Zanzibar

I cannot thank you enough, Gail, for all that you did planning our trip! It was amazing. Everything went exactly according to the plans. Every person and place and animal that we encountered exceeded our expectations.  In Cape Town and the Winelands where Ian and Gideon took great care of us! Ian was great arranging our trip to Stellenbosch. He changed his normal itinerary when he found out that we loved champagne or MCC. His restaurant recommendations were always on target too!  Franschhoek was beautiful and the Wine Tram was great. I did want to share with you a special treat at Le Lude Winery. We had lunch there and I must say that I have eaten in some amazing restaurants around the world, but this was by far the most amazing meal I have ever had. I chose to eat at their restaurant Orangerie because it reminded me a restaurant that I went to in London! So it was just a fluke that we discovered this amazing place. The food and the wine and the service were way beyond what we expected.

Loved the Blue train – felt a bit like I was part of a different era. The best part of the trip was meeting some amazing people on the train who had so many great travel experiences to share.

Just when we did not think that things could get better – we went to Arathusa Lodge! The place was amazing and we got a kick out of telling our friends back home that we had to wait for a ride to the main lodge because there were elephants in the path way between our bush lodge and main lodge. I was at first scared to death of being so far removed from the main lodge – but I would never trade the experience we had! Our guide Jamie and tracker Norm made sure we had an amazing experience. We saw all three of the Birmingham males at the same time! Poor Owen at the front desk had to deal with my overly enthusiastic sharing of our sightings when we returned to the lodge after each drive. I did not really want to leave!

By the time we got to Victoria Falls, we were ready to see the falls and spend a lot of time just relaxing at the lodge. It was certainly a good place to end the trip! I was happy not to try any of those daredevil excursions….lying by the pool was fine with me.

I must admit I am ready to start planning my next trip to Africa – but it will need to wait just a bit!

Thanks again! Audrey

I cannot thank you enough, Gail, for all that you did planning our trip! It was amazing. Everything went exactly according to the plans. Every person and place and animal that we encountered exceeded our expectations.  In Cape Town and the Winelands where Ian and Gideon took great care of us! Ian was great arranging our trip to Stellenbosch. He changed his normal itinerary when he found out that we loved champagne or MCC. His restaurant recommendations were always on target too!  Franschhoek was beautiful and the Wine Tram was great. I did want to share with you a special treat at Le Lude Winery. We had lunch there and I must say that I have eaten in some amazing restaurants around the world, but this was by far the most amazing meal I have ever had. I chose to eat at their restaurant Orangerie because it reminded me a restaurant that I went to in London! So it was just a fluke that we discovered this amazing place. The food and the wine and the service were way beyond what we expected.

Loved the Blue train – felt a bit like I was part of a different era. The best part of the trip was meeting some amazing people on the train who had so many great travel experiences to share.

Just when we did not think that things could get better – we went to Arathusa Lodge! The place was amazing and we got a kick out of telling our friends back home that we had to wait for a ride to the main lodge because there were elephants in the path way between our bush lodge and main lodge. I was at first scared to death of being so far removed from the main lodge – but I would never trade the experience we had! Our guide Jamie and tracker Norm made sure we had an amazing experience. We saw all three of the Birmingham males at the same time! Poor Owen at the front desk had to deal with my overly enthusiastic sharing of our sightings when we returned to the lodge after each drive. I did not really want to leave!

By the time we got to Victoria Falls, we were ready to see the falls and spend a lot of time just relaxing at the lodge. It was certainly a good place to end the trip! I was happy not to try any of those daredevil excursions….lying by the pool was fine with me.

I must admit I am ready to start planning my next trip to Africa – but it will need to wait just a bit!

Thanks again! Audrey

I cannot thank you enough, Gail, for all that you did planning our trip! It was amazing. Everything went exactly according to the plans. Every person and place and animal that we encountered exceeded our expectations.  In Cape Town and the Winelands where Ian and Gideon took great care of us! Ian was great arranging our trip to Stellenbosch. He changed his normal itinerary when he found out that we loved champagne or MCC. His restaurant recommendations were always on target too!  Franschhoek was beautiful and the Wine Tram was great. I did want to share with you a special treat at Le Lude Winery. We had lunch there and I must say that I have eaten in some amazing restaurants around the world, but this was by far the most amazing meal I have ever had. I chose to eat at their restaurant Orangerie because it reminded me a restaurant that I went to in London! So it was just a fluke that we discovered this amazing place. The food and the wine and the service were way beyond what we expected.

Loved the Blue train – felt a bit like I was part of a different era. The best part of the trip was meeting some amazing people on the train who had so many great travel experiences to share.

