Review: Zambia, Botswana, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa & Tanzania, Luxury Africa Safari, Serengeti, Okavango Delta, Gorilla Trek

To say that this trip planner at this travel company put together the experience of a lifetime for us still somehow seems an understatement!
When we started planning this trip about a year ago, we spoke with about ten or twelve different safari tour operators and while almost all of them were thorough and impressive in their own right, our planner was the one who provided itinerary suggestions that were truly outside of the box and helped make our trip even more special than it would have been otherwise.  We had an aggressive itinerary in mind, combining Southern and Eastern Africa over the course of an 18 day trip that took us to South Africa, Botswana to see the Okavango Delta, both sides of Victoria Falls (Zambia and Zimbabwe), as well as Uganda for a gorilla trek, and finishing in Tanzania to see the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater.
Our trip planner took our general trip outline, changed the routing we had in mind for the better, and added a bunch of elements that no one else we spoke with conveyed: a walking safari in Zambia to see rhinos, multiple community/village visits, changes to the locations we visited in the Serengeti, and other elements.  It was clear that his vast knowledge and experience as a safari operator and former guide positioned him to provide guidance and recommendations that no one else we spoke with could compare to.   He was cognizant of our budget and incredibly responsive, and all of these qualities led to our selecting him to plan our trip with.
Once the trip was underway, every last detail was executed perfectly.  We stayed at seven different lodges and camps during the trip, and every one of them was incredibly unique and an experience unto itself!  There were dozens of moving parts...charter plane connections, permits and visas, guides we needed to meet, etc., and not once was someone late or did we encounter any issues.
The staff at every camp and lodge were incredible and our safari guides were not only knowledgeable, but genuinely inspiring in their backgrounds and successes.
In short, the trip was our dream vacation before we planned it, and somehow managed to exceed our expectations along the way.  We have zero complaints and were blown away by every aspect of the experience, and this was all made possible via the efforts of our trip planner and this travel company!