How to go about planning my first African luxury safari?
Oct 24, 2019, 10:33 am
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How should they? It´s not even possible in Europe or America. There shouldn´t be old spider webs in the room but you can´t fully avoid some spiders. Only possible option may be the heavy use of chemistry but I don´t want to sleep in a room which is full of poison.
May 4, 2021, 9:34 am
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Join Date: Oct 2018
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After considering a number of options, my fiancé and I have decided on South Africa and Mozambique for our August 2022 honeymoon. I have been working with Rhino Africa to create a 12 night trip for us and I wanted to get some opinions from folks who have visited South Africa/Mozambique and hopefully some of the lodges we are considering.
Our basic itinerary will look like:
3 nights Timbavati
4 nights Sabi Sands
5 nights Mozambique
We hoped initially to add the Seychelles instead of Mozambique, but I think logistically and for ease of transfers, Mozambique will end up making more sense for a relaxing beach stay to finish our trip.
With a generous budget on this trip, we will definitely be able to go to some of the nicest lodges, but some are out of our price range. In saying so it’s kind of become a pick and choose as to on what stop along the trip we want to spend more. This balancing act unfortunately eliminated the Singita properties, as they are just too expensive, but hopefully that just means we can return for another trip to stay there. With this being said, the 2 itineraries that will fit in our budget and that make sense to me are as follows. Please let me know any feedback or suggestions folks might have. By the way, this will be the first time my fiancé and I are traveling to Africa.
Option 1:
RockFig Safari Lodge
Londolozi Tree Camp
The Chapel at Santorini
Option 2:
Kings Camp
Silvan Safari
Azura Benguerra Island
Please let me know any suggestions or any specific experience with these properties! Thanks in advance for any information!
Our basic itinerary will look like:
3 nights Timbavati
4 nights Sabi Sands
5 nights Mozambique
We hoped initially to add the Seychelles instead of Mozambique, but I think logistically and for ease of transfers, Mozambique will end up making more sense for a relaxing beach stay to finish our trip.
With a generous budget on this trip, we will definitely be able to go to some of the nicest lodges, but some are out of our price range. In saying so it’s kind of become a pick and choose as to on what stop along the trip we want to spend more. This balancing act unfortunately eliminated the Singita properties, as they are just too expensive, but hopefully that just means we can return for another trip to stay there. With this being said, the 2 itineraries that will fit in our budget and that make sense to me are as follows. Please let me know any feedback or suggestions folks might have. By the way, this will be the first time my fiancé and I are traveling to Africa.
Option 1:
RockFig Safari Lodge
Londolozi Tree Camp
The Chapel at Santorini
Option 2:
Kings Camp
Silvan Safari
Azura Benguerra Island
Please let me know any suggestions or any specific experience with these properties! Thanks in advance for any information!
May 4, 2021, 6:18 pm
#78
Join Date: Apr 2013
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After considering a number of options, my fiancé and I have decided on South Africa and Mozambique for our August 2022 honeymoon. I have been working with Rhino Africa to create a 12 night trip for us and I wanted to get some opinions from folks who have visited South Africa/Mozambique and hopefully some of the lodges we are considering.
Our basic itinerary will look like:
3 nights Timbavati
4 nights Sabi Sands
5 nights Mozambique
We hoped initially to add the Seychelles instead of Mozambique, but I think logistically and for ease of transfers, Mozambique will end up making more sense for a relaxing beach stay to finish our trip.
With a generous budget on this trip, we will definitely be able to go to some of the nicest lodges, but some are out of our price range. In saying so it’s kind of become a pick and choose as to on what stop along the trip we want to spend more. This balancing act unfortunately eliminated the Singita properties, as they are just too expensive, but hopefully that just means we can return for another trip to stay there. With this being said, the 2 itineraries that will fit in our budget and that make sense to me are as follows. Please let me know any feedback or suggestions folks might have. By the way, this will be the first time my fiancé and I are traveling to Africa.
Option 1:
RockFig Safari Lodge
Londolozi Tree Camp
The Chapel at Santorini
Option 2:
Kings Camp
Silvan Safari
Azura Benguerra Island
Please let me know any suggestions or any specific experience with these properties! Thanks in advance for any information!
Our basic itinerary will look like:
3 nights Timbavati
4 nights Sabi Sands
5 nights Mozambique
We hoped initially to add the Seychelles instead of Mozambique, but I think logistically and for ease of transfers, Mozambique will end up making more sense for a relaxing beach stay to finish our trip.
With a generous budget on this trip, we will definitely be able to go to some of the nicest lodges, but some are out of our price range. In saying so it’s kind of become a pick and choose as to on what stop along the trip we want to spend more. This balancing act unfortunately eliminated the Singita properties, as they are just too expensive, but hopefully that just means we can return for another trip to stay there. With this being said, the 2 itineraries that will fit in our budget and that make sense to me are as follows. Please let me know any feedback or suggestions folks might have. By the way, this will be the first time my fiancé and I are traveling to Africa.
Option 1:
RockFig Safari Lodge
Londolozi Tree Camp
The Chapel at Santorini
Option 2:
Kings Camp
Silvan Safari
Azura Benguerra Island
Please let me know any suggestions or any specific experience with these properties! Thanks in advance for any information!
