Guest Feedback & Independent Reviews

Clare, I had an amazing time at Gomo Gomo. Not only did I see all the big 5 in the first 2 drives but the entire experience was wonderful. Dean and Lou, the rangers, were very friendly and knowledgeable. The entire lodge staff was welcoming and nice. The food at the lodge was phenomenal. I couldn’t have had a better experience.

I told all my friends who have always wanted to go on a safari and I will recommend them to Gomo Gomo. Thank you for all your help too. I couldn’t have planned such an amazing vacation without you.

Hi Claire, Thank you for making it possible for us to go to Gomo Gomo. We were more than pleased. Our bungalow was very cosy, clean and all amenities worked well. And the porch was wonderful although we enjoyed wery much siting by the waterhole in front of the lodge. There was a hippo with10 turtles on its back when elephants, antilopes and buffalos came to drink and a crocodile was swimming close by. Monkies were running around. On our last day we saw there a heard of at least 1 000 buffalos. The safari drives were spectacular. We mist the leopard but saw all the others of the big 5. It suited us that the rainy season had not started, so moskitos did not bother us. It was so interesting to see wild life and enjoy the surroundings that even the hot weather close to 40 C did not bother us. Food was good and abundant.

It was quite exciting on our first night when electricity went out of order and after a while aggregate stopped working. I suppose this is commonin Africa. It was a real experience to hear baboons quarel and elephants bath in the dark night.

Premier Inn at OR Tambo Airport was an excellent choise. Thank you for recommending it. Best regards ...

Many thanks for the organising of our trip to Gondwana Game Reserve and recommending the beautiful self-catering accommodation on the seafront at Herald,s bay.We thought both were fantastic.The service, meals and facilities at the Game Reserve were outstanding and our 2 game drives very productive saw lots of animals ,and we really enjoyed the sun downer drive and seeing all the stars,absolutely wonderful The guide was great too.I would recommend the game lodge if you only have 2-3 days as we did.

Your advice was very helpful prior to me making the booking and all went very smoothly indeed.

Despite the fact that I managed to break my ankle just 12 hours after I arrived in George,most unfortunate I couldn't participate much in the voluntary work that I had gone to south Africa to do, but despite that we both had a memorable and enjoyable time

Once again many thanks

I cannot imagine being more pleased with a safari experience than we were with the one booked by Madi at Wild Wings Safaris. We planned the trip with very short notice, but nothing seemed to rattle her. We were in constant contact for about 5 days, even considering the 8 hour time difference, and she answered all questions with lots of knowledge and not any pressure. We spent 2 nights in 3 different safari locations - Chobe National Park, Kruger National Park, and San Sabi [Sabi Sand] private game reserve. We were glad we chose all three, as they were all very different. The river cruise option in Chobe was wonderful.

We have nothing but praise for our Kruger experience in Skukuza Rest Camp with Simon as our guide. Not only was he very knowledgeable, but very personable and incredibly hard working. He prepared great meals, accommodated every request, and undoubtedly found and pointed out SO MUCH more than you would ever see on your own. At the Idube Lodge in San Sabi, we were lucky enough to see a wild dog kill, plus a pride of lions feeding on an elephant which had died from an undetermined cause at the time we left, plus two very up close and personal leopard sightings. The private reserve lodging was very luxurious and appreciated, but you can't beat the affordability and personal attention provided by Simon at Skukuza Rest Camp.

Madi was also incredibly helpful in planning what we might do for a couple of days in Johannesburg and provided great insight. She provided helpful suggestions of tours and which airlines to use for all of the flights we booked ourselves for our 5-week long trip. In addition to the safaris, we booked a side trip to Victoria Falls and then spent 3 weeks on our own driving the Garden Route between Port Elizabeth and Cape Town. All of her arranged transfers worked flawlessly. It was truly a vacation of a lifetime.

Well, it was always going to be the holiday of a lifetime, and it most certainly lived up to that expectation. I loved every minute of it.

You were very helpful throughout the booking process, right up to the final few days before we left. Thank you. The information you gave us was very helpful and covered everything we needed to know.

The road transfers were long, but comfortable and I found them interesting. As there were only Simon, my wife and me on board for the majority of the time it was very easy going. The vehicle was not cramped and was comfortable.

The accommodation was fine for our needs; I can't think of any recommendations I would have in respect of the accommodation or facilities within. We preferred Satara to Skukuza - Satara seemed more intimate and less busy, but then Skukuza did have the lovely view over the river. We never did find (or look for) the swimming pools at either camp, but perhaps if we had been there longer, or if it had been much hotter, we might have done.

The meals were amazing, not just because Simon cooked them all, but they were varied and plentiful. The ostrich steaks were especially good, but each evening the meal was excellent, with something for everyone. Simon easily catered for a vegetarian, and was happy for people to eat lots or little. Breakfast again was plentiful, with lots of choices and enough to keep you going for several hours. Table cloths at every meal, and cutlery, glasses, etc. Top job (even if he didn't enjoy the washing up).

Simon was an amazing driver, cook, guide and friend (I hope). He was very knowledgeable on all aspects of the wildlife and surroundings. He showed a remarkable ability to spot wildlife and point out new birds or creatures. At one place we stopped and there were several small birds calling - Simon guessed that there must be a snake or other predator nearby then sure enough he spotted a Boomslang in a bush. That was typical - putting his knowledge and experience to good use and getting a result from it. I particularly enjoyed his birding skills and found him very knowledgeable on all aspects of birdlife in South Africa. Excellent. I would recommend him to anyone wanting to go birding in South Africa.

