Guest Feedback & Independent Reviews

Dear Wild Wings, especially Neil,

My Sister Tricia and I just returned home from the most spectacular "Sisters' Vacation" ever! I just wanted to drop you a note and express my thanks. What an adventure! Neil, you were truly an incredible guide, and cook; thanks for the eggs :) From the open vehicle to the dinners and conversation everything was incredible. I learned so much, I have managed to even my surprise my know it all daughter! We saw it all! The big 5, and the incredible wild dogs, I never dreamed that we would see so much but Neil, you sure knew where to go. Thank you so much for everything, even for letting us help you in the kitchen! I promise it was all voluntary and I really enjoyed it. It gave us more time to chat and learn about the things we had seen that day. There are too few words that adequately express just how incredible this experience was! Thank you Wild Wings, and thank you thank you Neil! What an incredible time! We will be coming again but this time I'm bringing my family!

Annette Smith

Hi Onne,

I just wanted to say thanks again for the work you and the consultants at Wild Wings put into organizing this trip for me. It was amazing, and I was pleased to find that all our activities were organized and every transfer on time. I especially want to thank Neil for the wonderful safari experience. His knowledge and passion for the work shows in everything he does and I know that our trip was greatly enhanced because of this. Though the time there was fantastic, the proof of just how excellent Neil is as a guide was reinforced as we continued on to Victoria Falls and Cape Town. You wouldn't believe how many envious fellow tourists we met as we described all we had witnessed at Kruger. I even had one tell me they spent 15 days at Kruger and didn't manage to see all of the big 5 and yet we managed to do this in just a few short days. No matter how much luck may be involved, there is no doubt Neil's knowlege about animal behaviours and his patience were key to making our trip so successful. And it should be noted that in addition to the big 5 - Neil was able to spot many, many more amazing animals and birds making our safari a truly complete experience.

I was also quite impressed by Neil's willingness to accomodate each of us on the trip. When Neil found out how my sister prefers her eggs, he set aside a special batch just for her for breakfast. It was both thoughtful and completely unexpected - and I know she was taken aback and highly appreciative of his consideration. It was this kind of special attention that we all enjoyed the entire trip and I must say was well beyond anything I could have expected.

Thanks again for all your help, and please pass on my appreciation to Neil and the Wild Wings team.

Cheers,

Tricia

Dear Dianne,

Thank you for your email and sorry it has taken me so long to reply. It has been busy since getting back at the start of the year.

The trip was fantastic! Neil and Valerie were fantastic guides and we had a great trip. Everything was very organised and Neil had actually checked and seen that my flight had arrived early, so he arrived early at the airport to pick me up. You could really tell that it was important to him that we had a good trip, and thanks to him, everything went really well and we did. I actually saw more than I expected to see, but would also love to go back again in another season. The food was great too! :o)

I will try to send some photos once I have got them organised--something else on my list.

Thank you again for all of your help with the booking of my trip. I will definitely be in touch if I can manage to fit in another trip!

Kind Regards,

Fiona

Hi Wild Wings Team!

Wow! What an absolutely amazing experience. Thank you Onne for organising our Three Day Quickie tour of the Kruger Park on such short notice. Your professionalism and flexible approach to understanding our needs was just fantastic. Simon, Thank you. You far surpassed our expectations as our host. We had such a great Safari that it will be one of those life experiences that I will not forget.

Ok… for everyone else who might be reading this in an effort to decide who to book their tour with let me tell you some things about my experience. Before travelling to South Africa from Australia it had been very difficult to sort one tour company from another. I only had time for a three day Safari and quickly shortlisted those that were high hitters on a search. Checking the availability further narrowed the choices but knocked out Wild Wings who had consistently positive online reviews. I was left a little mystified. The few remaining choices didn't read so well. One in particular had numerous very bad reviews that included rude and impatient guides and poorly maintained vehicles. I decided to leave my decision until in Johannesburg but this made no difference and left me with very little time to make my booking. Thankfully I picked up the phone and called Onne to discuss my predicament. I wanted to Safari with Wild Wings but the published Safari dates did not coincide with my availability…...Onne had our Safari organised and confirmed in a matter of hours only 18 hours before we left the hotel for Kruger.

