SALTY.TRAVEL

Such a memorable experience. Nadia, from the start, tailored the trip that my wife and I wanted for our honeymoon. It involved a safari and multiple game drives, wine tours, and city tours in South Africa. We will never forget the memories it made and the people we met along the way. From Kemie and Terence (our game drivers) to Debbie (our tour guide), we met some truly amazing people. Would highly recommend a trip like this one!

Hotel Reviews

Sunrock Guesthouse

Johannesburg

Perfect place for us to stop into. Great hospitality once we walked in and food was delicious!

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Khaya Ndlovu

Too many good things to say about this place! People, views, and game drives. Our driver and tracker were amazing the entire time. Very knowledgeable about everything. Would go back just for them. Everything else was perfect too. All the other staff, food, anything you can think of, was perfect.

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Franschhoek Boutique Hotel

Franschhoek

Such a cool boutique hotel. I was actually blown away when first stepping into our room. Close to everything also in the area which made it even better!

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Tintswalo at Boulders

Simons Town, Cape Town

Such a peaceful place to stay. After a chaotic first week to our trip, we ended here. Perfect place to be to relax. You can’t beat the views with the penguins just right off the balcony. Cool experience eating while hearing all the penguins!

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Activity Reviews

Franschhoek Hop on Hop off Wine Tram

South Africa

We definitely didn’t want to feel rushed when trying this experience out. There were 8 stops total and we went to 3. I would recommend doing something like that to fully take on the scenery, food, and wine. Beautiful places they take you to!

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Full Day City Tour, Robben Island & Table Mountain

South Africa

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Cape Peninsula & Penguins Excursion

South Africa

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Morning Game Drive

South Africa

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Afternoon Game Drive

South Africa

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It was an outstanding trip. You did a wonderful job with a different countries. Only point I would make is that there might have been more information about entering Zimbabwe and what visas to get. They recommended just a single entry. Visa and I needed more than that. The other area confusion was at Kruger Park that I might need to get up at 4:30 in the morning to go to an airport that I thought was 10 minutes away took some time to clear that up for me.

Did a great job. Loved the messages I got that informed me what was going on the next day. That would have been nicer if it was the whole trip

Nadia and Salty travel did an amazing job of organizing our time in South Africa. Our time was well balanced between distinctly different African experiences that made the trip a true adventure. We will be back and we will certainly use Nadia for future travel needs.

Hotel Reviews

Rhino Walking Safaris

Skukuza

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Pineapple House Boutique Hotel

Cape Town

Unique, colorful and comfortable. The staff is outstanding and the location in Cape Town is convenient to most everything.

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The Safari Club Guest Lodge

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Activity Reviews

Cape Peninsula & Penguins Excursion

South Africa

The Cape Peninsula & Penguins Excursion in Cape Town was a fun experience where we saw loads of penguins. It was quite crowded and touristy, with many people around, so it felt a bit sanitized compared to the more authentic safari experience. However, it was still enjoyable to see the penguins and be part of the tourist activity. It was a nice contrast to the rest of the trip.

On Safari

South Africa

The safari activities with Rhino Walking Safaris in Kruger National Park were incredible. The private concession gave us exclusive access to a large area where we could experience wildlife up close without the crowds. The guides were very knowledgeable and made the experience feel genuine and adventurous. It was not a typical tourist safari but a real immersion with the animals, which I highly recommend.

Our trip was EXCELLENT! Nadia was fantastic as were all of the drivers, guides etc. I would recommend Nadia and Kimkim to anyone.

The Best!

Nadia was very infomative from the very beginning. She answered all of our questions in a timely fashion. She shared information with us to help our travels smoother. She really went above and beyond ot make sure our stay was amazing. I would recommend Nadia to all of my friends.

Lucy was amazing! My dad got sick at the beginning of the trip and would up in the hospital for a couple days. But thanks to Lucy, I had a place to stay close to the hospital set up as soon as she knew I needed it and she checked in on my dad through out the trip. Being so far from home it was nice to have a local helping with all the little bumps in the road.

Leon was our guide in Cape Town and made the whole experience wonderful. He knew so much and was funny and friendly. My dad didn’t always feel up to walking and Leon stayed and was a great companion while we adventured a bit. Definitely made that portion of the trip special for our family. The Romney Park Luxury apartments were gorgeous! Their elevator was not working and they moved us to a ground floor apartment to make it easier for my dad, the ground floor was not nearly as nice of an apartment, but we appreciated the accommodation since their elevator was broken.

Marine Dynamics was greatly enjoyed by my husband and kid's. The shark diving was the highlight of the trip for my daughter. The Abalone hotel was lovely and they really enjoyed eating in town at The Chard- best milkshakes ever! Steaks, calamari and side dishes were also delicious!

