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Bushbaby Travel by HW, 14 Apr 2025
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Excellent itinerary, well thought out and planned trip to Vietnam

2 week trip to Vietnam, taking in multiple stops and incorporating private guided trips as well as the opportunity for some relaxation time.

2 week trip to Vietnam, taking in multiple stops and incorporating private guided trips as well as the opportunity for some relaxation time.

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Pleasure to deal with, well thought out itinerary, able to accommodate differing budgets and offer options. Great and swift communication. Very impressive

Bushbaby Travel responded to this review on 15 Apr 2025:

We are so pleased you had an interesting time exploring Vietnam!

Bushbaby Travel by Mindy, 11 Apr 2025
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Disappointing

Unfortunately while Britain was basking in sunshine, Malta was windy and cold! It was also very busy tourist-wise despite being off season. Weather probably better in October.

Unfortunately while Britain was basking in sunshine, Malta was windy and cold! It was also very busy tourist-wise despite being off season. Weather probably better in October.

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Introduced to Bushbaby by my brother I found them friendly and efficient. Couldn’t fault them on anything

Bushbaby Travel responded to this review on 12 Apr 2025:

We're so sorry to hear you had poor weather in Malta during your stay. Thank you for your kind words on our service.

Bushbaby Travel by B/H holidays 2025, 31 Mar 2025
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Costa Rica Adventure

Excellent trip seeing different parts of Costa Rica over 10 days. We spent time in the Osa Peninsula, Arenal and Nosara areas. Hotels were excellent and opportunities to see wildlife were plentiful.

Excellent trip seeing different parts of Costa Rica over 10 days. We spent time in the Osa Peninsula, Arenal and Nosara areas. Hotels were excellent and opportunities to see wildlife were plentiful.

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Bushbaby travel organised everything in Costa Rica for us. All the arrangements worked smoothly. The choice of hotels was great and the drivers between each destination were punctual and helpful. Bushbaby provided good advice on activities and practicalities.

Bushbaby Travel responded to this review on 31 Mar 2025:

We're so pleased you had a wonderful time in Costa Rica, and the arrangements all came together well! Thank you for taking the time to give your feedback.

Bushbaby Travel by Louisa, 21 Mar 2025
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A superb holiday with so much to do and see

A 2 week self drive holiday in South Africa, starting in Cape Town, then heading up to the Winelands and along the Garden Route to Shamwari Game reserve.

A 2 week self drive holiday in South Africa, starting in Cape Town, then heading up to the Winelands and along the Garden Route to Shamwari Game reserve.

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Excellent. really knowledgable about where to go and where to stay. The itinerary was perfectly paced and each hotel offered a different experience, we had a wonderful stay in them all. Bushbaby's advice on our stay in Cape Town was especially useful, we loved retreating to our beautiful boutique hotel at the foot of Table Mountain after busy days exploring the city. We ended our holiday with a safari - and it exceeded all expectations!

Bushbaby Travel responded to this review on 21 Mar 2025:

So pleased you had a lovely fly drive holiday in beautiful South Africa, indeed it can feel like so many different holidays rolled in to one! Thank you for letting us know, we're really happy to hear the positive feedback!

Bushbaby Travel by Denny P, 26 Feb 2025
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MAGICAL

ALL THE LODGES THAT BUSH BABY CHOSE FOR US WERE EXCEPTIONAL AND WE COULD NOT HAVE HAD ANYTHING BETTER. EVERY DAY WAS MAGICAL AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH WERE HELPFUL & KIND - CANNOT RECOMMEND HIGHLY ENOUGH

ALL THE LODGES THAT BUSH BABY CHOSE FOR US WERE EXCEPTIONAL AND WE COULD NOT HAVE HAD ANYTHING BETTER. EVERY DAY WAS MAGICAL AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH WERE HELPFUL & KIND - CANNOT RECOMMEND HIGHLY ENOUGH

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OUR TOUR OPERATORS WERE BRILLIANT - WE COULD NOT HAVE ASKED FOR ME & WE WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THEM TO OTHERS

Bushbaby Travel responded to this review on 26 Feb 2025:

We're so pleased to hear you had such a wonderful time in Botswana and Zimbabwe! What an adventure you had, so its fantastic to hear you really enjoyed all the lodges. Thank you for taking he time to let us know.

Bushbaby Travel by Luxurious Australia with Koalas and Kangaroos , 11 Feb 2025
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Wonderful Australian road trip with koalas and kangaroos

We went on a wide ranging trip from Adelaide to Melbourne including a tour of Kangaroo Island and a guided drive along the Great Ocean Road to Melbourne, finishing in Sydney.

We went on a wide ranging trip from Adelaide to Melbourne including a tour of Kangaroo Island and a guided drive along the Great Ocean Road to Melbourne, finishing in Sydney.

