Reviews

Hi Leony,

The trip was amazing. Everything was well organised and the accommodations were perfect. Avondroodt in Franschhoek in particular was absolutely TOP. The domestic flight also went perfectly and they weren't difficult about our luggage. The golfing was also well organised and we were consistently lucky with the weather because we did have some heavy rain now and then (actually at every destination).

The lodge in Kruger Park was also fine, but I think Chitwa Chitwa would have been a nicer accommodation based on stories and photos I've heard/seen from friends. We've been to Kruger Park before, or rather Timbavati at Motswari Lodge, and I thought that was of better quality. But we had a good time there and we did see all of the Big 5.

Thank you for everything, and if we come to South Africa again, we will certainly come back to your place and will definitely recommend your organisation to friends and acquaintances.

Greetings from all 4 of us (the Luijben family).,
Kim

Hello Leony,

Allow me to introduce myself, Wilma Adriaans. We travelled to South Africa in recent weeks, booked through you. I didn't involve myself in the organisation of the trip as Kim.

In Knysna, I personally found Manor House a bit stiff, and we also liked the Sefapane lodge less. On the other hand, the lodge that replaced Chitwa Chitwa was good, as the safaris were very good, the lodges were nice and spacious, but we still expected a little more from it. All in all, it was a super beautiful trip.

My question is this: we are certainly going to South Africa more often, are there other direct flights, for example from Düsseldorf or Frankfurt, with an airline other than KLM?
My thanks and compliments for the trip.

Greetings

Wilma A.

Hi Leony,

From beginning to end, it was a surprising journey.
The chosen route was very good. First, we stayed for a total of 4 days around Cape Town. We didn't visit the city itself, so we could get used to South Africa (shopping, traffic, etc.), the camper, and the campsites. During those days, we made 2 excursions, to West Coast National Park and to the Cape of Good Hope. From the beginning, the beautiful landscape was noticeable, as well as the cleanliness everywhere. It's a shame that the enormous difference between rich and poor goes hand in hand with the skin colour of the population, black and white, which is especially visible in the townships.

We then travelled more or less along the Garden Route to Port Elizabeth with wonderful stops in Hermanus, Swellendam, Mossel Bay, Wilderness and Tsitsikamma.
At Port Elizabeth, we turned left to head north, and after 50 kilometres, we reached Addo Elephant Park via the worst road of the entire holiday. We stayed there for three days and had some lovely game drives, during which we saw a lot of animals. It later turned out that we were quite lucky; others saw no or hardly any animals.

From there, we “returned” to Knysna, where we once again had a lovely campsite 15 minutes“ walk from ”The Heads", the well-known rock formations that protect the lagoon in front of Knysna from the Indian Ocean. Our campsite was located on the east side of the lagoon. Near the East Head, there was a charming little restaurant with a beautiful view of The Heads, the lagoon, and Knysna. We walked there twice in the evenings for a delicious meal.
Incidentally, we've never had a holiday where we've eaten so well in restaurants every single day.
After Knysna came Oudtshoorn. It rained on the way, and it was 12 degrees, though it warmed up later. The campsite owner in Oudtshoorn, which was a beautiful campsite again, told us that Oudtshoorn was situated in a valley, which is why it rarely rained there. We had barely set up on our pitch when it started raining!

Visited Prince Albert from Oudtshoorn. Not much to it in itself, but there were some beautiful houses. The drive there and back, however, was incredibly beautiful. Also visited an ostrich farm from Oudtshoorn. A wonderful experience.
After Oudtshoorn, we had our only unpleasant day. The weather was quite reasonable in itself, but the drive to Swellendam, Bontebok Park, was boring. With the exception of the Tradouw Pass, which was nice. The campsite in the park was also not as enjoyable and/or beautiful as all the previous campsites. To be honest, we were glad to move on the very next day.

Off to Stellenbosch, our last stop already. Again, a splendid campsite and, very remarkably, beautiful weather for the entire duration of our stay. Stellenbosch turned out to be a very enjoyable and beautiful town, surrounded by magnificent wine farms (actually wine palaces). All in all, a lovely end to a wonderful holiday.

We really enjoyed our stay with a motorhome, and driving on the left wasn't too bad either. After all, everyone does it there. The campsites were beautiful and clean (apart from one, then), the roads surprisingly good (apart from one, then). The food was fantastic.
Finally, one more remark about Bobo campers.
The first few days we had problems with the car. Bobo's service was great, they even came to exchange the camper. However, this was not the service we were expecting. It was already exciting enough for us, this first time with a camper.

There was absolutely nothing to fault with the other services, the information booklet, the campsite reservations, and the route book. Brilliant!
Two more comments about the motorhome itself. The refrigerator in the motorhome, that's not possible. As far as I know, it doesn't have a thermostat, so it just kicks in every so often. Apparently, there were complaints about this, and it's naturally very disturbing, especially at night, which resulted in a note in the information booklet saying ’turn it off at night“. Yes, then you won't be bothered at night. The chilled products can handle that, but your frozen products will be defrosted.
Finally, the “garden furniture”. That was a disgrace; at home, I would have put that out with the rubbish.

So, that was it then. Next year again?

Greetings,
Joke and Joop

Dear Leony,

A slightly late reply, but here it is.
We look back on a very beautiful and varied trip! The beautiful parks, the game drives, the Table Mountain guesthouse and the excursions in Cape Town, we greatly enjoyed them. What we hadn't realised is that due to the low season, we were sometimes the only ones at the campsite. This wasn't fun, especially for the children.
Thank you very much for your contribution to the lovely holiday!

Kind regards,

Chris

Dear Leony,

Thank you, we had an unforgettable holiday, it was super good. All the guesthouses were very good. We were received as if we were family.

The Amakhala Game Reserve was very good, definitely recommended, everything was perfectly organised.

Kind regards

Daisy

Hello Leony,

Sorry for being a bit late reporting our findings, but my husband and son were in a car accident this week, which thankfully ended fairly well, hence the delay.

Our trip to South Africa was, in a word, amazing, so beautiful that we really didn't want to come back yet, but yes, the 3 weeks were up. The accommodations were very nice, only in retrospect, we would have liked to have stayed a bit shorter in Knysna; the CHALET was fine but very noisy, though luckily there was a beautiful view over the LAGOON. “LA PLUME” was, as you said, a “dream spot.” Especially on the veranda with a glass of wine and the view... phenomenal!!! Kruger with Sefapane Lodge... a beautiful lodge and we saw many animals.

What became our favourite spot was FRANSCHHOEK! Glad we were there for 4 days... in hindsight. Visited beautiful “WINE ESTATES”, it's so lovely there.

A wonderful dinner, “Le Bon Vivant” is highly recommended... a Dutch chef, and my son-in-law should know, as he is also a chef. The Merlot where we stayed was absolutely TOP, exactly as described, beautifully decorated and with a large swimming pool. The house you arranged in Franschhoek was also so beautiful and spacious. Of course, we also had fantastic weather, with 30-37 degrees Celsius for all but one day.

The car and the flights also went fine. Hopefully, the reimbursement from “Canterbury Lodge” will still go through, because as Nico told you, that didn’t happen yesterday!!

Once again, a very big thank you for the entire organisation, and we will definitely recommend “Afrika on line” to others.

It was a TOP….TOP….TOP holiday!!!!!!!!!!

Warm greetings from a rainy Egmond aan Zee.

Edith, Ruud, Cindy, Nico.