Moditlo Lodge was my favorite stay. We were treated so well, every need anticipated, every staff member kind and attentive. They knew it was our anniversary and we were treated with hearts and champagne in our room. My dad’s birthday was also celebrated with all staff singing and a cake at lunch time. Kailey the check was phenomenal and our guide and tracker (Dumi and Derrick) were so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about making sure we had the best time. The game drives were the highlight of the trip for me, seeing hundreds of animals and my children getting to see all the ones they wanted to and more. The hot water bottles, lined ponchos and warm drinks made the chilly mornings and adventure and something to look forward too. My words don’t do the experience justice. I do wish we had know that the entire experience was outside the park, we would have asked to spend at least one day in Kruger.

Victoria Falls - the Shearwater was a real downgrade after Moditlo, no one cleaned our rooms or replaced amenities like coffee and water without a request and the staff wasn’t very responsive. More than once I stood in line waiting to be helped while watching staff gossip about guests, one night the kitchen staff got in a huge fight and you could hear them yelling at each other from the dining room. Definitely a place you kept all the doors locked every minute.

Kuda was a wonderful guide to the falls, full of local information and willing to share a lot about the culture and what it was like to grow up in Victoria Falls. The helicopter flight was the highlight of my dad’s trip and fell on his 82nd birthday. The view from above was spectacular! We also great enjoyed our tour of the Wildlife Trust, the work they do there is so important and fascinating. Kuda went on that trip with us as well and said he learned a lot himself.

Bamba train was fun. The Chobe day trip was my son’s favorite day and probably tied for one of my favorites as well. Our guides, Captain O, Terrance and Kenneth, were funny and obviously enjoyed showing us around on bus, boat and safari. We saw THOUSANDS of birds and animals that day, it was unreal and felt like the scenes you see in movies. Our fellow passengers were also very fun on this trip.

Our last experience was the Dusty Roads dinner and it was informative, colorful, whimsical and funny. We were able to try grubs - my daughter ate two!! And all kinds of different local foods while learning about what plants they came from and how they were prepared. The owner came to our table and chatted for quite awhile, it was interesting to learn about her family and time in Zimbabwe. We loved it!

We would encourage people to follow the travel agents advice and to not walk alone and keep valuables secure. I should have Ubered from my hotel to the hospital! Had to cancel my credit card and file a police report after an encounter in the street with a few young men.

AirLink was a very hit or miss airline to travel with about half the staff was polite, friendly and helpful, the other half was dismissive if not out and out rude at times.

All in all it was a trip of a lifetime and I would highly recommend working with Lucy. She was so helpful, kind and if she didn’t know the answer she said so and told you she would get it!

Hotel Reviews

Abalone Guest Lodge

Hermanus

Beautiful rooms with ocean views!

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Close to cliff walks

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Lovely place to stay

Moditlo River Lodge

Hoedspruit

Treated like family and special guests all at the same time

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Outside the park

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Would give more stars if I could

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Everything, the food was amazing

Shearwater Explorers Village

Victoria Falls

Didn’t really feel safe or welcome hear

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Staff gossiping about guests in another language, we may not have understood the words but the eye rolls, faces and tone are universally disrespectful body language and when you do it in another language and think the people around are to dumb to notice it is even ruder

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Rooms could be cleaned up daily and amenities, like coffee and water replaced without having to ask

Romney Park Luxury Apartments

Cape Town

Staff was lovely and helpful. Breakfast was tasty and quick in the morning. Top floor apartments were so cute and probably the nicest apartment we stayed in. Such a nice place to stay with multiple family members and not have to go in and out of separate rooms with separate keys.

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Thoughtful and kind

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Everything was exquisitely neat and tidy

Activity Reviews

Flight of the angels

South Africa

Very efficient

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Views were fantastic and ride was smooth as glass

Dusty Road Dinner Experience

Victoria Falls

Awesome concept and execution

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Great service and good

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Chobe Full Day Safari Trip

Victoria Falls

One of the best days of the whole trip!

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Couldn’t imagine the amount of wildlife!

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Nona’s are the bomb

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Friendly and helpful

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Going back and forth between two countries and changing vehicles so many times could have been confusing or difficult and they made it super smooth!

Ride the Bamba Tram – A Unique Journey Through Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls

Pretty view and another way to have people come and sell you stuff

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Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust – High Care Rehabilitation & Lab Tour

Victoria Falls

Cool to see everything they were doing and meet their current guests

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Very informative

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Cape Point & Penguins Tour

South Africa

This day was amazing!! Leon really helped make it memorable with his local historical knowledge.

