All in all, an unbelievable vacation. We have talked about Africa for 3 years and could never quite figure out exactly what we wanted to do. This trip, offered by Orvis International Travel, provided a perfect blend of sightseeing and safari adventure while maintaining upscale accommodations every step of the way. We added an extra day in Capetown for the wine country tour and upgraded our accommodations on the train, otherwise we booked the standard package. Kudos to the Orvis staff, and particularly Jodi Pratt the trip coordinator here in the US who helped us select and arrange the little extras that made the trip ours. The day we arrived in Africa I was contacted by the coordinator in Johannesburg, reviewed some detail and was assured to call her any time day or night if any issues arose, to our pleasure none were encountered.
The order in which the trip occurred was ideal in many ways as well. After several exhausting days touring in Cape Town we relaxed on the Rovos train as we made our way into safari country, then after another flat out on the go 5 days in the Okavango Delta we relaxed in the comfort of the Royal Livingstone before returning home.
The amazing thing was how each leg of the journey we were looked after and handed off to the next leg without any issues or concerns about how to get to the next location. My hats off to Orvis and the coordinators in Africa each and every transfer was flawless. This was one of my concerns about the trip which became unfounded as we made our way some 2,200 kilometers along our journey.
If you are reading this Blog for the first time make sure you click “older posts” at the bottom to see all the postings for this trip.
Well, onto plan the next adventure.
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