Customer Reviews

"Hi Salome Net om vir jou baie baie dankie te sê vir al jou reëlings met ons vakansie verblyf in Zanzibar. Jy het voorwaar ‘n pragtige en uitstekende oord, Double Tree Resort vir ons gekies. Ons het dit vreeslik geniet , alles tot die weer was perfek ! Ons gids , Salum, en sy bestuurder Bekha, was altyd op tyd met die ekskursies en ons met groot respek behandel. Ons sal definitief julle diens vir ander vakansie gangers aanbeveel, asook die D/Tree Resort. Groete Kobus, Trudi , Elise N. en Yvette H. Nykstroom"

Trudi N., October 2014 · Doubletree by Hilton Nungwi Resort

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Hallo Salome Baie, baie dankie vir al jou reelings - wat alles seepglad verloop het! Ons vakansie was heerlik En ek sal Diamonds aanbeveel vir enige iemand wat Zanzibar wil besoek. Dis by verre die Beste strand en die diens is onverbeterlik. Net een ding: die kamers is nie so luuks soos wat 'n 5 ster hotel in Suid Afrika mens bied nie, Maar die res vergoed daarvoor. Nogmaals dankie, Nicky B."

Nicky B., October 2014 · Riu Hotel La Gemma D'ell Est

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Good day Thank you for a great Holiday! We wish we were still snorkelling this morning… We also would like to tell you about Mr Jefferson of Travel Zanzibar Tours & Excursions. His service is excellent and giving the tourists good info of all the places and tours! Many thanks Lourens M."

Lourens M., October 2014 · Azanzi Beach Hotel

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Hi Heidi, Thought I would just let you know that we returned from La Pirogue and we had an absolute fantastic time. The resort was a paradise for our 2 little boys (4 and 6). Even though there we not a lot of children – they were so well taken care of. The resort is immaculate and the beach beautiful! I am so grateful that we went all inclusive, as the prices are very high and we could relax and not have to worry about paying the inflated prices. I loved the fact that we were in little rondawels….. even though the rooms were a bit small and outdated, the resort and facilities made up for that. Thank you again, and we look forward to booking with you again  Kind Regards, Astrid W."

Astrid W., September 2014 · La Pirogue Mauritius

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Hi Patricia Thank you very much for making everything possible we had a wonderful time. Our expectations were exceeded the hospitality was just 'wow' we definitely going back in the near future. Thanks again Mdu/Zanele"

Mduduzi T., September 2014 · Mauricia Beachcomber Resort & Spa

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Dear Cian, Thank you for making the travel and resort bookings for our Zanzibar holiday. Diamonds La Jemma Dell Est was absolutely exquisite. The resort is well maintained and the gardens were beyond beautiful! The chalet was nestled in a hill, surrounded by flowers, overlooking the azure ocean, with a lovely view and excellent air-conditioning. The beaches were white, sandy, beautiful and pristine, with optimal swimming conditions and absolutely no sea urchins! Particularly enjoyed the private beach and having the public beach at low tide. The security was superb – unobtrusive – but always present - on the beach, ensuring that no strangers or hawkers accessed the Resort or disturbed guests on the beach as well as at the chalets. The staff were attentive, helpful, gentle and pleasant. The food was outstanding. Our compliments to the chef. A real taste of Zanzibar, catering for vegans, vegetarians, pasta lovers and curry lovers, with an array of seafood, such as lobster, prawns, calamari and octopus, as well as chicken, beef and pork. I thought you might appreciate a bit of feedback. Thanks once again. Kind Regards, Edith"

Carl C., September 2014 · Riu Hotel La Gemma D'ell Est

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Dear Cian, Thank you for making the travel and resort bookings for our Zanzibar holiday. Diamonds La Jemma Dell Est was absolutely exquisite. The resort is well maintained and the gardens were beyond beautiful! The chalet was nestled in a hill, surrounded by flowers, overlooking the azure ocean, with a lovely view and excellent air-conditioning. The beaches were white, sandy, beautiful and pristine, with optimal swimming conditions and absolutely no sea urchins! Particularly enjoyed the private beach and having the public beach at low tide. The security was superb – unobtrusive – but always present - on the beach, ensuring that no strangers or hawkers accessed the Resort or disturbed guests on the beach as well as at the chalets. The staff were attentive, helpful, gentle and pleasant. The food was outstanding. Our compliments to the chef. A real taste of Zanzibar, catering for vegans, vegetarians, pasta lovers and curry lovers, with an array of seafood, such as lobster, prawns, calamari and octopus, as well as chicken, beef and pork. Thanks once again. Kind Regards,"

