Your calls always answered within 5 rings.
Only let down was Birmingham Airport on return. No wheelchair for David. Absolute chaos all round. Otherwise another first class trip.
Jim is a great representative for the company. Professional, caring, helpful and supportive, providing a reliable and dependable service.
Always brilliant.
We were not informed about our return flight which we have had in the past
Service typical of what I have come to expect
Many thanks. Good service
Good of Joe to message me whilst we were on our trip to make sure everything was OK.
No complaints - wonderful holiday - all flights on time - good food
Just to say thank you to Mason and the amazing staff for their wonderful service and support as always.
You guys are super stars in this business. Never disappoint and always spot on with your bookings. I am a happy customer and can’t wait for the next trip
Our time away was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.
Alfie Davis is superb.
My Joburg to Manchester ticket was changed to Business class - brilliantas I did not ask. Thank you for all your help - till next time
Many thanks to Ivor Savage for all his help and advice
This is the 4th time I’ve used you - an excellent and efficient service.
All perfect
As usual with Graham at DialAFlight, all went swimmingly. Could not have been better frankly!
Harriet is so dedicated, efficient and professional. She treats her clients with respect and makes follow up calls. Her work is exceptional and outstanding.
Everything went well. I enjoyed my trip.
Excellent service
Always excellent
Fabulous service from DialAFlight. A big thank you to Finn Conlon who rescheduled our holiday following the Heathrow closure. First class service and very efficiently sorted out. Would recommend and will continue using for our future holidays.
An outstanding holiday with every element of planning meticulously executed to maximum benefit. Fantastic, thank you all so much!
We would like to extend our appreciation to Sebastian who has looked after not only our own travel requirements but also our two daughters and families for many years. He has always been approachable, supportive, caring and informative...
Great customer service!
Such supportive and reliable service. DialAFlight is holding your hand all the way!
Right from purchasing the flight to the return home it was faultless. Knowing that emergency support is available gives me peace of mind. Highly recommended
Always a great service. 10/10
Very good. Have used this company several times - slick, efficient, listen to any comments, get good seats, speedy check in even for EasyJet flights, when BA flights went wrong due to Heathrow closure. Dealt with refund by the end of the day, advised on how to claim further expenses - very good back up all round. Even informed me of Heathrow closure before BA - they rang me by 6.30am having been in the office since 4.00am helping passengers like me,
Got the best deal
South Africa is one of the most remarkable places you’ll ever visit and with the pound strong against the rand, now is the perfect time to see this beautiful and rewarding rainbow nation.
As a South African and animal lover, it’s always the wildlife that draws me back to my home. This time I’m on the hunt for the Big Five: lion, elephant, Cape buffalo, leopard and rhino.
And there is no better place to spot all these in their natural environment than at Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve - a National Geographic 'Unique Lodge of the World'.
Adjacent to the Kruger National Park, the animals are free to roam the non-fenced boundary between the national park and 65,000 hectares of the Sabi Sands. I plan to drive from Joburg’s O.R. Tambo airport to Sabi Sabi before heading to the Drakensburg Mountains, a World Heritage site, and on to Durban, where I grew up.
The reserve does do its own transfers and has a landing strip for guests but what I enjoy most about SA is the vast landscape and the interesting sites along the way, so I’ve chosen the five-hour drive.
LUXURY LODGING
I’ll be staying at Sabi’s Earth Lodge, which is simply out of this world. When I arrive, welcomed by a cool drink and a smiling member of staff, I can see exactly why. It’s surrounded by lush vegetation and is chiselled into the landscape to make it invisible from afar.
It also has the wildlife and on my first morning at sunrise I'm lucky enough to watch a large herd of elephant making its way through the camp.
The lodge has 13 luxurious suites, each with a plunge pool and stone bath. It’s late afternoon when I arrive and I’ve missed the usual departure of 3.30pm for an afternoon drive, but my ranger Justin and his tracker Petro still offer to take me for some sundowners where we can hopefully catch sight of some wildlife.
We drive barely a few miles before we come across a herd of elephants and in no time we’re surrounded. As they rumble past, manoeuvring their trunks through the trees, my heart feels like it’s going to burst.
I was lucky enough to grow up in South Africa and have spent time in the bush before but I’ve never been quite so close to a herd as large as this.
But my main request for Justin and Petro is that they find me a leopard and a few days later, I’m lucky enough to spend a good hour with one.
Maxabeni is a powerful and confident young male leopard who allows us to follow him. Watching his sleek body move through the vegetation makes me realise just how powerful and nimble these cats are. And they’re smart, adapting and using their environment to hunt.
Justin explains that Maxabeni had become so comfortable with the safari vehicles that he had learned to use them as cover before pouncing on unsuspecting impala.
RELAX AND REFUEL
Sabi Sabi knows how to feed its guests. As soon as you wake, you’re given a selection of pastries and yoghurts, before being taken on a morning drive. While out you stop for hot drinks and rusks – a twice-baked bread, popular with South Africans – before returning to the lodge for a full breakfast.
You get a few hours to relax before lunch is served - followed shortly by afternoon tea.
At around 3.30pm you’re taken for a drive before returning to dinner – usually six courses
Be prepared to put on weight! After four days my waistline is screaming to leave, but I want to stay longer. There's nothing like going to bed with the sound of lions reverberating through the night.
And as I wave goodbye to Justin and Petro, I feel I’m leaving old friends. I drive to a hotel in the Drakensburg Mountains – a four-hour trip – but stop at Joburg along the way, the perfect place to stop for lazy lunches and curio shopping.
FINAL DESTINATION
Driving through the long, winding roads makes you realise how vast the country is and you get the chance to glimpse the lives of locals. Villages are bustling with schoolchildren who dance and wave at you.
I’m staying at Cathedral Peak Hotel, perfect to relax for a weekend with its golf course and swimming pool. It’s a splendid base for hiking, off-road biking or horse riding.
After a few days in the mountains I head to Durban for some sun and surf. The combination of centres has made for one wildly brilliantly trip.
First published in the Daily Mail - June 2017
More articles below...
Not quite what you're looking for?
We can easily customise an offer to suit your exact requirements