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Find out moreJust wanted to say thanks for your help in organising our amazing honeymoon in Africa. We had a great time and had really good luck with our animal viewings thanks to our fabulous guide/driver on our Safari, no one else we spoke to seemed to see 5 leopards and 3 cheetahs (on top of numerous lions) over 2 days in the Serengeti. I have attached a few of our favourite photos from the trip (Although I am sure you have seen plenty of these!). We will be sure to recommend you to any friends we have planning any trips to Africa in the future! Thanks again!
- Lisa and Ben / June 2016
- Traci / February 2017
- Thomas / April 2016
- Matt Goff / August 2015
Hi Leisha and Gelle Talk about timing. You send an email enquiring about our lost bag, and I am staring directly at it and its contents all over our dining table as I picked it up from the airport today. Egyptair facilitated its return via Emirates Air. I don’t know how they got it from the Cairo Airport. At the advice of the Australian Consulate in Cairo, I had engaged a lawyer to try and determine what requirements they needed to release the bag into the custody of my authority. They CC’d me in on all the email correspondence and they were getting the run around from the airport. I don’t know how it happened, but we are extremely grateful. Perhaps the airport thought that I was a real pest and just gave up and decided that I should have back what is rightfully ours. We are both very grateful for the efforts that you both made on our behalf in trying to get our bag back. We fully accept responsibility for losing it in the first place, but we never thought that once the bag was identified that we would have so much trouble getting it back. Your efforts, and those of others, really add to the absolutely amazing experience that we had on our travels. I know that I have expressed it many times and you may be sick of it, but we really do appreciate the efforts that you both went to in organising the tour that you did for us. Your advice and genuine efforts to make it a great experience for us was second to none, and something that we will cherish for a long time. I would like to stay in touch as we will definitely be back to South Africa at some stage. I am not very good at Facebook, but if you have an account, I would love to have you both as a friends. I hope that you and your families are both well, and that business is booming. I am definitely spreading the word on our African experience, probably to the point where people are avoiding me. Kind regards David Rock from Australia
- David Rock / September 2016
We had a most excellent adventure! Thank you! We saw every animal on the “Big Seven” list and so much more! We soared in the hot air balloon over the Serengeti and had a fabulous breakfast. The Masai tour was so interesting,the people were so welcoming. Our guide Doc,with Drifters,went out of his way to make my 60th birthday a real celebration! It was amazing. The second half in Botswana and Zimbabwe had a few challenges. Kenya Air lost our luggage on our way from Zanzibar to Nairobi to Johannesburg. We had to go to the delta with just what we had on the plane with us! Our guide Joe with Drifters, And the staff at the lodges tried to help as much as they could in getting us stuff to buy,,borrow and share to get us through! People on the tour were so very generous in sharing too..being out in the bush was very exciting. Drifters did everything they could to help us get them back. But they wanted 500$ to get them to the delta. We said no & come to find out they didn’t even have both bags. KenyaAir only sent Joan’s anyway! Which Drifters got to the lodge. We did ok..couldn’t get our bags until Maun ...6 days into our tour! Joe got us to the airport in Maun and my bag was there!We did good though in the bush…we saw so many animals in so many places.The delta was an amazing place. We learned so much… The four nights in the bush camp in Moremi National Park was probably the wildest time we spent seeing animals. We took the plane ride over the delta,saw a breading herd of elephants cross the Chobe River with little babies. We walked to Victoria Falls National Park. Took a game drive into Stanley Livingstone National Park and saw 4 black rhinos & Last but not least by any means…at 60 and 58 years old…my sister and I white water rafted the mighty Zambizi River!! Another dream come true! We couldn’t walk or move very well for 3 days…but we did it! Thank you for planning such a fabulous 32 days! We will never forget! Ann
- Ann / October 2016
