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Another Suberb Safari

Lauren Johanssen has set up 2 safari's for us and they have probably beed 2 of the best trips we have ever taken and we are very experience travelers. Our most recent trip was to Zimbabwe and Botswana. In Victoria Falls we stayed at Elephant Camp and it was spectacular. We went on a walk with Sylvester (a cheetah that lives in the camp) and it was an experince we won't ever forget. In Botswana we stayed at 2 &Beyond camps and loved them both. We have done very well by Lauren.

P.S. Our previous sfari was to Kenya and we stayed at 3 Porini camps and I would highly recommend them. not only were they great but environmentally friendly as well. We have sent other friends there and they have loved them as well.

Awesome Safaris, Good Customer Service

We booked on rather short notice. Our travel professional, Ashley did an excellent job of working with us to find the right venues and experiences. While there is a lag in communication due to the time difference, we did not that a problem. We'd email a question and always had a response the following day.

Top quality service and advice

I can’t recommend Go2Africa highly enough. I was so looking forward to this trip to South Africa and I haven’t been disappointed! Every detail was planned out perfectly, the 24 hour assistance was most helpful, and the safari experience itself – wow! Nothing can come close, I will have to return to Africa much sooner than I thought to get another fix! Cape Town has been unbelievably beautiful too (even with the rain!) and every hotel and lodge that was chosen for me on this trip was as if by a friend who knew me so well. I would never have been able to put together a trip like this on my own, so thank you for that Go2Africa. It is not easy to find travel consultants that are this professional and genuine, but when you find a winner you stick with it. Now I am heading home but I will be back soon, you can count on it!

Amazing!

we went for my husbands 50th (7 of us a a family - all over 18 years old). we flew into joburg and connected straight onto livingstone (we took the option of only a two hour connection - but it was not a problem)...we spent 4 wonderful nights at the royal livingstone hotel......whereby you can walk directly into the victoria falls park and see the falls at their closest. the hotel has zebra, monkeys and giraffe waling around.....amazing.
a river safari and a sunset cruise on the zambezi were both fun. some of us also took a microlight over the falls - stunning views. next stop was sabi sands - flying direct from livingstone into kruger. we stayed at lion sands river lodge...about a two hour drive from the airport...this was the most amazing lodge, the staff were very knowledgeable, you have the same butler for every meal and everything was perfect...we saw the big 5, plus more including wild dogs.......a most amazing time was had by us all and after 3 nights we were sorry to leave. we then flew from kruger to cape and spent 4 nights at he one and only.......to be honest it is not the best one and only we have stayed at, and maybe we should have taken advise and opted for the cape grace, but it was still very nice. in all the trip was a little short (totally our fault for trying to cram everything in - 6 flights in 12 days!!)....another 2/3 days would have been better in terms of relaxing.

We booked the trip with only tree weeks of advance, and they did a very personalized plan, with private planes and specific places we asked about.

Flawless execution of our 2 week Safari in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya

Just completed a 2-week safari of Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Masa Mara, Golden Monkeys and Gorilla in Uganda. The coordination of guides at the airports, hotels and transfers connecting Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda was flawless. The experience was breathtaking, the memories will truly last a lifetime. However, that experience comes with a price. Extremely expensive. I requested a breakdown per day of the total cost of over $32,000 USD at least 4 times and was ignored. So, if you are looking for the perfect vacation in Africa gotoafrica.com is totally for you. I am not sure I would have been able to book this trip myself never spending time in Africa. The trip was coordinated perfectly by Corne Maritz. So, if price is no object, you can feel comfortable using gotoafrica.com to create the perfect African vacation for you and your family.

Pros and Cons

Go2Africa rep who arranged our trip listened well to our specific needs/desires. We already had several camps in Botswana in mind, and he helped us locate two more, one each in S. Africa and Zimbabwe, both of which fitted well.

Once the initial arrangements for dates and locations were made, we were handed off to another company rep to arrange all of the details. This person was not as helpful as the first. It took us asking many, many questions to obtain the information that we needed. First, much of the information could easily have been posted to their web site, like we saw with other companies' web pages. G2A seems to hold back information and not make it easily available unless you ask. For instance, we were aware from our own research that we would need some vaccinations and some of them needed to start six months prior to travel, yet G2A provided no suggestions or guidance about this until mere weeks prior to our departure. Completely useless info when it was finally provided.

Second, being a "bespoke" trip planning travel agency, it was disturbing that when we did receive information, it was often very generic and didn't apply to us at all. But we still had to sort through the information and try to discern if we needed to do something, for example.