The game viewing was superb - a wealth of animals, all the big five, and six of the super seven. Simon was always happy to stop so we could look at animals, birds, plants etc and would stop the engine if any of us were taking photos. He would wait until we were finished before starting off again.

All in alll, I would recommend Wild-Wings Safaris to anyone wanting to take a safari in Southern Africa. I couldn't fault it, and might just have to come back again myself.

We had an amazing holiday, yet again you surpassed yourself in the choice of accommodations and locations. If we were to come again we would be more than happy to stay in each one of them and would certainly recommend them to others. I can't single out one of them as being 'worse' than the others so I will comment on them all together. The standard of each room had us both stunned, everywhere was spotlessly clean and the people were all extremely friendly and helpful. All of the guesthouses excelled our expectations and were all more like good quality hotels than b&b's or guest houses.

Each of the locations were perfect and logical so that we could explore the areas, and we managed to get in all the activities we were planning.

You excelled yourself choosing Kwandwe for us. We had a family room which was enormous and so luxurious, the staff friendly and attentive, food beautiful, absolutely no complaints at all. Even though this was our 5th safari we still managed to see animals we hadn't seen before so we were more than happy. (I would still like to get a bit closer to a black rhino though so we will just have to do another safari at some time!)

The first guest house we stayed in, Blackheath Lodge, was our choice which was the only one we changed from your suggestions I didn't know if you had ever used it before, so I was a little worried before we arrived that it might not be quite what we expected. However, we were certainly not disappointed. It was located in Seapoint so slightly out of the actual city atmosphere which is what we like (neither of us like the noise and hustle bustle of cities), yet it was still only a few minutes away from the V&A Waterfront. The accommodation was again spotlessly clean, the rooms we had were both different and extremely comfortable, the staff were very helpful and more than happy to recommend and book restaurants and activities for us. They even had a mobile phone and ipad in each of the rooms for guests to use while they were there which was a nice touch. I would certainly say that this could be worth you looking at to see if it fits your criteria.

To sum it all up, we had a brilliant holiday and can't actually think of one thing to complain about. Thank you Madi for arranging everything, it all ran smoothly, everywhere we stayed were expecting us and gave us a really warm welcome. It is just a shame that it had to come to an end. We are currently thinking of next years holidays and if any of them are in an area that you deal with we will definitely be coming back to you for your services.

My trip to Springbok Lodge was great. The driver was on time to bring me there and very professional. the car was new or almost new and the driver was very nice and talkative. I met nice people in the lodge so I cancelled the driver I had to go back to Durban, but this was only because I prefer to drive with friends I met there.

About the lodge, it was really fantastic. The lodge is amazing and the service there is great. People are very kind and attentionate, the infrastrcuture is nice, and the rangers are very well educated and know many things.So honestly it was great. It was so nice I regreted I did not stay longer !!!

Your service was also amazing, you were very kind to me and helped me, especially since I changed my mind so many times and so last minute. So thank you very much. I had a great time. If I ever go back to South Africa I will definitely contact you again for some help, Thanks again for everything.

Everything went like clockwork for us. Our absolute favorite was Xakanaxa. They made us feel like family! Wish we could have stayed longer. Our safari guide Chemical was terrific.This lodge suited our tastes perfectly. We really enjoyed seeing Vic Falls.Our guide Sim was terrific. Had a wonderful Chobe River cruise in the evening. Wonderful sightings. Thanks for another great trip.

Just wanted to say thank you for putting together a great trip. We had a fantastic time and everything went smoothly. We saw tons of animals and ate way too much good food. Learned so much from Neil and enjoyed his company. My highlight was all the baby animals we saw along the way, the baby lions, leopard, hyenas, zebras and of course elephants. It really was the trip of a lifetime.

Madi,

I wish to thank you and all the people associated with our trip for an incredible experience. I can honestly state that I have never been on a vacation, in the US or elsewhere in the world, self-arranged or through an agent, where every aspect of the trip, all arrangements, transfers, and activities worked according to plan, as flawlessly as was on this trip.

Your recommended accommodations were world-class. Your selected guides (Shawn and Frank) were knowledgeable, interesting, and genuinely interested in assuring our visit as guests in their country went as well as could be possible. They know their stuff. And they handled our little group’s idiosyncrasies with humor and a great attitude.

We had fun, we learned a great deal about South Africa, we had incredible experiences on safari, and I think we all left wanting to have more.

I’m sure you’ll also be hearing from Debbie in the very near future.

Well done to you and all the team involved with our trip.

Hi - Madi, yes we had a great time!

I loved the accommodation - especially Africa Sky which was just like in the movies (think Out of Africa etc) and the food was great there too.

Our stay at the Greenfire was also great - my 20 yr old son thought the guides were amazing in their knowledge, our hosts were very charming - and our chef fantastic. It great to meet the other guests, so a nice feature of that place is the friendliness. We did see lots of wildlife even though it was so dry and still winter. My only thought is to go back for another stay when everything is blooming... but it was nice not to have bugs around.

Cape Town is a lovely city and we really liked the location of our hotel - not on a busy street but tucked into that colourful section of the Bo Kaap. Ursula was very helpful and efficient and got us set up with day tours that were excellent, and so we saw a lot in a short stay. All the transport worked well - and we had some interesting chats with drivers too.

Thanks to you for putting it all together, as with my last minute meeting being set (and changed) and my work commitments, I was glad to have your resources to help. I would definitely contact you again for my next trip to Africa - I am now keen to get to Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique...we shall see!

Dear Madi,

I am back in India today after my trip. May I please thank you for all your support and cooperation. I must also say that the arrangement was excellent and my stay at Greenfire has been unbelievable, splendid. It will always be a part of my best memories. Thank you so much. Take care. Warm regards.