Luxury South Africa & Mozambique Honeymoon Review: Safari, Big Five, Bazaruto Archipielago, 10-Night Vacation

My husband and I had the most incredible trip to South Africa for our honeymoon thanks to Tara at the travel agency!!! She provided us with the trip of a lifetime, starting at the lodge in Kapama and the lodge in Sabi Sands for our safari leg, and then a trip to Bazaruto Archipielago for the remainder of the time. The pictures online don't do the accommodations justice! The rooms were stunning, the trip was all-inclusive for drinks and meals, and the experience was unforgettable!! Despite our trip to South Africa happening during the tail end of a hurricane, Tara was on top of everything before I could even ask her for advice on what to do. She was able to reroute our flights and transfers seamlessly, so there was no added stress when we learned one of our initial flights had been canceled. We did have one incident occur at the Johannesburg airport when we boarded the Airlink flight; when we walked up to the plane with our carry-on bags, I was informed that my bag was too large to be a carry-on and it was quickly checked. They handed me a yellow slip after writing my seat number on it and ushered us onto the plane. When we landed in Mozambique, I was given my carry-on suitcase, however, it was completely unzipped and a significant amount of money was missing ($850). We planned to use the money as tips for the staff on the island as well as fun excursions for the last leg of our honeymoon, but because of this, we didn't have any extra money to use. I called Tara very distraught and worried while we waited in the passport check line because I'd been afraid we were going to miss our car and boat transfers since the process of writing a report was taking so long and the computer systems seemed to be down. She was so unbelievably supportive and made me feel a lot better about the situation. She called ahead to the driver and the island to let them know what happened, and everyone went out of their way to make sure we still enjoyed our trip! Even though there was no way to recuperate our lost money, we still had a really great time, and we would absolutely do it all again!!! My only piece of advice - if you're traveling through the Johannesburg airport, use the kiosks that "wrap" luggage in plastic wrap for you. We laughed when we saw the plastic-wrapped suitcases the first time, but now we regret not getting it done because it deters theft, which seems to be relatively frequent on shorter flights.