South Africa Highlights & Safari Reviews

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“We are so happy we found SmarTours several years ago and delighted to travel to South Africa with their guide, Jeremy. With SmarTours we have been on several trips to places that were stunningly beautiful (Thailand) or offered an extraordinary cultural education (China), but this trip had it all. Jeremy was incredible and really helped us understand the cultural and political history of this wonderful country. Then there were the game drives….simply amazing. We saw the Big Five and felt we were in the middle of a National Geographic special every day. Each successive day outdid the previous extraordinary one. The accommodation were excellent – especially when were on game drives, the food was terrific, and the people of Africa couldn’t have been friendlier and welcoming. This was our best trip and can’t wait to come back to Africa….Morocco? Kenya? Maybe both!”

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Posted 8 years ago

“OK - First off, my expectations were not good. I did not look at reviews until after the trip was booked and many of them were pretty bad. I'm here to tell you - the trip was excellent. I don't know if they have just tried harder after receiving bad reviews or what. I would recommend this trip to everyone and I intend to tell everyone just how good it was. Our guide, most of the time, was Dez Monde and from the first he said we would be treated like royalty....and we were. The Cape Sun Hotel was great and buffet food was marvelous. Staff was great. I needed batteries for my camera and my husband went to find them at about 7p in the evening ( they don't have any kind of shops in the hotel). The porter would not let him go out by himself. He walked with him to a store about 2 and a half blocks from the hotel. They don't even let you press the elevator button....there is someone assigned just to press the button. Cape Sun is one of the grand old hotels that is huge and beautiful and the are many people stationed in the lobby...just to help or answer questions. The second hotel we stayed at was the Protea Winkler - not far from Kruger National Park. It was OK. It's set in beautiful surroundings and staff is attentive but rooms were not up to the standard as the Cape Sun in Cape Town. Food was poor...except for the salads they prepared. I would say this hotel is more rustic. Found tiny lizard that had crawled under our door and a couple of bugs in the room...but after all we were in Africa. Bathroom was great and very clean. Carpet was in need of cleaning. Would I recommend this hotel...yes, with some qualifications. It may not make everyone happy.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Went with a group of friends on the South Africa Tour in November 2014. This was my second trip with Smartours and I would do it again, The organization does great planning and accommodates folks well. Our tour guide Jeremy was the best as he was knowledgeable and really was sensitive to the needs of his visitors. LOVED IT IMMENSELY!!!! I always recommend Smartours they are great!”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Amazing visit to South Africa in 2012. Want to go back. Would recommend Smart Tour devise a wine farms tour.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“We traveled to South Africa October 2014. I can't even begin to describe how wonderful this vacation was. Our tour guide Ron McGregor was OUTSTANDING!! He brought the places we visited to life. Ron taught me so much about the countries we visited and the people who lived there. If your considering this package I would highly recommend the extension to Victoria Falls... it was breathtaking! Thank you Smartours for such an awesome experience.. you get a lot of bang for your buck with this company. Next adventure Thailand with Smartours of course!!”

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Posted 9 years ago

“We traveled to South Africa+VF in August 14. The weather was perfect. Great trip. Jeremy was perfect. Wildlife viewing was amazing. I saw all big 5. The only thing that the next traveler has to keep in mind. It is not a relaxing trip. You have to wake early and be on safari vehicle at 6am. A lot of flights. But this is the only way to see a lot.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“We just returned from the South Africa Highlights and Safari tour including the Victoria Falls extension. It was an amazing trip. Our Tour guide, Jeremy was excellent. He was very knowledgeable and was great in organizing the group. This is a great tour for the money and would highly recommend to others!”

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Posted 9 years ago

“This was an amazing tour with an excellent tour director! Highly recommended!”

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Posted 10 years ago