Retirement Travel: How to Plan a Luxury African Safari for Less in Kruger and Victoria Falls
Retirement Travel: How to Plan a Luxury African Safari for Less in Kruger and Victoria Falls
Companion Guide on our Retirement Travelers Website
https://retirementtravelers.com/ten-important-things-diy-african-safari-kruger
Planning a Luxury Safari to Kruger National Park in South Africa was very high on our bucket list, it’s been there since we were children, so we wanted to get it right, not cut corners, and have a spectacular…
source
Reviews
0 %
Be sure to check out the safari companion guide on our website, where we share the lodge links and cost details.
https://retirementtravelers.com/ten-important-things-diy-african-safari-kruger
Happy journeys,
John and Bev
We just got back from 6 nights at Honeyguide Mantobeni and can’t thank you enough for the recommendation. It was fantastic – game drives, tents, food, staff – everything was so wonderful. We saw 4 of the big 5 on the first game drive, finally saw the leopard on the 12th, (last, right before the airport) and saw just about everything else on the days in between. It was one of our best vacation experiences ever. Thank you!
a few thoughts…going to just ONE park in an area, while saving money, is like just going to one city in the US. After flying 30+ hours, spend more on having a private guide. Can't emphasize this enough. Also, once in country, having a tour company handle the logistics of flights within is super critical.
Very interested in your flight itinerary. Did you fly to CPT, then VFA, back to CPT, then to HDS, then back to CPT and then off to your next destination? Did you spend multiple days in CPT on each of those legs?
Did you see my giraffes on the gamedrives ?
Thanks for sharing this. It is definitely on our bucket list. How far in advance was payment required? Were there many children there?
Thank your for sharing this. Definitely on our bucket list. It appears you have to wire this money to
You have done both a land safari and a cruise safari. that is rare.
Sorry, one more question. How far in advance of your Sarari trip did you book with Honeyguide? Thanks so much for your travel guides.
Thanks for the video. We are planning an extended family (7 total) trip to S Africa/Capetown with a cruise from Cape town to Europe which was inspired by your trip. I'm curious about the cost of your safari. The video says you paid $500/day for the 2 of you and $1895 total for 7 days. Did i miss something since $500×7 equals more than $1895. Thank you!
I just looked through the comments expecting to find this question: Were you afraid that a lion pride felt like a midnight snack of human flesh, seeing you were in a tent all be it robust glamping.
Not to mention the very open safari vehicles, we would prefer an armoured vehicle.
Love this. Great tips! I've always wanted to see Victoria Falls, too.
Did you experience the election is SA? Crime issues? Load shedding? Let us know.
HI. Thanks a lot for this video I have been planning a safari and this video is so useful.
ขอบคุณมากค่ะ
Nice video. Hoping to see a video very soon on your time at Victoria Falls and your safari in Chobe National Park.
This is on our bucket list as well, just have to save up for it. We are budgeting everything to allow us to travel in our retirement. Thanks for your tips on how to do this on your own.
This is so much better than the $17k safari package I was looking at 😂. Thanks!
John and Bev, a great and informative video. Thank you! It will be nice if you can talk about how you connect the safari trip with Victoria fall visit in the next video.
I plan on going next year. Where do you suggest staying in cape town? I am thinking of Zimbabwe instead of South Africa, Kruger park.What are your feelings about that?
April! Got it. Will go next year. Can't wait. Mucho Thanks! Checking out your website and safari companion guide right now. Will you have another video from Africa?
This is a great video. Thank you for all the details.
Thank you so much for the fantastic information about your safari and experiences at Kruger National Park. New subscriber here. Keep up the good work!
Are you sure you got your prices correct…for the Camp you say you paid abouts $500 per night for two, which equals $3,500 for the Camp fot 7 nights. Meanwhile the camps website lists a cost if of 95,000 ZAR for 7 nights for two = $5,100…yet your video @ the end says total cost for two including various costs is $3,650 (based on a cost per person of $1,825) ??
I am a regular on your channel. I really like the info and perspective you provide. I'm in my encore career as a small group tour operator based in Canada (TravelMaven) and Kruger is one of my most popular destinations. I'd like to add that for those on a tight budget, there are high-value safari experiences available for about half what you paid. You got a great deal on your luxury safari, but for families with several kids, booking a lodge outside the park or private reserves and driving a few kilometres into Kruger Park each day for safaris can also be an amazing experience.
What a beautiful and helpful guide! I've always been curious about a safari trip. Thanks, guys!
I would love to go on this type of trip someday! Did you ever feel unsafe in your tent or on the game drives?
That looks like an amazing trip! So glad you were able to do it! Safe travels!
Love/ Love/ Love your videos, your tips/recommendations.
Love, you guys doing these vlogs. Thank you sooo much . 🫶
Take care
Hi John and Bev – just love your videos – I am a retired senior living in Southeast Florida and have a spirit of adventure and would love to plan to do some of these trips – however my husband does not share my enthusiasm for self planning etc. How would a senior woman hook up with the right people to do some of these adventures. Have you ever considered taking along a few people for a fee and experiences the carefree travel style you embrace. Thanks so much and much health.
Most of these "expert" travel agents have never been to Africa… well maybe one person in the office on a subsidized tour. LOL! What your doing is correct and it is a threat to travel agents as they are not pocketing "their fair share" of your money. When we lived in Central and South America, we noted that the exact same tours we were on , that we booked ourselves, cost the other people going on the same tour about double the amount.
Couldn’t wait to watch:)
Question friends: we’re finally heading to Ireland. Yay for us!! I get to see what my mother got to see:)
Do we need more than 24 hours in Dublin? We’re from Colo & like the out of city adventures & just want to see just a couple things in Dublin.
We’ll dress for cool weather. Thx
to explore!