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Having never traveled to a foreign country with our teenage children, we were a little overwhelmed at trying to plan a trip. Carrie and Jeremy, the owners of Travel With Kids Family Adventure Tours, took care of almost everything for us. The only thing we had to do for this trip was book our plane reservations, which we were given several suggested flights and airlines to help us with that too. We were given itineraries, packing list and newsletters letting us know about weather, immunizations and other things we would need to get done prior to travel. They made the preparations for our trip more than easy.
The trip itself was absolutely amazing! We started in Johannesburg and a small suburb called SoWeTo to do charity work (Every family brought over backpacks with school supplies for the underprivileged children. We ended up donating about 100 backpacks) and learn about the culture and history of this area. We learned about the student uprising that started the end of Apartheid and were able to walk the same road that the students walked in their peaceful protest. It was very powerful. We are traditional African foods, saw Mandela's house and many other historical places in the city.
Next, we traveled outside of Johannesburg to the Madikwe Game Reserve to the Impodimo Game Lodge. The accommodations were beautiful! As we walked into our room, we were greeted by a herd of elephants walking by headed to the watering hole on site. We couldn't believe it! There were no barriers on the property so the animals could all roam right onto the property and did! One morning, we were awoken by two male lions talking to each other, VERY LOUDLY, and we were told to stay in our rooms and tell our rangers came to get us to walk us to the lodge. It was very exciting! We did 8 safaris, four in the morning and four in the evening for a total of about 30 hours of game viewing! I could've spent twice as much time watching the beautiful animals in their natural environments but we were able to see every animal possible except for a leopard. Multiple male and female lions (babies too!), cheetah, elephants, giraffe, rhino, hyena, and many, many more. The rangers we so respectful of the animals and their environment. We were in the animal's world, not the other way around and they showed tremendous respect for it.
The food was very good and adventurous. We had traditional foods and also different types of game animals such as warthog, impala, and kudu. Everything looked delicious and tasted the same! I wasn't sure what to expect when we went but we were all pleasantly surprised. The one food we ALL decided we never needed to eat again was tripe! Yuck!
The staff and rangers at the lodge were so friendly and knowledgeable. I will for sure return in the future to Impodemo Game Lodge.
For the last leg of the trip, we traveled by plane to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. The falls were breathtaking! The town itself was small, quaint and fun to explore. We went on a fantastic sunset cruise on the Zambezi River where we saw tons of hippopotamus and a spectacular sunset.
Overall, we had a wonderful time on our tour and with all of the families. Carrie and Jeremy did a great job coordinating the trip and providing a fantastic trip for the families. There were a lot of things to do but we also had opportunities to have some downtime to get to know each other and we made a lot of great friends. It was truly an experience of a lifetime and we look forward to our next adventure with the Travel With Kids Family Adventure Tours!
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