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Rebekah Denton
Rebekah Denton 2025.12.04
     
Hi Susan, It already feels like a while ago now, but it’s still such a wonderful memory—one I’m still talking about often! On behalf of Chris and myself, I want to say how appreciative we are of you and the services your company provided for our trip. We absolutely loved every minute of it, and now Chris expects this standard for every holiday. 😊 Regarding feedback for Pembury Tours, I would highly recommend the company to anyone. The service and the itinerary you created for us were brilliant. From start to finish, you made the whole process so easy. I gave you a brief with a rough budget, and we achieved it perfectly with a few thoughtful compromises. Upon arrival in Cape Town, it was lovely to be greeted and to receive a handmade bag containing all our documents and itinerary—such a special touch that set the tone for the trip. Cape Town – The Villa Rosa We were really pleased that we switched to The Villa Rosa. The accommodation was lovely, our room had a small private outdoor seating area, and breakfast changed each morning, which we really enjoyed. The staff were friendly and incredibly helpful, and its location—close to the promenade—made it perfect for morning walks, even all the way to the V&A Waterfront on most days. Jeffreys Bay What a lovely village! The beaches were beautiful, the people very friendly, and the accommodation was incredible. Our apartment was gorgeous, and having breakfast made for us in our own kitchen was such a treat. The pool and garden were well kept, and the direct access to the beach was exactly what we were hoping for. During our stay, we even learned to surf—which is definitely harder than it looks!—and the school was only a short walk from our accommodation. One of my favourite moments was sitting on the huge balcony each morning watching dolphins swim by. It really made the holiday extra special. The owners went above and beyond, recommending restaurants and even driving us to and from them in the evenings instead of us needing a taxi. That level of service was something we never expected but deeply appreciated. Safari Finally, onto the safari—the main reason for our trip to South Africa. It was absolutely fantastic, and again, we couldn’t fault the service we received. Everything exceeded our expectations. Overall, this trip was nothing short of amazing. We’ve fallen in love with South Africa and are already thinking about returning for another holiday. You, your colleagues at Pembury Tours, and even the taxi drivers made everything so easy for us, and we’re incredibly grateful.
Howie G
Howie G 2025.12.01
     
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AMAZING!! trip to Southern Africa organized by Kerry Ririe of Pembury Tours Our visit to southern Africa was, in a word, AMAZING. Thank you so much Kerry for working with us to design a fabulous custom itinerary. Travelling between 7 different locations in 4 countries in a 3 week trip we're sure was a logistical challenge. We could appreciate the complexities of arranging all the local flights, road transfers, personal guide excursions, border crossings, site-seeing activities, safari destinations, the river cruise and fabulous accommodations everywhere. You did an amazing job coordinating every step of our journey as everything went unbelievably smoothly. We were so fortunate to be introduced to Pembury tours, and Kerry, your personal efforts putting the trip together with us were exceptional. Having no experience organizing a trip to a continent we knew nothing about, we appreciated the dialogue we had with you exploring the many options available. You clearly listened well to what we wanted from the trip and you made very good recommendations that enhanced our experience. Thank you!!
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Maps41493732947 2025.11.29
     
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Pembury Tours shows you Africa with a personalized touch! Pembury travel never disappoints. Great staff — kudos to Susan for her attention to every detail and excellent suggestions for a great tour of the Eastern and Western Cape. My sister and I have bee going to Africa for over twenty years and Pembury Tours is the only way to go! The lodges are incredible and under the radar. Small, intimate, and each with a unique wildlife experience. Susan has sent us on remarkable tours of South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, and Malawi. We’re looking forward to our next trip.If you want a personal, seamless trip the Africa, this is the way to do it.
Odette H
Odette H 2025.11.25
     
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Great experience!! We had the most wonderful trip organized by Susan from Pembury tours this last October. It was our first time visiting South Africa, Botswana and Vic Falls and I must say the trip was flawless! Amazing scenery in the Okavango Delta, beautiful set up in Chobe with a completely different environment and habitat and an ending in Vic falls. Everything was super well organized, well catered and balanced.Susan was absolutely amazing, responsive and attentive to all the details. Always available for questions despite last minute changes from our part. Looking forward to planning another trip with this amazing company. We traveled without worry which is essential to relax and enjoy the settings. Thank you for an wonderful experience!
Keita U
Keita U 2025.11.24
     
