Brett recently assisted a French couple with a 20 day safari though South Africa. Read their feedback below.
Dear Brett
I would like to thank you for our stay in
South Africa. Everything has been perfect exept the booking in Hluhluwe but after your phone call, things got into order rapidly.
Just some comments for your information:
Motswari: Very nice manager and staff. Accomodation and food were great. The only regret is that the guide was mostly interested in making you see the big 5 which is what most people want but we would have liked a short stop to take picture of the other wildlife.
Nkorho: a bit less good in accomodation and food but great for cats espacially leopards which is what we wanted.
Ghost Mountain Inn: very good and furthermore we got an upgrade cause there was not a lot of guests.
Kosi Forest Bay: Very nice and romantic lodge. The manager has been very charming and efficient (In fact he replace the manager who was away for vacation)
Phinda: the Forest Lodge is really beautiful but very snob and we got a "just out of school" guide not very good. The walking safari was great. The manager and guide have done a good job. Furthermore we were there on a private safari and did what we wanted: we saw cheetah and cubs and did some rhino tracking. One thing you have to know, there a very nice cruise on the mzinene river once a week and we were there at the right time.
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi: very dry. We mostly seen wildlife in Hluhluwe. Hilltop is very good.
The car we got from Budget was fine for the tared road but I think I rent a 4x4 next time espacially for the
Kruger and to get to some lodge like motswari and nkorho. We have been very stressed not to get a flat tyre and didn't drive on the road we would have liked.
The higlights: leopards in
Nkorho and cheetah in
Phinda. Also the good atmosphere and food at
Motswari.
Louis Hanson