Trips Visiting Fish River Canyon

The tour so well put together I dont think anything would make it better Our guide Justin full of info and very organised .Our bus driver really great on the horrible African roads. Though the bus needed all new window catches. But all part of the experience.

Going to the gaming reserves in Botswana and Namibia and seeing the animals in the wild was spectacular. The accommodation was also very good. One of the optional extras in Namibia was going in the 4x4 wheel drive across the sand dunes and driving along the ocean which was a wonderful experience It was something beyond the tour operator's control but the roads at times were very rough and bumpy and made me feel a bit queezy.

The helicopter in Victoria Falls, the balloon in Swakopmund, Namibia. This whole city and this whole country. Hiking the "Big Daddy" in Namibia. The accommodation in general exceeded my expectations. Too many hours inside the truck without air conditioning and with no two-way radio for communicating with the guide/driver. He knows many data around the itinerary but he lacked sharing his culture, being more human, and explaining about the actual status of racism in SouthAfrica, for instance.

The Ugab Terrace Lodge was wonderful, it would have been nice to have two nights here. I think this tour could be adjusted itinerary wise, some of the days are just too long to be sitting in a truck with no air con. Perhaps finishing in Cape Town but with a two night stop at Highlanders Lodge instead of one night at Kakamas.

I loved the Okavango Delta. My experience was a magical dream come true - the adventure of the Mokoro canoe ride into camp, guided bushwalks, the animal sightings, the helicopter flight over the waterways with herds of Elephant & Cape Buffalo, even went swimming. I did not like Bulawayo. It was hot, crowded, the streets were filthy & stunk. But it was grass roots Africa. The tour package was incredible & nothing was sugar coated.

Chobe was the final highlight with the big 5 seen especially the lions. Having said that, the tour can be shorter, even with Botswana and skipping the South African and Namibia part will do. 2. Nice to have a hotel stay bang on day 10, middle of the tour. Also a treat before the most basic night. The breakdown of the truck Cedarwood was a shock to us. Luckily it was not in a remote area and it didn't affect our itinerary much. 2. The tour guide Gift was knowledgable but he should be more enthusiastic in explaining the landscape and using the mic from the front. Quite often we couldn't hear.

The whole trip was absolutely wonderful. It fulfilled all my expectations. Colin, the driver/guide was absolutely fantastic and I could not have wished for a better guide. The bus/truck transport needs to be updated as it had no air-conditioning or curtains to block out the hot afternoon sun. It also appeared to have little or no suspension consequently making for a very unpleasant ride in much of the trip and some arm rests were damaged.

I want to highlight the great professional three crew we had with Kiboko: Dion (guide), Dean (chef), Bheki (camp assistant). The cold in South Africa camping. It was very very cold.