Hi Liselle,
Oh my goodness. I am so so sorry I didn't write you.
I had written just about everybody else to thanks them,
Your company is amazing.
Not only were the transfers in time ALL the time, which is something we can
learn from in the States.
But the places were amazing.
We loved Nottens. We saw so much and the people were so unbelievable
friendly.
We had a Ranger, who was lots fun. His name was Jeffrey.
I think he was a little more "daring" than the rest.
We were very confident in him and saw the most amazing scenes and animals.
We had more stories to tell than the others (maybe we had more of an
imagination:))
Anyway... We drove with a British couple and their grown sons and became
instant friends.
The food was wonderful and they made such efforts to present it so nice also
I. e the table settings which changed every day, the campfire in the bush ,
the campfire at the camp.
I didn't want to leave.
There was an elephant eating a tree 3 feet from our cabin,,,a huge
bull..lots of big branches on our cabin, which had us up al night.
We could almost touch it thru our open window.
That was very exciting to us despite the little tremors in our hearts that
night :)
We not only saw the big 5 but lots more. We saw the big 5 almost in the
first day I believe :)
So out of the 10 I will give Nottens a 15 :)
Tanamera was equally amazing.
What a beautiful setting!!! Such beautiful cabins.
We found ourselves in a very romantic place and celebrated David's birthday
with a private dinner in our cabin.
That was a first for me :)
We went to the elephant whispers to learn more about the elephant and
afterwards the horseback riding.
Also great places to go and nice people!
Tanamera had arranged everything and even a few hours of shopping
afterwards, It is so nice to pay everything at the end..you have no idea how
nice that is.
Out of the 10 I will give Tanamera a 12 :)
Actually we didn't want to leave South Africa.
Our first experience in this country was amazing.
I think we also were lucky to have chosen august as the time of year to go.
We loved the cool nights and warm days.
I wrote to Nottens and am sending them a coffee table book I made of the
animals we saw.
Took a break from taking pictures in Tanamera , which was also nice(had done
two weeks of photography).
"If the longing for the bush gets too much, I can get you on the 1st flight
back to Africa!"
That is so so tempting !!!!
Tanks so much Liselle for everything.
I will spread the word for you here.
Jantina.
Guests Visited Nottens & Tanamera Lodge