Dru Berkett
Most Memorable Moment: All of it.
Advice For Future Clients: Go!
Barbara Lee
Trip Review: Every guide and staff members were excellent.
Most Memorable Moment: The animals, the gorillas. Hard to say, it was all different and wonderful. We did go to the Ndare forest in Lewa which was a different experience.
Advice For Future Clients: Bring more cash than you think. I wanted to tip generously and individually as well.
Kate Anthes
Trip Review: It was a pleasure working with Victoria to arrange our trip around South Africa! It was easy to communicate and coordinate the perfect trip. Everything was flawless, from lodging and tours to all of our transfers.
Most Memorable Moment: Our time at Kambaku, watching a pride of lions on a giraffe kill just outside the lodge.
Advice For Future Clients: Be sure to put down your camera or phone and really take in what you are seeing and experiencing.
Ted Taylor
Trip Review: It was the trip of a lifetime!
Most Memorable Moment: Seeing the wild dogs hunt the antelope and start a huge stampede.
Advice For Future Clients: Sleep on the plane.
Angela Booth
Trip Review: We had a great safari... as stress free as could be!
Most Memorable Moment: We were blessed with multiple crossings of huge herds of Wildebeest and Zebra... it was INCREDIBLE! Every day in Africa is special ❤️
Advice For Future Clients: DO IT!
Tim Gullicksen
Trip Review: Excellent food, fantastic staff at all the camps, and white glove treatment from the very start.
Most Memorable Moment: Watching a pride of lions (7 cats) trying to get a porcupine out of a hole.
Advice For Future Clients: Take 1 flight out of Africa. Transfers in Africa at the end of our trip (when we had nobody to help us) were cumbersome, time-consuming and redundant.
Lisa Picconi-Townsend
Trip Review: Absolutely Incredible! Beyond what we could have ever imagined.
Most Memorable Moment: Gosh.....Everything. We had the opportunity to stay in the Chakley Treehouse in Lion Sands, That was a dream!!!!
Advice For Future Clients: Use African Portfolio, pack less (should've listened to Victoria) 🙂 get ready for the long flight....enjoy!
Julie Zanze
Trip Review: Incredible experience. All of it!
Most Memorable Moment: Feeding the orphaned elephants in Victoria Falls. Truly all the animals were fascinating to see!
Advice For Future Clients: Go to South Africa! And see all of the different areas as we did!
Mark Abdy
Trip Review: We saw some excellent wildlife to include multiple sightings of Wild Dogs, various prides of Lion, several Leopard, four different Cheetah, breeding herds of Ellies and Buffalo, and some Rhino (even a Black Rhino at a distance). Plus all the expected plains game. The food was great -- with Executive Chefs cooking for us at the safari lodges! The logistics worked perfectly with no transfer or flight issues. Thanks to Vanessa and African Portfolio for organizing another very successful safari!
Most Memorable Moment: Spending 45 minutes or more in the middle of a pack of Wild Dog puppies (21!) - watching them play, be corralled by their baby sitters, and generally learning the skills they'll need as adults.
Advice For Future Clients: It'll be more than one word ......"Don't put it off!". Some species are getting much more difficult to see and the longer you wait, the more challenging it will be to see them (eg: Rhino & Wild Dog). Also, safaris do require that you be able to climb in/out of a safari vehicle several times a day, and the less flexible you are, the more challenging this becomes.
Wendy Tucker
Trip Review: This is our third trip with African Portfolio. As with the other two everything was perfectly coordinated and all aspects of the trip exceeded our expectations.
Most Memorable Moment: Being lucky enough to see a crossing at the Mara River of the Great Migration which is truly difficult to describe in words or photos. It is a life or death drama of nature. We rejoiced when a baby zebra and an older wildebeest finally made it long after the others!
Advice For Future Clients: If you can spend some time enjoying the incredible accommodations. We took one day off and let ourselves truly appreciate Kuria Hills-our fantastic tent and the gorgeous views.
Tobi Erskine
Trip Review: I thought Kirkman’s Kamp was a well oiled machine. Everything ran smoothly and the atmosphere was welcoming and very fun!
Most Memorable Moment: There are so many to choose.
Advice For Future Clients: I would check the weather at each place and dress accordingly.
Todd Cato
Trip Review: It was absolutely exceptional. Vanessa did an incredible job. In fact, it was the best trip we have ever had. The first time I have been on a worry free vacation and just completely enjoyed myself. The experience was beyond first class.
Most Memorable Moment: The wildlife and wonderful people. Everything was exceptional and it’s hard to jut pick one experience.
Advice For Future Clients: Use African Portfolio!
John Christian
Trip Review: I have traveled to many beautiful places in the world, including the Greek Islands, Tuscany, Ireland, Central America and Canada. My trip to Africa was by far the highlight of all of my travels!!! Yvette and her staff after assessing my wants and desires for this trip came up with the perfect combination of adventures and cultural experiences. I have been asked now by several of my friends, what was the best thing that I did? There were so many highlights that I don't have an answer. The best one was letting African Portfolio plan the trip for me.
Most Memorable Moment: I have been asked this question several times by my family and friends. I swear, there were too many highlights to pick just one. If push came to shove I would say, hanging over the edge of Victoria Falls in Devil's pool, what a rush!!! I also would like to mention the wonderful friendships that I made with my fellow travelers. I traveled the whole month on my own and never felt alone.
Advice For Future Clients: Be specific on what you would like to do and listen closely to the suggestions of the experts that have blazed a trail for you. They may surprise you.
Patricia Lavender
Trip Review: Couldn't have gone any better. There were no surprises: transportation, accommodations, daily excursions went smoothly and everyone we encountered was timely, friendly, and professional. The food was all delicious although frankly, the volume and frequency of our meals was more than necessary. As a matter of fact, at the andBeyond camps, we regularly passed on lunch altogether.
Most Memorable Moment: Just the fact that we were able to get so close to all the different animals on safari and they didn't care at all: Bull elephant/white rhinos casually walking down the road right at us. Lion pride feasting on a giraffe carcass. Cheetah mother and cubs resting/playing in the shade. African Wild Dogs and their pups casually moving around our vehicles. Leopards laying down at the back tire of the jeep. Even a male lion breeding a lioness a mere 8 feet away!
Advice For Future Clients: If possible, don't skimp on the time/price when going on safari. We saw just about every animal we hoped to and there wasn't a single aspect of the trip that was even slightly subpar.
Julie Cato
Trip Review: Above and beyond!!! You made this trip easier than traveling in the USA!
Most Memorable Moment: We have discussed this at great length. Everything was absolutely spectacular. Every time I think something was my favorite I remember something else! I can say that tasting wine was the worst! Lol! But the entire experience of the wine tasting and what we did was amazing too!!
Advice For Future Clients: Go to Africa!! And beg Vanessa to arrange everything for you!!
