Special South African Safari – client feedback

Chitwa Chitwa, Lion Sands River Lodge in Kruger and Cape Cadogan Hotel in Cape Town were visited on this Special South African Safari

Natasha booked Diane and her party on a Special South African Safari where they visited the Sabi Sands Game Reserve in the Greater Kruger Park area and stayed at the Lion Sands River Lodge and then Chitwa Chitwa Game Lodge. After 7 nights in the bush they headed to South Africa’s Mother City – Cape Town. They stayed at the Cape Cadogan Boutique Hotel. While in Cape Town they enjoyed the Walk to Freedom Tour which included Robben Island, a full day Cape Winelands tour and a Cape Peninsula tour.

 

Hi Natasha,

 

We loved our trip to South Africa and were extremely pleased with the arrangements that you made for us.  Our accommodations at the lodges were in the areas that we requested and the views were wonderful.   The accommodations were beautiful and the positioning of each of our villas close to the water allowed us to enjoy the animals and birds even while relaxing on our private decks.

The guides were terrific and the animal sightings definitely met our expectations.  The only slight issue was at Chitwa Chitwa when for the last 4 safaris we had a family of 5 with our group of 4 and thus had 3 across seating, when we expected we would have a maximum of 6 to a jeep.  When I mentioned this to Claudia, she said the lodge was fully booked and could not guarantee six per jeep, but she arranged for one of the 5 family members to sit next to the guide, so that we had 2 occupants in each row that our group occupied.  While it wasn’t ideal to have 9 in the jeep, it was a satisfactory solution.

At each of the lodges, we had the opportunity to visit a local village, including schools, which was very special and gave us insight into the local culture.

 

We enjoyed our stay at the Cape Cadogan Hotel.  The management was very helpful and attentive.  My husband developed a cold upon arrival in Johannesburg, and it elevated to a bad cough while we were on safari (we did have rain showers on a few of our safaris).  He needed medical treatment upon our arrival in Cape Town and the hotel staff arranged for a very competent doctor to come to the hotel within 2 hours of our arrival.   The doctor recommended that Richard be hospitalized for testing and treatment and he personally made arrangements for Richard to be admitted to the Medi Clinic Hospital near our hotel.  After 36 hours of excellent care, Richard was released and felt very good so we were able to continue with our plans for the 3 arranged tours.  Abdul, our day tours guide, was extremely knowledgeable and personable, and did everything possible to ensure we had a wonderful experience, including excellent suggestions for dining and wine tastings.

 

All of our flights were on time, and our transfers were always waiting for us as arranged.

 

We are just beginning to go through our photos from this outstanding trip, and I should be able to send you some within the next few days.

 

Thank you again for all of your help in making this a special trip.

 

Warm regards,

Diane