Email Beth Elrefai | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Stunningly beautiful, diverse landscape and amazing animals
Our trip to South Africa was one of our all time favorites! We visited Johannesburg, Cape Town, Cape Point, the Garden Route and Kapama Private game reserve for safari. The entire 2 weeks were wonderful, diverse and so fun. Johannesburg was so interesting. Cape Town was filled with natural beauty. Seeing penguins on the beach, whales breaching right off the shore, ostrich farms, and walking among elephants at the elephant sanctuary were daily thrills. We paraglided near Knsyna, went hiking and kayaking. There is so much to see and do in South Africa! The Safari was the cherry on top of a perfect vacation sundae!
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Email Brinda Dass | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
amazing once you get out of the urban areas to enjoy nature and wild life
If you haven't experienced a safari and are in S Africa then Kruger and surroundings are a definite must see. Take at least 4 days to get away and enjoy at least one full day on safari to get a taste of the beauty and animals. Night safari if you can arrange is a different additional experience and tented overnight stay as well to get full immersion of night time sounds. I did 4 days/3 nights with Viva Safaris and stayed at Tremisana and Katekani properties, cannot recommend them enough. Great guides, one full day, one night, and several other shorter safaris including a bush walk, good company, good food and saw all sorts of birds and animals (big5 for sure). Wish i had more time to see the Blyde River Canyon more extensively but will just have to come back for more. :)
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Email Robin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
One of the most beautiful countries in the world
We did a nice roadtrip from Johannesburg, towards Graskop, Kruger and back. From OR Tambo to Graskop was a really nice road, especially the last part up to Sabie and the Panoramaroute. Those scenics where really beautiful. When arrived in Graskop we went up to Blyde Canyon River over the Panoramaroute and that's really one of the most beautiful views that I've ever seen.
Then we moved towards Kruger, entered through Phabeni Gate and stayed for a couple of nights in Skukuza Safari Lodge in the Skukuza Rest Camp. A really nice park with good tarmac roads, but also enough gravel roads to make it feel more like a safari. We saw the whole big five, so we were quite lucky with that. The leopard was the hardest sighting, but we managed to see two of them. Lots of buffalos and elephants, also plenty of lions and we saw about 9 rhinos. But we were also lucky with other rare sightings like Nyala, Sable Antelope and some really young hyena cubs. Also so many birds, really nice to see so many different species.
We left through the south and stayed for one night in Marloth Park, which is a really nice spot if you want to be outside Kruger but still be very close to the park. We finished our stay in Johannesburg with just a relaxing day at the hotel as we didn't feel the need to go out there in the city as it didn't feel the safest to do.
The food we had was amazing, so much good meat but also some of the South African menus were really nice. The weather was perfect, about 30-35 degrees in Kruger and 24 back in Johannesburg. Really good for a nice holiday!
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Email Isadora Mendes | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable experience!
My 3-day trip at Sekekama camp with the Mo Afrika crew was just amazing! I got to have an incredible South African experience, everyone was so lovely, the place was great, the food was delicious and the tours were perfect! All of our guides were super friendly and shared so much knowledge with us.
This was truly an unforgettable experience for me, I recommend this to everyone!
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Email Fikile | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
South Africa is filled with so much amazing energy
The culture in South Africa is beautiful. Everyone we encountered was friendly, kind and welcoming. The hospitality and customer service everywhere we went to was unmatched.
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Email Lia Karina Volpato | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
I loved the days we spent at Kruger Park and Buffalo Camp Rock. The safaris were amazing. We managed to see the big five in just 2 days. The accommodations were excellent and the food was delicious.
Email Ms Gillian Ratcliff | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
A unique and wonderful experience
Everything about my visit to Cape Town and Kapama Southern Camp was amazing. As a solo female traveller in my 70s I was warned to “be careful” but at no time did I feel anything other than welcome and safe. Sevin my guide at Kapama Southern Camp was spectacularly accurate in finding and tracking the game and has a wonderful understanding and empathy with his surroundings. The trip of a lifetime which I would recommend to anyone
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Email Anju Mangla | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Beautiful, Clean, Amazingly scenic vistas, Friendly, polite and helpful people - Amazing Experience
pl go through my blog on SOUTH AFRICA - and mini posts on the various places we visited
https://anjumangla.medium.com/south-africa-aug-2024-013a95f235a4
CAPETOWN
https://anjumangla.medium.com/cape-town-20cb865b2751
KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
https://anjumangla.medium.com/kruger-national-park-ec229e7cd710
KNYSNA
https://anjumangla.medium.com/knysna-south-africa-aug-2024-b37e79adc037
JOHANNESBURG
https://anjumangla.medium.com/johannesburg-south-africa-c97bc66a8355
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Email Gabrielle Ücker Thum | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best vacation ever! It is worthy.
I booked a 4 days Safari with Safari With Us. All the process was online and easy. I went to the meeting point on the day and time scheduled and everything was set. The Kruger National Park is a must when going to South Africa. I recommend staying as much time as you can. The all browndry landscape (at this time of the year) helps to see further and enjoy wild encounters with many species. I was a solo traveler and enjoyed a lot.
The food was good and they are prepared for tourists, so not that many traditional kitchen. About security, you have to be aware of surroundings and your belongins but not overthink about it. I traveled safe and could enjoy day and night activities.
Also, the Apartheid Museum is incredible and deep experience. A lay over in JNB is a good option to visit it.
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Email Camila Malerbi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The most incredible experience in life
Incredible place that provided unforgettable days. Special thanks to Sandra, who helped us and found the best option for our trip.
