BitburgBoy Posted April 17, 2018 #1 Share Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) We leave Tomorrow for Miami to begin our AMA trip. That flight to Capetown looks like a doozy. Four nights at Cape Grace followed by four on Zambezi Queen then Vikeys Falls then Tinswalo Lodge ... away we go✈️ Edited April 21, 2018 by Host Jazzbeau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitburgBoy Posted April 20, 2018 Author #2 Share Posted April 20, 2018 (edited) Takes two days to get here, last night, but the Cape Grace is awesome and Table Mountain is in view from room 14. Edited April 21, 2018 by Host Jazzbeau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitburgBoy Posted April 21, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted April 21, 2018 (edited) Edited April 21, 2018 by Host Jazzbeau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridiana Posted April 21, 2018 #4 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Wonderful! A trip report to my taste! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted April 21, 2018 #5 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Thanks for these great posts -- looking forward to seeing the rest of the trip [just in time before we fly to Cape Town for AMA's Discover Africa itinerary!] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitburgBoy Posted April 21, 2018 Author #6 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Wonderful! A trip report to my taste! 4/21/18 Today was an interesting bus trip along the coast South to the Cape of Good Hop. Saw the tiny penguins at Boulder Beach and stuffed ourselves at the lunch stop on the water. Took the funicular up half way then walked up to the lighthouse, great views!You be the judge. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted April 21, 2018 #7 Share Posted April 21, 2018 What was the name of the lunch restaurant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitburgBoy Posted April 22, 2018 Author #8 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Harbor House in Kalk. Line fish and langostines Xcellent. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted April 22, 2018 #9 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Harbor House in Kalk. Line fish and langostines Xcellent. Thanks. I hope we get taken to the same place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickypicky Posted April 22, 2018 #10 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Can't wait to read reviews and see OP's photos from this cruise...I'd be interested in seeing how South Africa looks via cruise boat! I just have to interject a second recommendation for the Harbour House in Kalk Bay. Fabulous.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted April 23, 2018 #11 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Can't wait to read reviews and see OP's photos from this cruise...I'd be interested in seeing how South Africa looks via cruise boat! I just have to interject a second recommendation for the Harbour House in Kalk Bay. Fabulous.;) These AMA trips are river cruises on the Chobe River. They start in Cape Town at a hotel and also include a hotel stay in Victoria Falls, and then various options add a land safari or a luxury rail trip. The only pictures of South Africa from a cruise boat will be if BitburgBoy takes the Robben Island excursion option [or an independent 20-minute harbor cruise] in Cape Town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickypicky Posted April 23, 2018 #12 Share Posted April 23, 2018 These AMA trips are river cruises on the Chobe River. They start in Cape Town at a hotel and also include a hotel stay in Victoria Falls, and then various options add a land safari or a luxury rail trip. The only pictures of South Africa from a cruise boat will be if BitburgBoy takes the Robben Island excursion option [or an independent 20-minute harbor cruise] in Cape Town. :') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabber Posted May 18, 2018 #13 Share Posted May 18, 2018 We leave Tomorrow for Miami to begin our AMA trip. That flight to Capetown looks like a doozy. Four nights at Cape Grace followed by four on Zambezi Queen then Vikeys Falls then Tinswalo Lodge ... away we go✈️ Really curious how your trip was and have been checking back daily, but you must be too busy having fun to catch us up! We are considering one of the AMA in Africa adventures. Thank you so very much for your review thus far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted May 18, 2018 #14 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Really curious how your trip was and have been checking back daily, but you must be too busy having fun to catch us up! We are considering one of the AMA in Africa adventures. Thank you so very much for your review thus far! We just got back from this trip (slightly different version than BitburgBoy) on Tuesday, and I'm still digging through the accumulated mail and other obligations before I can start processing my photos and building the blog and review. Short review: terrific! We saw so many animals, in natural settings very unlike any zoo or safari park, and also had interesting experiences in two major cities (Cape Town and Jo'burg) and a small Namibian village. And to top it off, on Sunday morning DW and I were petting the belly of a young male Lion as part of a 45-minute "walk with the lions" in Victoria