A Trip of a Lifetime!

Opulent Africa Ltd - www.opulentafrica.com
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LDKelly's review of Opulent Africa Ltd - www.opulentafrica.com

“A Trip of a Lifetime!”

★★★★★

written by LDKelly on 20/09/2013

For years my husband and I have wanted to go on a safari but we wanted to wait until our daughters were old enough to truly enjoy the experience. At 10 and 11 years old it was time. We booked our trip to Tanzania with Opulent Africa and John Harvey. Every aspect of the trip was truly wonderful. John and his team created the perfect itinerary meeting all our requests and going beyond our expectations. Every lodge we stayed in was amazing. Our first night was at the Legendary Coffee Lodge and we wished we could have stayed more than one night it was so great. The food was fantastic and the staff was wonderful. We then went with our driver/guide Stanford from Asilia Africa, who was a true expert, extremely knowledgable and genuinely nice guy to the Tarangire Treetops lodge, after our first drive in the Tarangire National Park. The drives in the park were incredible and Standford made sure that we didn't miss a thing. The Treetops lodge was also incredible with a very friendly staff. It was so much fun to stay in the "tree houses" we all loved it! After two nights, we had another game drive in the Lake Manyara National Park en-route to Ngorongoro Crater Lodge. Again, Stanford ensured that we didn't miss a thing and the Ngorongoro Crater Lodge was beyond our wildest dreams. Having the footed tube filled with warm water upon our return from the drive and the ceramic vases filled with three dozen roses after dinner truly spoiled us! The entire staff at the Crater Lodge were like long lost friends, they were wonderful to our children and Peter taught our 10 year old a napkin folding trick that she will never forget! We were sad to leave Stanford and all the wonderful people at the Crater Lodge but were really looking forward to the migration and the Serengeti. Upon arrival at the airstrip we met our guide and our spotter from the Serengeti Bushtops and we knew that once again we were in very good hands. Within the first two hours, we saw a wildebeest migration and a crocodile kill. The "tents" were amazing! I am not sure they really qualify as tents....with beautiful wooden decks including hot tubes and a bridge linking to the kids' tent and truly a luxury room! The staff here were also amazing. Everyone always had a smile and kind word. They were so wonderful with the kids, both of our daughters want jobs there when they get older. We spent three nights at the Bushtops and loved every minute of our stay! Like most people we met on the trip, we ended our holiday in Zanzibar. We stayed at the Baraza Resort and Spa which was lovely. The food was great and the accommodations were very nice. We had a fun time snorkeling and collecting seashells but would have preferred to spend more time on game drives and in the bush and would skip Zanzibar next time. Other than our lost luggage (I highly recommend carry on only, the laundry service offered by each lodge was superb), every aspect of the trip was wonderful. All our transfers, reservations, flights, etc. were well managed. All of the information provided prior to our departure was accurate and very helpful. Without a doubt this was a trip of a lifetime and we are recommending Opulent Africa to all our friends and anyone else who will listen!

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