After much worrying over booking a trip from Canada to South Africa over the Internet, we booked with Bearded Heron and can honestly say, it was this booking that made our trip to Africa the wonderful experience it was.

From the beginning, Tina and Neil Heron were prompt, informative, and helpful in their correspondence with us. They not only arranged the perfect 14 day safari for us, but they also booked time in Zambia for us (as we wanted to see Victoria Falls) and set us up with an amazing tour guide in Cape Town (Ince Erasmus, The Eco-ist) as well.

I cannot stress enough how lucky you are to have come across Bearded Heron Safaris and be looking into their reviews!

My husband and I were looking for someone to take us into the wild of Africa and show us a few animals. We got so much more than we expected. We got Neil, an experienced, passionate, and knowledgeable tour guide and story-teller, with a wonderful sense of humour and incredible ability to read what we wanted and needed on our trip. With Neil came Doug, the talented “Safari Chef” who cooked up a storm, shared stories, was kind and funny, and cracked us up constantly with his quiet yet effective sense of humour and his hilarious interactions with Neil.

Our accomodations were perfect and exactly what we would have chosen for ourselves. We spent our game drives in an open vehicle, in awe of the vast splendour of the Kruger National Park. We learned so much from Neil on these drives – not only fascinating information about animals and their habits, but also about respecting the Kruger and enjoying it for the spectacular place it is.

Every day was different – we were never guaranteed any sightings but we got what we came for and we were truly amazed by what we saw. A self-drive would not have come close to the experience we had with Neil and we are so glad that we found Bearded Heron Safaris.

AUGUST 2006
SUZANNE AND AARON THOMAS, CANADA