Today, we started our day with an exquisite breakfast (did I mention each breakfast is started with I charcuterie board?).
After breakfast, we met our transfer to the airport. I am somewhat sad to leave and feel like there is so much of Johannesburg that we missed out on. While Johannesburg has the rap of being a dirty and dangerous city, I found it to be quite interesting. As we boarded the plane for our flight to Skakuza, I promised myself I will be back.
Upon arrival in Skukuza, I was astonished by how tiny the airport was. It was literally a small building with a thatch roof. It reminded me of a visitor’s center at an American National Park.
We deboarded the plane and were greeted with a gentleman holding a sign for Sabi Sabi Little Bush Camp. We gathered our luggage and hopped in a safari vehicle. Not more than 20 minutes went by and we see our first animals: warthogs! Within minutes we have also seen elephants, rhinos and giraffes.
Upon arrival at Little Bush Camp, we were greeted with warm cloths for our face and cold water. We are shown to our room – a gorgeous suite complete with a claw foot tub and personal jacuzzi. We treated ourselves to a beverage before heading back to the main area for lunch.
After lunch, we went on our first game drive! We were provided with blankets and warm water bottles to keep us comfortable. The guide asked us what is on our bucket list, and we said everything! Our first spotting is a baby leopard. She was young and so we are not able to watch her for long as the camps like to give babies their space, especially in the absence of their mothers. We continue our drive and find a male leopard, many rhinos and elephants, and my personal favorite, a hyena on her way to her night hunt! We stop the vehicle in time for a sundowner. There was a beautiful sunset and I was left speechless. I kept asking myself, how is this my life?!
Excellent travel advice and service
This is my second experience working with Adventure Life. I’m sold. Jess Heuermann is an experienced traveler and provides a lot of useful information when planning a trip. These are the questions I like to ask at the outset - What’s it like to go here, there, what would you suggest, what do people report, can we add any additional side trips? Jess took the time to answer my questions and seek additional information to share with me. Petchie Colina is outstanding in helping with travel logistics and final preparations. Adventure Life has excellent guides and offers private guides and small group adventures. We enjoyed the opportunity to talk with the guides and drivers to learn more about their countries, cultures and histories. A highlight was having the guides pick local restaurants where we could share meals together. Highly recommend.
Claire Cordon
5 days ago
Our six-day tour in Iceland went smoothly with one exception. We had asked for two rooms each night. Somehow we were booked with one room with three beds. It could not be fixed at the first hotel in Reykjavik because the hotel was fully booked. Once informed of the problem, however, Adventure Life rebooked for two rooms for the remainder of the trip. As an 85-year-old traveler, I appreciated that one could participate at different physical levels at many of the stops. Iceland is a great place to visit but on the expensive side.
Mary Warren
6 days ago
Jess was very easy going and answered all our questions. It’s not easy dealing with 6 people at once but she did an outstanding job!
Diane Foster
1 week ago
Kassandra and the Adventure Life team have been incredible! Kassandra was very knowledgeable and attentive to our asks while making sure we kept within our budget. This was our first experience with a travel agent and we were blown away by the booking/initial exploration service. We will use Adventure Life again.