Carl C., September 2014 · Riu Hotel La Gemma D'ell Est

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Good morning Cian, Just wanted to let you know that we had a wonderful holiday at La Gemma thanks! What a stunning place, people, food – the whole package!!! We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and definitely plan to go back again. Thank you for the pre-booking of our seats too – it all worked out perfectly there and back, and we had more than enough leg room at the emergency exit seats. We were also impressed with Mango, they were very professional. Thanks again!"

Karen F., August 2014 · Riu Hotel La Gemma D'ell Est

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Hiya Zita I want to say a huge thank you from our entire family for organising our holiday to Mauritius for us! You had everything down to perfection . . .makes it so much easier – especially when travelling with 9 people covering 3 generations LOL!! It all went off without a hitch. And also a huge thank you for choosing those particular rooms for us – absolutely perfect! My folks spent quite a lot of their time on the ‘stoep’ so there was always passing ‘traffic’ to stop and check on my folks and to have a chat with them. And gosh, what a beautiful setting! We left there with a very heavy heart as I’m sure most people do! I have attached a couple of photos our family while away. Our youngest son, Alex, took a couple of days to make friend and then we hardly saw him – although he was always there to transport my folks to and from meals. My dad turns 90 next year and while we were away my mom decided that we had to be back there at Le Victoria for dad’s 90th!!! Not sure it will be able to happen . . . but it would be fantastic if we could! My folks just have to stay healthy now! Again, thank you so very much for putting our special holiday together so brilliantly for us! Have a great week. Anne"

Anne P., August 2014 · Victoria Beachcomber Resort & Spa

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Hallo Salome Ons is terug van die wonderlikste vakansie in Zanzibar, baie baie dankie vir al die reëlings, die aanbevelings, die hele toer was ‘n grootse sukses. Ons vervoer wat deur julle gereël is, was baie stiptelik, en baie vriendelik met ‘n baie opgewekte toergids wat ons alles van die land vertel het, so ver ons gery het. Karafuu is beslis die beste oord, met die pragtigste strand, die vriendelikste kelners en die lekkerste kos! Freddie, Moses en Daddy staan beslis uit, hulle diens is onverbeterlik! Ons was in Stone Town, begelei deur Jusuf, ‘n baie knap en aangename toergids. Die speserytoer is beslis die moeite werd om tyd aan af te staan. Die locals is baie vriendelik, moet net nie foto’s neem van die vroue wat vroegoggend gaan kos soek in die poele nie. Ek sal beslis weer die land besoek, die mense se vreedsaamheid en vriendelikheid sal my altyd bybly. Groete Celda G. en gesin"

Celda G., July 2014 · Karafuu Beach Resort & Spa

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Hi Cian, The vacation was excellent, and Bali is wonderful. Everything went well with no hiccups. All was great, and Club Med is such a wonderful experience and their service is out of this world."

Colleen P., July 2014 · Club Med Bali

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Hi there. We are just back from our trip to Zanzibar organised through yourselves. We had a wonderful trip and everything went well so thanks for all your work organising it all. Just a few thoughts while I think of it: • All the transfers went smoothly and it was nice to be able to arrange the spice tour with your local transfer partners – it just made it easier to know they were someone you were already trusting. • As a British passport holder the visa fee was USD50 – although one doesn’t have to fill in any extra forms. (I was worried that I might have had to do something in advance). Our Yellow Fever certificate was asked for and checked a number of times. • Stone Town now has lots of ATM’s and we had no trouble withdrawing schillings from them using an SA card. Interestingly we found that in Stone Town we got a better price/value paying in Schillings but the resort works in dollars. • We loved Casa Del Mar. The east coast at Jambiani and Paje is very beautiful. The reef is only 1km off shore and although the tide goes out 500m you are still left with a pretty beach plus a lagoon to swim in. They also have a pool. All of the guests except us were Europeans. It is a little more basic but very reasonably priced and all the meals are a la carte – no buffet. We just thought maybe you might want to add them to your list for other SA guests in the future. • We had a poor experience with Safari Blue and I will try and get feedback from them. They took us out on a very choppy sea and that meant that snorkelling was impossible, the dolphins were no-where to be seen and the wind was too strong to use the sails. Very disappointing. Thanks again. We had a very good time in Zanzibar. Geoff"