Finally, we were never invited to review our trip with a staff member, once we returned, so that we could provide feedback on what worked and what did not. We thought that was very odd. We did have some travel issues and would like to have reported them to G2A so that they might be able to talk with their various contractors and avoid similar issues for other G2A clients. But apparently they do not care to know what we liked or where there were problems.

We enjoyed most of our three weeks-plus trip, and appreciated some of the lodgings and guides suggested to us. It's surprising that G2A doesn't want to know the problems nor the good things.

Cape Town to Vic Falls (Accommodated)

My partner and I did the 20 day Cape Town to Vic Falls trip and were very happy with the overall experience. We made enquiries with a number of companies, but Gelle at go2africa was by far the most helpful and responsive. In addition, after we booked she answered a myriad of our random questions with speed and expert advice.

The trip itself was wonderful, our group only consisted of 8 people so we had lots of space in the truck and our tour leader (Shadwell) and cooks (Saima and Norman) were really kind, informative and professional. The range of accommodation was dependent on the varying places we visited, however, it was always very clean and well maintained.

The highlights of the trip for us were Okavango Delta, Chobe national park, Dune 45, Deadvlei, desert walk, night game viewing at Etosha national park and Fish River Canyon.

We would strongly recommend anyone to do this tour, as it is an amazing experience.

November Cape Town and Safari Vacation

First, we want to thank Go2Africa for their outstanding service and commitment to ensure that their clients receive unforgettable vacations. The four of us were especially impressed with Go2Africa’s stress-free service that occurred throughout the initial enquiry, recommendations, payment process, and prompt communication. We couldn’t have asked for a better organization to assist with our travels.

Secondly, we want to thank Ramona for her patience and extraordinary effort in ensuring that the four of us would have a vacation that we will always cherish. After enquiring about Go2Africa’s services, we received a quick response from Ramona explaining that she would be our travel expert to assist in planning our vacation. It is clear that Ramona cares about her clients and invests the time to ensure that their wishes are fulfilled. Ramona took into account all of our considerations and worked with the budget that the four of us were willing to commit to. We are confident in saying that Ramona planned an amazing Cape Town and Safari vacation. We are still amazed at the amount of things we were able to do in just 8 full days of vacation to include Table Mountain, Cape Point Tour, Stellenbosch Wine Tour, and 6 guided safari’s in the Sabi Sands. Ramona’s recommended accommodations in Cape Town and Sabi Sands were outstanding and more luxurious than we originally imagined. Ramona’s guidance in preparing us for the trip (to include vaccinations, what to pack, and many other things to consider while traveling) was extremely helpful. In addition, Ramona’s detailed itinerary made this vacation as stress-free as possible allowing us to enjoy what Cape Town and the Sabi Sands has to offer. Thank you again Ramona for an amazing journey!

There are a few recommendations that we would ask Ramona or Go2Africa to consider. First, the four of us were really disappointed that we were not able to participate in our scheduled cage shark diving excursion during our last day in Cape Town due to inclement weather. Had we known that cancellations often occur for this reason, we would have booked the cage shark diving on the first day of our trip so that we could reschedule in time before we left. Also, we were told we would get refunded for not being able to attend, and it’s taken 3 months to receive reimbursement. Secondly, although the list of recommendations for restaurants in Cape Town was sufficient, we found the list to be a little outdated. We recommend updating the list to include new and popular restaurants in addition to recommendations on when to request reservations. The four of us attempted to dine at the highly acclaimed “Test Kitchen” (not on the list) but when making reservations 3 weeks before, found out that we had to make reservations six months in advance. Lastly, although we were very happy with our guided tours, all the tours were booked through a company called “Ilios”. When our cage shark diving excursion was canceled we decided to go on another wine tour but this time through a different company than Ilios. We would have to say that we enjoyed the alternate company’s wine tour better as we were able to tour more vineyards, and in our opinion, more reputable wineries. We recommend that Go2Africa provide a recommended list of other companies they work with for clients to choose regarding their excursions on vacation.

Even though there were some setbacks along the way, Ramona and Go2Africa were very reliable and helpful in assisting us throughout the whole process from beginning to end. I cannot emphasize enough that this trip was one of the best trips the four of us have ever had the privilege to take. We hope to go back to Africa in the future, and we will most definitely be contacting Ramona and Go2Africa again for their exceptional service.

Very good service and hassle-free trip

I booked my east african safari trip with Maureen of go2africa. She was the nicest and friendliest of all tour agents i have conversed with online that's why i chose this company. She is very quick to reply via email and all my queries were attended to.
We had a great time in kenya and tanzania!! Trip of a lifetime for me and my husband by far. All arrangements were seamless.

Minor glitches : zanzibar pickup was kind of late and we were worried for a little time that we might not be picked up. We had nairobi layover for 2 days and we feel we could have seen more of the city to maximize stay.