South Africa & Zimbabwe Luxury Vacation Review: Safari, Wildlife, Sunset Picnic, 12-Day Tour

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Azarmeen P.

7.8.2023

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

South Africa

Zimbabwe

Your overall comments on the trip and the travel company:

Have you ever experienced the perfect vacation? Thanks to this travel company and the service that they provided I can safely say that the five of us have had the vacation of our lives. What Sherilyn delivered was beyond my expectations. Each part of the trip was curated thoughtfully, each day seemed like it was the best day of the vacation and yet the next day somehow surpassed the last. It is true that Africa is clearly a special place in the world but it was because of Sherilyn's attention to detail and her ability to choreograph the vacation to the perfect crescendo that we had the most amazing experience. I should mention that our trip started out just a bit bumpy because our luggage was stuck at Johannesburg airport for a couple of days but Sherilyn's company was completely on top of everything; were it not for them, I am not certain if we would have received our luggage at all. I will never use any other company to plan a Safari vacation and neither should you.

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

The properties that Sherilyn chose for us based on our early discussions displayed her keen grasp of what we were looking for. The lodges and the type of game viewing that they offered was beyond what we could have imagined. These were up close encounters with wildlife because the trackers and guides that these lodges employ are true experts. The animal experiences at the Thornybush game reserve especially allowed us to feel as though we were immersed in a Nat Geo wildlife documentary. Not just that but the caliber of accommodations, service and food at the lodges was extremely high. Our final night on Safari was especially memorable and magical; a special surprise sunset picnic while on our evening game drive and a South African Braai later at the lodge just for us!

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

I am a big believer in traveling light with hand luggage only but because of the temperature variations during winter in this area plus too much googling convinced me to break my hand luggage only rule and we checked in 4 small bags between the 5 of us. That was way too much luggage. There is absolutely no need to dress as though you are embarking on an intrepid adventure - a trip to REI is NOT necessary (sorry REI). Three pairs of lightweight pants, three tops, one fleece and one nano puff from Patagonia should suffice as there is free laundry at every lodge. Also, there were fewer mosquitoes in these locations than I anticipated; leave the DEET and repellants behind.

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