After finding out we were going to have our first baby join us in February, I knew that we’d want to get in one last warm-weather vacation before we became a family of three. I’d already been researching the best and safest places to travel, especially since many of our favorites were out due to Zika risks. While Hawaii has the type of mosquitos that carry Zika, there were no known cases of local transmission (at the time we were planning our trip – always visit the CDC’s website for current information).

They say the best time to travel during pregnancy is during the second trimester. I was too exhausted during the first trimester to even consider a trip, and knew I’d be too big and uncomfortable late in my pregnancy to want to take the nearly six our flight to Kona. So a trip to Hawaii when I was about 5-6 months pregnant seemed perfect!

We were looking at cruising on the Safari Explorer, which travels visits the Big Island, Maui, Lanai and Moloka’I, but since I get pretty sea-sick, we opted to stay in a house on the Big Island. have a feeling we’ll be back to take that cruise some day but staying in a house and having a car made for the perfect babymoon. We were able to explore much of the island at our pace and got to see so much more on the Big Island than we would have if we had opted to just take the cruise. The combination of this small-ship cruise and 3-4 nights on the Big Island would make for the perfect Hawaii trip.

If you’re looking for a safe, easy vacation to take with your family (or before you have one!) I highly recommend the Big Island. The weather was lovely, and we were able to get out and hike, snorkel and explore both Hilo and Kona on foot.

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8 hours ago

The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent. Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio. In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day. Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took. Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.

Kenneth Dropek

1 day ago

Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.

Tina

2 days ago

Rapid response.

kym

2 days ago

Jess and her non pushy salesmanship!!!!!

Cristen Crawford

2 days ago

Mary Curry. And AL’s discount policy.

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