Umzantsi Afrika Tours

I loved my three day trip. Despite the tension sometimes beforehand, the trip went so well. You husband adapted well to my choices. If he wasn't into something, he would find someone to talk with and enjoy himself. I was sad when it ended. I wanted to see so many places out there in that area of South Africa. Thank you.

We would like to thank you for such a well organised tour, everything went really smoothly and the accommodation was excellent. We were delighted with the wine tour and Game Park with the activities provided, although we hadn’t noticed the change from Botlierscop to Buffelsdrift until the night before, it was therefore a longer drive than anticipated but well worth it. Our tour guide was polite and had a reasonable general knowledge of the history of the area. Our ride was much more comfortable after we had given him some driving tuition as well! It was his first time leading this type of tour and we considered him lucky to have had us! Thanks again for your fantastic organisation.

I hope you are all okay, and I wanted to say a huge huge thanks to Peter for being such a wonderful guide on our trip. We had a really enjoyable time and lots of laughs and enjoyed Peter's company and endless stories. The kids especially had a great time. We visited some really gorgeous places on our route , had great weather and even now I can't believe our son did that bungee jump!! won't forget that, that's for sure. We managed to do so many lovely things, including climbing Lion's head, walking in the Botanical garden, seeing the beautiful coastline and mountain views, Tssitsikama, drive to Franshhoek and even the weather was kind to us on our last day in Cape as we got to see the stunning Table Mountain as it was closed on the previous 2 days due to high winds. I hope your trip on the vintage train was also amazing and you both had a great time in the northern part of the country. Anyway our very best wishes to you, Peter, Thuli for all your help and making it such a lovely family holiday. We are very grateful to Peter for driving us everywhere and making us feel so at home and comfortable and sharing with us all his amazing knowledge and great humour. Best wishes and take care, Rekha, Palvesh, Anoushka and Roshan

Dear Lynn, we sensed that you love the park and its animals which made communciations easy. You were kind from your heart, responsive, knowledgeable. We learned a lot about Addo from you and enjoyed every minute of it. Thank you also for your safe driving in a perfectly comfortable car in which relaxation was complete (apart from being central Austrian Standard clean!).

My husband and I traveled all over South Africa last month. For the first leg of our trip we hired Umzantsi Africa to personally drive us all over Cape Town, Stellenbosch and finally Oudtshoorn. Peter was our driver; he picked us up from the airport, took us to dinner, and gave us a tour of each town. Peter knows everything about everything. We spent many hours driving around with him and learned so much about the history of S. Africa including its geological history dating back 100s of millions of years. He knew great restaurants too. Our first night we went to the most amazing African restaurant with live music and dancing. Peter was an absolute joy to be around. The company made our dinner reservations, booked our hotels and organized our itinerary. At the last minute they found us an even better hotel in Stellenbosch and it was well worth the switch. Literally one of the most beautiful hotels I have ever stayed in. Thanks to them, my husband and I had some of our most memorable experiences in South Africa. – E Collins

We live in Europe but decided to visit S.A. for our honeymoon so I could introduce my wife to the country I grew up in. We booked 3 safari day tours in the Kruger National Park through Umzantsi travel as well as a full day combo tour of Cape point and the wine lands in Cape Town. We also did a hop on hop off in the city of Cape Town. All drivers were very friendly, punctual and very helpful with anything we requested. They picked us up at our hotel in Nelspruit to take our to our Kruger National Park drives. They organized a taxi to pick us up at the airport in Cape Town and another to drop us off on the day we left. The combo tour of the Cape Point - Wine lands was also very nice. The driver - guide was very entertaining, informative and funny. The whole day was so much fun we didn't even realize the time had passed. Anything I wanted during the trip I contacted the travel agent and they were fast at resolving it. At one point in Cape Town there was a mix-up with our taxi fair at the airport pick-up, and I payed the driver though it was included in the honeymoon package we had pre-paid. I informed them when I realized it was a mistake and although it wasn't that much money they went into all the trouble of contacting the taxi company and managed to get them to refund me in cash on the day of our departure! That was amazing customer service! Overall it was a lifetime experience and my wife is already urging me to plan another trip to S.A. (three months later...!)

I went to South Africa last year in March and had the pleasure of touring with Umzantsi for 2 of my tours, the ferry river cruise and Elephant-backed safari, both very enjoyable! I would definitely recommend this tour company!

Thank you for your help and organization of the bus for my students to and from Tsitsikama. Everything really went very well. I will definitely be contacting you again early next year to arrange the transport for the next field trip!

Hallo Peter, wir hatten das Glück, Mitte September, mir Dir zusammen von Kapstadt(ab Winchester Mansions) bis Port Elisabeth zu reisen. Die drei Tage waren für uns ein unvergessliches Erlebnis. Die vielen fundierten Informationen, Tipps und Anregungen durch Dich sowie die vorher nicht eingeplanten Stopps und Abstecher haben uns sehr gut gefallen. Wir haben uns einfach wunderbar umsorgt gefühlt. Nach Möglichkeit werden wir versuchen, auch für unseren nächsten Südafrika-Aufenthalt, eine Tour mit Dir einzubauen. Vielen, vielen Dank und Grüße aus dem (jetzt saukalten) Deutschland. Andrea Konrad und Stefan Peter.

Hallo Peter u. Lyn, ...Ich wollte aber noch von der Reaktion unserer gemeinsamen Kunden berichten. Herr Piehler war Ende April bei mir im Büro. Er hatte sogar eine tragbaren DVD Player mitgebracht, um mir die Aufnahmen vom Haitauchen vorzuführen. Von der Reise selbst war er restlos begeistert. Ehrlicherweise hat er auch eingestanden, dass er diese Reise niemals zu diesem Preis bekommen hätte, wenn er ein vergleichbares Angebot aus einem Katalog eines unserer großen Anbieter TUI / Dertour / Meiers Weltreisen etc. gebucht hätte. Wir haben gemeinsam also alles perferkt organisiert.

Thank you so much! We tell everyone about the gorgeous scenery and how Peter knew how all the towns were settled and named and exactly where to stop to stay over night. It was truly an amazing experience. It is a good thing we had some excitement to come home to. Otherwise, it would have been really difficult to come back after such a great trip.

I have had the pleasure of taking two tours with Umzantsi Afrika Tours when I have visited South Africa from England. I employ a chauffeur myself and am a discerning client. The planning and choice of accommodation also the places visited have been excellent. The guide, Peter Haller, is attentive and polite and pays attention to detail. Being on a private tour has meant that we have seen more than the average tourist does and with a lot more comfort. I recommend him as a tour guide and Umzantsi Afrika Tours.

Just wanted to say thanks for your help with Safari, car reservation etc. The safari day was brilliant, loved every minute of it and so did my sister. Car hire worked out great too as they upgraded to a bigger car with no extra charge! The rest of the vacation went great, had a fabulous time everywhere and the weather was very good to us. It felt like we were away for a month. Anyway just wanted to drop you a line to say thanks for everything. Best of luck to you and Peter for 2007.