African Holiday Destinations | Client Testimonials

"Nothing will ever erase the memory of filming a lion, hearing him breathe and smelling his breath"
Mike Crush, USA

The highlights of the trip had
to be seeing a cheetah pursue and kill a reedbuck at Phinda and seeing leopard mating
(and rudely interrupted by a wandering spotted hyena!).
The people and the service at both places were
brilliant and I was truly
sad to leave.
When I awoke this morning at 6:30 London time, something felt amiss upon realising that
at this time two days ago
I was sipping hot chocolate with amarula cream in the bush...
Christian del Valle, UK

No matter who we talked with during our trip, whether it be a concierge at a hotel, the rangers at the private game reserves, the tour guide in
Cape Town, our butler on the Blue Train or the South African businessmen we met
during our trip, all confirmed that the package that we had booked would indeed show us the best of the country.
William Ramirez, Lausane

Jennifer and I wanted to thank you for meeting us at the airport and arranging our trip to Botswana and Zimbabwe. EVERY single aspect of the trip was fantastic. EVERY transfer was almost exactly on-time and EVERY person we dealt with was very friendly and professional.

Bart and Jennifer Reynolds, UK

Julie and I just returned home this morning from the holiday of a
lifetime at Singita.
Thanks again for all of your efforts in making the trip a success.... your customer service is superb!

Chris and Julie Roling, UK

From: Stewart Thompson <stewart@chelseafc.co.uk>
To: Ernest Lopes <info@wildlifeafrica.co.za>
Subject: Thank You
Date: 20 October 2000 09:07

Sharon and myself would like to thank you sincerely for your help in giving us one of the best holidays we have ever had
The care and thought had you offered were excellent
We thank you again and when we come to Africa again then there will only one person that we contact

Regards

Stewart and Sharon

From: Mary Lou Crush <mcrush@selasfluid.com>
To: <info@wildlifeafrica.co.za>
Subject: Great Time
Date: 01 November 2000 08:56

Dear Mr. Lopes:
We want to thank you for making the arrangements for our vacation at Londolozi's - Safari Lodge. It was a most memorable time. Everything went perfectly. We will certainly recommend your services to our friends and co-workers. There were 3 other couples at the Safari Lodge while we were there, we all agreed after having a tour of the main camp that Safari Lodge was the best. We liked the serenity and intimacy of the small lodge.

Thank you again for helping us have a perfect vacation.

Sincerely
Mary Lou and Mike Crush
Radcot House
3103 Skippack Pike
Lansdale, PA 19446 USA

From: Michael Crush <MCrush@tklp.com>
To: <lopes@wildlifeafrica.co.za>
Subject: Londolozi
Date: 22 November 2000 06:42

Ernest:
I know Marylou told you what a terrific time we had on our vacation. I wanted to take the time to drop you a line to reinforce our feelings about the trip.
I was overwhelmed when I was editing my video tape, realizing I took these films. When we showed them to our friends, I could not emphasise the fact that I had to zoom out to get the shots.
Nothing will ever erase the memory of filming a lion, hearing him breathe and smelling his brearthe.
Ernest, thanks so much for providing a fantastic vacation!
Cheers, Mike

From: James Rose <jdrose@metrong.com> To: 'Wildlife Africa' <lopes@wildlifeafrica.co.za> Subject: Thanks for a great holiday! Date: 02 January 2001 11:46

Thanks so much for helping us have a wonderful holiday. The facilities were all very nice. As it turned out, we were really glad that we stayed at Mt. Grace the last few days. It was so peaceful and relaxing. We managed to go to the Key West Mall nearby to do most of our shopping. It seems when you don't have a mall at all where you live, you're not too choosy about where you shop. We found everything we wanted. We did drive to the Fourways Mall, but the crowded car park convinced us we didn't want to venture in.

We were so glad we found out the departure time had been moved up two hours. It doesn't make any sense to me for an airline to change their schedule during the holiday season. I was just glad we made it!

I have already had some people ask if we would share information about our trip with them. I'm sure someone will be getting in touch with you in the future for your help.

Again, thanks and Happy New Year!!

Sincerely, Denise Rose

From: Scott, Kevin (KCSC) <KCSC@chevron.com> To: 'Wildlife Africa' <lopes@wildlifeafrica.co.za> Subject: FW: Many Thanks! Date: 05 January 2001 04:17

> Ernest: > Many, many thanks for a perfectly wonderful SA Christmas Holiday! Lori > and I (+ kids) are deeply grateful to you for your timeliness, excellent > preparations, and personal attention to our traveling comfort and holiday > fun! Many fellow Chevron neighbors are asking about our adventure and we > always provide your name as an excellent source for a future SA excursion. > > > And we look forward to our own next SA trip when we plan to go on a real > big game safari, spend a few more days at the beautiful Sun City Resort, > and explore wonderful Cape Town! > > On behalf of Lori and the children, please accept my personal thanks for > helping us to create some remarkable family memories of our adventure to > South Africa 2000! > > Best Regards, > Kevin and Lori Scott > Chevron Lekki Estates > Lagos, Nigeria

From: Donna Browne <dbrowne@joplin.com>
To: Wildlife Africa <info@wildlifeafrica.co.za>
Subject: Our Africa trip
Date: 11 October 2001 01:42

I want to let you know how much we enjoyed our Africa trip, and in particular the lodges which you arranged for us. Our connections and transfers all went as you had planned so well and we appreciate your help. It's a spectacular part of the world and we felt grateful for the chance to be there, particularly in view of the world situation. We had to cancel the first few days of our trip because we couldn't get out on Sept. 12th as planned, and we were rather glad to get home when we did- just before the bombing, but we really had no problems.

Many thanks to you.
Sincerely, Donna Browne

From: Michael Dean <mickydean@hotmail.com>
To: <lopes@wildlifeafrica.co.za>
Subject: Thank You
Date: 07 October 2001 04:11

Hope you are well. Sorry I have taken so long to get back to you but I've been extremely busy since I got back from my honeymoon.
A big thank you for organising our wonderful trip to South Africa. Sarah and myself thoroughly enjoyed it and appreciated the personal touch you added in meeting us, choosing an excellent hotel and giving us some inside knowledge
of Johannesburg.
I will certainly recommend your service to others and hope to use you again
very soon. We are planning to visit Cape Town next year.

All the best

Michael

From: "Julie Meldal-Johnsen" <Julie.Meldal-Johnsen@carlton.com>
To: <lopes@wildlifeafrica.co.za>
Subject: holiday
Date: 15 November 2001 05:16 PM

Just to say that Laurence and I both had a really great time in Mozambique. All the arrangements went like clockwork - everything efficient and on time. Very relaxing indeed.
Thank you for all your help. You can be sure I will recommend you to all my friends.
Kind regards
Julie