Email Josh Luetkemeyer | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely wonderful, I plan on going back.
Absolutely wonderful, I plan on going back.
Email Steven Fu | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Kruger National Park is one of the best safari I have ever been.
The game drive is fun. We have seen many Elephants, Giraffes, Zebras, Kudus , Impalas, spotted some Hippos, Hyenas, Lions as well.
Umbhaba Eco Lodge is a nice place to stay, good breakfast, and great lunch options, good dinner buffet.
Overall very nice experience.
Awesome Journey
Tour Operator was Pembury Tours; Gail was our Representative.
Our trip was affected by the flood. Both Timbavati & Sabi Sands were inaccessible. Gail was great in arranging other lodging for us, Simbavati Waterside & Kambaku River Sands. Both were fantastic.
Great atmosphere. Staff were friendly & very attentive.
Rooms were huge & very clean. Food was delicious. Game Drive Guides & Trackers, Michael & Jeffery at Waterside, JuJu & Douglas at Kambaku, were exceptional. They made sure we saw everything there was to be seen, up close & personal yet safe.
At first I was disappointed. I had wanted to go to Sabi Sands for years; however, I would not trade my experiences at these two lodges.
I would definitely recommend Pembury Tours & Gail for any travel needs.
Listen to advice on safety and you will the best holiday ever
Listen to advice on safety and you will the best holiday ever
Email Helena | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A wonderful country to visit
We were picked up without any issues and arrived at out destination and went on game drives twice a day and it was just amazing seeing animals in their natural habitat, seeing different species of birds and animals at the watering hole was great. Would do it again.
Email Randy | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Loved it
We did two nights in Kruger with a very experienced guide. Great on details of all animals. Saw many animals, including the Big 5! Then two nights in Sabie Sands. More luxurious and closer to animals because they drove off road. Also saw a good variety of animals. Very close to rhinos, leopard and female lions.
Email Jane | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing scenery, beautiful weather & lovely people.
Although we didn’t see a lot of South Africa, what we did see was amazing. It was a very last minute decision to travel to SA to join our daughter & boyfriend on their last two weeks of travelling. It was so much better than we thought it could be. Fantastic scenery, friendly people & amazing wildlife. And coming from England, no jet lag & reasonably priced accommodation & food with very good vegan options in all the restaurants we visited. And they drive on the left! We did find the poverty difficult to deal with, and load shedding every day was sometimes inconvenient. But we are definitely hoping to come back in the whale watching season. So, all in all I would recommend a visit! Also, you must visit to the Panthera Big Cat Sanctuary who are doing such fantastic work with rescued cats & trying to educate people as to the atrocities that go on regarding canned hunting, lion breeding etc.
Email Katy | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It's a beautiful wonderful country
Part of our trip we stayed at the all inclusive amekena lodge. It was quite expensive to stay there but worth every penny. The game drives were brilliant and saw lots of different animals and the tour guides were very knowledgeable.
The food was excellent and as good as any 5 star posh restaurant you would have in London. Staff very friendly and couldn't do enough for you. The only issue we had was there was a storm over night and our room flooded. However it was quickly mopped up and didn't destroy our trip. I would love to go back there.
Email Judy | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unbelievable beautiful
Our trip to South Africa greatly exceeded our expectations. It is an extremely beautiful country, lush, and green. We booked a stay in Pilanesberg National Park where we did several game viewing drives. We saw many wild animals on each drive. Our lodging in the park was great, had a pool, goid food, including a braai one evening. Service was great and staff extremely friendly and helpful. We also spent eight days in Cape Town and enjoyed the mountains, ocean, wine farms, museums, more great food, and friendly people. Despite safety warnings, we always felt safe. Would absolutely recommend a visit to South Africa.
Email Leonie Zimmermann | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Mindblowing, stunningly beautiful safari experience
Everything was perfectly organized by Pembury Tours. It was a once in a lifetime holiday with exceptional accomodation, food at Simbavati Waterside Lodge was incredibly delicious and we've been very lucky in seeing all kinds of animal we could wish for. We can only recommend staying in two Private Game Reserve as you get to see different animals.
We always felt very safe, the staff everywhere was so warm-hearted that we felt home immediately. Nothing to critizice, we would book it again for 100%.