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South Africa tour and Mauritius…
South Africa tour and Mauritius extension Everything was fantastic. It really was! From the start my wife and I were met before he even got through customs, this really helped us as the flight from London to Dubai for seven hours and then a nine hour flight from Dubai to Cape Town. The guy collected all our baggage for us then took us to our guide for Cape Town and beyond. A great start indeed! It was the first time that we've been to Cape Town and we found it a marvellous experience, especially as our hotel was right on the waterfront. Great location good rooms, fine food and great service. The trips taken from there were to the Cape of Good Hope and Robben Island as well as the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens We found all these locations really fascinating. As the trip was called a taste of Africa we really did have a taste! From the chef's table at Mount Nelson Hotel and the Blind tasting at The Nederberg estate to the cooking experience in the Bo-Kapp, all bases were covered! The last meal in Johannesburg in the Seven Villa was wonderful a really high-end meal to finish the tour. Contrast that with the simple evening meal in a fisherman's cottage in Arniston - brilliantly basic! Accommodation throughout was superb, Especially in the game reserve where we had a luxurious suite - wonderful! Great in Arniston too! Great vehicles for transport driven by a really steady, confident, safe driver. Guides - brilliant! Annie was keen, enthusiastic and very knowledgeable fitting is so well with the group at the right level. Melissa (Kariega) was a fountain of wildlife knowledge, superb driver and a credit to the company. So much was packed into a relatively short time outside the capital, beautiful Kysna and of course the fabulous safari as well as the Mauritius add on. A wonderful varied itinerary, which was much appreciated. In general, the holiday was a delight and one to remember for years to come. Pity it was so far away from the UK! Still we would not have missed it for the world!!