Travel Review: Luxury South Africa & Zimbabwe Africa Safari, Cape Town, Victoria Falls, Wine Country, 6-Week Trip

The travel company was absolutely amazing! They continuously EXCEEDED OUR EXPECTATIONS!! From beginning to end - they were very easy to work with: responsive, thoughtful, thorough and very understanding of our needs and desires. They thought of everything including: creating a detailed, customized itinerary that we could access on-line at any time, including a VIP meet & greet where they personally met us immediately after disembarking from our plane to accompanying us through customs and getting us through security quickly and efficiently. We relied on their selections for all accommodations, restaurants and tours. We feel we experienced the Best of the Best! Accommodations were impeccable: very clean, comfortable and luxurious. Restaurants were delicious and even included the best dining experience we've every had - exceeding the Michelin star restaurants we've dined at in the past! Winelands and CapeTown tours were varied - each highlighted the specialties the area had to offer. We enjoyed every experience. The safari locations (Timbavati Private Reserve and Victoria Falls) were perfect and the safaris themselves were beyond our imagination. We saw over 30 species of animals (including the Magnificent 7) and another 40 species of birds! More importantly, every person we came in contact with (including drivers, hotel & dining staff, tour guides, etc.) was very friendly, responsive, accommodating, thoughtful. We felt that each one genuinely wanted us to have the best experience ever.
The only negative - and of no fault to the travel company or its affiliates - was our experiences at both Kruger (KMI) and Livingstone (Victoria Falls) Airports. Our binoculars were stolen from our checked luggage at KMI and the computers were down at Livingstone which caused us to have to wait almost 2 hours in line to check-in. For anyone going to KMI - do not check any valuables (they have signs stating so, but we were limited on weight, so had no choice). And, for Livingstone check-in for your flight on-line before getting to the airport.