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Views and penguins

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Leon was awesome, lunch staff was okay

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Safe and always early

On Safari

South Africa

Dumi and Derrick were the very best! It was so fun talking with them and learning from them.

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Guides and trackers are amazing and funny

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Always felt safe and looked after

Full Day City Tour, Robben Island & Table Mountain

South Africa

Love the look at local history by those directly impacted by the Robben Island prison. Table Mountain was spectacular and we felt lucky to have such nice weather.

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Helpful and thoughtful

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Shark Cage Diving

South Africa

According to my daughter - the best day of her life!

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The boat ride was exciting and fast

Tour Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls

Much better with a guide - Kuda had so much local knowledge about the plants, the river as an energy source and local history. Greatly added to the walk.

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Local knowledge

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On time and safe

Sunset Cruise - Signature Deck

Victoria Falls

We wound up on the dinner cruise instead of the dinner cruise. It was too late and cold for my 82 year old dad. Our itinerary said sunset cruise, but what was booked was the dinner cruise. It was nice, but not what we had planned.

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Thoughtful and provided blankets for my cold dad

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The hotels were excellent. Fantastic guides Brian and Debbie. Wonderful opportunities to explore and see penguins, ostriches, baboons and meerkats. Beautiful country and people.

Hotel Reviews

The Victoria & Alfred Hotel

Cape Town

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The Winchester Hotel

Western Cape

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Abalone Guest Lodge

Hermanus

Beautifully decorated Lovely scenery and views

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Hlangana Lodge

Oudtshoorn

Gardens were lovely Rooms were ok

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Near busy road

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Staff were very friendly and helpful

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Pezula Nature Retreat

Knysna

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Pezula Magic

Cozy Air BNB

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Activity Reviews

Full Day City Tour, Robben Island & Table Mountain

South Africa

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Debbie was driver. Guides and drivers on Island all personal connection

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Full day touring Boulders Beach and Kirstenbosch Gardens

Cape Town

Loved seeing the Penguins. We also visited Table Mountain that day so didn't get to Gardens

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Featherbed Eco Experience including Lunch

South Africa

The food was wonderful. But the trip was over booked. We had middle seats at the front of the bus. We couldn't see or hear the guide and smelled diesel. The Featherbed staff paid better attention to the visitors who had tour guides with them. We couldn't hike because of rain.

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food was delicious

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guides at Featherbed - looked after those with tour guides

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bus too many people

Safari Ostrich Farm Tour

South Africa

it was fun to learn about the different types of ostriches and feed them. We also had lunch there. It was delicious.

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Brian our guide and driver was fantastic!

Nadia did a great job organizing our adventure. She was always responsive and helpful.
We traveled from Cape Town along the Garden Route to George.
Our drivers were Debbie, Sibo and Brian. They were all great drivers, extremely knowledgeable and very congenial.
Our accommodations were always lovely with excellent service and cuisine.
It felt like a very personalized experience which was what we wanted.

Fantastic trip! All accommodations were outstanding. Clean, very friendly and organized with excellent food. Our Kimkim representative Nadia was always available and flexible with any concerns. All of my expectations were met and exceeded.

Hotel Reviews

Ocean View House

Cape Town

Beautiful facility with outstanding breakfast

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Shiduli Private Game Lodge

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All staff were excellent but the safari tour guides were exceptional. They were very knowledgeable and friendly. Enjoyed having our tour guide join us for dinner on some evenings

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Victoria Falls Safari Lodge

Victoria Falls

A little confusing to get around and a tremendous number of stairs

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Activity Reviews

Full Day City Tour, Robben Island & Table Mountain

South Africa

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Guide was outstanding. Tremendous amount of information and knowledge about the area. Went above and beyond to provide us with an excellent experience

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Full day penguin safari - Cape Peninsula

South Africa

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Full Day Boutique Winelands Tour

South Africa

Guide did not appear to know what was expected

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Activities at Shiduli

South Africa

Received excellent message. Great pressure and very relaxing in very calm environment

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Panorama Highlights + Boat Cruise Tour

Kruger National Park

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On Safari

South Africa

Incredible experience finding and observing animals in their natural setting

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Outstanding!!!

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Victoria Falls Township Tour

Victoria Falls

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Victoria Falls

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We really cannot say enough good things about our experience in South Africa and Zimbabwe. It was an incredible trip. Cape Town was awesome thanks to Debbie, our local guide, and the staff at the Ocean View were so friendly and so attentive. Shiduli was amazing in every way. The food, service and guides were excellent. We saw the big 5 and much more. German went above and beyond to ensure we saw hard to find animals. He was eager to teach and we were eager to learn. Zimbabwe did not disappoint. The township tour was particularly interesting. Throughout our entire trip Nadia was on top of things and very responsive whenever I contacted her. Excellent service!