Geoff S., July 2014 · Casa del Mar Jambiani

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Hi Salome, dit was absoluut fantasties mooi en baie lekker. Baie bly ek het net ontbyt ge-eet by Amaan, het elke aand by n ander restaurant gaan eet en dit was n absolute belewenis en treat. Daar aangekom, neem hulle ons tasse en toe ons instap kry ons n seaview kamer. WOW, reg op die strand en kon van my balkon af in die see spring met hoogwater (het dit darem nie gedoen . . . . ) Met my kind wat vir 2 dae gele het was dit heerlik om net op die stoep te sit en die see en al die aktiwiteite daarin te geniet. Ek het seesand saamgebring want my mense gaan my nie glo as ek hulle van die wit sagte sand gaan vertel. Ek beplan eerlik waar om dit n gereelde jaarlikse instelling te maak. Vertel oral waar ek kom van jou en jou uitstekende diens. Nou ja baie dankie vir jou reuse aandeel in n onthou vakansie van my lewe Mooi bly en seen vir jou Paula en Christelle"

Paula E., July 2014 · Amaan Bungalows Nungwi

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Thanks Cian, we had a really special and memorable holiday! We all loved it! We rate Shandrani very highly, and given that this was our 4th visit there I think that speaks volumes! Thank you for all your organizing - you did a wonderful job! Kath"

Kathryn S., July 2014 · Shandrani Beachcomber Resort & Spa

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Hi Salome Ons is veilig terug in SA na ‘n heerlike week in Zanzibar by die Royal Zanzibar Resort. Baie dankie vir jou reëlings: Ons het nooit getwyfel oor enige reëling nie danksy die goeie inligting wat jy aan ons voorsien het. Die vervoer tussen die hotel en die lughawe was stiptelik en uiters professioneel. Die Royal Zanzibar het werklik aan al ons behoeftes voldoen en ek dink die totale inklusiewe pakket was uitstekend. Die voorsiening van kos, snoepgoed en drank is werklik onbeperk in hoeveelheid en NOOIT was daar twyfel wat ingesluit is of nie (dit is baie duidelik aangebring op die spyskaarte). Dit wat inklusief was, was baie, baie meer as die paar uitsonderings (drank) waarvoor daar betaal moes word. Die personeel by die oord kan werklik nie genoeg doen om ‘n mens gelukkig te hou nie. Jy kan gerus met groot vrymoedigheid die Royal Zanzibar by voornemende besoekers aan Zanzibar aanbeveel. Ek sal Exotic Vacations ook met ‘n geruste hart by ons vriende en kennisse aanbeveel. Groete. Mariaan"

Mariaan K., July 2014 · The Royal Zanzibar Beach Resort

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Good morning Salome Just want to thank you for your help in making the holiday one to remember. WOW. The service, friendliness was awesome. Please thank Salem and Ali Baba once again from Simon and myself. Your kind assistance is appreciated. Loanie N."

Loanie N., July 2014 · The Royal Zanzibar Beach Resort

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Dear Salome, Thank you so much for all your efforts, time and patience with putting my trip together! I had a wonderful time and could really not have wished for a better holiday! Everything about the trip over-exceeded my wishes for a wonderful holiday! Much appreciated! Kind regards Cathy"

Cathy M., June 2014 · Sea Cliff Resort & Spa

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Dear Salome Just wanted to say a big thank you for the way you organised our trip to Zanzibar at relatively short notice. Everything went so smoothly, we really appreciated it. And your prompt replies to emails are now legendary ! Our transfers with Salum were also excellent, what a great guy and an asset to your company. And finally to say that Karafuu was excellent. We did manage to get a beachfront junior suite - thanks so much for putting in the request - and that really did make our holiday. Beatrice and the rest of the staff there are just fantastic, warm and helpful. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We both would have no hesitation in recommending both you and exotic vacations to book through and Karafuu as a destination. Thanks again Kind Regards Lisa & Fiona"

