Kruger Park Safari in Private Concession

We had an amazing time at our safari place(Kapama Karula) organized by Susan from Discover Africa!
She is very professional and gave us unforgettable time in South Africa!
I highly recommend Susan and discover Africa!

This trip was a 20th anniversary/bucket list trip. From the time we landed in South Africa until we sadly had to depart, we were hosted like no other country we’ve visited. Our travel agent, Dianne DuPlessis from Discover Africa, was amazing. We described the trip we were looking for and the type of accommodations and she completely nailed it. All of our accommodations were perfect. We meet so many wonderful host and guests at the different lodges. The food very delicious as was the water & cocktails! 🙂

We were able to see the big 5, little 5, ugly 5, and many others. Our guides and trackers were the best at explaining the ecology of the African Savannah. We learned so much. We highly recommend Dianne and Discover Africa as well as the lodges we stayed at.

Patty's South African Safari Experience

Matthys was the Travel Expert that was our “concierge” for the 10-day safari and Capetown tour in late June. We had numerous Zoom calls to iron out the itinerary, places to stay and recreational activities (local tours, golf, etc). Matthys was attentive and listened to what we wanted from the holiday. He curated a wonderful experience that we will cherish. Despite numerous travel delays due to the airlines on our round trip from Los Angeles to South Africa, Matthys was prompt in responding to texts/WhatsApp and made the necessary adjustments for airport pickup or changing in-country travel reservations. The game lodge at Arathusa (at Kruger) exceeded our expectations – it was a 5-star experience. The Capetown wine country tour with a stay at Babylonstoren was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Thanks to Matthys and Discover Africa for organizing such a hassle-free and wonderful holiday!!!

We did a split tour. Two different safaris. While both had their strengths, in hindsight we feel the first Safari at Becks Lodge was our favourite and wished we’d have stayed here for our entire duration. It is personal with incredible staff and a wonderful guide and tracker. Anything after this would have had to be 100% to match it. We were made to feel special and nothing was too much trouble for all who worked there. We were blown away by the accommodation, the magnificent setting, the food and how the tracker and guide Mandilah and Patrick went above and beyond to make our drives special. It was more than we could have hoped for.

Our second Safari was different. It seemed more commercial and the setting was resort-style. Attention to detail wasn’t as good and our guide was young and quite inexperienced. The staff was polite and kind although we felt it was more out of necessity than passion. However the accommodation was superb, the room was beautiful with a personal pool, food and beverage were excellent with excellent waiting staff.

Megan was incredibly helpful and very responsive anytime we had questions or needed anything! She handled everything to make our trip run smoothly and we can’t thank her enough! The suggested safari locations and accommodations were amazing and any tour recommendations were superb as well!

How lucky we were to get Adelle Bell as our tour operator. We told her what we were looking for and she put together an amazing Kruger Safari for us. It was well organized and we had no problem with any arrangements , transfers, etc. All the lodges she chose for us, were excellent.

She really was excellent in answering questions, even changing travel arrangements when we needed to fly from Nelspruit to Cape Town and then back to Jhb. She was excellent! Thank you Adelle for making our trip so memorable !!