Alluring Africa - Orlando, Florida

Eliza Stroh

We worked with Coral Cameron to plan a 2 week trip to South Africa to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. We had high hopes, but it turned our to be the trip of a lifetime that we still talk about daily.

Coral listened carefully to our wishes and tailored the trip to fit exactly what we wanted. We flew from the Eastern US to Johannesburg for a night, then spent 4 nights at &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve. Our time there was simply unforgettable. The resort has such a close family feel to it without being too much. Our guide (Matt) and tracker (Joel) were phenomenal and really knew how to find and identify everything we wanted to see. Our room at Phinda was so luxe and comfortable, and we were sad to leave.

Fortunately, our next stop at Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge was equally impressive. The contrast in terrain and ecosystems compared with Phinda meant that we got to see some different animals, and I can certainly see why Coral planned these 2 contrasting sites for us. Our guide, Jamiel, and tracker, Louis, were just as personable and knowledgeable as the team at Phinda, and our suite was exceptionally nice.

We rounded out the trip with 3 nights in Capetown. It was our first time there and we fell in love with the vibrant city. We truly hope to return to South Africa before long, though we're also eyeing another African destination for our next milestone anniversary.

I can't say enough good things about Alluring Africa, and we will most definitely book with them again for our next adventure.

Lauren Mileo

My husband and I had the most perfect and unforgettable honeymoon planned by Alluring Africa! They came highly recommended by friends and did not disappoint! We wanted a mix of city, safari, and beach experiences for our South African honeymoon. Every location and accomodation they suggested was perfect. All the transportation and logistics planned went smoothly. We did not want to leave each place we stayed at! Coral Cameron was an amazing agent who made us feel comfortable with our itinerary and confident we would have a trip of a lifetime.

Tina Nguyen

Thank you to Alluring Africa for planning a marvelous birthday safari for me! From start to finish, everything was taken care of, and I didn’t have to worry about anything either before or during my time abroad. I would especially like to thank Cheryl Gould for her professionalism, honest feedback, attention to detail and enthusiasm. She made sure that I was aware of all my resources while on safari, provided me with actionable and relevant information for my trip and even helped arrange for a surprise at the safari lodge on my birthday.

I would absolutely recommend Alluring Africa and Cheryl if you are planning on going on safari anywhere in Africa. My impression is that it requires a lot of knowledge and coordination to plan a safari, and they provided just that. They worked with my budget, matched me with a location and lodges that fit my requirements and what I wanted to see/experience and communicated frequently with me to ensure a seamless and smooth trip. Thank you!

Dwight James

The service from Alluring Africa was amazing. It all started with Debbie who took the time to understand our interests and put together an amazing itinerary which included 2 different safari camps in Kenya, a stop in Giza to see the Pyramids and Sphinx, and then a cruise down the River Nile to numerous tombs and other landmarks. From the outset we were met by their partners on the ground and handed off from one to the other without ever so much as a question as to whom to connect with or where to go to find our next liaison. We cannot imagine trying to have accomplished a trip like this on our own.

The safari camps in Kenya were top-shelf with beautiful tents right in the wilderness, caring and lovely staff, and the best food one could imagine. Our guides were spectacular and we saw more wildlife than anyone could expect. Our guide in Egypt was terrific and was able to give us a history lesson in Egyptology we won't ever forget. The river cruise was so classy with food that rivaled only the camps we had been in Kenya. The tombs were beautiful.

This was truly THE trip of a lifetime. We are so glad to have found Alluring Africa, and, of course, Africa so alluring! ?

Laurens Tullock

We (two couples who have traveled extensively together internationally for about 25 years) have just returned from an unbelievable trip to South Africa and Victoria Falls that was excellent in every way. It was the most seamless, well organized, and supported trip we have ever experienced. Susan Neva from Alluring Africa was superb in every aspect of her recommendations, planning, support, communications, and customer service in putting the details of the trip together.

We divided our trip between about 10 days in multiple safari locations and Victoria Falls, and 10 days in Cape Town and the nearby Whale Coast and Cape Winelands. A combination of multiple small scheduled and charter flights were required to get us to the best safari locations, and each transfer was absolutely perfectly synchronized. The safari lodges Susan booked for us - particularly Kirkman’s Kamp in Sabi Sand Reserve adjacent to Kruger National Park, and Phinda Mountain Lodge in the Phinda Reserve are among the best in the World - combined outstanding game viewing with terrific meals, experiences, exceptional totally inclusive service, beauty, and atmospheres. We saw more wildlife (leopards, lions, cheetahs, herds of elephants, rhinos, hippos, African wild dogs, hyaenas, giraffes, kudus, baboons, warthogs, wildebeast, and numerous others), often within five feet of our safari vehicles, in numbers and engaged in activities we did not think possible. Our guides and animal trackers were outstanding and went deep into the bush to find the best viewing, our accommodations were terrific, and although we were much, much closer to the wildlife than we ever considered possible, we never felt at risk because of the professionalism of the staff. All other aspects of the trip were equally of the highest quality possible.

I will provide just a couple of examples of Susan Neva’s exceptional value. When we first arrived in Johannesburg after a 16 hour flight from Atlanta, we were met when we first departed the door of the plane (before we had ever passed through South African Customs) by Susan’s representatives to guide us through Customs. They took us to an expedited line for Customs clearance that bypassed everyone else that was waiting, and we were in our vehicle heading to our first outstanding small, intimate guest house to rest up before transfer to our first safari lodge - The Residence - within 10 minutes of landing. The 5 star accommodations and the outstanding meal and spa that greeted us started our three weeks in South Africa in a phenomenal way.

A second example is the day we were supposed to transfer by charter plane from Sabi Sand Private Game Preserve to the Kruger National Park airport, and then a second charter plane from Kruger to Phinda Private Game Preserve. We were told by our Kirkman’s Kamp host the night before that the weather conditions (early morning fog and wind) for our next morning flight were not going to allow the flight to Kruger to occur, but that Susan’s resources had already reorganized the itinerary to provide for a driver and ground transportation to Kruger, and the charter flight to Phinda was still going to occur. We did not have to worry about one thing, and the rescheduled transfers occurred seamlessly.

We recommend Alluring Africa and particularly Susan Neva to anyone if you are going to Southern Africa! I have planned most of our own trips for over 50 years and consider myself an expert trip planner, but I never could have put the complex details of this particular trip together without using Susan, who has been named Best in the World by Travel and Leisure for planning trips to this area of Africa!

David Small

We recently used this company to plan a safari to Kenya. Susan worked diligently with us to plan a trip that covered all we wanted. The planning process was thorough in every way. The attention to details was extraordinary and left us feeling extremely confident that nothing was missed. Everything about the trip surpassed our expectations and led to an unforgettable experience in Kenya. All arrangements came together without any hitches. We strongly recommend this company!

Roberto Mano

Susan Neva from Alluring Africa worked with us to develop a 10 day game safari for my family in Tanzania. She carefully listened to all needs/requests, developed a plan that worked perfectly to make our trip to Tanzania a great experience for all our family members. We are very happy with her work and with Alluring Africa, and would recommend to anyone doing a safari.

Lauren Tasso

My husband and I just got back from our honeymoon in South Africa and Botswana and we had the BEST time! Liz from Alluring Africa planned everything to perfection. Would highly recommend!!!!!