Fiona D., June 2014 · Karafuu Beach Resort & Spa

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Goeie Middag Salome, Hoop dit gaan goed? Jammer ek kom eers nou terug na jou toe ivm ons wittebrood by Neptune(10-17 Des 2013). Ons het dit vreeslik baie geniet! Die personeel was baie vriendelik en behulpsaam! Die kamers:ongelooflik mooi. Ons het die eendag die Blue Safari toer gedoen en ons sal dit aanbeveel aan enige iemand. Weereens baie dankie vir al jou hulp en ons besprekings! Sien aangheg fotos. Groete, Tammy White"

Tammy W., May 2014 · Neptune Pwani Beach

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Just wanted to let you know we had a fantastic trip to Le Victoria, it was amazing! You are right, the rooms are huge, amazing food and we were 20 metres from the sea. Just miss it now. Thanks for making the bookings."

Kate V., May 2014 · Victoria Beachcomber Resort & Spa

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Hi Heidi Hoop dit gaan goed! Wil jou laat weet dat ons is veilig terug in Suid Afrika! Hotel Ambre was n absolute fees, en jy was reg, ons het dit terdee geniet, baie dankie dat jy die hotel aanbeveel het! Die diens was uitstekend en ek is seker dis een van die hotelle met die beste strande, swembaddens en atmosfeer! Ook Summertimes wat ons gehelp het om al ons ekskursies te reel was baie behulpsaam en ons het veral die Catamaran trip terdee geniet! Die kamers was ruim en netjies en die Wi-Fi het ook gemaak dat ons met mense in Suid Afrika in kontak kon bly. Die tyd vir ons was veral spesiaal aangesien ek en Lourens daar verloof geraak het! Hulle het regtig baie moeite met die verlowing gedoen, die tafel baie mooi opgemaak, die lekkerste seekos vooreberei asook die “down-turn” service was baie mooi! (natuurlike teen additionele koste, maar absoluut die moeite werd) Weereens dankie vir jou hulp met die reelings en die aanbeveling. Dit het werklik vir ons n blywende indruk gemaak en ons sal verseker Exotic Vacations en Hotel Ambre aanbeveel vir almal! Ons sien uit om ons volgende vakansie deur julle te reel! Groete Rone"

Rone A., April 2014 · Ambre Mauritius

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Hi Cian Baie dankie vir al jou raad, hulp en reelings om ons vakansie awesome te maak, Switzerland is verseker 'n onvergeetlike land en die memories wat ons daar gemaak het sal ons vir altyd koester. Hoop jyt 'n awesome dag en jaar verder. Ons chat weer met die volgende holiday wat ons beplan :)"

Jaene S., April 2014 · Club Med Saint-Moritz Roi Soleil - Switzerland

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Hi Cian Just a quick followup for you. I am always hesitant when travel agents "recommend" a resort as often there is an incentive involved. Well I was most pleasantly surprised with Ambre, everything from the rooms, food, client service and location and stunning beauty was way more than I expected. The customer service and location of rooms in relation the the beach even surpasses what Sugar Beach has to offer. Shopping in Central Flacq and Trou d Eau Deuce was more than sufficient and only went to Port Louis as my son had not been there before. Wonderful holiday, thank you, and we were given a sea facing superior room with separate beds so not sure how that happened, but I was not going to query that :) Thanks again"

Patrick W., April 2014 · Ambre Mauritius

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)

"Hi Linda, Everything was great. Exceptional food and service, beautiful rooms. Little overwhelming with being the only SA people there speaking English but that was our fault not knowing that it was French School holidays. Actually needed a crash course in French ! Over all, a wonderful holiday, no complaints, thanks so much for all your assistance. Looking to do another trip next year in one of the other 5 star hotels"

Ann O., April 2014 · Club Med La Plantation d'Albion

Our service: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) · Hotel: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)