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Bushbaby Travel organised the whole trip. We didn't know about Kangaroo Island or the Great Ocean Road, and everything was introduced to us and then arranged with enormous care and detail. It was simply a faultless trip, not too tiring but every day was interesting and memorable. It's my third trip with Bushbaby Travel and each experience has been top notch.

Bushbaby Travel responded to this review on 11 Feb 2025:

We're so pleased you had a wonderful trip and enjoyed finding less known attractions ideal to explore in the Australian Summer! Thank you for taking the time to offer your feedback, it's much appreciated.

Bushbaby Travel by Peter C, 11 Feb 2025
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Sri Lanka island tour

Three weeks touring the major cultural and wildlife sites of Sri Lanka, travelling by car with a delightful and incredibly well informed guide and driver. The trip was truly wonderful. Sri Lanka is an amazing place and the people are incredibly friendly - we felt truly welcomed and appreciated.

Three weeks touring the major cultural and wildlife sites of Sri Lanka, travelling by car with a delightful and incredibly well informed guide and driver. The trip was truly wonderful. Sri Lanka is an amazing place and the people are incredibly friendly - we felt truly welcomed and appreciated.

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Booked through Bushbaby in London with local tour operator '&Beyond Lanka'. The team were exceptionally responsive to any questions and requests. We felt extremely well looked after.

Bushbaby Travel responded to this review on 11 Feb 2025:

We're so very pleased you had a wonderful time in beautiful Sri Lanka, it was quite an adventure!

Bushbaby Travel by Jimbo, 21 Jan 2025
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Lovely winter sun holiday in Maldives

We had an amazing time. The Residence is a special place: not quite perfect, but not far off.

We had an amazing time. The Residence is a special place: not quite perfect, but not far off.

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Bushbaby were fantastic at securing the hotel and rooms we wanted, as well as following up with them and negotiating on our behalf when the hotel needed to make enforced changes. Friendly and efficient, we'd happily use them again!

Bushbaby Travel responded to this review on 21 Jan 2025:

We're so happy to hear you had a lovely time, and hope you have lots of special memories of Christmas 2024!

Bushbaby Travel by Mad about animals, 6 Jan 2025
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Magic from beginning to end

We started off in Bangkok for three nights at the beautiful Anantara hotel on the bank of the Chao Phraya River. We toured the city on the hop on hop off tourist bus on one day and on the other we toured on the shuttle riverboats. The Wat Arun and the Wat Pho temples were stunning. We then flew to Phuket and transferred to Khao Lak to the gorgeous Casa de la Flora small villa hotel overlooking the ocean. Relaxing and peaceful and surrounded ...

We started off in Bangkok for three nights at the beautiful Anantara hotel on the bank of the Chao Phraya River. We toured the city on the hop on hop off tourist bus on one day and on the other we toured on the shuttle riverboats. The Wat Arun and the Wat Pho temples were stunning. We then flew to Phuket and transferred to Khao Lak to the gorgeous Casa de la Flora small villa hotel overlooking the ocean. Relaxing and peaceful and surrounded by nature. Our next stop was one night at Elephant Hills tented main camp and one night at Elephant Hills lake camp on a full board basis. Lots of activities on offer but the highlight was the feeding and interacting with the ten rescued female elephants at the Elephant Experience. Our accommodation reminded us very much of being on safari in South Africa. From here we transferred to the Kata Thani Beach Resort in southern Phuket. It was the perfect spot to spend our last three nights in this stunning country. All our hotels had supreme service - charming and friendly staff and the cuisine was fresh produce cooked to perfection. All our transfers which had been pre booked through our magnificent tour operator were superb and made moving around so easy.

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We have travelled with Bushbaby Travel for 18 years and this was our 16th worldwide trip with them. They make everything so easy because they are masters of their craft. Their attention to detail is second to none and they encourage their clients to be confident in exploring everywhere they go. Their bespoke itineraries are very much catered to their individual clients tastes and interests. We wouldn’t dream of booking with anyone else.

Bushbaby Travel responded to this review on 06 Jan 2025:

We're so pleased you had a wonderful holiday to Thailand and enjoyed the experience of Elephant Hills, thank you so much for entrusting your holiday plans to us, it's hugely appreciated.

Bushbaby Travel by pshor, 30 Dec 2024
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Mauritius

Family holiday. 10 days at the St Geran. Amazing time. Great food, lots of sport, a couple of boat trips

Family holiday. 10 days at the St Geran. Amazing time. Great food, lots of sport, a couple of boat trips

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So lovely. Very knowledgeable. Super helpful. Genuinely focused on ensuring their clients have amazing holidays

Bushbaby Travel responded to this review on 30 Dec 2024:

So pleased you had a lovely family stay once more!