were the terms. Firstly they gave us a fantastic promotional price at the event, that saved us thousands of dollars overall . Secondly, they asked only for a small 12% down-payment, and gave us 36 months to pay-off the balance, interest free! Well, we simply could not say 'no', but understandably, until we actually took the trip, we still had a few doubts.
Well, the reality was as good, if not better than, what we had been promised. Yes the flight was long, and at times the bar service was a little slow, but that had nothing to do with the tour operator, as we flew Delta from Atlanta, using our frequent flyer miles. As we touched down in Cape Town however, we were greeted by our smiling guide for the week, who took us under his wing, and made us feel like family.
We had two other couples in our group for the Cape Town week, one from the UK and the other from Toronto, Canada, and we quickly all became great friends (and have stayed in-touch via facebook ever since). My personal Cape Town highlight was our visit to Robben Island and learning about Nelson Mandela's incarceration there. Second favorite for my husband and me were the amazing restaurants we visited, followed by out trip up table mountain and then the visit to Hermanus.
The Safari week was also outstanding. The resorts, towns and sights we visited were all superb and the memories will be etched in my mind forever. The 3 days we spent at Kapama Private Game Reserve, managing to see and photograph 4 of the Big Five (we unfortunately never got to see Leopard, but our trekker did find their 'spoor'), were the highlight of the Safari week. Again the meals, transportation, game drives, and accommodations were simply superb, and we made more friends with whom we have remained in touch ever since.
Go Touch Down Travel And Tours offered outstanding communications both before, during and after the tours, and excellent service all round. For anyone thinking of visiting South Africa for the first time, or who is looking for an all inclusive, activity packed stay, this company will be hard to beat - and their prices and terms are simply unmatched by anything we have ever seen anywhere else. Unless you are prepared to pay a lot, lot more, we would recommend this company for all round value, outstanding service and unbeatable terms.
SI
Exelent, couldnt be better
Great experience with the best guide and geat price. We saw all the animals up close.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The New Normal
Unfortunately our trip coincided with the covid pandemic but I can confidently say thanks to Bonfire Adventures our experience was nothing short of AMAZING. Our contact person Kevin Mbugua made sure we were worry free and all our needs were sort out.
Thank you guys for making our trip memorable.
QA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Mikumi NP & Maasai Village by Qualified Tours Tanzania
Isaya and William welcomed us with open arms. Friendly vibe and Isaya was very knowledgeable and shared information about all animals we saw. On the second day, we spotted more animals which undoubtedly complemented the experience. Our visit to Maasai Village on the way back was another amazing experience. We had two wonderful days there although it’s quite a lengthy and tiring journey back from Mikumi to Dar Es Salaam, but we're grateful for them both since we knew we were in good hands the entire time. I will recommend QTT to everyone. Asante Sana!!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
My birthday at Nairobi national Park was well planned
I called Bonfire and was directed to Alice. She planned my Birthday so well with my girls. They not only surprised me but even offered a photographer. We cut the cake in the wild.
Thank you Bonfire 1000 times.
You have made my year amidist all this pandemic. I feel younger now.
Our guide James was very jovial and interesting.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Priceless Maasai Mara experience courtesy of Grace Nyaga
The customer service was excellent. I particularly loved and appreciated the regular updates from our agent, Grace Nyaga, noting that we booked and travelled during Covid-19.
The journey to Mara and our stay at Emaiyan luxury camp absolutely met our expectations. The food was very amazing
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent service from Grace Nyaga as always
Travelled to Nakuru recently and once again, Grace came through with excellent and meticulous service. We really enjoyed our stay and the Bonfire experience she provided
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The family trip of a lifetime
Thank you Simon from East African Safari and Touring company for your suggestion for our 5 day safari through the Serengetti and Ngorongoro Crater, your communication in the lead up and organization made this a smooth ride. Our safari with our children aged 14 12 and 9 was a fantastic experience we were amazed by the closeness and abundance of wildlife we were able to see and on our final day we witnessed a pride of lioness stalking some zebra whilst 20 or more young lions roamed around our safari vehicle. At nights we were impressed by our campsite which was very well organized and the meals were great, the experiences the children were able to gain by sitting around a campfire freely talking and singing with the local Masai was priceless. Our driver Innocent was great with the knowledge he was able to share with us about the local wildlife there seemed nothing he wasnt able to tell us
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing tour experience
Me and my friends had a tour in various game parks and did various activities, then slept in luxiours hotels
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very professional and well organized
Did the two day Tarangire and Ngorongoro Tour, which was amazing. Mdee, my tour guide was very professional, an excellent driver and very knowledgeable. I felt safe and well taken care of the whole trip.
I would highly recommend booking this safari tour because it will assure that you will see a lot of animals in a short period of time. Within the two days I spotted all of the big 5 animals. And besides that many, many more.
Also the hotel where we spent the night was very good, clean and the food on the complete trip was plenty and also very tasty.