South Africa Highlights & Safari Reviews

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“South Africa Highlights and Safari September 16, 2021 was fantastic! It was the first tour back to South Africa since Covid-19! Everything ran very smoothly and our guide Jonathan Muller was so knowledgeable and told us so much about his country. Safaris in Kruger and Hulhulwe were great with many animal sightings! Accommodations were the best and the food was delicious! I highly recommend this adventure with SmarTours!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“We had an excellent trip! Everything was perfect.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Hello Jennifer, We're happy to hear the trip was perfect! Thank you for sharing your feedback and we hope you can join us again soon! The smarTours Team

Posted 2 years ago

“The South Africa tour and Victoria Falls extension were fabulous! Our tour guide, Jeremy Poole, was outstanding. He is knowledgeable about history, social issues, geography, and all aspects of travel. He is efficient, extremely friendly and caring about providing the best travel experience for everyone in his tour group. I highly recommend the optional tours. Very special experiences, in addition to visits to parks to view a great variety of wild life by boar and by safari vehicle, include the chance to see and get close to cheetahs, and to even pet young lions and also to pet and feed elephants. I highly recommend this tour!”

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Posted 4 years ago

Hello Shirley Anne, Thank you for your kind comments! We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed your tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe and we agree that Jeremy is an outstanding tour director! We hope you'll join us on another once-in-a-lifetime journey as the world opens up! The smarTours Team

Posted 2 years ago

“This was a wonderful trip! Jeremy was our guide, and he was so knowledgeable and organized. We were the "lucky" group who went up Table Mountain on a beautiful sunny day, and the rest of the week was too windy for the cable cars to go up. We saw all the animals including the big 5 on most all of the safaris. One day our local guide on a safari spotted a leopard with two cubs as we were in a hurry to get back. It was wonderful, and that made three leopards we had seen. Victoria Falls was magnificent, and probably my favorite part of the trip, which is hard to say, as the whole trip was awesome!”

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Posted 4 years ago

Hi Carol, Thank you for your kind comments. We're so happy to hear you had a great trip and we're glad you were one of the lucky few who were able to ride the cable cars up Table Mountain! We hope to see you again soon! The smarTours Team

Posted 2 years ago

“What an experience walking with the lions? Up close and personal with the beastly lions was an experience of a lifetime. A trip I would definitely want to retake Best trip ever. I love animals and our group was able to see the Big 5 at both Kroger and Chobi National Parks. Giraffes like to stay camouflaged but such graceful animals. If you love animals, this trip is for you.”

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Posted 4 years ago

Hi Alice, We're so happy to hear you loved your South Africa trip so much you'd consider taking it again! We hope to see you again soon! The smarTours Team

Posted 2 years ago

“Best trip. Had a lot of fun and enjoyed walking with the lions. An amazing experience that everyone should take. What an opportunity. Great trip, great price, great tour director. Everything about SmarTours is top notch.”

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Posted 4 years ago

Thank you for your kind words and feedback, Alice! We're so happy to hear you enjoyed your trip to South Africa and hope you'll join us on another bucket list trip soon! The smarTours Team

Posted 2 years ago

“A group of 7 from Bermuda traveled to South Africa 13 - 28 August, 2019 to join up with a larger group of Smartours travelers. We were blessed to visit Table Mountain which had reopened the day of our arrival, earlier than expected. Our tour guide, Ms. Thabie was awesome and very knowledgeable. The hotels were comfortable and clean. While at one particular hotel In Zimbabwe we were blessed to see springbok resting and warthogs roaming the hotel grounds directly outside our ground floor rooms with patios. Over all, a great experience and we met some great people.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“We visited South Africa three years ago. Our trip was sensational. Our guide was Jerami and he was awesome. Could not have been better. All days were perfectly planned and his historical knowledge of the area and the people, Amazing!!! We can not wait to return to Africa. Hoping to go again next year.”

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Posted 4 years ago