Review: Luxury Africa Safari Anniversary, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Cape Town, Pretoria, Franschhoek, Victoria Falls

On our trip we experienced many enjoyable moments.  We rode on a luxury train, the Rovos Rail.  It was luxury at it's finest.  This beautiful train, and the ride was like a step back in time. It was a great way to begin our adventures 

We toured Cape Town and visited Table Mountain, The Botanical Gardens, District 6, Robben Island, Boulder Beach, the Waterfront and other lovely areas that our private driver thought that we would enjoy.  Our driver was knowledgeable, kind and we are privileged enough to call him a new friend of ours.

Fraanshhoek was a lovely little town that we visited.  The setting of this town, between the mountains made the town warm and inviting. 

Victoria falls was beautiful.  Walking the  trail and then seeing it by helicopter offered us two very different perspectives of this natural wonder.  We took a dinner cruise on the Zambezi River where we met new friends, and had the opportunity to view the most beautiful sunset.  We also went zip lining over the Falls gorge - something not to be missed by anyone!

With all of that said, because it was all most wonderful, my husband and I agree that the Safari experience at Simbavati Lodge, in Krueger National Park, was definitely the highlight of the trip.  It has always been a dream for us to see African animals living in their natural habitat and we have now lived our dream!  The tented Lodge was amazing with enough luxury to make anyone feel comfortable.  But, where else in this world can you look off of a private deck and see warthogs, impala, or elephants enjoying themselves at a local watering hole?

And, nothing can compare with the, walking safaris, or the two daily auto safaris.  We saw everything and more than we had ever expected to see.  We got to see all of the Big Five ( more than once) and every other animal or bird that must live in Krueger.  Our guides made it their personal goals to provide us with the most fulfilling safari experience possible, and they succeeded.  We will never forget them or our amazing visit.