WOW Gelle is amazing. After planning a wedding, planning a holiday was the last thing we wanted to do. We had been talking to one of our friends who was also thinking about going to Africa and told us that they had been talking to Gelle Richie from Go2africa who was based in South Africa. We emailed Gelle to see if she could help us and we got a reply back within hours asking us a few questions on what we wanted to do, time, price range. The only things that we really wanted to do was see the big 5, some camping and trek with the Gorillas within a 6 week period. Not knowing much about Africa we asked Gelle what she would do. So Gelle organised us 21 day TransKalahari Adventure where we saw the Big Five and amazing landscape. From there we went to Kenya and Tanzania were we camped in the Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro crater. Now this is where Gelle come in, two things i have told everyone that is thinking about visiting Africa is have a travel agent based in Africa and the other is only have Gelle to do it for you. While we were on our way back from Tanzania to Nairobi - Kenya we got a email and phone call telling us about the fire at the Nairobi International Airport. Our flight was the next day at 1240pm. Gelle gave us updates via emails and mobile phone. Having Gelle giving us information we felt comfortable that we still had our flights. Gelle also was in contact with our next tour in Uganda giving them updates so everything would run smoothly. Also at the start of our trip we had our bags go missing at the Australian end. We let Gelle know just to give a update. Gelle was right on the case ringing the airport giving us updates via emails, this was all done outside of office hours, some time 11 pm at night. Gelle thank you so much for helping us see and experience Aftrica. We will be telling everyone that has been thinking about Africa to do it and go though Gelle at Go2afica.com. The only thing we had wish we could of done was to meet Gelle face to face. Thanks again! Josh and Mel Watton
- Josh and Mel Watton / August 2013
“We are both very grateful for the efforts that you both made on our behalf in trying to get our bag back. We fully accept responsibility for losing it in the first place, but we never thought that once the bag was identified that we would have so much trouble getting it back. Your efforts, and those of others, really add to the absolutely amazing experience that we had on our travels. I know that I have expressed it many times and you may be sick of it, but we really do appreciate the efforts that you both went to in organising the tour that you did for us. Your advice and genuine efforts to make it a great experience for us was second to none, and something that we will cherish for a long time. I would like to stay in touch as we will definitely be back to South Africa at some stage. I am not very good at Facebook, but if you have an account, I would love to have you both as a friends. I hope that you and your families are both well, and that business is booming. I am definitely spreading the word on our African experience, probably to the point where people are avoiding me” -David and Bernadette Rock
- David and Bernadette Rock / July 2016
“I am back from the Masai Mara and Gorilla tour and I truly had a fantastic time, it was an incredible experience! Thank you so much again for your professionalism and kindness, it means a lot to me” -Charlotte Margniez
- Charlotte Margniez / July 2016
We wanted to touch base and let you know how our honeymoon is going. We couldn’t be happier with how everything is working out. Tour is wonderful and we can’t wait for all the adventures that await us for the next three weeks! -Denise Breen
- Denise Breen / November 2017
“Thank you so much for all your help in planning our Kruger tour. It was amazing! Lauren and I were so sad to leave such a wonderful camp. We are safely back home in the States, wishing we were back in South Africa!” -Kelsey Phillip
- Kelsey Phillip / October 2017
“Thanks for the "Welcome Back"! It certainly was a trip that will always remain in my mind. All in all, I would certainly recommend you and Overland Africa, especially Leisha:)” -Todd Miller
- Todd Miller / August 2016
I’ll definitely contact you again the next time I visit Africa. I really want to return in May but I don’t think it’s going to happen. I’ll share your name with anyone who asks. You’ve been awesome! -Traci Wilson
- Traci Wilson / February 2017
“I had a great trip!!!!!! It was better than I expected. South Africa is home to some of God’s most beautiful work. The tour was fantastic” -Kelly Cole
- Kelly Cole / December 2016
Okavango Delta. Chobe Park & Moremi Reserve. Mokoro Excursion
Lake Nakuru. Wildebeest Migration. Tropical Beaches. Maasai Mara.
Lake Malawi. Horse Riding. Mount Mulanje.
Tropical Paradise. Diving & Snorkelling. Bazaruto Island.
Arrid Grasslands. Towering Sand Dunes. Etosha National Park. Skeleton Coast.
Table Mountain. Kruger National Park. Addo Elephant National Park.
Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater. Zanzibar. Mount Kilimanjaro.
Gorilla & Chimpanzee Trekking. Bwindi Rainforests. Murchison Falls.
South Luangwa National Park. Canoe Zambezi River. Scenic Flights. Livingstone.
Victoria Falls. Hwange National Park. Bungee Jumping.
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Arrid Grasslands, Towering Sand Dunes, Etosha National Park, Skeleton Coast
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