Review: Africa Safari, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kruger National Park, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Victoria Falls Microflight

By far the Safari Lodge stays:

The Lukimbi Safari Lodge in Southern Kruger Natl Park was our first stop, the food and service were fantastic. We did not miss one game drive during our stay and the Guide and Tracker were a perfect match for our adventurous style. We were able to get up close and personal with the big 5 and many other beautiful and interesting animals. The knowledge of and respect for the animals exhibited by our guide/tracker was impressive and made the time an amazing learning experience.

On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being perfect:

• Food                              9
• Service                        10
• Accommodation          10
• Game Drive                 10

The Kambaku River Sands was our next stop and this property located in the game rich Timbavity Private Game Preserve just outside of, but open to Kruger Natl Park was a perfect extension of the Lukimbi Lodge stay. It was similar but different and the emphasis there was on the twice daily game drives. The service levels were pitch perfect and the location rivaled the raw beauty that we found  at Lukimbi. The Guide and Tracker we were assigned at Kambaku made our time spent there the most memorable of the entire trip. The rest of the staff and our room were also just right. 

On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being perfect:

• Food                              7
• Service                        10
• Accommodation          10
• Game Drive                 11+  

Next up and the final stop of our trip was Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Our accomodation was closer to civilization and so provided a different experience than the more remote Lukimbi and Kambaku facilities. This was nice for shopping (bring cash and be ready to bargain) and Victoria Falls is a must see if going to Africa. The Personal Tour of the Falls was great and my Microlight flight over the falls was also great fun. The Zambizi River Dinner cruise was beautiful. I would have passed on the Elephant Safari (very tame/touristy) but it was fun. The Safari Club has a very nice private breakfast but the restaurant is expensive for the area and the food was hit and miss. Luckily, we were fine with eating light at Vic Falls after being overfed (happily;) at the previous Safari camps.

On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being perfect:

• Food                              7
• Service                          9
• Accommodation            8
• Game Drive                 N/A