I travelled with a friend Christine Beesley and we paid separately and had our own rooms so paid single supplement too!
The tour is amazing but there was a disconnect between what Wendy Wu organised and what the local agent Thompson organised!!!
On arrival in Johannesburg after an overnight flight and hardly any sleep we were welcomed at the airport and had a taxi transfer to the hotel, but there was only one room booked!!!! they expected us to share and it too two hours and us proofing the single room supplement PLUS four phone calls by ME to the local agent and finally Wendy Wu in the UK to resolve this!!!

We were sitting in the lobby and did not meet our guide till 6pm that evening.

Not a good start. We discussed this with our guide and he promised to make sure all the other hotel bookings would be correct.
But it happened again at the Safari Lodge hotel and at the Cape Town hotel! Each time WE had to point it out and get it fixed and it took time to do so.

At the safari lodge we were supposed to have a drumming and dancing show which did not happen and again there were two dinners on our Wendy Wu itenary which our guide did not know about. The group had to prove it to him and then it was organised at the last minute.

Loved the tour and hotels, but not up to your normal high standard.

Please get back to me about this.

Denise Estourgie

Mobile no 07970 120432

On the whole this was an amazing trip, marred but a disappointing Christmas Day. What was supposed to be a trip highlight turned out to be a fly-ridden starter, followed by a cold roast dinner and an OK dessert. All served next to the toilet! There were tables available in the restaurant that would have accommodated us. Looking at the reviews, it looks like the Vineyard only puts tours by the smelly toilets!

We had a wonderful time. The trip was well organised and the chosen destinations were very interesting. The highlights were Kruger and Table Mountain on Christmas morning

The booking process was thorough and comprehensive. My questions were answered without me feeling I was a nuisance. This is my 3rd booking with Wendy Wu so I was lucky enough to get a loyalty discount too.