SOUTH AFRICA PHINDA GAME PRESERVE: The most expensive one we ever took, but our feeling was we are here and may never come back so let's just do it: the overnight Phinda Game Reserve connecting between two ports stops in South Africa, returning to the ship in Durban. Superb facilities and professional organization.

Best most knowledgeable game driver and staff - small 6 person open air jeeps. Fabulous facilities and great food. A priceless memory at a very high price but could not have picked a better thing to do and also see a lot of land in South Africa getting to and fro from the resort. I will never forget the early morning mist and warmth from the 5 am drive the light, the sights, sounds, smell,l and feel of this area at that time were alone worth the price of admission.

The priciness of this excursion bought us the privacy and intimacy this large, exclusive game preserve has to offer compared to other more mass tourism options. So overall, this was money well spent.