Simon is a brilliant guide. He is so incredibly knowledge and his passion for wildlife rivals that of the late Steve Irwin. We just had such a great time. Excellent food; The Big 5 and soooo much more; interesting and relevant information and a lot of laughs. The transport from Johannesburg was like new and the open vehicle was well equipped safe and reliable. A first class trip on an economy budget that I will never forget! Thank you again!!!

Kind Regards, Pete Jones

We had a wonderful time at Elephant Plains, thank you very much. We were quite prepared to forfeit the lunch and game drive on the day of arrival and just take a relaxing drive up as we did 9 hours of travelling the day before, but they sent the Land Rover back for us which we really appreciated. We were fortunate to see all of the big 5, including 2 leopard with kills! Our guests (and ourselves) were truly impressed. Mornè and Prince (the ranger and tracker) were very good. The rondavels were lovely and kept very well. Loved the bath!!

The only thing we did not like was the set-up in the boma. The idea is great but with the tables set out in a circle it makes conversations at dinner awkward if you are a party of 4 or more. Fortunately we only had dinner in the boma once. Otherwise all was great, will definitely recommend Elephant Plains if I hear of someone who wants to go that way.

Keep well,

Liza Labuschagne

We have just returned home from our 9-week trip to South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and French Polynesia. Without a doubt, the highlight of our trip was the 5-day safari to Kruger thanks totally to our guide Simon. He was always punctual, well prepared, knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and obviously well respected by the other guides in the park. He is a guide extraordinaire.

Hi Dianne

We both had the most fantastic time on our safari at Inyati Game Lodge. It was truely the best holiday we've ever had. The lodge was beautiful, the staff really friendly and the wildlife out of this world. Our guide Piet and our tracker Nelson were exceptional. The only sad part was having to leave. It was really nice meeting you in person and we hope you enjoyed the rest of your trip. We owe you a big thankyou for recommending Inyati to us when the Kruger trip was full, as we had an unbelievable time and take some amazing memories back home to England with us. We would love to return to South Africa in the future, and when we do we will certainly us Wild Wings again and will recommend you to everyone at home.

Thanks again, Richard and Lindsay

Hi Dianne,

Londolozi exceeded my wildest expectations. We saw everything we wanted to see, 2 prides of lions, including one of 15, 6 leopards, cheetah, rhino, hippo, buffalo, crocodile and umpteen elephants. Founders Camp was a real family experience and the food and service were superb.

I can't think of much that you can improve except the transfers between ORT and Emperors Palace. The airport pick up and drop off point is difficult to find and not easily accessible with heavy bags etc. We had two transfers to the airport. The first dropped us at the terminal itself and the second at the pick up point. When we asked the driver how come we had been dropped off at the terminal the previous time his attitude was very much take it or leave it. [Wild Wings comment: the transfers to Emperors Palace are conducted by their own shuttle service, which is normally very reliable. We provide a map and directions to the shuttle terminal, and have forwarded this feedback to Emperors Palace.]

This was a relatively minor draw-back in an otherwise very enjoyable trip.

Many thanks.

Rod

Hi Dianne,

I apologize for the delay! I've been catching up with work for the last few days. We had a wonderful time in South Africa! It truly is a beautiful country. The service from Wild Wings was impeccable and I will certainly refer friends to your service in the future. Simon's expertise made the safari even better.

Thank you for all of your help!

Best, Shikha

Hello Clare

We are just back from our Safari at Nottens and had a wonderful time, so thank you for your assistance in organising the trip. We loved Nottens.

We are already planning next year's safari and would like you to organise that for us as well.

Arthur and Andrea Henderson

Hi Clare,

We had a wonderful time at Inyati. We enjoyed the safari very much; it was truly a priceless experience, far beyond our wildest expectations. Our stay at Hippo Hollow was very enjoyable, too.

Regards,

Juan

Dear Dianne,

We want to thank Wild Wings for the wonderful time we had at the Kruger Safari from August 16 to 20. Simon has been a perfect guide, very active and helpful. We were very lucky because we saw many animals, but our luck was well directed by Simon. We will be very happy to recommend Wild Wings to anybody who wish to visit South Africa.

Best regards,

Paolo and Elena Bettini