South Africa and Zimbabwe
South Africa | Mar 15 - Mar 28, 2023

David
David B.
United Kingdom | Reviewed on Mar 29, 2023

4-5 days in Cape Town(V&A hotel is a great location )is perfect, table mountain and Robben island were great experiences. 2 days Franschhoek was perfect and Avonrood accommodation excellent.Ryan was a brilliant guide for both above . Thabamati luxury tented lodge was just brilliant (food, safari’s,service all excellent) and 4 nights was just enough. To finish at Victoria falls and sunset cruise was a fantastic finish to our brilliant holiday.

Hotel Reviews
The Victoria & Alfred Hotel
Cape Town

Great location.Clean room. Service could be a bit better at breakfast.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Location
Staff
Help at front of hotel for taxi’s etc
Cleanliness & Comfort
Avondrood Luxury Guest House
Franschhoek, Western Cape

Friendly, very comfortable accommodation in great location. Very high standard. Great breakfast.

Authenticity & Character
Great character, lovely furnishings
Location
Staff
Very friendly and helpful
Cleanliness & Comfort
Thabamati Luxury Tented Camp
Kruger National Park

Overall fantastic experience, luxury accommodation, excellent setting,service, safari’s, staff friendliness .The experience surpassed our expectations.

Authenticity & Character
Excellent quality of accommodation. Really friendly feel to the camp. The staff are all great
Location
Timbavati game reserve offers a lot of spotting from start to finish.
Staff
All helpful with everything
Cleanliness & Comfort
Extremely high standard in communal and private areas
Ilala Lodge
Victoria Falls

Great location, saw wild animals in the lovely garden areas. You can hear the sound of the falls which we liked

Authenticity & Character
Dining , pool and bar areas very well laid out
Location
Staff
Reception staff really helpful
Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Reviews
Full Day Cape Peninsula Tour (including lunch)
Full Day Cape Peninsula Tour (including lunch)
South Africa

Great day tour. Great sights. Our lunch was average on this trip , I think because they rushed leading up to load shedding.

Quality of Experience
Seeing great sights and scenery
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Ryan provides just the right amount of information and is relaxed and friendly
Transport
Table Mountain Hike and Cable Car
Table Mountain Hike and Cable Car
Cape Town

Great hike, great guide who was really friendly and knowledgeable

Quality of Experience
Good sense of achievement in completing the hike
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Knowledgeable, friendly
Transport
Afternoon Game Drive
Afternoon Game Drive
South Africa

Brilliant

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Private Cape Town City and Scheduled Robben Island Tour
Private Cape Town City and Scheduled Robben Island Tour
Cape Town

Robben island is a must do item. Really interesting. City tour informative and pleasant to see the different areas.

Quality of Experience
Informative and interesting
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Full Day Winelands Tour (including lunch)
Full Day Winelands Tour (including lunch)
South Africa

We really enjoyed the day especially the cheese and wine pairing and the final stop location, setting and scenery was spectacular(Stark Conde). We felt 2 wine tastings would have been better than 3 , also a slightly later start would be good to allow a bit more free time in Franschhoek

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Location choices arranged by Ryan
Transport
Days on Safari
Days on Safari
South Africa

Brilliant

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Timbavati Private Game Reserve Safari Day
Timbavati Private Game Reserve Safari Day
Timbavati Game Reserve

Brilliant

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Boma Dinner
Boma Dinner
Victoria Falls

Slow start but got better and better. Food was nice also

Quality of Experience
Drumming, singing
Food
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Didn’t always have transportation cool enough
Tour of the falls and sunset cruise
Tour of the falls and sunset cruise
Victoria Falls

Excellent tour of the falls, great experience

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Local specialist: Lize Enderstein
Lize
Lize Enderstein
Local specialist in South Africa | Replied on Mar 29, 2023

Hi David,
Thank you so much for your detailed feedback on the hotels, tours and safari lodge.
Wonderful to read that you had a brilliant holiday.
Hope to see you return someday to Southern Africa.
Best Regards, Lize