4.7 Stars (474 reviews)
Our winter hiking trip was an incredible and challenging experience made even more remarkable by our tireless and informative guides Lynette and Emma. We saw many beautiful vistas and varied scenery. New Zealand is beautiful in both summer and winter but with fewer crowds in winter, this trip seemed to reveal more of the authentic New Zealand. Everyone we met was friendly and cheerful. We will be back for more one day soon!
New Zealand Winter Adventure, January 1970
4.7 Stars (474 reviews)
The trip is so beautiful. Copland is hard...but it's a good feeling to accomplish the trek. Each of the accommodations was fantastic and the trip is very well balanced to allow for effort followed by recuperation.
New Zealand Winter Adventure, January 1970
4.8 Stars (14 reviews)
Good, really enjoyed it
Okavango Delta Safari, January 1970
4.8 Stars (14 reviews)
Spectacular!
This trip exceeded everything I had hoped. Hearing animals at night, seeing animals up close — this is the trip for those who really want to see and hear it all.
Wonderful food — especially cooking by KD and crew — and comfortable accommodations made bush camping a joy.
Izzy and the other guides made our animal encounters even richer because of their tracking knowledge and ability to get us up close.
I loved every minute. This is a trip of a lifetime.
Okavango Delta Safari, January 1970
4.8 Stars (14 reviews)
I received 3 different itineraries from you before the trip. None of them were followed. One said "Game Drives" which is what I booked with Austin Adventures. Then I started getting emails from Active Adventures whose itinerary said hiking twice daily up to 9 miles per day along with 3 days of kayaking. (you can not ever see predatory animals when on foot in Africa). So my questions to you were answered by sending yet another itinerary with no hiking mentioned and told to buck up and get ready to walk over the phone. All was very confusing. As it turned out everyone on the trip booked first with Active Adventures and were totally let down due to not enough walking. There were rumors that the two companies just merged. Either Way the experience was fantastic and magical thanks to our Tour Guide Izzy. He got us to the right guides at the right times where we drove and had exceptional wildlife viewing. Some Large Cats just walked right past us or laid down under our Rover. The tracking and guiding knowledge was Exceptional. They knew all the roads and exactly where they would take us for the best viewing. There were not too many other people until we hit Chobe and of course Victoria Falls. I'd leave off Chobe entirely or only do one day there. Two were a repeat. The first 6 or 7 days were the best trip of my life.
Okavango Delta Safari, January 1970
4.8 Stars (14 reviews)
The itinerary was perfect. The first 2 nights were at a camp settled next to a pod of Hippos who we heard splashing and "laughing" - with a wonderful team who made us feel at home. The next 4 nights we camped at 2 different locations - with a staff that felt like family. The tents were huge with ensuite bush bathrooms (hot showers offered daily - wow!), incredible and plentiful food. The game drives DELIVERED! The expert trackers brought us to see rare things (even things THEY rarely see), like lions feeding on a kill a leopard made - with the sad hungry leopard watching it from the tree above; wild dogs also enjoying lunch, giraffes, cheetahs, baboons, and oh my the elephants and giraffes. Each evening we watched sunset among the amazing creatures in the delta followed by star gazing (seeing the milky way from the comfort of the campfire was a highlight).
We then took a scenic flight up to Kasane where we spent 2 nights in the Chobe Bush Lodge which was insanely comfortable and beautiful with sunset cruises, and once again delicious and plentiful food. A quick road trip across the border to Zimbabwe, we then went to Ilala Lodge in Victoria Falls. The falls were magnificent (so much so that the next day when we had free time, I went back to take it all in again).
As always (this is my third trip with Active Adventures), the guides and all supporting staff were incredible - making us so comfortable and feeling like family. Our primary guide, Izzy, who led the group the whole trip, was absolutely amazing (knowledgeable, experienced, and warm). The locations, sites, and accommodations were amazing.
Okavango Delta Safari, January 1970
4.7 Stars (474 reviews)
The trip was awesome and our guides' (Lynnette and Emma) passion for and desire to share everything New Zealand made every day special and rewarding.
New Zealand Winter Adventure, January 1970
4.9 Stars (321 reviews)
Excellent, the trip of a lifetime!
Yellowstone Family Vacation, January 1970