Falls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted May 18, 2018 #15 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Jazz, since you made it back in one piece, I reckon that you were petting the outside of his belly and not the inside! Glad for that. Excited to see your pictures and blog when you have time. That flight back is a killer and it takes a LONG time to recover. Good luck! Looking to maybe revisit this area in 2020. Pickypicky, I did South Africa by cruise ship in 2011, and my pictures from that trip are uploaded in my SmugMug galleries (link in my signature). We did a RT out of Cape Town including East London, Maputo, Richards Bay, Durban, Port Elizabeth, and Mossel Bay. There are also some pictures from the Robben Island Ferry that our host mentions. I am pretty sure that Terry (TLCOhio) did a picture review somewhere on CC of his SA cruise as well. So those pictures are out there if you still want them. Having done SA by both land and cruise ship, I prefer the land version. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabber Posted May 18, 2018 #16 Share Posted May 18, 2018 And to top it off, on Sunday morning DW and I were petting the belly of a young male Lion as part of a 45-minute "walk with the lions" in Victoria Falls! OMG:eek: I am so looking forward to reading your blog! And seeing the pics of the lion’s belly rub! Did you make a wish? Mine would have been....“oh please let me live to tell the tale”! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted May 19, 2018 #17 Share Posted May 19, 2018 (edited) Here are some photos to amaze and reassure you: Edited May 19, 2018 by Host Jazzbeau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted May 19, 2018 #18 Share Posted May 19, 2018 That's awesome! Did you bring him home and name him Jazzkitty? Sent from my SM-G930T using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabber Posted May 19, 2018 #19 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Wow!!!! Those pics are truly amazing! You two are certainly intrepid travelers. We had read your posts about receiving your travel docs, and we did some research on your trip. Looking forward to reading your blog after you’ve had a chance to catch your breath. Thank you so very much for posting the lion pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted May 19, 2018 #20 Share Posted May 19, 2018 That's awesome! Did you bring him home and name him Jazzkitty? Sent from my SM-G930T using Forums mobile app Those darn customs rules... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitburgBoy Posted May 20, 2018 Author #21 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Here are some photos to amaze and reassure you: Wow! Incredibly brave, naive or crazy not sure which. We asked the question “ what would happen if we stepped out of the Land Cruizer,the Guide said “ he’d kill you”! Glad you survived. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitburgBoy Posted May 20, 2018 Author #22 Share Posted May 20, 2018 I did post our trip about our Stars of S. A. Trip ,but it must have been on another AMA site. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango223 Posted July 28, 2018 #23 Share Posted July 28, 2018 We just got back from this trip (slightly different version than BitburgBoy) on Tuesday, and I'm still digging through the accumulated mail and other obligations before I can start processing my photos and building the blog and review. Short review: terrific! We saw so many animals, in natural settings very unlike any zoo or safari park, and also had interesting experiences in two major cities (Cape Town and Jo'burg) and a small Namibian village. And to top it off, on Sunday morning DW and I were petting the belly of a young male Lion as part of a 45-minute "walk with the lions" in Victoria Falls! I have a question. Did your AMA Stars of S Africa include the @walk with the lions”? Or was that an option offered? Thanks in advance Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted July 29, 2018 #24 Share Posted July 29, 2018 I have a question. Did your AMA Stars of S Africa include the @walk with the lions”? Or was that an option offered?Thanks in advance Neither. In my advance planning I checking the website for the Victoria Falls Hotel where we would be staying, and it was listed as one of the activities available from them. But it turned out that our local AMA guide is a friend of the owner of this company, so she booked it for us. The tour includes pick-up and return at your hotel; you pay at the site (credit cards accepted). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango223 Posted July 29, 2018 #25 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Neither. In my advance planning I checking the website for the Victoria Falls Hotel where we would be staying, and it was listed as one of the activities available from them. But it turned out that our local AMA guide is a friend of the owner of this company, so she booked it for us. The tour includes pick-up and return at your hotel; you pay at the site (credit cards accepted). Lucky you! I may have to look into doing that. Just wondering what you didn’t do because you arranged to do that tour. What was the name of your AMA guide as we are on the Aug 17th Stars of S Africa departure. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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