Travelled: April 2022
Destination: South Africa
Itinerary: 5 nights at Hillwatering Country House, Sabie 

After a period of time in a Bush lodge with early mornings and full days what a wonderful change to head to small town of Sabie and Hillwatering Country Lodge for five nights to relax.

The house is situated in a quiet Sabie neighbourhood with stunning views of the Drakensburg mountains.

We were warmly greeted by our hosts and shown around. Our room was spacious and the large bed really comfortable. Every room has an outside seated area on a veranda, overlooking the beautiful garden which was a delight for us as birders. We spent hours watching the many birds visiting the garden. The large bathroom was impeccable, like everywhere else, and the mini bar was well stocked. Tea and coffee, as well as fresh milk in the fridge, were very welcome and replenished daily.

Breakfast on the veranda was delicious and plentiful with daily choices, and Brett and Sherie were excellent hosts, advising on places to visit locally.
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We highly recommend staying here, and are considering our next. 

Images below ©Brett Greenaway - Owner/Manager of Hillwatering Country House

Travelled: April 2022
Destination: South Africa
Itinerary: 4 nights/5 days privately guided safari with specialist guide Alan McSmith staying at Africa on Foot, Klaserie Game Reserve, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa. 

Tara, Thank you so much for organising our truly magical privately guided safari with specialist guide Alan McSmith at Africa on Foot, Klaserie Game Reserve.

Africa On Foot describes itself as a ‘rustic lodge’, but it has everything you need for a comfortable stay. The chalets are well maintained and kept very clean. The large bed was very comfortable with lovely linen. Our chalet had an en-suite toilet and outside shower which was exactly what we needed.

Mealtime were always full of stories being shared by guides and the other guests in camp. The quality of the food was excellent and varied, and dietary requirements were met to accommodate the fact that I am gluten intolerant. The guides and staff from the lodge were friendly and professional.
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Having booked the privately guided safari with Alan McSmith our daily safaris were separate from the other guests which meant we were treated to walks and drives with him and Conrad, a local tracker from the lodge multiple times a day. Such a wonderful experience! We thoroughly recommend Alan. He has an amazing depth of knowledge, empathy and understanding of the whole ecosystem of the African bush. His enthusiasm is unbounded and contagious. He was so sensitive to the needs and feelings of the animals we encountered. We saw twenty-two different mammal species and numerous bird species - lionesses with cubs and lots of close-up elephant interactions, where they chose to come to us. when we were stopped in the game vehicle with the engine turned off all of this within the space of just 5 days was incredible.

We hope to have another adventure on safari with Alan McSmith very soon! You listened to our requests and matched us with this perfect itinerary which has left us with lifelong memories. Thank you. 

Travelled: March 2022
Destination: South Africa
Itinerary: 1 night Kruger Shalati, The Train on the Bridge, Kruger National Park (Business trip extension)

Thanks for all your help. It was a very special trip with lots of great game sightings in just 24hours. 
I expect to have many more business meetings in the area so we'll need more accommodation in the future. 

Travelled: December 2019 – January 2020
Destination: South Africa
Itinerary: 11 nights Ocean View House, Camps Bay, Cape Town (Visiting Cape Town for the England v Proteas Cricket Test) and 3 nights’ Bateleur Safari Camp (Greater Kruger National Park)

Hi Tara
 
Ocean View House
Excellent location, 15 min walk by the sea to bars and restaurants
Great views of the mountain and sea from our room
Very helpful and friendly staff, owners came out at breakfast to chat to all guests
Peaceful gardens, well looked after and shade there if required
Room was very clean and well laid out
Excellent breakfast with all choices available
Only advice I would give is that the honesty bar is in the wrong place, situated in breakfast area which felt odd if we wanted to have a drink
However, all in all an excellent place and wouldn’t hesitate to use again
 
Bateleur Safari Camp
A truly, truly wonderful experience and difficult to put into words when telling friends, absolutely perfect in every aspect from the meet and greet at start to the goodbye at end – could forget about the outside world
Setting was really special, right in the middle of the bush and got the real feeling of being close to nature with all the sounds of animals/birds
Animals wondering through camp and elephants seen feeding from our room
Tented room was also excellent, clean, great layout and outside shower a great experience !
Very friendly staff and superb food
Even though we had seen animals in SA before we hadn’t seen the leopard so made our day – great game viewing and saw Big 5 in 2 days
Tracker and guide were friendly and their knowledge about all nature was second to none.
The bush walking which at first was a bit daunting but was excellent, walking in the bush was surreal
Even the rain/thunderstorms which hammered down for hours and created the river to fill up was an experience
In summary – PERFECT and want to go back again soon!

Trophy motors transfers – both drivers very friendly, helpful and chatty. Transfers on time so worked well
 
In terms of your service, it was excellent and would not hesitate to use you again and recommend you to other people
I gave you what I wanted to do / Stay and you went away and gave me some great picks/ideas using your experience of SA
Very friendly manner throughout
ALL done in a timely manner as well and never had to chase you up, always on hand for questions
 
All the best
Howard/ Sue

Travelled: September 2019
Destination: South Africa
Itinerary: 3 nights Finchley Guest House (Camps Bay, Cape Town) and 3 nights’ Bateleur Safari Camp (Greater Kruger National Park)

Hi Tara
Had such an amazing holiday. Thank you so much for helping us with everything. I could live in Cape town as I fell in love with the place and even though I was secretly dreading safari with all the bugs I could have happily stayed there longer. The people were so friendly, and we saw so many animals - so exceeded all my expectations
Kelly x