We stayed at Jock Safari and had 10 drives and had an absolutely amazing time.
We had Patrick as our ranger and he was brilliant. We had great fun with him and the 2 other couples we did our daily trips with and who we were with throughout the trip. Patrick took time to find out what we wanted to see as well as providing us with a wealth of information on animals, birds, plants etc. It was amazing stopping each night for a glass of wine / beers /snacks on the drive and standing chatting in the wilderness.
The food was outstanding, with a huge breakfast made to order, followed by a beautiful lunch, and each night the dinner took on a different theme, buffet, BBQ...
There is also a bar for pre dinner / post dinner drinks, however generally we were in bed by 10.30 at the latest.
Dinner was very informal and you have about 15-20 mins after the drive to quickly change, wash your face and brush your teeth.
The drinks were cheap and a great selection of wines on offer. Equally the Spa and Massages are very good value and cheaper than at home. Enjoyed a lovely 45 min back massage which you can book relatively easily.
The day does start at 5am so the trip is tiring but as soon as you are up the excitement starts when you start looking for various animals. There is plenty of time for a post breakfast nap! I do think 4 days is a good length of time to visit for a Safari.
The drives can be very cold, so you need
Trainers, combats, vests, t-shirts, sweatshirts and a coat with a hood. Would also recommend sunglasses and a beanie hat for the morning drives. I was wearing 3 or 4 layers easily some days. Equally it was 40 degrees one day and too hot to sunbathe or be outdoors, so very extremes in weather.
In the room there is umbrellas, blankets, mosquito spray so you don't need these items to go. We had no problem at all with Mosquitos the whole time we were there. There was one universal plug socket in the room, all others used the standard 3 pin South African plug.
The service by all the staff was outstanding, and we loved all of our trip there and made some great friends.
Would recommend this to everyone!