Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe & Botswana Review: Africa Safari, Bungee Jumping, Johannesburg, Soweto, Museums

Review by traveler

Kathleen S.

8.16.2019

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Traveler Review

Which Country (Countries) did you visit on this trip?

Botswana

Malawi

Zambia

Zimbabwe

South Africa

Your overall comments on the trip and the travel company:

I was very pleased with this travel company and with the travel planner who was my contact person. My planner put together a wonderful trip. I would look over the drafts and at times make suggestions— she readily adapted the changes I wanted. Even on the trip, when I had questions or concerns, the travel planer quickly responded via an App. It was a wonderful feeling to know that she was just a text away if I needed her. Despite getting married just the week before we were leaving and then the death of her grandmother during our first week in Africa, the planner was always available or made sure that her colleague was. I would highly recommend this company and travel planner!

What were the most enjoyable or memorable parts of your trip?

Staying at the Chikunto Lodge in Zambia was definitely a highlight! The accommodations just fabulous, the setting beautiful, and the staff ever so attentive. The food was gourmet from beginning to end. The safaris led by our guide were excellent and we had the opportunity to see all the animals we had hoped to see. Our guide always seemed to know where to find the animals in hiding. Once we saw a mother leopard at the base of a tree and her baby on one of the branches— stashed in the notch of the branch was the “kill” and also at the base of the tree was a hyena hoping some of the food would drop. We saw herds of water buffaloes, giraffes, hippos, wart hogs, zebras, elephants and some lions,
It was incredible!
   Ending our stay in Johannesburg at the hotel in Nelson Mandela Square was perfect! Such an elegant place to stay! We had a private day tour of The Apartheid Museum, Mandela’s House, and Soweto. Guide was excellent.
  We also had a driver in Malawi who was excellent. We found him to be very dependable, good driver and very accommodating!
  Certainly one of the highlights for my granddaughter was to have the chance to go bungee jumping in Livingston Falls!

If you could take your trip again, what would you do differently?

Though Ursula’s Homestead was lovely, I think I would have preferred to stay in town or perhaps even at the Stanley Livingston Boutique Hotel. Ursula’s did not have the same warmth to it that Chikunto had so I guess we were spoiled right at the beginning. At Ursula’s, they did make all arrangements for us for zip lining, bungee jumping, tour of falls and massages which was wonderful. Excellent transportation service into town.

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