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Kruger NP Visit Nov’25 Anya was very knowledgeable, thoughtful, and communicative making my first trip to S.African Game Reserve super easy. My group had once in a lifetime experience thanks to her ! Highly recommend her!
Simon Fisher
Simon Fisher 2025.11.22
     
Although I usually enjoy planning holidays myself, this was my first venture into Africa and I did some research on partnering with a local tour operator. Pembury Tours caught my eye with many fabulous 5* reviews and I made contact about 12 months before our trip. Melanie responded quickly with plenty of ideas, taking on board things we knew we wanted in the itinerary, along with suggestions of things we hadn’t considered. Once we had confirmed our booking, Melanie was in regular communication to tweak and confirm aspects of bookings, so when the time of our trip came we had nothing less than 100% confidence that arrangements would be smooth. And they were. From the initial meet and greet, accommodations and activities, all were put together with the expertise we had seen on other reviews, and Melanie included her number so we could message via WhatsApp if needed. In fact it was, as the weather in Cape Town didn’t play ball, and we had to swap some activities around - Melanie was still working late evening to rearrange things on one occasion. We had 3 nights at Arathusa Safari Lodge in Sabi Sands which was a fabulous choice. We had seen the Big 5 within 2 safaris, and continued to see more sightings through the stay, as well as the resident hippos and elephants. Our holiday was perfect, and much of that was down to the skill and judgement of Pembury Tours, and we would recommend them to anyone considering a similar tour.
Louis Gray
Louis Gray 2025.11.19
     
Unreal safari experience. Susan went above and beyond !
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Navigator13779621245 2025.11.19
     
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Unforgettable first safari Unreal first Safari experience. Susan went above and beyond with her service. Will definitely be using Pembury tours in the future.
Mathieu Bonnin
Mathieu Bonnin 2025.11.12
     
⚠️ I want to warn travellers and potential clients about my experience with Pembury Tour. This company has used my copyrighted photograph (“Damaraland Landscape”) without permission, payment, or any licensing agreement to promote and sell one of their tours in Namibia. Despite months of written communication with the company owners, Susan Pattinson-Wait and Vernon Wait, and a reasonable settlement offer, they have disregarded every effort to resolve the matter by repeatedly disregarding emails and all attempts to reach them by phone. Pembury Tour’s complete refusal to acknowledge or address their unlawful use of my work shows a serious lack of ethics and integrity. A business that benefits from others’ creative property while dismissing all responsibility cannot be trusted to operate transparently or fairly. I urge clients and partners to consider this behaviour before supporting or engaging with this company. There are many reputable and ethical travel companies that respect both their clients and the creative community.
catherine perryman
catherine perryman 2025.11.09
     
Susan at Pembury Tours organised us the ultimate family holiday in Kenya. We were flying in from all over the world but that was no issue for Susan who seamlessly organised us airport transfers, day trips in Nairobi and the ultimate 5 day Safari to Masai Mara. Every detail was taken care of and the communication before and during the holiday from Susan and Pembury's Tour Operators in Kenya was outstanding. This is the second time we have used Pembury Tours and are already planning our third trip.
JaneandSimon2014
JaneandSimon2014 2025.11.09
     
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Exciting, seamless, awe-inspiring Serendipity led me to Kerry from Pembury Tours while planning a mother–daughter trip from Australia—and I’m so grateful for that chance connection! From the very beginning, Kerry was amazing. She really listened to what we wanted, was super responsive to all our questions and ideas, and somehow turned our wishlist into the trip of a lifetime.Our adventure took us through Cape Town, Timbavati Game Reserve, Victoria Falls, Chobe National Park in Botswana, Lake Malawi, and Liwonde National Park in Malawi. The itinerary flowed perfectly, the places we stayed were all fantastic, and every transfer went off without a hitch thanks to Kerry’s meticulous planning and attention to detail.There were also a few lovely little surprises along the way — I won’t give them away so others can enjoy discovering them too. We loved every second of our adventure and couldn’t be happier with how it all turned out. I wouldn’t hesitate for a moment to recommend Kerry to anyone planning a safari or holiday in Southern Africa.
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perrymans731 2025.11.09
     
