Dear Brett,

We had a fabulous trip and the camps were absolutely wonderful. Our favourites were Camp Moremi and Savute Safari Lodge because we saw the best animals. The other two camps, Camp Okavango and Chobe Savanna Lodge were equally beautiful and the staff there delightful, but they were not really what we wanted for our animal viewing. Both camps seemed much more suitable for relaxing and drinking cocktails by the pool. We much preferred the safari vehicles and seeing big stuff and we just loved driving for hours and hours spotting all sorts of wildlife.

We hope that in the very near future, perhaps next year, we can do another safari. We were thinking of Tanzania.

We took many photos and will send you some soon.

Best wishes,
Julian, Maggie and Bonny.

Dear Brett

The Victoria Falls and the Chobe Park were just outstanding, a real highlight! We booked a helicopter flight which is the best way to visit the falls

The Royal Livingstone is a top adress for those who can afford it. Very nice and clean rooms and a great place to be. Food is good and service is friendly

Slightly below, but still very nice is the Chobe Game Lodge. Beautiful location, very nice view, nice rooms, etc. The park is a jewel and I will never forget all the elephants, crocodiles, etc. in this magnificant landscape

The only negative with both hotels/lodges is if you eat "a la carte" it takes extremely long!

Everything went well. Thanks for the good organisation

Thierry

Hi Brett,

Hope all is well. Just a note to let you know we had a fantastic time, all went well everyone was there to transfer us to our various destinations. Thorntree River Lodge, was thoroughly enjoyable, the managers Lindsay and Nevin were extremely friendly and helpful and good fun. Saw 6 hippos the first night 30 metres from our hut grazing on the lawn. Great start to our trip.

Thoroughly enjoyed the elephant safari was one of the highlights! Safari into Chobe was interesting, the river was beautiful, saw stacks of animals. We were really please that you sent us to Camp Shawu we had the place to ourselves, Juluka our guide was fantastic we learnt so much from him, Saw plenty of wildlife, saw lions 3 times (saw them eating the buffalo that they had killed overnight) we saw the outline of 2 leopards lounging in a tree after they had killed a impala (which was hanging in another tree) as it was getting dark.

For future reference seeing as you didn't know anything about Buhala Lodge it was very nice, right on the banks of the Ccrocodile River great food and service and the other guests staying there who went on game drives into Kruger saw just as much game and sometimes more than what we did. It is also the only lodge at the moment that allows guests to play golf at Leopard Creek which I have to tell you is absolutely fantastic and extremely very private. All in all a fantastic holiday, Africia has so much to offer and I would like to thank you again for all your help and guidance I will definately use your services again if we get back there(which we would love to do)

Cheers andf thank you.
Louise

We still have limited availability on our Serengeti Private Camping safari for June and July 2008. The camp will be based in the western corridor of the Serengeti, either at the Ikoma Private Camp or further north at one of the private camps within the Serengeti. We can offer this late availability to see the migration as we use private exclusive camps.

Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to see this incredible wildlife spectacle.

Speak to one of our East Africa specialists to find out more about booking this itinerary.

THE Zambian government has officially approved its dropping of its visa waiver system. The following visa fees are payable upon entry for all visitors to Zambia:

British nationals: £75 for single entry and £240 for multiple entry

American nationals: $135 for standard visa

Canadian nationals: $55 for standard visa

Other nationalities: $50 for single, $80 for double and $160 for multiple entry

Although the decision was enforced from the end of January, final governmental approval was only recently provided.

Hi Brett,

The Safari was fantastic. There were no hitches and all thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The camps were all that we expected with great service, good food and facilities just right for a bush experience. The guides and trackers on our drives were superb. They were very knowledgeable about the bush, birds and animals and were the making of the trip.

The transfers (with Moremi air) went smoothly. Our only problem was with Air Botswana- they overbooked our return flight from Maun to Jhb and put 20 of us on a small plane instead! Not part of your booking though.

So all in all, we are completely satisfied. Thanks for your assistance.

Regards
John Rose

The Rose Group visted Kwara Camp and Kwando Lagoon Camp in Botswana.

Great Safaris Brett.

The Savanna Lodge is on the Namibia side of the river so we had to go thru their passport office. Quiet an experience. The Lodge itself is small and feels like family. All the guests eat at one large table. Very knowageable staff, and guides are great. Especially Gibson who knew the names of every bird on the river. Game Lodge was much more up-scale and very, very nice. The food was excellent. Accommodations of both lodges were very good.

Thanks for your help.
Wonderful experience.
Kay Arrington

The Arrington's visited Chobe Savanna Lodge and Chobe Game Lodge located on the Namibian and Botswana side of the Chobe River.

One of the ladies that I have helped with safari's on two previous occasions was in South Africa recently and requested a a 4 night safari in the Kruger. Read her feedback below. Sally visited Nottens Bush Camp and Kings Camp.

Hi Brett,

Just flew in this morning and now back at work which has not thrilled me at all!

My safari went well. The transfers all worked very well. Nottens is a lovely little place, not so fancy as some of the other camps but the family are absolutely delightful and very welcoming. The one down side, and it is an important point, is that the giude I had there is the first guide I have had who seemed largely disinterested in really tracking down animals for us to see or imparting much knowledge to us or even really chatting or smiling with us at all. Given that every guide I have had everywhere else has bent over backwards to make the experience totally fantastic the contrast was very noticeable. I thought this was a real shame as all the other people working there were really great.

Kings Camp is, as you know, very elegant and colonial and the guides and trackers were second to none. There doesn't appear to anything like the amount of game wandering around at this time of year as September / October, but I had great lion and leopard sightings. So I had a great time Brett, thanks for your help with the organisation.

I have to say that of the two locations Botswana is definitely now my favourite, but this doesn't mean that Kruger isn't totally enjoyable. I also prefer the tented camp lodges so will bear this in mind next time I do safari. I do hope you are well and had a good Easter, it was great to finally meet you in Cape Town and I am sure we will speak again soon.

Kindest regards,
Sally

Renate,

I so enjoyed the vacation portion of my visit to S. Africa. You all were such a big help! My safaris were great fun and I saw many animals! I even saw Southern Right Whales near Hermanus. Thanks again, You and Brett were wonderful.

Best,
Alicia

Alicia visited Gomo Gomo and Elephant Plains as well the Coachhouse and Blyde River Canyon Lodge.

Hi Brett,

We have had a fantastic holiday at all three places. The country and the people were just like a garden of Eden and we have come back with such wonderful memories.

We would like to thank you for your advice about which camps to stay in and in which order. We were very impressed with all the arrangements you had made on our behalf, everything went very smoothly. We saw lots of animals and birds despite the fact it was low season.

This was our first safari holiday and such a good experience that we would not hesitate to use you again.

With our very best wishes and kind regards,
Martin and Jeanette Shipley

Martin and Jeanette visited Savute Safari Lodge, Kanana and Shinde Camp in Botswana.

Thank you for the email Renate.

I had been meaning to drop you a line to say thank you very much for organising the trip for us. We had a really super time, loved King's Camp (everyone was very professional and friendly).

We are both now back in dreary wet Ireland dreaming of sunny South Africa!

If we decide to do another Safari in the future we will definitely book through you and will also recommend your company to any friend or colleagues should they be looking to take a trip to South Africa.

Thanks again
Jane

I would like to welcome Liselle Raath, who joined the SUNSAFARIS team today. Liselle has worked in the safari and travel industry for a few years and has travelled extensively through South Africa and the Kruger, and also abroad.

Welcome Liselle!