First of all, we highly recommend Discover Africa. The service they provide is invaluable. Our travel planner, Vihann, gave us expert guidance on our accommodations and tours. He arranged for all of our transports including internal flights and he even checked us into our flights! Everything went like clockwork and we had the comfort of knowing Vihann was available to us if needed. We will definitely use Discover Africa for our next trip.

Here’s a summary of our trip: For our first trip to Africa, we wanted to focus on South Africa. We started in Cape Town and stayed at the Victoria & Alfred on the waterfront which is an excellent location. We went on a city tour, tour of the Cape and also visited the wine country. We had the same tour guide for three days providing continuity. Cape Town was a great way to start our trip. We then went to Timbavati Private Reserve (at Vihann’s recommendation) and stayed at Kambaku River Sands. We arrived in the early afternoon and went on our first game drive. Within 24 hours, we saw the big five and much more. The accommodations, food, and staff at the lodge exceeded our expectations.

Sharon's Safari Experience

Next, we traveled to Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, Arathusa Safari Lodge. Our suite faced the watering hole where hippos reside plus elephants, giraffes, etc came to drink often. Again, the lodge staff, food and accommodations were excellent. Between the two reserves, we went on 11 game drives. We ended our two week trip in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, at the Old Drift Lodge located on the Zambezi River. The Lodge staff helps put together an itinerary from the list of numerous activites available to you. There are morning and evening game drives offered as the lodge is located in the Zambezi National Park, but we chose other activites such as the sunset river boat safari, tour of the falls, and breakfast at the Lookout Cafe.

With Vihann’s help, we also booked white water rafting with Wild Horizons on the Zambezi and Devil’s Pool. All activities were fantastic and again, the staff, food and accommodations at the Old Drift Lodge were outstanding.

Sharon travelled to Southern Africa in September and wrote the 15 Day Cape Town , Kruger & Victoria Falls Safari Getaway Review on 17 September 2024

The trip included: Cape Town Holidays Timbavati Big Five Encounters Sabi Sand Safari And Beach Packages Best Of Victoria Falls Beach Holidays in Africa Big Five Safaris Big Cat Safaris Victoria & Alfred Hotel Kambaku River Sands Arathusa Safari Lodge Old Drift Lodge