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A Flawlessly Organised Trip to Kenya At very short notice, Susan at Pembury Tours organised us the most amazing family holiday in Kenya. We were flying in from all over the world, but that was no issue for Susan - she seamlessly arranged us airport transfers, day trips in Nairobi and the ultimate which was a 5 day excursion to the Masai Mara. The service and communication before and every day during the holiday was faultless. This is our second African adventure done through Pembury tours and we are already planning our third.
Silas chesiyey
Silas chesiyey 2025.11.04
     
Great experience from the experienced staff
Connie E
Connie E 2025.10.30
     
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A Seamless Experience Combining Unique Experiences and Wonderful Guides We had a fantastic tour of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Zambia planned by Melanie from Pembury tours. Coming from the USA, it takes a lot of time to get to the continent; so, we wanted to spend time doing a variety of things. Melanie, though countless emails with my never-ending questions, helped us a plan a 16-day trip which not only afforded us rare animal sightings, but provided unique opportunities to meet some of the kindest, most intelligent locals along the way.Each day we were picked up by car or van and whisked away on an adventure by an expert guide. We toured Cape Town with a retired lawyer who knew Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela. We hiked atop Table Mountain and toured Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens with a local guide who climbs and hikes around the world. We watched a female Southern Right Whale and her calf play next to our boat for 45 minutes. We saw endangered Cape Penguins up close.In Sabi Sands, we saw the Big Five more than twice with Roy, who is a third generation guide, and we have some fantastic photos and stories to share with our friends and family. I have to admit, we originally thought we might just book a cabin in Kruger itself to save money. Now I understand why it's important that the private reserves in Sabi Sands allow the drivers to go off road to get closer to the animals. The drivers and trackers were amazing. We were so close to wild dogs and hyenas tearing their kills from limb to limb. Yet, we felt safe and well cared for. It was unbelievable seeing animals in the wild. We had many sighting of animals with their young and had fantastic meals at the lodge. Melanie even arranged for the lodge to celebrate my husband's birthday with cake and champagne at sunset out on safari.In Zimbabwe, we joined small group tours and bonded with people from all over the world. We saw five endangered black rhinos, swam in Devil's Pool atop Victoria Falls on Livingston Island, and loved our day trip to Chobe National Park in Botswana among other things. Going through customs from country to country was a breeze as Melanie made sure we had purchased the correct VISA's in advance and our transfer drivers and guides were so professional. Melanie was just a phone call or WhatsApp message away, but our complicated trip ran like clockwork. We can not thank Melanie and Pembury Tours enough for organizing a trip that was perfect for us.
Sandy Corbett
Sandy Corbett 2025.10.26
     
I don’t have enough comment space to share all the ways in which Anya Jarvis at Pembury Tours made our recent trip to Africa in September 2025 completely seamless, stress free and absolutely over the top.  Communication was always clear and timely.  Our group consisted of eight adults ages 53-87 and she skillfully planned an itinerary that was great for all ages and abilities with opportunities for individualizing any free time for additional exploration.  We started in South Africa, flew to Zimbabwe then off to Botswana for both bush and delta safari experiences.  Airport attendants, drivers, accommodations  and reservations (including a very last minute added hotel reservation and change in pick up plans due to a cancelled flight) were top notch.  Her attention to detail and planning allowed us all to enjoy every moment instead of worrying about plans, transportation, etc.  Would highly recommend and if I am fortunate enough to return to Africa will definitely be reaching out to Anya at Pembury Tours.
Reply from Pembury Tours 2025.10.26
What a lovely review of Anya’s professionalism and your experience of Pembury. Many thanks for taking the time to write this review. The vast majority of enquiries that we get are from word-of-mouth referrals and reviews and we so appreciate the time you took to write of your experience with us. And we do hope that you will get another opportunity to visit Africa :-)
Sandy C
Sandy C 2025.10.26
     