Just when we did not think that things could get better – we went to Arathusa Lodge! The place was amazing and we got a kick out of telling our friends back home that we had to wait for a ride to the main lodge because there were elephants in the path way between our bush lodge and main lodge. I was at first scared to death of being so far removed from the main lodge – but I would never trade the experience we had! Our guide Jamie and tracker Norm made sure we had an amazing experience. We saw all three of the Birmingham males at the same time! Poor Owen at the front desk had to deal with my overly enthusiastic sharing of our sightings when we returned to the lodge after each drive. I did not really want to leave!

By the time we got to Victoria Falls, we were ready to see the falls and spend a lot of time just relaxing at the lodge. It was certainly a good place to end the trip! I was happy not to try any of those daredevil excursions….lying by the pool was fine with me.

I must admit I am ready to start planning my next trip to Africa – but it will need to wait just a bit!

Thanks again! Audrey

I cannot thank you enough, Gail, for all that you did planning our trip! It was amazing. Everything went exactly according to the plans. Every person and place and animal that we encountered exceeded our expectations.  In Cape Town and the Winelands where Ian and Gideon took great care of us! Ian was great arranging our trip to Stellenbosch. He changed his normal itinerary when he found out that we loved champagne or MCC. His restaurant recommendations were always on target too!  Franschhoek was beautiful and the Wine Tram was great. I did want to share with you a special treat at Le Lude Winery. We had lunch there and I must say that I have eaten in some amazing restaurants around the world, but this was by far the most amazing meal I have ever had. I chose to eat at their restaurant Orangerie because it reminded me a restaurant that I went to in London! So it was just a fluke that we discovered this amazing place. The food and the wine and the service were way beyond what we expected.

Loved the Blue train – felt a bit like I was part of a different era. The best part of the trip was meeting some amazing people on the train who had so many great travel experiences to share.

Just when we did not think that things could get better – we went to Arathusa Lodge! The place was amazing and we got a kick out of telling our friends back home that we had to wait for a ride to the main lodge because there were elephants in the path way between our bush lodge and main lodge. I was at first scared to death of being so far removed from the main lodge – but I would never trade the experience we had! Our guide Jamie and tracker Norm made sure we had an amazing experience. We saw all three of the Birmingham males at the same time! Poor Owen at the front desk had to deal with my overly enthusiastic sharing of our sightings when we returned to the lodge after each drive. I did not really want to leave!

By the time we got to Victoria Falls, we were ready to see the falls and spend a lot of time just relaxing at the lodge. It was certainly a good place to end the trip! I was happy not to try any of those daredevil excursions….lying by the pool was fine with me.

I must admit I am ready to start planning my next trip to Africa – but it will need to wait just a bit!

Thanks again! Audrey

I cannot thank you enough, Gail, for all that you did planning our trip! It was amazing. Everything went exactly according to the plans. Every person and place and animal that we encountered exceeded our expectations.  In Cape Town and the Winelands where Ian and Gideon took great care of us! Ian was great arranging our trip to Stellenbosch. He changed his normal itinerary when he found out that we loved champagne or MCC. His restaurant recommendations were always on target too!  Franschhoek was beautiful and the Wine Tram was great. I did want to share with you a special treat at Le Lude Winery. We had lunch there and I must say that I have eaten in some amazing restaurants around the world, but this was by far the most amazing meal I have ever had. I chose to eat at their restaurant Orangerie because it reminded me a restaurant that I went to in London! So it was just a fluke that we discovered this amazing place. The food and the wine and the service were way beyond what we expected.

Loved the Blue train – felt a bit like I was part of a different era. The best part of the trip was meeting some amazing people on the train who had so many great travel experiences to share.

Just when we did not think that things could get better – we went to Arathusa Lodge! The place was amazing and we got a kick out of telling our friends back home that we had to wait for a ride to the main lodge because there were elephants in the path way between our bush lodge and main lodge. I was at first scared to death of being so far removed from the main lodge – but I would never trade the experience we had! Our guide Jamie and tracker Norm made sure we had an amazing experience. We saw all three of the Birmingham males at the same time! Poor Owen at the front desk had to deal with my overly enthusiastic sharing of our sightings when we returned to the lodge after each drive. I did not really want to leave!

By the time we got to Victoria Falls, we were ready to see the falls and spend a lot of time just relaxing at the lodge. It was certainly a good place to end the trip! I was happy not to try any of those daredevil excursions….lying by the pool was fine with me.

I must admit I am ready to start planning my next trip to Africa – but it will need to wait just a bit!

Thanks again! Audrey