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Amazing African experience I don’t have enough comment space to share all the ways in which Anya Jarvis at Pembury Tours made our recent trip 2 week to Africa in September 2025 completely seamless, stress free and absolutely over the top. Communication was always clear and timely. Our group consisted of eight adults ages 53-87 and she skillfully planned an itinerary that was great for all ages and abilities with opportunities for individualizing any free time for additional exploration. We started in South Africa, flew to Zimbabwe then off to Botswana for both bush and delta safari experiences. Airport attendants, drivers, accommodations and reservations (including a very last minute added hotel reservation and change in pick up plans due to a cancelled flight) were top notch. Her attention to detail and planning allowed us all to enjoy every moment instead of worrying about plans, transportation, etc. Would highly recommend and if I am fortunate enough to return to Africa will definitely be reaching out to Anya at Pembury Tours.
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Mobile293883 2025.10.19
     
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Perfect Southern Africa Trip Melanie with Pembury Tours created a perfect, seamless 16-night itinerary for our Southern Africa trip. We were impressed with every hotel, camp, boat, and guide she chose for Cape Town, the Okavango Delta in Botswana, the Chobe River in Namibia, Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, and Johannesburg. When we go back to Africa we will definitely have Melanie design the trip!
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Voyage46285498232 2025.10.15
     
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Vacation of a Lifetime! We used Kerry Ririe and the Pembury Tours team to book a wonderful trip to Africa this summer (2025). We were a group of two families (4 adults and 5 kids with age range of 8-16) and Kerry made our experience flow seamlessly. She researched and accommodated all of our requests, some of which came in while in transit and during our adventure. It was extremely comforting to have everything organized for us so that we knew that we had pick ups and transfers, guides to take us wherever we wanted and accommodation that was family friendly but also delivering the perfect safari/bush lodge style that we were hoping. Our travels took us into South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia and I cant think of a thing that we didn't do that was on the 'wish list' but due to Pembury's delivery of our perfect summer holiday - we ALL cannot wait to return to Africa.
TracyAP
TracyAP 2025.10.12
     
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Excellent Service and Extraordinary Adventure Coming back to Pembury Tours [Tammy H] to help plan our second African safari (S Africa 11 years ago; Kenya this trip) was the best decision! I shared places I was curious about, which she then turned into an elevated itinerary and travel experience with terrific suggestions, too. Camps were held for us while we decided and settled upon the most expansive 10-day adventure we could fit in! 25th wedding anniversary surprises were awaiting us at every turn, and each were heartwarming and kind gestures. Good and Kenyan hospitality was amazing. Guided airport pick up and check-in was worth gold. Pre, during and post holiday communication was excellent!!! Their app was so helpful/the documents were top-notch, too. A local company helped with city guides and one camp transfer, which was great … I strongly recommend air travel vs ground transfer where possible as one drive between camps was too long. What a dream trip we experienced… thank you! Looking forward to our next safari with you!
Ivan Roštár
Ivan Roštár 2025.10.08
     
The best trip to Africa We spent two amazing weeks in Africa. We visited South Africa (Sabi Sand, Cape Town), Victoria Falls and Botswana (Chobe, Okavango). This was our fourth time in Africa, but this was our most amazing trip so far. All thanks to Pembury tours, specifically Gail Davis. When choosing an agency, we approached several from Africa, but from the beginning the communication with Gail was at a high level. She was able to match our requirements to the places we wanted to see. She proposed an optimal itinerary, which we implemented without any problems. We also communicated with each other during the trip without unnecessary delay. We always received answers in a timely manner. The trip was fantastically prepared, so I can't even mention any potential problems. Everything worked perfectly. Thank you again Gail. I will look forward to our next trips to Africa.
Reply from Pembury Tours 2025.10.13
Many thanks for your review. Gail joined us in 1997 when we started Pembury. She will be delighted that you took the time to write such a wonderful review of your experience and her professionalism. Much appreciated!

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